• Next Board /Budget Meeting  Our November 2007 board meeting was held on November 12th at Emerald Management in Westbrook.  Valerie McClure was voted in as the club's newest board member.  Valerie is the Director of Fundraising and will be working with all MMFC teams to establish a fundraising campaign.

• Welcome new coaches...I would like to announce the following new coach assignments. Jim Sanders has accepted the head coaching position for the 2008 U-12 girls, Daniel Hansen has accepted the head coaching position for the 2008 U-13 girls, Jeanne Zarrilli has accepted the head coaching position for our U-11 girls developmental program, and Mark "Chris" Cooke has accepted the head coaching position for our U-11 boys developmental program.  Dawn Strout has also accepted the speed and agility coordinator position with the club. Dawn is the President and owner of B-F.A.S.T., Inc, LLC working with various high school, college, and recreational athletes and is the Director of the Human Performance Lab for Maine Medical Sports Medicine Prior to the above, she was the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the 32 athletic teams at Bowdoin College from  1997—2006 and was the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the University of Maine Orono from 1995—1997.  She has 15 years experience in exercise science, strength training, and conditioning training field.

• U-14 Girls Team place 3rd in the Holland cup in Almere Holland. The team finished third in the 2007 Holland Cup in Almere Holland in July of this year.  The Holland cup hosted over 200 teams from 20 countries providing our team an awesome experience and a chance of a lifetime.  The team beat the Czech Republic 3-0 to secure third place, and tied Sweden 2-2 who were the winners of the U-14 bracket.  The team ended the tournament with a 3-3-1 record.  Congratulations to Coach Josh Needle, and the rest of the U-14 girls team and coaches for an outstanding performance. Our 2008 U-16 girls team will be traveling to Spain in July 2008.

• Next Board /Budget Meeting The 2005 team budget meeting will be held on Thursday 9/23 from 7:45 to 9:15 p.m. at the Emerald Management Office on Main Street in Westbrook.  Please be sure you review the proposed budget spreadsheets prior to the meeting.

• MMFC U-17 Boys team to play in the Holland Cup in Europe July 2005 Fundraising efforts are underway to sponsor our U-17 boys team to travel to Germany and Holland following the 2005 snickers cup.  This is an exciting opportunity for our youngsters.  If there are any organizations who would like to help sponsor our players, please contact Brian Cooke at 207-878-0316 or e-mail the club at mmfc@maine.rr.com. 

• Welcome new coaches...I would like to announce the following new coach assignments. Carl Holmquist has accepted the head coaching position for the 2005 U-12 boys, Todd Dominski has accepted the head coaching position for the 2005 U-13 boys, and Jim Hopkins has accepted the head coaching position for the 2005 U-15 boys team.   

  All three coaches have extensive soccer and coaching backgrounds, and were highly recommended for the positions.  Jim Hopkins is the club's first "B" licensed coach, and we're very excited about bringing this level of coaching to the club. Please join me in welcoming Carl, Todd, and Jim to the staff.  For more information on their backgrounds, please visit our coach's biography section of the website.
   

• Second wave of tryout for the 2005 season...Our second wave of tryouts for our girls and boys premier teams were completed on Saturday August 14th.  We will be holding additional tryouts before the end of August to accommodate those new players who were not able to make the first two tryouts.  The dates and times will be posted on the tryouts page the week of August 16th.

• State Cup Mandatory Team Meeting date and site changed from Howard Sports Topsham to Brunswick High School. The meeting will be held on Wednesday February 11th. from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., in the multipurpose room. All MMFC teams must have a team representative at this meeting.

• Soccer Maine announces Zero Tolerance policy.  Click here for details.

• Soccer Maine Announcements for State Cup 2004...
  The following are tentative state cup play dates ( Schedules will be completed by January 30, 2004):

        - Finals – June 5 & 6.

State Cup Mandatory Team Meeting:

   Place: Howard Sports Dome Topsham.
   Date: February 2, 2004.
   Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

• Portland Sports Center Official Opening (November 13, 2003)
  The official opening of the facility is being pushed back one week to November 13th. The primary reason for this was the recent weather which caused some unforeseen delays in construction. The facility apologizes for any problems that this may cause. They are firm that there will be no other delays in this project and they will be open and fully operational by that date. Each of the leagues first games will now just be pushed forward one week, but the session will still remain 8 weeks.
  
  The grand opening ceremonies will be held on Saturday November 15th from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tim and Liz of WMGX radio will be broadcasting live and they will have free food and beverages as well as many free give a ways throughout the ceremony.
   

• Start Date for 2003-2004  Indoor Practices and Games
  The official start date for practices and games will coincide with the start date of the new Portland Sports Center.  Our U-12 boys, U-12 Girls, U-15 girls, and U-16 boys, will practice at the Portland Sports Center starting Thursday 11/20, and 11/22 respectively.  Our U-14 and U-15 boys teams will begin practices on Sunday 11/22 at the Sullivan Gym in Portland.  All other teams will begin practices in January 2004 either in the new Gorham facility or at the Portland Sports Center.  All teams will begin indoor leagues starting in November 2003. All game schedules and practice schedules will be posted on the MMFC website as soon as they are available.  Click on the appropriate links for details.

• NEXT MMFC Coaches /Board meeting
  Scheduled for Wednesday November 12th., from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in room 101 at Westbrook High School.

• Maine Metro to add foot skills training, speed training, goalkeeper training, and fundamental development training at no extra cost to registered players 
  Starting in December 2003, all MMFC teams will have added training time sponsored by the club for all its registered players.  The training sessions will also be available to non-registered players for a fee.  The programs will run through the end of March 2004.  If you are not a registered MMFC player and you are interested in participating, please contact our administration office at 207-878-0316 or send us an e-mail at mmfc@maine.rr.com for more information.
   

• New Coaching Assignments
  Maine Metro FC will be adding three new coaches for the upcoming 2004 season.  Ryan Hayes will be the head coach for the 2004 U-12 girls team (Blue), Josh Needle will be head coach for our U-12 Girls (White) team, Rob Cook will be head coach for the 2004 U-12 boys team, and Eric Miller will be the head coach for the 2004 U-15 boys team.

• Uniform change
  Maine Metro will be sporting new Adidas uniforms starting next season.  The club made a decision to change uniform manufacturers from Kappa to Adidas at their last board meeting held in June.  The club will continue their vendor relationship with Eurosport, and will be introducing its club store through Eurosport affiliation.

• Coach Duke Yeboah stepping down as head coach of the 2003 U-13 boys team
  Duke Yeboah will be stepping down as head coach of the current U-13 boys team at the end of this season.  Duke has been a MMFC coach and active board member for three years and has done an outstanding job with the teams he has coached.  Duke will continue as an active board member, however, his coaching services will certainly be missed.  A new coach for the new 2004 U-14 boys will be announced soon.

• MMFC is seeking four new coaches for 2004 season
  Maine Metro FC will be fielding ten teams for the 2004 season and are actively seeking new coaches for three new teams, and a replacement for the 2003 U-13 boys team. Coaching position available for 2004 indoor and spring seasons -- U-12 boys, U-12 girls, U-13 boys, and U-14 boys. The ten teams for 2004 are as follows: U-12 boys, U-12 girls, U-13 boys, U-13 girls, U-14 boys, U-14 girls, U-15 boys, U-15 girls, U-16 boys, U-16 girls).  If any of our existing coaches are interested in any of these new teams, please contact me as soon as possible. All coaches new and existing must complete new coach's applications prior to the beginning of the season.

• Photos from 27th. Annual Needham Invitational tournament

• Two Maine Metro F.C. teams make top 100 in the national ranking in May 2004!
  A lot of hard work and commitment pays off for two Maine Metro F.C. teams.  According to the point system determined by DotSoccer.com, our U-15 boys are ranked 80th nationally out of 693 teams, and 21st in Region 1.  Our U-13 girls are ranked 83rd nationally out of 772 teams, and 15th in Region 1.  These are tremendous accomplishments for both teams, and we congratulate the players and coaches for their continued commitment and hard work.  If you would like to see how other Maine Metro teams are ranked both nationally and regionally, please visit DotSoccer.com.

• Region 1 housing information is now available!
  Coaches please be sure to forward all Region 1 housing information to your respective travel coordinators.  If you have any questions about Region 1 housing, please contact Carol Woodcock at Soccer Maine 207-990-0662.

• Permission to travel forms
  Permission to travel forms must be submitted to Soccer Maine more than 30 days prior to traveling out-of-state.  Be prepared to pay a $20 fine if you're late.

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