Good afternoon everyone. Hope everybody had a nice break. Originally when I sent out the schedule, I did not have location and time for the upcoming weeks. Here it is...

4/20 United vs Tri-City Dynamo 1 - 9am in Cortez, Parque de Vida AND United vs Montrose Avalanche - 11:45am

4/27 We have a bye BUT I am trying to find us a team to play. That would happen here in Durango and I have a lead on two possible teams to play.

5/04 United vs Prostar Moab RED 10:30am Montrose Cerise Field AND United vs OCSA Cougars - 1pm
THen The Durango Shootout May 10-12 and Grand Junction Battle at the Border May 17-19

AND thanks to everyone for paying their spring fees. If you have not, please do so tomorrow. I really need to get the boys signed up for the Grand Junction Tournament.

Spring Schedule

Submitted by hjls3 on Wed, 03/20/2013 - 8:01am

Tournaments -
SHOOTOUT May 10-12
GRAND JUNCTION May 18-19

2013 Spring Southwest Soccer League
1/9/2013 - 6/10/2013

3/23/2013

Game

Time

Home Team

Away Team

Location

#006

9:00 AM

DURANGO UNITED UNITED

PROSTAR 03 BLACK

Farmington Soccer Complex #3

#001

2:00 PM

TRI-CITY SA CORTEZ DYNAMO 2

DURANGO UNITED UNITED

Farmington Soccer Complex #2

3/30/2013

Game

Time

Home Team

Away Team

Location

#010

9:15 AM

DURANGO UNITED GUNNERS

DURANGO UNITED UNITED

Esc 1 East

#011

11:45 AM

DURANGO UNITED UNITED

PAGOSA RAPIDS FC PIRATES

Esc 1 East

4/20/2013

Game

Time

Home Team

Away Team

Location

#024

DURANGO UNITED UNITED

TRI-CITY SA CORTEZ DYNAMO 1

Unassigned

#031

DURANGO UNITED UNITED

MONTROSE AVALANCHE

Unassigned

5/4/2013

Game

Time

Home Team

Away Team

Location

#045

PROSTAR CO PROSTAR MOAB U10RED

DURANGO UNITED UNITED

Unassigned

#047

OCSA COUGARS UNITED

DURANGO UNITED UNITED

Unassigned

Soccer Update March 18-2013

Submitted by hjls3 on Mon, 03/18/2013 - 10:00am

Normal practice will start tomorrow. We will practice @ Escalante 4:30- 5:45ish Tuesday and Thursday. Please have your son there, ready to play at 4:30. Just a reminder - practice jersey, water, shin guards, cleats and ball.

Attached you will see the schedule that I just received moments ago. First games will be this Saturday in Farmington - 9am and 2pm. I will not be there and nor will Harry. He has a big ski race. That will make us a bit short. Please let me know ASAP if your son will not be there.

Also - we are going todo two tournaments - The Shootout and Grand Junction Tourney. I have signed the boys up for the Shootout already and I am working on the Grand Junction information. I should have a budget and hotel info for Grand Junction soon.

FIRST SPRING PRACTICE 2013

Submitted by hjls3 on Tue, 03/12/2013 - 5:43am

Morning Everyone...

Lets play some soccer!!! Cole, Sam and myself are so excited to get going...we rented the Stillwater Indoor facility. SO...we will have our first practice this Friday, 4-5-30pm and Stillwater. Please have your son there with all his soccer gear, including some water. Cole and Sam are working on a light, fun, "get back into the swing of things" workout for Friday. They boys will have lots of fun.

Few words about Sam..Some of you guys know Sam, some dont. Sam is a fantastic young man from England. He is here playing soccer at FLC. He has helped us in the past and worked individually with some of the boys in the past. His soccer schedule is pretty hectic in the Fall, but in the Spring, he has some more time to help us. Cole and I are stoked about this. Sam is fantastic and we are very lucky to have him as an additional coach the Spring.

Give or take another snow storm, hopefully we will resume our normal practice schedule next week. Escalante Field, Tuesday and Thursday - 4:30-6:00. I am hoping to have you guys a complete game schedule this weekend.

See you guys Friday!

Parking Gaylord Sheppard

Submitted by hjls3 on Sat, 11/10/2012 - 8:19am

Morning guys... have cash on you this morning to pay for parking at the soccer complex. Also, the line can be up to 15 minutes long. BE PREPARED FOR THAT!!! I think parking cost 10 for the weekend or 5 a day, now sure. I am leaving the hotel by 8:30.

Cole has requested that the boys DO NOT SWIM between matches today. Fearing that they will be too tired for the second match.

HALA UNITED! See you on field 11N - John

Gaylord Sheppard Information

Submitted by hjls3 on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 6:24am

HELLO GUYS! So here is some tourney info. Our hotel is in Albuquerque and the soccer fields are in Bernallio. They are about 15-20 minutes apart. We will play Saturday at 10:10 and 4, Sunday at 10:10 and hopefully 2:50 (Championship Game). THis is all the information I have at the moment, if anything changes or I need to get you some info - I will do it here.

Looking forward to this weekend. THeboys are going to have a ball!!!! See everyone tomorrow - poolside :) John

U-10 Boys Silver 2

Bracket A			Bracket B

1 A - Rio Rancho Titans			1 B - NM Rush White Lightning
2 A - Durango United LTD			2 B - Amarillo Lightning
3 A - Elite Barca			3 B - Rio SC Manchester United


Day	Saturday		Sunday
Field	SC 11 N	SC 11 S	SC 11 N	SC 11 S

10:10 am	1A vs 2A	1B vs 2B	#1A vs #2B	#1B vs #2A

12:30 pm	3A vs 1A	3B vs 1B

2:50 pm	2B vs 3B		#3A vs #3B	Championship

4:00 pm	2A vs 3A



All games are played with 20 minute halves except
the Championship game which has 25 minute halves ALL GAMES WILL BE AT BERNALLIO SOCCER COMPLEX. MAP - http://www.mapquest.com/#e908777400d73923dc253af3 HOTEL - SHERATON UPTOWN - 2600 Louisiana Blvd NE. Albuquerque, NM 87110, United States Phone: (505) 881-0000 MAP - https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=1209182127&key=10905#contentlocation

Upcoming Soccer Dates

Submitted by hjls3 on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 8:33am

October 6 - some kids will be playing in Denver. For the kids not going, there is an opportunity to play here in Durango against teams from Cortez. Let me know if you are interested.

October 13 - We will have two games in Montrose - times yet to be determined.

October 20 - We will have two games in Durango - times yet to be determined.

October 27 and November 3rd we are looking to have games here in Durango against some local teams

November 10 and 11th we will all goto Albuquerque for the Gaylord Sheppard Tournament. I will be making room reservations this week. Please let me know how many rooms you need, or if your son is traveling with someone else. It is fun if we can all stay together, the boys will love it. I highlighted this because this is when there is a conflict with a tournament that a different team is going too. Cole and I choose togo to the Gaylord Shepard feeling it was a great fit for us.

Cortez 9-29-12

Submitted by hjls3 on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 7:56pm

Saturday September 29th we will play a double header in Cortez. They have some great soccer fields and an awesome Rec Center. Might want to take your swim suits and hang out in the pool between games. Our games are at Noon and 4pm. We will need to be there one hour early. Here is a map -

http://www.soccerfieldsofcolorado.com/maps/parque_de_vida

PRACTICE 9-20-12 and PIC DAY

Submitted by hjls3 on Wed, 09/19/2012 - 7:42am

Thursday 9-20-12, we will practice from 6-7:15. The whole age group is getting together to prepare for this weekend Copa Tournament.

ALSO, please arrive at 5:45 with both DYSA Game Jerseys so that we can get our pictures taken. Last week we gave the boys the paperwork for those pictures. If you would like a picture and have mis=placed the paperwork - there will be more available Thursday.

Here is an example of some great communication - Austin and Harry stealin some bacon.....

https://vimeo.com/49758107

Sept 13, 2012 Demon Game and Update

Submitted by hjls3 on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 7:04am

Gallery:

U10 United Photo Gallery

So far, so awesome!!! The boys are doing great. Coach Cole has really been working on some individual ball skills. Don't be surprised if you see your son outside practicing "the snake" or the "the fake" etc. We have had some small challenges getting the boys to pay 100% attention. Not to worry, I think we took huge steps yesterday to help that. We move at a fast pace during practice and I think the boys are just figuring out - it is tons easier if they focus and pay attention. The team made some great progress with their focus yesterday and I bet that continues.

Our games last week were phenomenal. I am 42 and have been around soccer my entire life in one form or another. Giving Coach Cole credit where credit is due...I learned something last Saturday. Coach Cole taught the boys his 3S system. I was blown away and the boys took to it like ducks to water. The 3 S's (feel free to quiz your son :)) - divide the field into thirds. The back third SAFETY - middle third SIMPLE - front third SPECIAL. I love it. The boys understood it. The boys executed it beautifully. Really enjoyed watching that go thru their brains and come out their feet on the field.

Cole and I also wanted to mention that today the DHS Demons will be playing the #1 ranked team in New Mexico at 5pm @ Riverside. Currently, the Demons are ranked 9th in Colorado. It is going to be a great game and lots of fun to watch. I bet your son would love seeing that game!!!! hint hint.

Next weekend we have the COPA tourney here in Durango. SO FUN!!!!

First Fall 2012 Game TIMES!!!!!!

Submitted by hjls3 on Fri, 08/31/2012 - 4:54am

September 8th we will play two leaugue matches. Both will be at Escalante on field #1 -

9am United vs DYSA Rovers
2:30pm United vs Tri City Cortez Dynamo

Really looking forward to our first matches. THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE BOYS AT PRACTICE ON-TIME AND PREPARED!

Team Building !!!!

Submitted by hjls3 on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 4:09pm

Gallery:

U10 United Photo Gallery

First practice was a great success. Thank you to Chris Hughes. The boys were presented with some challenges and had to work as a team to overcome those challenges.

Thanks again for attending our team meeting. Just a few reminders...practice starts at 4:30, please have the boys there and ready togo at 4:30 with cleats, shin guards, water and navy practice jersey.

Off to a great start! Cant wait till our next practice. - John

Direction to Cortez Field

Submitted by hjls3 on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 11:04am

Go Here...FYI it is a great community center if anyone wants to swim and such.

http://www.soccerfieldsofcolorado.com/maps/parque_de_vida

1. From Durango, at US-160 & Hwy-789, west onUS-160 (44 miles) to Mildred Rd in Cortez.
(Smith Rd is one block east of Mildred Rd)

2. North (right) on Mildred Rd (2 blocks) to Parque De Vida.

3. Soccer Fields are on both sides of Mildred Rd.

4. Baseball Fields are at Smith Rd betweenMontezuma Ave and Empire St

Video from today's match...

Submitted by hjls3 on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 6:49pm

Great game today boys. Sure like the maturity you guys are showing. Looking good little United amigos!!!!

https://vimeo.com/40792216?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=email&utm_cont...

Soccer video from this weekend.

Submitted by hjls3 on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 9:26pm

Go here...

http://vimeo.com/39562730

Game day 3-24-12 Durango PIC SLIDESHOW

Submitted by hjls3 on Sat, 03/24/2012 - 12:38pm

Great job today boys! Played great. Really nice movement. Lets bring this focus to practice this week. Again, nicely done!!!

Go here....

https://vimeo.com/39109504?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=email&utm_cont...

CORRECTION TO DOUBLE HEADER April 21

Submitted by hjls3 on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 9:58am

We had to flip flop our games on April 21. We will now play at 9am and 11:30.

Pleae let me know ASAP if you are going to miss any games or the tournament. The Shootout is May 11-13. Going to be lots of fun for the boys but we need a set roster. Also, we are going to be short players for our two games during our April Spring break. I am going to re-schedule those matches, but I need to know when everyone will be out of town this season.

On another note...we are very lucky to have Sam helping us. He is great. Practice went great last night. - John

Update - Spring Season 2012 Week #1

Submitted by hjls3 on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 11:18am

Hope everyone is enjoying being back into the swing of soccer.

Week #1 – Weather was not our friend when it came to practice. Unfortunately, we missed our first two practices due to snow. Last week we were able to get two days in and one of those days I felt it best to end practice a bit early, due to rain and cold temps. Hopefully, the weather will be better going forward.

Practice – We worked on getting ball touches and getting back to our practice groove. Tactically we have adjusted our line up. My hopes are that all the boys will be engaged in the game at all times. Also, I am really wanting the boys to challenge themselves and play our of their comfort zones. They need to be able to play any position. This will benefit them huge in the long run. Kate says and I believe, “Some of the best forwards start as defenders and defenders as forwards.” We will be putting this to the test this season. This coming week we will continue to get ball touches, play some small-sided games and work on our fitness.

Game #1 – Win. The boys played phenomenal. They took to the new line up like ducks to water. Instantly, I noted our attacks on goal, involving 5 players - not one or two. Perfect! I anticipate the boys really fine tuning this as the season progresses. We will see them creating better opportunities to score. On a coaching note – You will notice me not giving much direction to the boys during play. They are at the point where they can make decisions without me helping from the sidelines. I want to let the boys steer their play and what we do on the field during matches. I will be looking to them for input.

I get so much enjoyment out of watching these boys mature both on the field and off. They are a special group of young men with all the soccer talent in the world. It’s so great to see them take care of one another both on and off the field. Special shout out to Austin, he was always looking to his team to help find the back of the net. Saturday they all played very un-selfish soccer and I really took notice. Thanks for letting me coach them.

Once again – Thank you for getting to practice and games on time. Also, thanks for having the boys in their practice shirts, with water and a ball. Makes a big difference. Final note – we have added a game April 21^st. We will play a double header that day in Durango.

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