Soccer - Boys

Hello Amador Valley Men’s Soccer family. We finally have the good news to share that we have all been waiting to hear. There will be a soccer season for 2021 for all three teams, Freshman, JV and Varsity!!

Although this will be an abbreviated season, with some special stipulations and protocols due to the pandemic, we have the green light to play ball! The CIF has also cleared the way to allow players to play high school sports and club sports at the same time.

Recognizing that guidance tends to change quickly, here is what we know today. We will continue to communicate with you and update you as things change, especially practice dates and times as we struggle to get field space.

The Season:
The current plan is that the season will be about 6 games, against opponents in our Valley Division of the EBAL. (Foothill, Dublin, Livermore, & Granada) We have added a scrimmage with Castro Valley and a match with Cal Hi.
The tentative start for the season is April 23.
Games for all three teams will be only Wednesday – Freshman, JV, then Varsity. So most likely games at 3:30, 5:00 & 7:00 PM
There will not be playoffs for the division, not sure yet if there will be a declared “champion”.

Tryouts:
We will have limited time for the normal extended tryouts.
The plan right now is to have one full day tryout (Thurs Apr 22, and then one follow up day to invite players back and make final decisions (Fri Apr 23).
Dates and details are below.

Transportation
There will not be school provided transportation/buses. Parents will be responsible for getting their sons to and from the games.
Players may not drive themselves
Carpooling will be helpful for parents that get a district clearance to drive others.

Practices
As most players are going to be on club soccer teams at the same time, we are going to have to limit practices once the season starts – Monday practices
- Wednesday games

Google Form: IMPORTANT
If you are interested in trying out for Amador Valley Men’s soccer this year YOU MUST complete the attached from by (Date) CLICK HERE TO GET TO THE FORM All students must be cleared before training begins Thursday April 22. Begin the process on-line and finish by turning in the final paperwork to the Activities Desk.

Contact Information
I am sure you have more questions than answers right now, but we are maintaining a positive attitude that our boys will in fact get a chance to play high school soccer this year – and ask that you also share this positive, team approach to this season!

Scott Berglin – Head Coach – call or text me, contact info below
Don Murphy – Assistant Varsity Coach
Mike Roberts – Assistant Varsity Coach
John Kinnear – JV Head Coach
James (Corbett) Woods – Freshman Head Coach
(Long time AV Soccer Coach and alumni Sean Martin & his family have moved to Oregon, we wish them the best!)

First week: of try-outs we start Thursday, April 22. Men’s Soccer reserved the full stadium. Please come in proper soccer gear (shorts, t-shirt, long socks, shin guards, and turf cleats) (Please wear one of five colors-purple, yellow, black, white, grey, and no club gear)… having finished and turned in the athletic clearance packet to the Activities Desk.
The next day we will have a scrimmage with Castro Valley High on the turf during the time slot below.
Both days, Freshman will train 3:30,
JV – Thurs 3:30 pm, Friday CV @ JV – 5 pm
Varsity – Thursday 3:30 pm, Friday CV @ Var – 7 pm
(Thurs for training, Fri for scrimmage)
Freshman will not scrimmage Fri, just JV & Varsity.
Final roster decisions will be made by end of Friday, April 23.

Key Dates:
Thursday, April 22
3:30-6:30 pm training
Freshman – JV – Varsity together, Freshman will learn the AV warm-up routine from the Var & JV

Friday, April 23
3:30 Freshman training (final roster by end of training)
5:00 CV @ AV JV scrimmage (final roster after the scrimmage)
7:00 CV @ AV Varsity scrimmage (final roster after the scrimmage)

Monday, April 26 (and each Monday following until end of season)
3:30 Freshman training
5:00 Var & JV together

Wednesday April 28 we will travel all Men’s Soccer teams to Cal High.
3:30 Freshman @ Cal
5:30 JV @ Cal
7:30 Varsity @ Cal

Normal schedule in May will be Monday training & Wednesday matches.
May 3, 10, 17, 24 (training) 3:30 Freshman training, 5 pm Var & JV together
May 5,12, 19, 26 (games) 3:30 Fr, 5 pm JV, 7 pm Var

May 26 is Senior Night and Season Finale @ home vs Foothill.

We look forward to seeing you on the turf!

Scott Berglin
Amador Valley High School
Head Coach – Men’s Soccer
amadorsoccer@gmail.com