Dublin United will be holding a mandatory meeting for all coaches in the House program on Wednesday July 8 at the DSRSD Building, 7051 Dublin Blvd.  At this meeting, the program goals and objectives will be discussed.  Team packets will also be distributed at this meeting.  Please contact Director of House Programs Carrie Osmer (house@dublinsoccer.org) if you will not be able to attend this important meeting.

Dublin United has received a booth for this year’s fireworks sales activities.  The booth will be located in the parking lot of Rigatoni’s, 7350 Dublin Blvd.

WE NEED YOUR HELP – Come and work the Dublin United Soccer Fireworks Booth – Sunday June 28 thru Saturday July 4.

On June 20-21, four of Dublin United’s Premier teams took part in the Santa Cruz Beach Soccer Championships.  This is an annual event held on the Beach Boardwalk, details can be found here .  It features 5 v. 5 soccer played barefoot in the sand with goalkeepers and mini-goals.  Click “More” below for details and pictures.

Work continues fast and furious on the Fallon Sports Park complex located on Fallon Rd, Gleason Dr, and Lockhart St in Dublin.  Since the groundbreaking in April, construction crews have been busy grading and beginning the process of facility construction.

Click “More” below for additional pictures of the FSP project, taken on June 27, 2009.

On a very warm afternoon, Dublin United hosted its second CYSA F License class for 2009. Dublin United congratulates these coaches on their achievement and their commitment to their coaching education.

(Pictured: Nick Lusson, Club Technical Director, with June 2009 CYSA F License class)

Dublin United has announced its Premier Goalkeeper Development program for 2009.  This program is designed for the Premier-level goalkeeper who is interested in developing his/her skills to compete at the highest competitive levels. The program will be run by the Club’s Goalkeeper Director, Brad Williams.  Sessions will be 1 hour long and will be split up according to age and skill level of the goalkeepers.  This is an 18-week program.  Training for Dublin United Premier goalkeepers will begin the week of July 6 and ends the week of November 2.  There is no additional cost to goalkeepers or Premier teams for this program.  Click here for a flyer describing the Premier GK Development program.

Dublin United is excited to announce our Under-8 program for 2009.  This program will be available to all registered Dublin United players in the Under-6 to Under-8 age groups (anyone born after July 31, 2001).  The program (with the exception of the Winter and Spring sessions) is fully covered under the current registration fee of $120.

Dublin United is pleased to work with Sports Psychology consultant Sara Robinson to provide mental skills training services to the club membership.  Sports Psychology helps athletes learn more about the mental demands of their sports and a consultant teaches skills and techniques to help tackle these demands.

More information regarding Sports Psychology at Dublin United can be found by clicking on Programs > Sports Psychology on the Dublin United web site menu bar.

Dublin United is offering CYSA coaching license clinics in June and July:

• CYSA E license: July 10/11/12
• CYSA F license: June 26/27

Candidates for the E license must have successfully completed the F license course.

Dublin United will be hosting a uniform sizing day on Saturday July 11, 12pm-5pm, at the Dublin Library (Small Program Room) on Civic Plaza Drive.  Click here for more details.

Dublin United has announced its referee licensing clinic schedule for 2009.  Adults and youths who will be 12 years or older on August 1, 2009 are invited to attend a referee licensing clinic this year.  Two clinics will be offered.  Clinic 1 will be held on June 16/18/23/25/26/29.  Clinic 2 will be held on July 28/30 and August 4/6/7/10.  For more information on our referee licensing clinics, click here.  Or, to sign up for a licensing clinic session, click on our online form here.

UPDATE 6/6/09 — Session 1 is FULL.

The online application is now available for the Dublin Premier Fall Classic Tournament, scheduled for September 26-27, 2009. Click here for more information and to apply online.  The Premier Fall Classic is accepting teams in the following age groups: U-9 B/G, U-10 B/G, U-11 B/G, U-12 B/G, U-14 B/G, U-16 B/G.