October 2021
Club Club News & Updatess & updates
Mercer Island FC is our community's volunteer-led, non-profit soccer club for kids of all ages. Let’s play!
  • Message From Paul Bayly - MIFC Director of Soccer
  • MIFC Players: Celebrate one of our own and Cheer on the MIHS Girls Varsity Soccer Team
  • MIHS Girls Varsity Update
Message From Paul Bayly - MIFC Director of Soccer
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Post Season Fall Programs

Fall is certainly upon us now and the fall soccer season is at it’s mid-point. We want to take this opportunity to let you know about some events and programs coming up.
 
Late Fall Skill Camp
MIFC is bringing back it’s skill camp for U6-U12 players who want to continue learning and polishing up their technical skills after the fall season is over.
This is a 4 week clinic starting Wednesday November 17th and running through December 15th run by our professional coaches and designed to make players better at ball control, passing and decision making. Wednesdays from 3:00 – 4:15 at Island Crest Park North (turf) The cost is $100. Registration link is here.
 
Winter Sharpness and Parent Camp
Our annual and very popular program targeted at developing soccer skills and decision-making is back!
 
Parents also get a chance to participate in their own weekly clinic that helps them understand what player development looks like in practice. Parents sign up and participate for free.
 
Winter Sharpness 2022 Starts Friday January 7th 
Winter Sharpness allows recreational players to train and safely scrimmage with other players of their age and skill level, all while being trained by MIFC's professional trainers.
Date: Every Friday from January 7th - February 25th (no session over mid-winter break)
Time: 6:30pm - 8pm
Cost: $150
Location: TBD
Who can Participate: Open to all elementary students, kindergarten through 5th grade.
Additional information will be sent to all registered players with specific details, covid instructions and what every player needs to bring
 
Sign up for both programs and receive a $25 discount. Register here.

MIFC Players: Celebrate one of our own and Cheer on the MIHS Girls Varsity Soccer Team
MIFC partners with the Mercer Island High School Girls Varsity program each year to offer a Game Day Experience for one lucky MIFC girl. We asked all MIFC girls’ coaches to nominate one girl from their team who demonstrates good sportsmanship and a positive attitude. One lucky girl was chosen this week!
 
This year’s Game Day Experience will be at the MIHS Varsity Home Game versus Juanita on October 19 at 7:30 pm.  
 
Here is what she is going to experience that evening:

Free admission to game for Experience winner and family members
Participation with the team in pregame locker room pep talk
Being on the field with coaches during warmups
Walking onto the field with the players for anthem
Sitting on the team bench during the game and listening to halftime huddle
Acknowledgment over the loudspeaker at half time by name, MIFC team and position
A picture with all of the Varsity girls (posted on the MIHS Girls Soccer social media)
A soccer ball signed by all Varsity players

We invite all MIFC players to the game to see who was chosen and to cheer MIHS on to victory! Don’t forget to wear your jerseys
Send Us Your Soccer Pictures - Be Famous (or at least semi-famous) and win a prize!
We want to celebrate the return of fall soccer to Mercer Island. Send us your best pictures from this season so far – goal celebration, action shot, silly pictures, team camaraderie, whatever you want!
 
The best 3 will go up on our website and will receive a small prize. Please send to info@mifc.org by 10/31.
 
See you on the pitch!
MIFC Annual Meeting: Mark Your Calendar for November 9
Save the Date for the 2021 Annual meeting at the VFW Hall, 7pm. Every November, MIFC rec coaches and board members (our voting population) gather together to elect new Board members, extend appreciation for board members who are retiring, celebrate graduating seniors and discuss current initiatives. We are required to have a quorum to install new Board members, so please do try to block the time to attend. Pizza and good cheer guaranteed.
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