Summer 2009 U-13 Boys Info

Try-outs: Sunday, November 2, 2008 from 2 to 4 PM @ Marion Diehl Turf Facility.  If you are interested in the Nov. 2 try-out please email the Director, Phil Song @ phil.song@stickwithus.org

U-13 Eligibility: Athletes born in 1996 and 1997 are eligible to participate on the U-13 Team.  Typically the U-13 squad is 5th and 6th graders & 7th graders with a 1996 birth year may also play.

2009 Summer Highlights:
South East Championships, May 16 & 17, 2009, Stone Mountain, GA
Greensboro Lax Fest, June 6 & 7, 2009 Greensboro NC
Summer Exposure, June 13 & 14, 2009 Annapolis, MD
We will play in one or two more summer '09 events TBA
Kindly note that we would like all team members to play in all the events, we have made exceptions for kids who are not able to attend some of the events; please discuss this directly with Coach Thompson.

South Charlotte Select Staff

The Director: South Charlotte Select will be under the direction of Coach Phil Song. Coach Song brings more than 10 years of coaching experience to the position.  His coaching background includes:  Varsity Assistant Head Coach at Episcopal Academy (PA); Founder and Varsity Head Coach at Culver Military Academy (IN), and JV Head Coach at St. Georges School (RI).  Most recently, Coach Song was the Head Coach for Team Charlotte U-11 in 2004, has been a coach for four seasons in Mecklenburg Youth Lacrosse and now serves as the South Charlotte Select Tornadoes head coach.  As a player, Coach Song was a four-year starter at close defense for Wesleyan University and was team captain and MVP his senior year, earning All-Conference and All-New England accolades.

U-13 Head Coach: Bobby Thompson . Coach Thompson just completed his third year as the head coach of Providence Day School.  Since taking over the program in 2005, the Chargers have amassed a record of 54-9, reaching the playoffs in each of those three seasons.  He guided PDS to its first ever championship game in 2006 and their first state title in 2007.  He was named the NCISAA coach of the year in 2007.  Thompson also teaches 6-7th grade History at PDS. Prior to taking over the varsity position at PD, he coached the JV team for two years and served as an assistant varsity coach at Charlotte Latin from 2000-2002. Originally from Rochester, NY, Thompson attended Penfield High School and played Midfield for Division I Siena College.

A brief description of our year-long program

SPRING TRAINING (March-May) TUESDAY NIGHT TRAINING.   The spring program is in addition to, not in place of, your current youth league or team.  To be a member of South Charlotte Select, you first and foremost need to be a current member of the local spring league of your choice (WCWAA, MYL, and/or CYLA).  Since the area youth leagues are the foundation of better lacrosse in Charlotte, part of your responsibility of being in the South Charlotte Select program is to become a leader in your league by continuing to play in your spring league while you train one night a week with South Charlotte Select.  Ten Tuesday nights training sessions are planned for the spring.  Once the rec spring season starts in March, members will practice Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 PM @ the brand new lacrosse field at Jack Hughes Park in Pineville.  

Additionally, during the spring season there may be opportunities for South Charlotte Select to play games in North Carolina (North Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh/Durham) versus other club teams, and if these opportunities do not present themselves, we will look at the feasibility of traveling outside of North Carolina to regional tournaments.   
  
SUMMER TOURNAMENT SEASON (May-June). When the rec season ends in late May, we will add more practices per week as we prepare for Regional and National lacrosse tournaments.  We will play in regional events, such as the Southeast Lacrosse Championship in Atlanta GA, the Greensboro Lax Fest in Greensboro, NC, and National lacrosse events in the Northeast in June. The U-13 Summer Season will be under the direction of Coach Bobby Thompson , head varsity coach at Providence Day School.

FALL BALL TRAINING (September-October). Once school is back in session in the fall, we encourage members to play other sports such as football, soccer, or cross-country.  On the weekends during the fall, South Charlotte Select players will have the opportunity to train and play together on Sunday afternoons.  We will schedule 5 training sessions in the fall with many of Charlotte's top high school coaches.  On hand in the fall will be high school head coaches:   Tim Price (Ardrey Kell HS), Bobby Thompson (Providence Day School), Mike Gambrill (Myers Park HS), Matt Wiehl (Butler HS) and William Humphrey (Providence HS).  The best-of-the best Charlotte high school players, including Team Charlotte and Team Carolina members, will join these high school head coaches.