[SSJ-Coaches] South San Jose Youth Soccer League - Request for assistance

[Eric Simons]

I just reviewed the number of signatures the league has received for the 
league's two petitions that Jeff Semone, our league president, has sent out.  


I am very concerned that we are still far from the goal of 1000 for each 
petition.  


Coaches, it is time for you to step up and get yourself and your parents 
involved in helping the league to try and provide better fields for the youth in 
the community.  Board members have receive numerous complaints regarding the 
conditions of our grass fields from both coaches and parents of home and away 
teams.  

Numerous board members over the past few years have attempted to work with the 
Santa Teresa High School principle, John Duran, to allow our youth program to 
utilize the Santa Teresa turf field on Sundays.  His answer, NO!  Reasons, 
questionable; noise, vandalism over utilization of the field.  Very poor reasons 
to not allow use by the community youth organizations who parents paid, by their 
taxes, to have the turf field installed at the school.

Our league is not asking to utilize the ST turf field for free on Sundays.  Our 
payment to use the turf field on Saturdays during a school year amounts to over 
$5000 for the year.  The use of the turf on Sundays would be a additional $5000, 
if not more, to the school district.  I think all of us are well aware of the 
financial budget problems they are having.  Would a additional $5000 help?

The petition for the Oak Grove School District is to help show support for the 
efforts of our league try to work with them to improve the conditions of the 
grass fields under their control.

Our league has over 1000 soccer players!  If only one parent signed up for each 
player we would have the goal 1000 signature for each petition.  


Those of you that have signed up thank you!  
 
Those that have not, or coaches that have not forwarded this e-mail to their 
team parents it is time to do so!!!

  
Eric (Rick) Simons
Fields Director, SSJYSL
ricklions at att.net
(408) 227-4163
Soccer Line 




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From: "Semone, Jeff" <jeff.semone at stryker.com>
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Sent: Tue, January 18, 2011 6:11:42 AM
Subject: [SSJ-Coaches] South San Jose Youth Soccer League - Request for 
assistance


Dear South San Jose YSL Soccer Community,
 
First, Happy New Year to you!  I hope the holidays brought you some fun and a 
chance to get together with your friends and family to enjoy the season.
 
Second, I’m writing again to ask your help in taking a few minutes to go the 
websites below and signing 2 petitions to help the League create a better 
playing environment for our kids.  The petitions are for:
 
1) gaining assistance from the school district to either improve the condition 
of the fields AND/OR allow us to do it.  Right now, unlike many other leagues, 
we are being PREVENTED FROM IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF THE FIELDS.  We have 
offered time from volunteers and money from the league and up until now been 
refused in each way, in addressing these vital assets.  

 
2) asking for your support in gaining permission to use Santa Teresa HS’s turf 
field on Sundays –provided it’s not need by a school team or function.  This 
would allow us to rest our grass fields (already in poor condition as stated 
above) and use space which is already owned by the community.  In addition, 
because we pay for the time, it would increase funds going to the school.
 
PLEASE HELP US BY GOING TO THE WEBSITES BELOW AND HAVING EACH PERSON OVER 18 IN 
YOUR HOUSEHOLD SIGN BOTH PETITIONS AND FORWARD TO YOUR NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS AND 
FAMILY IN THE AREA. Our goal is 1000 signatures to help make the experience we 
provide for our kids the best we can!  

 
The websites are:
 
1.  http://www.petitiononline.com/STturf/petition.html
2. http://www.petitiononline.com/SSJOak/petition.html
 
 
Finally, we had a series of successful tryouts over the last two months and lots 
of participation and interest from our Recreational Players.  It was good to see 
them out there having fun and learning a little bit more about the game as they 
consider moving to a higher level of play.  For all of you who had children 
tryout, I wish them the best of luck in making the team as we get ready to move 
into the Spring Season!
 
Should you have any further questions you may  go to our website www.ssjysl.org 
or contact me at president at ssjysl.org
 
Sincerely,
Jeff Semone
President SSJYSL
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