Home

Holiday Hours

Please make note of our Holiday hours!

The Office will be closed:
Thursday, November 27th & Friday, November 28th.

Tuesday, December 23rd- Monday, January 5th.

We will resume our normal Business hours on Tuesday January 6th.

Spring 2008 Developmental Registration is now open!

Be sure to register early for the spring season to ensure your players placement on a team, and register before Decemeber 1st to get the early registration discounted price!

Click here for more information

Exercise your mind, while helping the club!

Now you can play Fun, New, FREE Games with a Purpose!

Benefit the Soccer/Youth While Surfing the Web!!

Fun for ALL ages! Exercise your Mind – Play Games Anytime

(1)You sign up, become a member and start playing our free word, trivia and celebrity games. Club members get tickets for playing, which can be donated to (don’t use Edge as it is listed as another charity). All games use Live Search, so you can see how Live Search offers a rewarding search experience.

Use your email account (or get a free hotmail account) – Don’t forget to use a Screen Name (not your own name) – Recommend setting the search filter High to keep out the garbage and inappropriate.

Play 4 games in an hour – earn 100 tickets – donate $1.00 to the Club.If each of our 800 families were to donate $1 per week or $2 per month– WOW!This money will go toward specific Club fundraising: equipment, fields, clinics, scholarships!!!!Free to you – NO door-to-door – and beneficial! You can even feel good about sharing it with others – FREE!

(2)Set Live Search as your default Search Engine and Give to Arvada Soccer Association EACH Time You Use It.

Every time you use Microsoft Live Search to search the web, you earn a penny for your cause. Microsoft tracks your earnings and makes an annual collective donation to . The more people who use Search and Give for , the more money we get every year. So, tell your friends and family and see it all add up.

2008 CYS Cup Results

Congratulations to all the EDGE Soccer Club teams participating in the 2008 CYS Cup and a special congratulations to the following teams that made it to the medal rounds of the event.

· U9 Girls Yellow: CO EDGE Evans – 1^st Place

· U9 Boys Gold: CO EDGE Snyder – 1^st Place

· U10 Girls Gold A1: CO Edge McWilliams – 4^th Place

· U10 Girls Silver B1: CO EDGE Trimmer – 1^st Place

· U10 Girls Silver B1: CO Edge Mazzocchi – 2^nd Place

· U10 Girls Silver B2: CO EDGE Reuter – 4^th Place

· U10 Boys Gold: CO EDGE Patterson – 2^nd Place

· U10 Boys Bronze: CO EDGE Rabbitt – 3^rd Place

· U11 Girls: CO EDGE James – 4^th Place

· U12 Boys: CO EDGE Cribbs – 2^nd Place

· U13 Boys: Co EDGE Soderberg – 3^rd Place

· U14 Girls: CO EDGE Lefholz

For a complete list of teams and score please visit Colorado Youth Soccer at www.coyouthsoccer.org

EDGE SOCCER CLUB partners with Positive Coaching Alliance

Focuses on winning and life lessons for youth athletes

September 2008, Arvada, CO - Edge Soccer Club has established a partnership with Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) to ensure a positive, character-building experience for all youth athletes in Edge programs. PCA (www.PositiveCoach.org), a Stanford University-based non-profit organization, conducts workshops for coaches, organizational leaders, and parents involved in schools and sports organizations serving five-to-18-year-old athletes. PCA also provides workshops for high school athletes.

"Working with hundreds of youth sports organizations around the United States, PCA has developed practical tools and guidelines to help youth athletes, their coaches and parents get the most out of sports," said Keegan Miller, Director of Developmental Programs with Edge Soccer Club. "We recognize the tremendous opportunity for character-building sports offers for today's youth, so we are embracing PCA's Double-Goal CoachTM model, where winning is one goal and teaching life lessons is the second, more-important goal."

"We are delighted to partner with Edge Soccer Club," said PCA Executive Director Jim Thompson. "Together, we'll strive to help their youth athletes take a positive approach to pursuing victories in athletic competition and in life."

In the past 12 months, three coaching workshops have been conducted so far with Edge Soccer coaches with more than 150 coaches attending.

If you have any questions or comments on this program, please contact Keegan Miller, Director of Developmental Programs, at keeganm@edgesoccer.net or Craig Snyder, with the Edge Board of Directors, at csnyder@ehscompliance.com.

For more information on Honor the Game and the Positive Coaching Alliance Click Here

Two Original EDGE Short Films Released

TOPSoccer by Channel 8 and the City of Arvada and

Why Soccer by Design House Creations

Please take a few minutes to review these wonderful videos! Do you have an idea for an EDGE Short Film? Contact todd@edgesoccer.net

RECENT CLUB NEWS

Referee Classes

10/16/08

By Kevin Marples

Referees are a key part to the success of soccer games each weekend around the state of Colorado and your help is needed to allow each weekend to succeed out on the fields. Each year referees must recertify to continue their certification and make them eligable to referee games. Every year a referees registration expires on December 31st. Below please find a few frequently asked questions along with answers.

Q: How old do I have to be to become a referee?
A: We suggest that individuals be at least 11 years old before taking a referee class.
Q: How do I check my current registration status with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and know if I need to recertify this year ?
A: Contact the Colorado Referee Registrar by email coloradoregistrar@coreferees.org

Referee Class Options

USSF Grade 9 Course: This entry level class is suggested for younger individuals (14 and younger) and after finishing the course, individuals will be certified to work as an referee or assistant referee on developmental games and assistant referee U14 and below.
USSF Grade 8 Course: This entry level class will give the individual the most opportunity as a new referee. After finishing this course the individual will be certified to work as a referee and assistant referee on: developmental, competitive and amateur games. Assignment to these games is based on comfort level and assignor approval.
USSF Bridge Course: Referees who have been certified for one year as a USSF Grade 9 Referee, individuals qualify to take a USSF Bridge which will upgrade them to a USSF Grade 8 Referee as well as recertify them for the next year.
USSF Recertification Course: Each year referees must recertify to keep their certification with the United States Soccer Federation current and make them eligable for games. After finishing this course, referees will be recertified at their current grade.

For a list of courses currently scheduled around the state please visit www.coreferees.org .

*Note: The Edge Soccer Club will be applying for for a USSF Grade 9 Course and USSF Bridge Course in the Arvada area during the months of November and December. Please check www.coreferees.org often for class updates.

Tag(s): Referees Club News & Events Advanced Coaches Managers Girls Developmental U11 Boys Dev U12 Boys Dev Boys Advanced Girls Advanced U13 Boys Dev U14 Boys Dev High School Boys Dev

U13 Boys - Champions in Vail

10/06/08

By L. Livingston and C. Fee

EDGE Black wins a thriller

The U13 Boys EDGE Black team travelled to beautiful Vail Valley this past weekend to participate in the Vail Challenge Cup. This proved to be a great opportunity to get some additional experience mid-season and provide additional ‘team-time’ amidst the autumn colors of the Colorado mountains.

The U13 age group included teams from Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, and Durango. On Saturday, EDGE Black took on a strong team in Rush Pikes Peak Swoosh – pulling away in the second half to a 4-1 victory. In the afternoon contest, the team defeated a Durango team 10-1. As a result, the team only needed a tie in their Sunday morning game in order to move on to the Championship game. Facing a physical Real team on a rough field made for some interesting moments; however, they came away with the 0-0 draw needed to move on to the finals – just over an hour later.

In the Championship game, EDGE faced a strong Vail team playing on their home turf. To date, Vail had not lost in the tournament, or in league play. Vail jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a strong shot against the grain from the 18 and a quick shot when the ball found an open forward on the weak side of the play.

Momentum was clearly in Vail’s favor until EDGE placed a short cross high in the back of the net from just outside the penalty box. EDGE was down 1-2 at half, but had managed to gain back the momentum. The second half saw more end-to-end action until EDGE was able to work the ball past Vail’s defense and make a nice cross from the right side to a streaking forward down the middle. The 2-2 tie held until the end of regulation.

During both of the five-minute, golden goal overtimes, neither team was able to find the back of the net as pressure mounted. Both coaches made their final substitutions to insure they had the proper lineups on the field for the penalty-kick (PK) shootout.

Following the coin toss, EDGE sent their first shooter to the PK stripe. He calmly placed the shot in the back of the net. Vail responded. It wasn’t until the third set of shooters that someone missed – Vail hit the crossbar. After the fourth set of players made their shots, EDGE’s fifth shooter could win the game. By now the field was lined with parents, players from other teams, and interested spectators as word spread of the Championship shootout. Amidst the pressure, EDGE’s final shooter placed the ball high in the net for the final goal.

Some powerful memories not soon, or ever, forgotten. Congratulations EDGE Black!

Tag(s): U13 Boys Black Club News & Events

Lindsey Pfenninger signs letters of intent to join the Swedes

09/23/08

By Bethany College, Coach Steve Moore

(Bottom) Lindsey and Bethany Coach Steve Moore (Top) EDGE Coaches Mark Johnson and Allan Reid

Swede Women's Soccer Off and Running with '09 Recruiting Class

Coach Steve Moore's Swede Women's Soccer team hasn't wasted any time in getting started on the team's 2009 recruiting class, having already signed 2 players.

Lindsey Pfenninger of Arvada, Colorado and Shannon SIngleton of N. Las Vegas, Nevada each signed letters of intent this summer to join the Swedes in the Fall of 2009.

Pfenninger will come to Bethany having played her freshman and sophomore years at Ralston Valley HS, as well as having played club soccer most recently with Colorado Edge. She has played primarily as a sweeper, but has also seen a good share of time recently as an outside back. "I've been more and more impressed with Lindsey each time I've seen her play," states Coach Moore. "I think every time I've seen her play from the first time I saw her, to her recruit visit, to her club tournament this summer, she's gotten better and better...which makes me very excited to see where she'll be when she shows up to camp next August. We'll be graduating 4 starting defenders over the next 2 years, so bringing in players of Lindsey's ability now is going to be imperative to our continued success defensively." Pfenninger is the daughter of Brad and Kathy Pfenninger, and will join her sister Ashley, who's currently a sophomore, here at Bethany. She plans on majoring in Criminal Justice.

Tag(s): Club News & Events