Registration is a critical step and we ask for your immediate attention. Since we are affiliated with state leagues, there are forms, photographs, birth certificates and payment that must be received by the end of July to ensure that your child plays.

Most of registration you can do online, but there are also items that need to be turned in, either through mail or at the IN-PERSON REGISTRATION EVENT ON WED, JUL 21st 5:45-8:45 AT THE LEE RD LIBRARY!

ONLINE REGISTRATION- Look in the "Registration Center" in the upper left of this website. The first link is for the online
registration. If you are new to the club, you will need to "Create Account",
but parents of returning players can search for the existing information and
simply update it. You can pay by credit card or indicate you will pay by check.
If you experience any problems with online registration, contact
. If you have any questions about payment, just
indicate that you will pay by check and we'll handle it at in-person
registration.

In addition, you must complete the following ESK forms, available in the "Registration Center" and mail them to:
Eastside Kickers
P.O. Box 18431
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118

1. Parents Code of Conduct
2. Emergency/Medical Contact Information
3. ESK Waiver of Liabilityand provide
4. Copy of your child's birth certificate (new players ONLY)
5. 1" x 1" photo (class picture, passport photo, etc.)

All forms are on the home page of the ESK Web site, left column at:
http://www.eastsidekickers.org

IN PERSON REGISTRATION
If you choose you may instead register in person at the Cleveland Heights
Library on Lee Road on Wednesday, July 21 from 5:45-8:45 pm.

If you have any questions, please contact:

BOYS LEAGUE REP
Justin Alcorn

GIRLS LEAGUE REP:
Gay Eyerman

Congratulations to the U14 Boys team and their coach Robbie Helfgott which has just completed a 7-0-1 undefeated season in the West Side AASL B Division and took the title by 8 points, with 28 goals scored and 1 goal conceded for the season!.

This year's team went 27-4-1 in league play, scoring 102 more goals than our competition.

We have just scheduled the makeup date for the U14 Boys vs. Midview game. The Date is Wednesday, May 26th at 7pm at Canterbury Elementary School.

What makes this special is that ESK and Midview are now the only teams that can win the AASL U14 B Division. While there's a game left to play before Wednesday, right now Midview is 3 points behind ESK in the standings. If they were to beat ESK, they would win the division on the first tie breaker, Head-to-Head Record.

The ESK u14 Boys team was moved to the West Side AASL League for this season to find stronger competition, and has compiled a 6-0-1 Record with 18 goals scored and 1 goal conceded. They are the only undefeated team in the league, the only setback being a 0-0 tie at Rocky River.

We're looking to leverage home field advantage by having a home field crowd! Please come out and cheer our U14 boys on to victory, and hopefully see the victory celebration as the boys clinch the Division title!

This is the Adidas Tabela Jersey in Yellow/Black and Black/White with the ESK/HUSC Logo on the chest, Adidas Striker Shorts and Adidas Three Stripe Socks. (Click the picture for a larger view)

These are the new uniforms all ESK/HUSC teams will be wearing starting in the 2010/2011 Season.

Numbering will be the traditional Adidas 3-stripe numbers.

We will be taking orders for size and number preference during 2010-2011 registration.

Do you think it's time for your child to take their soccer to the next level? Want to try Premier soccer, but don't want to lose the community feel of Eastside Kickers?

Thank you to everyone who came to tryouts, and a big thank you to all the volunteers who made it a success!

The coaches are forming teams and we will be in touch with every family within the next 2 weeks.

The Big U14 Showdown with Midview on May 11th had to be postponed due to field conditions. It appears that the game will be a winner-take-all affair for the championship if both teams earn max points next Sunday. We'll announce when it is scheduled, we'd love to have a crowd at Canterbury to cheer on our U14s to the AASL Championship!

The full weeks report, after the jump...

A very good article, written by David Oliver Relin and found for us by our Girl's League Rep Gay Eyerman, about the role of parents in Kid's sports:

Who's Killing Kids Sports?

Here's the practical advice from the article:

How To Be a Good Sports Parent

The U9s went to Nordonia and came back with a 7-5 win.

Tshepo's U11d1b team beat Kenston at home 5-2. Jeremy's Hat Trick (3 goals) led the team, Tladi's brace (2 goals) completed the scoring.

The U10 team played a rough, physical Twinsburg team to a 1-1 tie.

Krus' U11d1 team went into Chagrin Falls and beat a previously undefeated Chagrin Falls team 3-1.

The U12 team played to a 3-3 tie at Kenston's new football stadium.

The U13 team lost to Twinsburg 4-0.

And the U14 team dominated Fairview Park 6-0

Coach Krus' team, managed by the coaching team of Callanan and Alcorn, played a tough and disciplined game against a talented Shaker Hts team in U11d1A, and won at Shaker 5-1. All the goals were scored in the first half, and included a header off a ball bouncing in the box, a cross that deflected off a defender and in, and a screaming upper 90's shot to the far post by Charlie E. Thomas collected a hat trick in the game.

Kyle Gisser's U12s beat Twinsburg 2-1 by playing a determined defense on a week when the offense just wasn't clicking. The team simply refused to lose and it showed in their play.

Robbie Helfgott's U14 conceded their first goal of the AASL league season in a 4-1 win over North Royalton. The boys are now the only undefeated team in the AASL U14 Division B, and sit atop the standings at 3-0-1. They play 5-loss Fairview Park next Sunday, and then a showdown with 3-1-0 Midview in the game that may determine the championship next Tuesday night May 11th at Canterbury at 6:30.

The U9s beat Kenston on Sunday 3-2.

A rough week for the U13s resulted in a midweek loss against Chagrin Falls in a squeaker 3-2, then a 5-1 loss against Mentor on Sunday.

Tshepo's U11d1b boys lost to SEL 7-3, while the undermanned U10s lost to Mentor 2-0.