Tryout Information

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:53:06 GMT

Spring Training

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:24:38 GMT

Monday Skills - 7 Sessions beginning April 1st, 5:15 - 6:30 p.m. and 6:45 - 8:00 p.m.
Goalkeeper Training - 8 Sessions beginning April 1st. U13+ from 5:45 - 6:25 p.m., U8 - U10 from 6:25 - 7:05 p.m. and U11 - U12 from 7:05 - 7:45 p.m.

Team Training - Begins the week of April 1st with sessions from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m., 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. and 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. (See Link for Details)

Tournament Schedule - See Link for details

Pegasus - CFJN Partnership

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:56:15 GMT

On behalf of the Pegasus Board of Directors and staff, we want to wish the Pegasus Community a happy and healthy new year. We also want to provide you with our “State of Pegasus” now and into the future.

For almost 29 years, Pegasus has been providing travel soccer to the Deerfield community and at times beyond Deerfield. In the 1980’s and early 90’s, Pegasus was THE premier travel soccer program in Illinois. As soccer expanded in popularity, the landscape changed over time with many community clubs growing and prospering along with suburban sprawl. The trend is changing again as US Soccer is encouraging community soccer clubs to partner with other soccer clubs to form larger regional based organizations. The primary reasons for these partnerships is to provide more depth in numbers at every age level thereby allowing similarly skilled players to play together, furthering the recruitment of better coaches and establishing stronger management boards to hold coaches accountable in following a well-designed US Soccer curriculum. At the end of the day, this formula provides a better training environment for all children.

With that said, for the past 4 years, Pegasus has worked diligently to expand our base of players and hire personnel in order to independently create a multi-level organization that could achieve the goals as listed above. Over this period of time, we are proud to have a 50% increase in player participation as well as implementation of additional training and tournaments to better serve our players. Based on the ongoing internal review by our Board of Directors and the feedback that you have provided through surveys and direct communication, these significant achievements are not fulfilling the current and future needs of the community and the players. Furthermore, since we also determined that we have tapped much of the player resources from our community, we have determined that the best way proceed is to expedite our path to provide the best opportunity for our players and our community.

We are excited to announce that we will partner with the Chicago Fire Juniors North (“CFJN”) beginning with the 2013-14 season. Our partnership will be co-located in both Deerfield and Highland Park. After extensive review and consideration, we are confident that this partnership will provide greater player depth, higher quality coaching, stellar management and an affiliation with the Chicago Fire MLS team, all within our community or within close proximity. Most importantly, this partnership will benefit the development of our players while maintaining the community based club feeling that Pegasus has continually maintained throughout its long history.

The expanded CFJN will be led by Sole Antonijevic as Director of Coaching and Mimi Antonijevic as General Manager. Sole’s resume includes a ten-year professional playing career in Yugoslavia that concluded in the United States as a member of the Chicago Power. He was named USISL Coach of the Year in 1993, served as the Director of Coaching for the Illinois Youth Soccer Association, served as Director of Coaching from 1999-2009 for the Chicago Wind Soccer Club, and is and “A” licensed coach and the current Director of Coaching for the CFJN. Antonijevic has also served as the U15/16 and U17/18 Academy coach for Chicago Fire and Chicago Magic. He was named Academy Coach of the Year in 2007. Sole’s wife, Mimi, is an experienced General Manager who currently handles all of the CFJN Club administration. Sole and Mimi live in Buffalo Grove and have two sons.

Pegasus Soccer Club will continue to operate, with the current board of directors, affiliate status with the Deerfield Park District and the singular goal of best serving the soccer players in our community. Pegasus will employ Phil Stephens as our Director of Operations where he will work with CFJN in both a management and coaching role. Pegasus will outsource our travel soccer operations to CFJN to create a partnership with greater collective players and resources. The Pegasus Board of Directors will continue to manage all Pegasus operations, oversee the soccer functions being administered by CFJN, and insure that player development continues to fulfill our expectations. All current Pegasus players and all new players from Deerfield will register through Pegasus SC, but will be combined with all CFJN players to create more balanced teams and more teams at each age group, all of which will compete under the CFJN club name. Practices and games will all be held in Deerfield and Highland Park.

In order to address any questions related to this partnership, we will hold an open house on Monday, January 28th, 7 p.m. at Jewett Community Center, Oak Room, where we will provide a brief presentation and then a Q & A with Pegasus board members and CFJN management present. We have attached some answers to basic questions about the logistics involved with the implementation of this partnership with CFJN.

Please note that the current 2012-13 season will continue as scheduled. We look forward to productive upcoming Winter and Spring seasons.

Detailed Questions and Answers

Tryouts:

How will tryouts work for CFJN? - We will hold tryouts at both West Ridge & Brickyards locations. Players from the current CFJN, Pegasus teams, and players new to the organization will attend tryout sessions together at the times selected for their age group so that assessments for team placements can be determined in a fair and timely manner.

How many tryout sessions will there be? - Each player will be required to attend 2 tryout sessions for their age group and each session will last 90 minutes.

Will placement of Pegasus players be made merely from their play at the tryout? - No. All players will be evaluated based upon their play at the tryout, the assessments given by their current coaches, and the written reviews of players provided throughout the year.

Will Pegasus players be placed on teams with CFJN players? - The goal is to have teams with similarly skilled players to allow for better skill development and team success. Team formation, regardless of the club from which a player originates, will be based upon the skill level of the players as determined from the tryout, coach assessments, and written evaluations.

How many teams will be formed at each age group? - Our goal is to provide a travel soccer experience for as many players in the community who are looking to play competitive so by combining our players and those from CFJN, we hope to be able to field multiple teams at each age group.

Will CFJN use pooling of players for any age groups? - At this point, the CFJN only anticipates using player pooling at the U14 age group and older.

When will results from tryouts be posted? - Results will be posted on the CFJN web site 24 hours after the last tryout session for that particular age group.

Where will registration for the club occur? - Registration will occur at Danny Cunniff fields within a few days of posting the last results. Specific details would be included on the web site as we get closer to tryouts.

Location:

Where will training sessions be held? - Practice facilities will be located throughout Deerfield & Highland Park.

Where will games be held? - Game facilities will be located throughout Deerfield & Highland Park, with most games being held at Woodland, Clavey and Danny Cunniff.

Where will indoor training be held? - We are currently in the process of securing indoor training space which can accommodate our newly expanded club and will get the details out when available. Please note that we are considering locations within a 20-30 minute drive from Deerfield & Highland Park.

Training:

When does team training begin? - Pre-season training will begin in early August. Although players are encouraged to participate in pre-season training, the pre-season training sessions are optional. Regular team training sessions begin the week before school starts, this year the week of August 12, 2013.

When will we receive our training schedules for the 2013-2014 season? - We anticipate posting the outdoor training schedules for all teams at the end of June, 2013 and the winter indoor training schedules will be posted during the Fall.

How often will players be training with this new partnership? - Fall & Spring training will be held twice per week for 90 minutes each session. Winter training will be two hours per week - with the session time(s) anywhere from 60-120 minutes per session, depending on the particular indoor space we are using.

Will there be weekly skills sessions? - Yes. Skills based training will be held twice per week for one hour during both the Fall and Spring seasons, thereby allowing players to attend skills sessions on a day on which they do not have team training.

Will there be goalkeeper training sessions? - Yes. Beginning after Labor Day, a goalkeeper coach will lead training sessions twice per week with age specific times on both goalie training days.

What if my child has a conflict with one of the weekly scheduled team training times? - The club will accommodate this type of situation by allowing your child to participate in training with a team that is at a skill level similar to the team your child is placed on. This would need to be discussed and arranged on an as need basis in conjunction with the coach and administrator.

Will Pegasus Coaches be working for CFJN in this partnership? - All coaching decisions will be made by the CFJN DOC, Sole. Pegasus coaches will be interviewed and evaluated by Sole.

Fees:

What will be the cost for a player to participate with CFJN next year? - The annual fee will depend on the age level of the player, as follows:

U7-U10 = $1,700 fee per player - includes training listed above, two tournament (see below) and other tournaments a la carte depending on the competitive level of the individual team.
U11-U12=$1,800 fee per player includes training listed above, two tournament (see below) and other tournaments a la carte depending on the competitive level of the individual team.
U13-U14=$2,000 fee per player includes training listed above, two tournament (see below) and other tournaments a la carte depending on the competitive level of the individual team.
High School Girls = $1,250 fee per player - includes training listed above in Fall and Winter seasons, one pre-season tournament and other tournaments a la carte depending on the competitive level of the individual team.
High School Boys = $1,800 fee per player - includes training listed above in Winter and Spring seasons, state/regional/national cup participation, team allocation of $1,000 for tournaments.

Will we have to pay this whole fee amount when registering and accepting our roster spot? - You will have the option to pay for the full annual fee at registration or to pay through a 4-pay installment plan, with a fee associated with the installment plan.

Is there a discount when a family has multiple children playing for the club? - Yes, if more than one child is playing for CFJN, then the second child receives a 10% reduction in fees and a third child would receive a 20% reduction in fees.

What about uniforms? - After tryouts, parents will go onto the Eurosport web site to purchase the uniform package. Since current CFJN players are in the 2nd year of their existing uniform, we have secured a discounted uniform package for players who do not currently have a CFJN uniform to allow for purchase of Jerseys, Shorts, Socks & Training Shirts.

What tournaments will we participate in? All CFJN teams will participate in one pre-season tournament, which will be held August 23-25, 2013 in Highland Park and Deerfield. As for the spring tournament, the DOC will evaluate the tournament options available for Spring tournaments and in conjunction with the team coaches and ADOC's, will make a determination as to what tournament will provide the most appropriate level of competition for each team.

What does this base fee not include? - If a team wishes to participate in more than 1 tournament per outdoor season, the team would need to secure approval from the DOC to add tournaments providing appropriate competitiveness. When adding tournament(s), the team would absorb all tournament costs, including a coach stipend of $10 per day per player and coach expenses. No Indoor Winter league play has been included in this annual fee but is a team wishes to participate in an indoor league, the team would secure approval from the DOC prior to registering for the league to insure appropriate competitiveness and the team would need to pay for the league fee as well as the coaching flat fee stipend of $50 per game.

Administration:

Who will I go to with any administrative questions for the 2013-2014 season? - Mimi will be the club administrator who handles all administrative duties. She can be reached at 847-433-7107 or through e-mail at mimi@chicagofirejuniorsnorth.com.

Who will I go to with any soccer related issues for the 2013-2014 season? - There is an established procedure to address and resolve soccer related problems within the CFJN framework. First, the coach should be directly contacted with the matter. If this does not solve the issue, then the appropriate Assistant Director of Coaching (ADOC) should be informed of the matter - for concerns with a boys team, the Boys ADOC should be contacted & for concerns with a girls team, contact the Girls ADOC. If at this point, the Coach and ADOC does not resolve the matter, then the DOC, Sole, should be brought into the discussion to help address the issue.

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