American Youth Soccer Organization Area 2B

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Congratulations to Gregory D. Pierce, recipient of the 2010 Manny Herschel Award. gpierce.jpeg

Greg has been a volunteer with AYSO Region 249 for about twenty years. From Region through Section levels, he has been outdoing most others in his passion for enhancing AYSO.

At the Region level he is a National Coach, Intermediate Referee, Advance Coach Instructor, Board Member, started the U5 program in Region 249, Summerkicks volunteer, and Turkey Tournament Director. Greg has taken local teams to play in Minnesota and Europe. He has also served as Field coordinator for ten plus years.

In the Area 2B, Greg has been in the background of almost every tournament for both U16/19 and U12/14 play. Now he has taken on the Developer position. He has assisted in Area instruction for coaching and refereeing disciplines.

For the Section he has just taken on the duties of developer.He has also been Spring League Secretary for many years.

At the National level, Greg assisted with local preparation as San Francisco served as host City for the annual 2008 NAGM meeting. He was behind the scenes helping coordinate the event with the Area Director.

In addition to his AYSO activities, Greg also participates in many other community activities. At Capuchino High School he serves as head coach for the frosh soph soccer team,volleyball team, and the badminton team. You can put him in on Softball also. Greg has coached the Parkside Junior High School basketball teams and Volleyball. Greg is field coordinator for both CYSA and AYSO, and has been a San Bruno City Park Recreational Commissioner for many years. Which in turn works with San Bruno school district?

Through all of this he has aided in facilitating our strong AYSO presence in the City of San Bruno.

AREA RECOGNITIONS JANUARY 2009

 

I would like to acknowledge some of our Area achievements over the past year:

  • We had 5 coaches take an intermediate upgrade course
  • 12 referee upgrades - including 1 National and 1 Advanced
  • 3,484 children playing soccer and
  • Hosted and staffed the NAGM

Our Area goals over the next year:

My vision is to see an Area where the Regions work together - complimenting each other by sharing their strengths, exchanging ideas and asking for and receiving help as needed. Our main goal is to continue to grow a “Quality” program as a result of cohesive management – coaches, that means teamwork!


I would like to see everyone working together as a family rather than as “rivals”.  Rivalry is good fun on the field, but as a management team we need to present a unified front. Therefore, as we go forward, I am asking everyone to dedicate themselves to the job they volunteered to do. A simple fact - If everyone does their own job to the best of their ability, it is much easier to run a Region, which makes for a successful area!


Most of you have been taking a short break after the busy fall season.  During this break I have asked your Area board to meet and set goals for this year.  Now we need your input and assistance.  We have created several sub-committees to resolve many of the issues we have faced in the past; including, among others, Area and Area Play Guidelines.  If you are asked to volunteer to join a committee, please do.


I have also asked that each Area Administrator set up regular meetings with their regional counterparts – the first round table sessions are scheduled during the Section Conference on Saturday evening, February 14th. Additionally we will have a semi-annual Area/Region wide Board Meeting to discuss the latest updates, the first to be on April 23rd at the San Bruno Park & Rec.


I want to thank my Area Board – they have stepped up to the challenges I have set before them. I hope you share our excitement for the future - There is no better leader than Passion for what we do.


In closing, remember, it’s always for the “kids”.  


Heidi

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Area 2B Developer Goals

  • Attend individual region meetings
  • Help each region develop and maintain a U5 program
  • Insure that each region supports and promotes the Kids Zone philosophy
  • Develop a strong working relationship with SMUHSD for sufficient Area field use
  • Set up field use agreement with Skyline College for Area play
  • Continue to work with America SCORES Bay Area for future SF program

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    Prior Manny Hirschel Award Recipients

    2009 Ron Kratochvil

    2008 Heidi Pierce

    2007 Kristina Kratochvil

    2006 Pat King

    2005 David Sondergeld

    2004 Ron Kratochvil

    2003 Mary Milliken

    2002 Judi Richards

    2001 ____?______

    2000 Don King

    contact: info<at>ayso2b.org