October Newsletter 2022

Welcome to the Kings Hammer October Newsletter! This edition features Supplemental Tryouts, COE Winter Training Program, Little Lions, Blue Chip Juniors, Respecting Our Officials, September Saves of the Month, KH Fan Wear, and more! If you have a player, coach, or team to be highlighted in future newsletters, please send photos and stories to info@kingshammer.com. Each newsletter will be posted on our website as well as our social pages.

Supplemental Tryouts

Are you or someone you know looking for a team? Kings Hammer will be holding Premier Supplemental Tryouts for players U8-U14 at our Xenia, North, Sycamore, Central, and South locations! Dates, times, and locations are listed in the image below. Click here register now through PlayMetrics today.

Center of Excellence Winter Training Program

Kings Hammer is excited to launch our first ever Center of Excellence (COE) Winter Training Program for U8-U14 players. The COE Winter Training Program is a 4-week program that will take place at 3 convenient locations: Voice of America in West Chester Township, OH, Town & Country in Wilder, KY, and at Falling Springs in Versailles, KY.

The program will feature four 90 minute training sessions that will focus on individual player development (technically and tactically) in the four phases of the game: Attacking, Transition to Attack, Defending, and Transition to Defending. The final week of the program will include a 3v3 Tournament, the Kings Hammer 3v3 Holiday Classic. U8-U14 players have the option to participate in the 4 training sessions including the 3v3 tournament or can just participate in the 3v3 tournament.

The introduction of the Center of Excellence Winter Training Program means that the club will be transitioning away from our traditional winter training option, Volta. We feel that our new program will not only provide a fantastic option for our players looking to continue to play throughout the winter months, it is also one that will follow the clubs on field principles of play and help the players as they transition back to their team environment during the Spring season.

COE Winter Training Program

Fees

Fees include four(4) 90 minute training sessions and entry into the Kings Hammer 3v3 Holiday Classic Tournament
- U8-U14 KHSC Player: $99
- U8-U14 Non KHSC Player: $115

Locations

North – Voice of America (7850 VOA Park Dr. West Chester Township, OH 45069)
South – Town & Country (1018 Town Dr. Wilder, KY 41076)
Bluegrass – Falling Springs (275 Beasley Rd. Versailles, KY 40383)

Additional Details

4 – 90 minute training sessions broken up by age group
- Dates: 11/27, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16
  - 11/27: 12-1:30pm for u8-u10, 1:30-3pm for u11-u14
  - 12/2, 12/9, 12/16: 5-6:30pm for u8-u10, 6:30-8pm for u11-u14
2 COE T-shirts (training shirt & 3v3 tournament shirt)

COE – Kings Hammer 3v3 Holiday Classic Tournament

12/18 @ Town & Country
$35 per player
Guaranteed 4 games
Reach out to Directors for more details:
- Pat West: Pat@kingshammer.com
- Ian Chang: Ian@kingshammer.com

Click here for more information & to register for the COE Winter Training Program

Winter 1 Little Lions

Kings Hammer is excited to announce that our Winter 1 Little Lions Program is open for registration! The program will be offered for players U5(2018) thru U8(2015) from November 3rd-December 15th at two locations, Town & Country located in Wilder, KY and Grace Chapel located in Mason, OH. Our Little Lions Program is a player-centered program that focuses on technical fundamentals, age-appropriate social- emotional and cognitive skills, and fun! Each week players will participate in 1 training session, led by Kings Hammer staff.

Registration for Winter 1 2022 will be through PlayMetrics. Click the links below for more information and to register through PlayMetrics today!

Town & Country – Wilder, KY
Grace Chapel – Mason, OH

Blue Chip Juniors

Kings Hammer Events hosted the 2022 Blue Chip Juniors tournament over the weekend of October 7-9 at Voice of America Park and Warren Co Sports Park. This year we hosted over 290 teams and 480 games over the 2 day event with teams traveling from across the Midwest and as far as Arizona and Texas. We were treated to some great weather, great games, and very competitive championship matches. Thank you to Premier SuperCopa for selecting the Blue Chip Juniors as one of only 3 qualifying events across the country! If you weren’t able to purchase event merchandise on site during the event, it’s not too late to purchase. You can visit our online store and have your event merchandise shipped to you. Click here to order online now!

A special thank you to all participating teams, coaches, referees, volunteers and staff for making the event such a success! We look forward to wrapping up our Cincinnati Event Series with our Gateway Showcase weekends in November! We will then turn our attention to our Futsal Event and our 3 weekends of events in March played on all turf fields in Cincinnati and Northern KY.

Volta Cup Futsal Cincinnati- January 27-29, 2023 Boys Turf Classic– March 10-12, 2023 Nike Elite Spring Thaw– March 17-19, 2023 Girls Turf Classic– March 24-26, 2023 We would also like to send a special thank you to our event partners: Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Trophy Awards- Official Awards Supplier of Kings Hammer Events PYB Sports- Official Event Housing Partner Nike Soccer- Official Brand Partner Wings & Rings

Click here for a full recap of scores!

October Education: Respecting our Officials

In last month’s Club Newsletter, we explored our Respect for our Opponents and ways that we could improve the game by extending our respect to each player and every team we face. This month we continue our efforts to Honor the Game through respecting the ROOTS by looking at our relationship with the Officials. Late September and early October’s crisp sunny weather has provided great weekends for soccer. In addition to all of the regular season games on the schedule, the past month has seen our Kings Hammer teams participate in a number of tremendous events; providing hundreds of teams from throughout the region the opportunity to compete. All this action has people talking about great games, brilliant goals, and superb saves. Unfortunately, many conversations I have heard have also been centered on the large number of games disrupted by inappropriate, and in some cases, abusive behavior centered on the referees. For some reason, when the whistle blows to start the game many players, coaches, and spectators seem to lose appreciation (and respect) for those responsible for overseeing the game. And this problem is not isolated just to soccer. The continued lack of respect for officials can be seen every weekend at any sporting event, club, AAU, HS, college, and yes even the pros (watch an FC Cincy game for perfect examples, or go to any hockey game, where the officials are booed as soon as they are introduced…PRIOR to the game!) In a recent address to her members, Dr Karissa Neihoff, the president of the National Federation of State High School Associations, talks about the problems faced in all sports across the nation (see link below.) In the video Dr Niehoff addresses the results of frequent abuse of referees-a national shortage of officials resulting in numerous cancellations, postponements, or relocations of games and match. I am sure many of you have faced similar problems recently to your events. Click here to learn more ways to Honor the Game by Respecting our Opponent

Kings Hammer at Cincinnati Zoo’s HallZOOween Event on October 22nd & 23rd

Kings Hammer handed out candy at the Cincinnati Zoo’s HallZOOween Event on October 22nd & 23rd. Thank you to all families that stopped by and said hi!

GK Union Save of the Month

Congratulations to Finn H from KH Sycamore B12 Premier 2 & Sydney F from KHA South G11 Red for being named the September GK Union Saves of the Month! Did you make an incredible save or a game-saving block? We want to see them! Post your best saves in the Kings Hammer GK Union Facebook group or share on Twitter using the hashtag #KingsHammer. Be sure to share throughout the spring season and YOU could be selected for our Kings Hammer Save of the Month! GK Save of the Month winners will be announced the Friday of the first full week of the following month. Monthly winners will be posted on the Kings Hammer social pages and on the GK Union page.

Stay Tuned (& Get Excited!)

We can’t unveil the details just yet but be sure to check out our merchandise website every day for 12 days starting the day after Thanksgiving. We will have special deals and great gift ideas that will be sure to delight all the Kings Hammer fans you know! Already holiday shopping? Check out what we’ve got stocked now: Kings Hammer Shop

Content Feedback Survey

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