CSAN Women's Select Team Program

2001 Women's State Select Team Program
CSAN State Women's Select Team Coach:  Kambiz Nik Charalaghi
            Administrator and Assistant Coach:  Gregg Witkin

May 1, 2001

This year CSAN will once again enter a women’s state select team in the Region IV Select Team Tournament.  This tournament will be held in Delta Park in Portland, OR from June 14th to June 17th, 2001.  This program is one of the bottom rungs of the national program that leads to selection of players for the United States Olympic Soccer Team and the Women's National Amateur Soccer Team.

The 2000 CSAN Women's Select team did very well.  They won the 2000 Region IV Select Team Tournament in Salt Lake City, UT.  So they were automatically invited to play in the 2000 George F. Donnelly Cup in Fort Lauderdale, FL over Thanksgiving vacation.  The 2000 CSAN Women's State Select Team, coached by Rick Caldwell and J. T. Thomas, won the 2000 Donnelly Cup and thus were the best Women's State Select Team in the United States.   Eleven CSAN players were chosen for the 2000 Region IV Women’s Select Team and seven of these eleven players played in the 2000 National Soccer Festival with the Region IV team.  In addition, LaKeysia Beene, Emily Burt, Kelsey Carlson, and Carmel Murphy were chosen for the 2000 United States National Amateur Women's Soccer Team.

Several of the players on the 2000 CSAN Women's Select have also been chosen for teams in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA): LaKeysia Beene - CyberRays; Maite Zabala - Atlanta Beat; Carly Smolak - Free Agent; Emily Burt - Atlanta Beat; Ronnie Fair - New York Power; Elie Foster - Boston Breakers; Megan Horvath - CyberRays; Cary Sanchez-Raygor - Boston Breakers; and Emmy Barr - Washington Freedom.

Eligibility Criteria:

  1. Any female player 19 years old or older with a currently valid player pass from CSAN is eligible to try out for the Women’s State Select Team.
  2. No player may try out for a State Select Team without first applying for or having a current registration as an amateur player with CSAN.
  3. Players who don’t have a current registration with CSAN are eligible to try out for the State Select Team provided they pay $20 for such registration at the time of their first try out. These players must also provide three ID photos and complete the amateur player registration forms.
  4. Professional players are ineligible.
  5. Under-19 players may try out if they obtain permission from CYSA.
  6. Under-18 players may try out if they obtain parental permission and permission from CYSA.

Open Tryout Sessions:

Sacramento Area

None.

East Bay Area

None

San Jose Area

  1. Saturday, May 19th, 2001 San Jose State University.

San Francisco Area

  1. Saturday, May 5th, 2001, 1:30 pm, Canada College, Redwood City, CA.
  2. Saturday, May 12th, 2001, 1:30 pm, Canada College, Redwood City, CA.

Fresno Area

None.

Monterey Area

None.

Important Note:  All players who try out for the Women's State Select Team must have a current valid CSAN player registration.  The only acceptable proof of registration is your current, valid USASA player pass.  If you do not have a current, valid player pass, you must register at the tryout location, in which case you will be charged a $20 registration fee.  To avoid paying this fee, you must bring your current, valid player pass with you if you have one.

What to Bring to Open Tryouts

Each player attending an open tryout must bring the following items with them:
    1.  Your personal soccer clothing, shinguards, socks and cleats.
    2.  Drinking water.
    3.  A ball.
    4.  Your competitive or recreational USASA player pass, valid for a CSAN-affiliated team for 2000/2001.

Training Sessions: Times, dates and locations to be announced.

Region IV Select Team Tournament:

The trip to the tournament will start very early on Thursday, June 14th, 2001. Players will return from Portland, OR to the Bay area late on Sunday, June 17th, 2001.