HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Dear CAYA families,

Firstly, we would like to thank everyone for being a part of CAYA this past fall. We hope your player enjoyed it and is looking forward to another great season with the program this spring.

If you have not yet registered please note that the spring registration deadline is WEDNESDAY, NOV 26. Please visit the following link to register:
http://www.caslnc.com/Classic/Capital-Area-Youth-Academy-CAYA/Spring-2015-Registration

Finally, the CAYA staff and I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. If you are traveling then please do so safely and we hope everyone enjoys the holiday with lots of family and friends.

Regards,

CAYA Staff

CAYA Update 11/19 - Futsal Rosters & Schedule

Futsal Rosters & Schedules
Please click HERE to view rosters and schedule for Futsal this winter. In an effort to try and limit travel and make the schedule work as best as possible U9 and U10 players have been mixed. Our hope is for the U10's to lead by example and show the way for the younger players and for the U9's to compete with and against the older players.

Games will be played at two venues:
NetSports          3717 Davis Dr, Morrisville, NC 27560
The Factory      1839 S Main St, Wake Forest, NC 27587

Format & Details:
5v5 (including goalkeepers)
50 minutes of play
Players are to wear their normal training attire and indoor shoes/flats
Games will be managed by CAYA staff coaches
*Please note that if your player has a conflict and is unable to make any of the games please communicate with your regional director. This allows us to try and ensure adequate numbers are at each game and we MAY also be able to move your child to play in another game instead.

CAYA DEADLINE: registration deadline is only a week away,Wednesday, Nov 26. Please register ASAP or let your regional director know if you plan for your child not to return. Thanks!
https://www.youthleaguesusa.com/caslnc/2014/season2/Welcome.html

SOCCER IN RALEIGH THIS WEEKEND

Thursday, 11/20
7pm         UNC Men vs James Madison        Fetzer Field
*Click the following link for NCAA tournament info
For more info http://www.ncaa.com/championships/soccer-men/d1

Friday, 11/21
NCAA Women's College 2nd Round Games @ Fezter Field (UNC)
4pm           Seattle University vs South Carolina    
7pm           UNC Women vs Colorado      
For more info visit http://www.ncaa.com/championships/soccer-women/d1

Saturday, 11/22
ECNL games vs Ohio Premier @ WRAL Soccer Center
1:30pm - U15's on Powerade
                U16's on Daly Sevens
3:20pm - U14's on Travers Lasik
                U17's on Powerade
                U18's on Daly Sevens

Sunday, 11/23
ECNL games vs Internationals @ Womble Park (301 Stinson Ave, Holly Springs, NC)
8:00am - U14's on #1/ U15's on #2
9:50am - U16's on #1/U17's on #2
11:30am - U18's on #1

1:00pm      NCAA Women Women 3rd Round Game @ Fetzer Field

CASL Girls Showcase
439 teams will participate in this weekend's CASL Girls Showcase featuring some of the best U14-U19 teams from all over the US and Canada. Action starts Friday with games being played all over the greater Raleigh area. For more info visit http://soccer.sincsports.com/TTContent.aspx?tid=CASL3

SOCCER ON TV

EPL

Sat., Nov. 22	12:30 p.m.	Arsenal	Man United	NBC, mun2
Sun., Nov 23	8:30 a.m.	Crystal Palace	Liverpool	CNBC
Sun., Nov 23	11 a.m.	Hull City	Tottenham	NBCSN
Mon., Nov. 24	3 p.m.	Aston Villa	Southampton	NBCSN, mun2

MLS:
Semi Final First Legs
Sat, 11/23        1:30pm New York vs New England           NBC
                        5:00pm LA Galaxy vs Seattle                     ESPN 2

Regards,

The CAYA Staff

11/14 Update - CASL Boys Shootout & Men's ACC Championships

Firstly, thanks to everyone for a great fall season. All the CAYA staff have thoroughly enjoyed working with the players and we are excited for the winter training, and Futsal before we get going again in the spring.

Spring Registration
Registration numbers are climbing each day and we would like to thank you for your due diligence in registering early and/or communicating with us if your child has decided to follow a different path. Being able to get things done ahead of time is a huge help to the CAYA staff as we try to plan ahead and ensure we improve the overall experience for each player in our program in the spring. If you have yet to register please visit the following link:
http://www.caslnc.com/Classic/Capital-Area-Youth-Academy-CAYA/Spring-2015-Registration
If you plan to register but are unable to do so for whatever reason at the current time, please let your coach/director aware Please note that any player who is not registered by the Nov. 26 deadline will risk losing their spot unless communicated otherwise. Thanks for your cooperation.

CASL Raffle
More than $15,000 has been raised through the raffle so far. With only 3 weeks remaining we NEED your help to try and get this figure to our goal of $50,000. Please share the following link with as many folks as you can: https://caslnc.raffleready.com/casl-fall-raffle-draw-down

ACC Men's Soccer Championship @ Wake Med Soccer Park
Link to all the info :http://www.theacc.com/#!/page/championship_m-soccer

Friday, Nov. 14 - Semi Finals
5:30pm     Notre Dame vs Clemson
8:00pm     Louisville vs Syracuse

Sunday, Nov. 16 - Final
2:00pm    

CASL Shootout
The CASL Shootout is one of the marquee events in the southeast for  U11-U14 boys and girls players. Last week, was the girls weekend and it proved a great learning experience for each of the U10 teams as they played an age group up at U11. Special shout out to the U10 CAYA Black North Ladies who managed to avenge an opening game 4-2 loss to McClean by defeating them on PK's in the final of the U11 Premier Grey bracket.

It is the boys turn this weekend as the U10 CAYA boys teams and U11-U14 CASL classic teams will compete at various venues throughout Greater Raleigh against top quality opposition from up and down the east coast. If you are interested in checking out the action, please visit the following link:
http://soccer.sincsports.com/TTContent.aspx?tid=CASL2&dfix=Y

ECNL
The U16 and U17 CASL ECNL teams are in Phoenix, AZ this weekend taking part in a showcase event. However, fear not as the U14 ECNL will take on Richmond United for the second weekend running. The two teams played last weekend in the final of top U14 bracket of the CASL shootout with CASL coming out on top in PK's after a hard fought game, which included six goals and lots of quality soccer. The game is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 15, 5:30pm kickoff on WRAL Travers Lasik. Should be another cracker!

Finally, I shared with you a little info on the FA Cup. It didn't go well for my team but was a great cup tie none the less. Here are the highlights of 98th best team in England taking on 58th best team on a lovely sunny day in Yorkshire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXWIQH2JrCY

CAYA REMINDERS/UPDATES 11/7

CAYA Cup
Thank you to everyone all for your understanding last week regarding the last minute cancellation of the CAYA Cup. We were really saddened to have to cancel the event as a lot of time and effort went into trying to create a fun filled soccer event for everyone involved.We are looking at rescheduling the day for pre-season in the spring as a great way to get things kicked off in style. More info to come.

Reminders:

• Thursday, 11/6 was the last training session for the U9 boys & girls and U10 girls for November.
• ONLY the U10 boys will train next week in preparation for the Boys CASL Shootout.
• We will resume training in December, BUT will only train on Monday, 12/1, 12/8 and 12/15. There will be no Thursday training.
• Futsal will begin on Saturday's in December and will be held on 12/6, 12/13. 12/20. (Schedule to come).

CAYA Spring Registration
We hope that both you and your player have enjoyed the fall season and want to continue with the CAYA program moving into the spring. The staff  are excited about the upcoming winter training sessions and futsal games. We are continually looking to further the program and currently we are trying to put a lot of planning in place so we can improve a number of things moving into the spring season. With that said we would like to encourage you to do one of two things:

1. RETURNING: Please register for the spring season by clicking HERE. By registering ASAP this allows the CAYA staff to plan and prepare accordingly given those players who are returning for the spring season.
2. NOT RETURNING: Please communicate your player's decision with your area director. Your child will still be able to participate for the remainder of 2014 season up until the end of this calendar year, including the winter Monday training sessions and futsal games in December. Your decision and honesty will be respected and greatly appreciated as it will allow us to plan accordingly given the number of players within the program.

Thank you in advance for your assistance!

Get ready for a weekend of do-or-die MLS Cup Playoff second legs

Saturday, 11/8
2:30pm          DC United vs NY Red Bulls                                     NBC

Sunday, 11/9        
5:00pm          New England Revolution vs Columbus Crew          ESPN2
7:30pm          LA Galaxy vs Real Salt Lake                                   ESPN2

Monday, 11/10
10:30pm        Seattle Sounders vs FC Dallas                                  NBCSN

EPL Games

Sat., Nov. 8	7:45 a.m.	Liverpool	Chelsea	NBCSN, mun2
Sat., Nov. 8	10 a.m.	Man United	Crystal Palace	TBD, mun2
Sat., Nov. 8	10 a.m.	Tottenham	Stoke City	TBD
Sat., Nov. 8	10 a.m.	West Ham	Aston Villa	TBD
Sat., Nov. 8	10 a.m.	Southampton	Leicester City	TBD
Sat., Nov. 8	10 a.m.	Burnley	Hull City	TBD
Sat., Nov. 8	12:30 p.m.	Queens Park Rangers	Man City	NBC, mun2
Sun., Nov. 9	8:30 a.m.	Sunderland	Everton	NBCSN
Sun., Nov. 9	8:30 a.m.	West Brom	Newcastle	Extra Time
Sun., Nov. 9	11 a.m.	Swansea City	Arsenal	NBCSN

The FA Cup - First Round
The FA Cup is the oldest domestic cup competition in the world and this weeked marks the first round proper for the 2014/2015 season. There have been four qualifying rounds that have taken place so far. The competition contains teams semi-professional teams in the early rounds and as the competition progresses bigger teams enter, with the likes of Chelsea and Man City coming into the mix in the fourth round but teams like Man Utd, who are not in European competition will enter in the 3rd round, 736 teams in total are set to compete in this year's competition. The highlights for this weekend are my team FC Halifax Town taking on local rivals Bradford City. The teams are 3 divisions apart with my team being part-timers and getting the chance to make a name of themselves. This game will be shown on Fox Soccer Plus

England just like the US, loves an underdog and there are not too many competitions where everyday people get the opportunity to compete against superstars. Here is a player by player guide on Warrington Town, one of many non-league teams hoping to cause an upset again higher opposition. http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29839201. Wouldn't it be great to see some students, a pizza delivery guy and a window cleaner take on the mega rich superstars of Chelsea in a few rounds...

Best of luck to all the teams this weekend!

CAYA CUP CANCELED

Unfortunately, the CAYA CUP has been canceled today due to the amount of rain received at GHES, along with the forecast for cold temperatures and strong winds.

The CAYA Staff