Parents and Players,

I am receiving numerous inquiries regarding the team camp offered by the Elizabethtown Boys Soccer program (school). The Elizabethtown Boys soccer program is sponsoring Quad Camp from June 21-24th for Junior High and Senior High players (signs up will be soon be posted – estimated cost $30). The TEAM camp for Senior high players (grades 9-12) will be offered August 1-4th at Millersville University (Cost $325) – PLEASE EMAIL COACH SOSTACK TO BE PLACED ON THE Millersville team camp LIST: james_sostack@etownschools.org. Millersville is the school and program sanctioned team camp. Our traditional Bucknell camp is not offered by the program due to school district COVID restrictions – our camp is Millersville this year. Bucknell camp is offered by an independent club that is not affiliated with the school district and associated with Coach Sostack – Head Varsity Coach. I hope this may address any confusion regarding team camp offerings. We recommend Millersville camp to build the school team.

Parents and Players,

We have been invited to attend the Millersville University team camp August 1-4th. In addition, we are awaiting confirmation of the dates from T3 camps (we did this training camp several years ago). Due to the decision of ‘no overnight camps’ by the school district we reached out to local “commuter” camps to secure competitive training for the program that permits coordination between the school coaches and college coaches. Please review your summer calendar and “save the date’ for August 1st – 4th for Millersville University – Cost $325. Email Coach Sostack to confirm participation in the Millersville camp to Coach Sostack “RE: MU Camp” by April 18th to james_sostack@etownschools.org. As we continue to experience changes with COVID protocols we appreciate your continued support. We hope to return to spring open gyms to play on the turf once the district gives us the green light. Go Bears!

Local travel team tryout registration is open for fall 2021/spring 2022 soccer season.  Etown United would like to get the following age groups for the older boys:

U15/U16 (2007/2006) – CPYSL team, spring only

U16/U17 (2006/2005) – tournament team

U19 (2004/2003) – CPYSL team, spring only

 Here is a link to Etown United Website:  https://www.rheemsaa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=862836 

The cost is $37 per player. $330 divided up by 9 players. We will be on the turf fields, see below. Please read and understand the tournament roles.

ASC Wolfpack: Tavan Schoenberger, Bennett Kreider, Davis Sheppard, Juan Lopez

Game Times: 10:48am, 12:40pm, 1:08pm, 3:00pm

ASC Wolves: Hayden Flory, Emery Morgan, Jason Stark, Trevor Nolan, Aiden Bradley

Game Times: 11:44am, 1:36pm, 2:04pm, 3:28pm

Tourney Machine Link

Schedule Link:   https://tourneymachine.com/R87912.

Download the free app and click “notifications” to follow your team throughout the tournament. Scores will be updated throughout the day as games finish.

Please note – this tournament is played on TURF fields (not futsal courts). Rubber/molded cleats and sneakers are permitted footwear for all fields.

Tournament Notes

• At this point this schedule is final. We do not expect any changes at this point, but we do appreciate your flexibility if this has to happen. We did everything we could to accommodate all scheduling requests.
• U9-U11 teams will play on Indoor Turfs 1 & 3 (across from the fitness center).
• U12+ teams will play on the touch line fields in the field house.
• Play off the walls is allowed on Indoor Turf 1 & 3.
• Spectator seating is permitted on the mezzanine level only during the tournament for all fields.
• All games will be 25 minutes. Please hustle between games so that we can stay on schedule for the day.

Check-In and Warmups

Check in will be located outside Field House Turf #1 for U12+ teams and outside Indoor Turf 3 for U9-U11 teams (see map) and will start 30 minutes before your first game.

Teams in the first games of the day may warmup on the fields when they arrive. Teams in later games will be allowed to perform an active warmup on the mezzanine level only. Ball warmups are NOT permitted.

COVID-19 Information

By Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, every individual, age two and older, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall wear a face covering when                              

indoors or in an enclosed space, where another person or persons who are not members of the individual’s household are present in the same space, irrespective of physical                   

distance, except as provided in Section 3 of the Order.

https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Guidance/Universal-Masking-FAQ.aspx

The Pennsylvania Department of Health does not expect businesses to put employees in harm’s way by enforcing this order.  We believe our team and our approach is in compliance with all current orders and mandates. This includes efforts like:          

•             Plexiglass installation at all high-volume customer services locations (hotel, restaurant, smoothie bar).                   

•             Our Facility Enhancement Team cleans and sanitizes major touchpoints routinely

•             Our Food & Beverage Team has adapted all food service policies to ensure the safety of all guests  

Parking & Arriving at the Facility

Please see attached SNS Facility Information and Traffic Flow Map for event days. We will be charging for parking for the tournament on Friday. The cost is $5 per car. Each coach will receive two complimentary parking passes at check-in. Please have your families use the following address for arriving at the facility.

75 Champ Boulevard

Manheim, PA 17545

If you have any questions, please let me know and I am happy to help.

Thanks again and we will see you on Friday!

Players and Parents,

First, thank you for the prompt response by so many players and parents to attend Bucknell. Bill Templin, Etown Athletic Director, has advised me that the district will not be permitting our program to attend overnight camps – Bucknell is cancelled. I am in the processing of securing a local team camp – commuter – so we can get the competitive training needed to return back to championship form. Junior High parents should continue to monitor this website as there may be junior high opportunities as well. At this time it is not necessary to email Coach Sostack until we have secured our new training camp and dates. DON’T FORGET TO “SAVE THE DATE” FOR QUAD CAMP ON JUNE 21-24 (evening training at Hempfield HS).

Parents,

A reminder to “Save the date” for Quad Camp – soccer training for both junior high and senior high players. More information will be released on this inexpensive opportunity with college coaches. In addition, PRESEASON DATES: SENIOR HIGH – AUGUST 16TH and JUNIOR HIGH – AUGUST 23RD. Freshmen welcome to try out for Varsity/JV. We are awaiting confirmation for senior high team camp as the economy continues to reopen. Go Bears!!

ASC Wolves went undefeated (4-0) to win the 2021 Spooky Nook Futsal Fever Championship with a 3 -1 Win in the finals. Scoring 25 goals and only allowing 5. It was a very physical game with several yellow cards for both teams. The boys kept their cool, sort of, and didn’t let a very tough opponent mount a comeback. Congrats.

The ASC Wolfpack lost two hard games in the preliminary round. In a tournament where we saw two 8th graders; Kai and Harman score, Harman got a Hatrick in one of the games. The Reds beat them 5-0 in regular play and that’s who they faced for the 3rd place game. The Wolfpack went down 3-2 with less then 3 minutes to play. In dramatic fashion, they scored two goals to win.

Great job to both teams showcasing E-town’s soccer talent. We’re not to be taken lightly. Thank you to the parents for driving despite the weather.

Parents/Players,

Per Athletic Director Bill Templin our Fall 2021 Preseason start date is August 16th for Senior High Varsity/JV. Junior High follows the week after beginning August 23rd. Families should not schedule vacations during preseason training nor should players schedule work. Senior high preseason has two training sessions per day (morning/evening). Upcoming Freshmen are welcome to try out for the Senior High team. We hope to have additional training information as we approach Spring.

Soccer Parents and Players,

Be sure to “save the date” for this coming summer team “Quad Camp” from June 21-24, 2021. This camp is offered for evening summer training by local college coaches under the direction of Coach Sostack. Grades 7 – 12 are invited to participate to work on essential individual skills as well as tactical formations. Our Quad Camp partners are Hempfield HS, Penn Manor HS, and Manheim HS. Sign ups for this cost effective camp will be forthcoming. Remember, this camp is for BOTH upcoming junior high players and senior high players. Go Bears.

Note to Senior High Players: We are awaiting information from Bucknell University for our traditional overnight senior player team camp.

Players not currently enrolled in a club program have the opportunity to play club soccer this Spring sponsored by Etown United. The following players are eligible to join this team and improve their technical and tactical understanding before the Fall.

Gavin Berry, Mitchell Garber, Max Gerhart, Xavier Giron, Juan Lopez, Josh McCoy, Mark Oglivie, Jakob Power, and Jared Stout. Other interested boys to play in the  CPYSL league this Spring are welcomed.

Please contact Etown United President, Brian Bell, at etownpresident@gmail.com . Understand It takes a month or two to get through the registration process. Contact Brian Bell for questions and any further information. Some scholarship assistance is available.