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November 2005
WSYSA Welcomes Two New Associations
Currently, the Pullman Soccer Club Association is small. This fall we hosted nine
PULLMAN District 6
teams with 146 players and 21 adult staff. The U-19 through U-12 teams play in the
District 6 League. Our U-11 division is new for us; we added a girls team at this level
By Lorie Druffel
to play in the new Idaho District I 8 v 8 League that supports small-sided play for
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younger players in the Northern Idaho region. Our town (Pullman) is a short eight
s the President of Pullman Soccer Club Association, I am pleased to announce
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miles away from the Idaho border and neighboring city of Moscow. It made good
that we became a provisional association under the Washington State Youth
sense for us to join this league, with our only other option requiring travel to
Soccer Association (WSYSA) beginning fall 2005. In past years, our club had been
Spokane weekly without the ability to host home games.
part of the Walla Walla Youth Soccer Association (WWYSA). With the future of
We have seen the number of teams we host increase in recent years, bringing
WWYSA uncertain, we wanted to make sure our players would be able to play soc-
our first all-girls team into existence in Spring 2002. In addition to the five boys
cer under the WSYSA umbrella. We are very excited about this new independence,
teams that participate, there are now three all-girl teams rostered and one co-ed team
which in particular will allow us to register our members using Bonzi and manage
as a part of our organization. We expect to continue to see change and growth as the
our own travel papers.
interest in playing soccer in Pullman increases.
We recently reorganized our association's structure through a rewriting and
If you are a coach or player looking for a team in our area, please feel free to con-
updating of our bylaws, including the addition of four new officers, making a total
tact us. We look forward to hearing from you!
of 16 volunteers that serve as our administrative board.
Our ability to become an independent association has been in large part due to
DESCHUTES District 7
the extraordinary efforts of our long time club volunteer, Karl Johanson. Karl is very
active in our community, serving on the Pullman School District's Board in addition
By Bob Conrad
to officiating soccer, basketball, and football in the Palouse area. He was instrumen-
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tal in developing the Pullman Soccer Club years ago when competitive soccer was
he new Deschutes Youth Soccer Association (DYSA) was approved in early
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just getting started in our area.
August by the WSYSA. The new association was formed by the three recreation-
Information about our new association can be obtained at this web site:
al clubs that serve the cities of Olympia and Tumwater: the Olympia Youth Soccer
http://www.pullmansoccerclub.org
Club, Tumwater Soccer Club, and Westside Soccer Club. The boundaries of the new
Our officer contacts are as follows:
association are defined by the Tumwater, Olympia, and Griffin school districts. DYSA
members are excited about the opportunities presented with the formation of a new
President
Lorie Druffel
druffla@wsu.edu
association. In the coming year, the new association plans to assemble a modified
Vice President
Debi Sterk
SterkAAA@aol.com
coaching manual for association coaches, provide player and coaches training clin-
ics early in 2006, and work to increase the participation in fall recreational soccer by
Registrar
Norah McCabe daverrell@hotmail.com
its member clubs.
Secretary/Asst. Registrar
Lisa Estes
lisam@wsu.edu
For any questions, please contact us:
Treasurer
Karl Johanson
karlj2@adelphia.net
President
Bob Conrad
TSCsoccer@comcast.net
Equipment Manager
Tom Rodgers
rodgers@pullman.com
Vice President
Joe Kane
shiripuno@aol.com
Director of Coaches/Managers
Ed Havey
havey@pullman.com
Director of Scheduling/Fields/Referees Sharon Adams nostdunk@msn.com
Association Registrar
Romy Meyer
romytiam@msn.com