Welcome to the Kings Hammer September Newsletter! This edition features Kings Hammer Players selected for ECNL RL All-Conference, the Fall Tournament Season, The “Laws” of the Game 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.

Kings Hammer Players Selected for ECNL RL All-Conference

Congratulations to our Kings Hammer ECNL RL players who were named to the ’23/’24 ECNL RL Great Lakes Alliance and Ohio Valley All-Conference teams! These players worked hard this past season in order to come out on top of their league. Congratulations, all!

Click here for the full list players selected from ECNL RL Boys Great Lakes Alliance conference

Click here for the full list players selected from ECNL RL Girls Ohio Valley conference

Tell Your Friends! KH COED U7 Fall Festival

Do you know a coach or parent of U7 (birth year 2018) soccer players in Greater Cincinnati? Kings Hammer is hosting a 3v3 Fall Festival on October 19th perfect and is looking for other teams to join! Open to 2018 boys & girls, this festival has NO REGISTRATION FEE! So get your team together & register today!

Click here for the registration link! Have questions? Don’t hesitate to reach out to Michael Fry @ mfry@KingsHammer.com or Savannah Petty at spetty@kingshammer.com!

Kings Hammer Kicks off the Fall Tournament Season

September brings some exciting tournaments to Cincinnati and around the midwest! This month, Kings Hammer hosted the Cincy Challenge tournament in the Cincinnati area as well as attended multiple other tournaments, including Battle in the Bluegrass in Elizabethtown, KY. Congratulations to all of our teams who have been named Finalists and Champions at these events!

Check out the videos below to see a recap of Cincy Challenge this year.

Kings Hammer ECNL Player featured on Fox19

Check this out! One of our ECNL 06/07 players, Lauren Flax, was featured on Fox19 after being awarded Baxla Tractor Athlete of the Month with her high school team! Congratulations, Lauren!

Click here to see the full feature on Fox19!

Kings Hammer at ECNL St Louis

Earlier this month, a handful of our Kings Hammer ECNL teams headed out to ECNL St Louis. All of our teams had a fantastic weekend there with some great results. It was all smiles and goals from Kings Hammer! Great work to all of the teams and coaches, and a special thanks to all the soccer scouts who attended our matches. Check out the video below to see some awesome goals from our players at the event!

August Education: The “Laws” of the Game

One of the leading causes of stress, confusion, anger, and angst during soccer games (youth through professional) is the misunderstanding, misapplication, and misconceptions around the rules of the game.

Here are five of the leading problem-causing culprits when it comes to “Laws” in soccer:

1. Offside (note – not offsides)

The “interpretation” of offside is worthy of an entire book, but a majority of the debate takes place around interpreting two components: the positioning of the offending player at the time the ball was played and if the alleged offending player was “actively involved” in the play.

Being “actively involved” generally refers to 3 possibilities; receiving the ball, engaging the defender as they receive the ball, or actively interfering with the goalkeeper’s ability to make a play on a shot ball.  The first is fairly obvious, the second two can be a little more subjective and open to interpretation by the official. If player in an offside position stops their run, then other players coming from onside positions are able to pursue the ball without a call being made.

Click here to read the full article!

GK Union Save of the Month

Our August 2024 GK Union Save of the Month is pretty awesome! Congratulations to Ella D of Kings Hammer New Albany and Blake Cox of Kings Hammer Murfreesboro on your fantastic saves this month. Way to go to both of you!

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.

KINGS HAMMER MERCH AVAILABLE NOW!

The new season is here and were adding some Kings Hammer Merch you’re sure to love! Now with extended sizing, we have Kings Hammer t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, and more available at shop.KingsHammer.com. Check it out now!

KINGS HAMMER PHOTO AND VIDEO SHOOT INTEREST FORM

Interested in participating in a future photo or video shoot for Kings Hammer SC? Open to parents and players, we just ask a few quick questions to help us gauge interest and learn more about you. Please fill out the form below with your information and sample photos. Your submission will be held on file for potential club photo or video opportunities!

Click here to fill out the Kings Hammer Photo and Video Shoot Interest Form now!

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