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• March 1: Carlisle Soccer Club Board meeting at Carlisle City Hall (195 N. First St.), 6:30pm
• March 13, 2010: Iowa Referee Academy 9 (free registration), 9-5 at Des Moines University
• April 5: Carlisle Soccer Club Board meeting at Carlisle City Hall (195 N. First St.), 6:30pm
• April 10-June 13: Spring Season
• April 17: Picture Day at the Carlisle Soccer Complex, schedule TBD (coaches will be notified)
• April 18: Picture Day at the Carlisle Soccer Complex (Rain date)
• May 3: Carlisle Soccer Board meeting at Carlisle City Hall (195 N. First St.), 6:30pm
• June 7: Spring 2010 Closing Ceremonies at Carlisle Middle School, 7-8pm (please enter from circle drive)
• June:  Carlisle Soccer Board (date TBD)

Carlisle Soccer players and friends Taylor Whipple, Ashton Goodhue-Nolte, Lindsey Kamerick and Madison Polley attended the Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy (JFSLA) in Chicago last summer, and completed a community sevice project spawned by the camp experience on January 9, 2010. The goal of the project was to introduce young kids to soccer, get them to sign up for soccer with the Carlisle Soccer Club which in turn would help increase funds for the club to help improve field conditions.  The failure of the well pump late last summer slowed progress and the girls wanted to help raise money toward the replacement.

 "The Club needs funds to pay for a costly irrigation system to keep the grass growing," Taylor wrote in her letter to camp leader and former U.S. women’s national team member Julie Foudy.

"We taught the kids what part of the foot to dribble with and how to shield the ball," Taylor wrote to Foudy. "The kids had a blast!"
The clinic organizers had registration for spring soccer and information about our club available and several kids registered. The board of directors was so impressed, it’s considering making this an annual event. Besides the core group, other Carlisle soccer players helped with the clinic, including: Emma Staecker, Madison Staecker, Johanna Haack, Mariah Sadler, Jonathan Kamerick, Kyle Whipple and several parent helpers.



The "Krazy Crush" clinic wouldn’t have been such a success without a$250 grant from the JFSLA, and a $200 donations from Sheels and a $150 donation Goodhue-Nolte Insurance. 

Games will be played on Sunday afternoons, through early March.

See the schedule here. Oh yeah, in case you haven’t seen them, here are the rules for Carlisle Soccer Indoors.

Come on our next Sunday afternoon and cheer our teams on. Bring noisemakers, make signs and have some fun already!

With Ken Sadler and Paul Gruber heading up the indoor season, our goal is to have A LOT of fun and learn soccer along the way. When we say fun….we include the parents, there will be oportunities for the parents to get involved in helping to create a wonderful soccer environment for our kids to play in.

Games will begin Jan. 10th and will be played Sundays in the newer Carlisle Elementary gym, also called the Rec Center for Carlisle schools, from 1 PM - 5 PM. Games will be played in one 30 minute half and there will be a very limited number of subs, so play time will be excellent.

Players should receive their free t-shirt Jan. 10th. at the first game. We’ll use bibs to seperate the teams during games. Please have your player wear socks pulled over their shin guards and any color athletic-type shorts or pants will work. Your player must also wear either indoor soccer shoes or tennis shoes to play. Safety will be watched closely to make this a great experience.

We will be hosting free practice sessions starting next week. Your player is encouraged to attend the sessions, but they are not mandatory for the indoor season. However, attending at least the first session would be very beneficial to your player, as the rules to Indoor Soccer are a little different than what they may be use to. We will be organizing a practice calendar that will eventually be posted on the web site for easy viewing. Practice sessions will be as follows:

Ages 6 -8     Tuesdays    Girls & Boys 6-7 PM 
Ages 9-11    Thursdays   Girls 6-7 PM   Boys 7-8 PM
Ages 12-14   Fridays       Boys 6-7 PM   Girls 7-8 PM
Ages 15-19   Mondays    Girls 6-7 PM   Boys 7-8 PM
(updated 1/6/10)

Watch your email for more information to come. If you have any questions please call either Ken sadler (515) 321-6221 or Paul Gruber (515) 491-2446.

This one-day academy completes all the educational requirements to earn certification for 2011. Plus, you’ll get to talk with and learn from experienced referees discussing many of the issues, conditions and circumstances that you face every game.

It’s free, and you can pre-register at the Iowa Referee Committee Website.

If you’re on Twitter, follow @CarlisleSoccer to keep in touch with all the happenings in the Club!

Grant funds will help the Club upgrade its irrigation system with a new electric motor, pump and future underground irrigation system.

"We’re excited to have been awarded this grant," says Lisa Wilson, Carlisle Soccer Club director of development. "We’re getting ready to take a huge step toward improving our fields and this grant is a great first step toward an investment in our Club and in soccer in Carlisle.

The Club will soon purchase an electric motor to replace the gas-powered engine that failed last July, pay for supplies to run electrical service to the motor and a new pump that will eventually supply in-ground irrigation. A lot of the labor for the project will be done by volunteers and through in-kind donations of service.

The Warren County Philanthropic Partnership was organized to promote and enhance community based philanthropy in Warren County. The Warren Count Philanthropic Partnership recently received a state award to facilitate endowment building and grant making.

The contribution to the foundation was made possible by the Iowa General Assembly. In 2004 the Iowa legislature passed several bills to encourage foundation building and community based philanthropy. 

Among these measures was H.F. 2032 which provided that non-gambling counties, initiating a county-wide community foundation would be eligible to receive on half of one percent of the stat’s gross gambling tax receipts.

Eighteen grant applications were received and eleven organizations across Warren County shared in the funding allocations.

Ninety percent of the profits from the registration will be donated to support both the boys and girls high school soccer programs and 10 percent will support soccer scholarships for the Carlisle Soccer Club.

"The coaches and volunteers that have organized this league see this as a great way to complete the circle between the Club and the high school programs," says Ken Sadler, a long-time Carlisle soccer supporter and national C licensed coach. "The players who started with the Club when it was re-formed in 2004 are now the foundation for the high school program, so it makes perfect sense to build those ties while providing more soccer opportunities to the younger ages."

Indoor soccer is a fast-paced style of soccer that encourages ball control and technique over physical play. With limited space and constant pressure, players will learn to think and react quickly.

The league will run Sunday afternoons from January 10th through February 28, with games played in the Elementary School Rec Center. All teams will be coed. Players register as individuals and will be placed onto competitively balanced teams. The cost is $35 for the eight-week session, which includes eight games and a free t-shirt.

You can download the registration form here, fill it out and mail it in with your check made out to the Carlisle Soccer Club to Carlisle Soccer Club, c/o Indoor soccer, PO Box 254, Carlisle, IA 50047. The deadline for registration is December 22nd.

For more information, contact Ken Sadler at 515-321-6221 or Paul Gruber at 515-491-2446.