2020 Girls Soccer Kickoff Dinner Preparation
Welcome everyone to the 2019 Adams Soccer season! Your boys worked hard this summer to get where they are today and we are extremely proud of them. Please go over the following information and complete steps 1-11 below completely.
At the conclusion of the 11 steps there will be some checks and printed forms that we would like you to put into an envelope and send with your son to Adams on WEDNESDAY AUGUST 21ST AT 3PM. We will be collecting everything at that time.
*If you have any questions or concerns including possible financial issues please do not hesitate to contact the coaching staff. We will always work with our families to provide the best opportunities for our kids.
Thank you and Go Highlanders!
Coach Hickey
*Please read Steps 1-11 completely and finish every task before coming to the kickoff dinner*
Step 1: Pay to Play
Click on the button below to Pay your play to participate fee online here:
Choose "AHS spring Sports-Girls Soccer-spring 2020"
Pay to participate must be completed online only before the first game.
Step 2: Practice Gear
BRING A $200 CHECK MADE OUT TO RCS FOR THE PRACTICE GEAR & GAME SOCKS.
EACH PLAYER will receive THE FOLLOWING PRACTICE GEAR THAT MUST BE WORN AT EVERY PRACTICE FOR ALL THREE TEAMS...
TWO PAIRS OF White PRACTICE SOCKS
TWO PAIRS OF PRACTICE SHORTS
TWO SHORT SLEEVE DRI-FIT SHIRTS
ONE LONG SLEEVE DRI-FIT SHIRT
ONE Nike HOODY
One pair of White Game Socks
One PAIR OF Gold GAME SOCKS
Step 3: Booster Club (Optional, but highly recommended)
Please join the booster club. Along with our fundraising efforts, the booster club supports our program every year with thousands of dollars. Your support will allow them to continue supporting us! You can purchase your membership online by clicking the button below.
Step 5: Senior Banners and Yard Signs
Senior Banners and Yard Signs will be purchased through the Booster Club this year. Download the forms below to purchase.
Step 6: Parent Spirit Wear
Soon there will be a link to an online store emailed out for all parents to purchase spirit wear.
Step 7: Communication
We use TeamSnap for all email communication. All game and practice schedules are uploaded there as well. YOu will receive reminder emails regarding these events so make sure to have your accurate contact information updated.
Also download the TeamSnap app to stay current with our schedules.
adamssoccer.com is our website where we will be hosting all of our information. Please take a second and bookmark it to your browser.
We will be using various social media platforms this year to help showcase our program. Follow our boys and girls programs below.
Step 8: Game Schedules
All game schedules will be posted on Teamsnap. These links are also updated automatically by our district with game changes.
Step 9: Volunteering
THE PROGRAM NEEDS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP MAKE IT A SUCCESS. We ask that you volunteer for three tasks for the season. Any unfilled positions will not be able to be run for our players, so Please take a few minutes and sign up for the following before coming to the kickoff dinner…
One Concession Stand Volunteer Position
One Team Dinner Volunteer Position
One of the other positions needed below (ex. horn operator, game time announcer, photographer, banquet committee, etc.
Jobs Open Only to Varsity Parents
Jobs Open Only to JVA Parents
Jobs Open Only to JVB Parents
Jobs Open to All Parents
Step 10: Fundraisers
We run a large fundraiser with our Girls to pay for the costs of our program. Please read the note below that I wrote to explain our fundraiser, how it works and what it will help us purchase.
Adams Girls Soccer Fundraiser
Hey everyone,
I want to fill you all in on our fundraiser that we are kicking off Monday so that you can help support the girls as they take on this challenge to help fund and upgrade our program.
I just want to start by saying that fundraising for our program is a necessary evil. Unfortunately we do not receive enough funding for all of the improvements and general necessities that we need to keep our program functioning the way it should as a consistent top ten program in the state. An example of this is that last year I received $1,000 to help us with uniform costs that ran us around $6,000. In order to get those purchased last year our program needed to raise $5,000 just for that cost.
We really do appreciate the Girls efforts and all of your patience.
What is the Fundraiser?
This years fundraiser is in two parts. Your daughters will be coming home soon with an envelope holding ten coupon cards. Each card is sold at $25 dollars. We are also using a website this year where we can accept online donations from anyone interested in helping the Girls.
We are working on making the donations tax deductable. As of right now they are not. I will update all of you as soon as I find this out later this week.
Donations can be accepted at…
We are asking that each player strives to bring in $250, which would make our program $200 in profit. For every coupon sold we make $20 out of the $25. The same goes for every donation online.
The girls can meet their goal of $250 by doing any of the following:
Selling all 10 coupon cards = $250
Getting all donations online = $250
Selling some of the coupons and getting some donations (ex. Sell 5 coupons and make $125, then get $125 in donations = $250).
I will be telling the girls that once they meet the $250 goal by any of the ways above they are done and can stop. Of course the girls can go above that, but we are just asking for $250, which would give us a profit of $200 per player.
Our goal is to have the fundraiser finished by the start of Spring Break, but we will continue fundraising until our goal is met.
What is our financial goal?
Our financial goal for this fundraiser is $10,000.
What will the funds be used for?
To fund and upgrade our program this year we will need to raise $10,000. The money would be used for the following purchases…
This year:
Pay for the remainder of the new varsity jersey costs (This Season)
New Varsity Game Bags (This Season)
New Varsity Stadium cold gear jackets (This Season)
Getting all Varsity games professionally filmed (This Season)
Subscription to Hudl, which allows players to make highlight tapes for college scouting and also watch game film. (This Season)
Senior night gift to Senior players (This Season)
Highlight tape for all Varsity players for the season (This Season)
Along with any other costs that may come up in replacing old equipment, tournament fees, etc.
Next year:
Soccer balls for the program
Along with any other costs that may come up in replacing old equipment, tournament fees, etc.
What do the JVA and JVB teams get?
JVA
Current Varsity jerseys home and away (This Season)
Current Varsity Cold Gear Jackets (This Season)
JVB
Current JVA jerseys home and away (This Season)
*Of coarse all of this is if the best case scenario happens and we raise the necessary funds. If we do not raise the necessary funds I will have to go in order of priority and shoot for next year.
When is the fundraiser over?
I will be doing money turn ins Periodically.
The goal is to have the fundraiser finished by the time we go on spring break, but we will continue to fundraise until we meet our goals.
We really want the best for our players and we want to thank you all for your efforts in this fundraising event.
Coach Hickey
Step 11: Summer Camp Save The Dates
Save the following dates for our Annual Brown and Gold Soccer Camps. Registration information will be released at the end of March
*Brown and Gold Girls Soccer Camp
June 17th-21nd (Monday-Friday) from Noon-3pm
Location: Rochester Soccer Club Field Complex
*Brown and Gold Speed and Conditioning Camp
June 24, 26, 28 and July 29, 31 and August 2 from 8am-10am
Location: Adams High School Turf Stadium