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Kim, Nik, and Whitney all began playing soccer with the Pleasant Hill-Martinez Soccer Association. Kim also played for the Girls' JV team at Ygnacio Valley High School. Nik was the varsity goalkeeper for three years at Ygnacio Valley. He also played for the DVSC Arsenal, a CYSA competitive traveling team. Whitney currently plays on a Under-17 Premier Girls team, the Pleasanton Rage.

AYSO is really the ideal program for kids to learn the game of soccer, so I devoted much of my time to PHMSA serving as a coach, referee, and board member. I also designed and maintain the PHMSA web page, which I think is one of the best AYSO pages in the country, so follow that link and take a look!

One of the five basic principles of AYSO is "balanced teams", so to that end PHMSA's policy is that no teams are carried over from one year to the next; each Fall season teams are formed anew. The coaches' children are placed on the team and the rest of the team is filled via a "blind draw" based on players' ages and skill levels, which should make for relatively balanced teams each Fall.

The Select season follows the Fall season and provides an opportunity for the better players to advance their skills by playing an extended season at a higher level of competition and coaching. Typically, one-fourth of the players from Fall will play Select.

As Spring tournaments became popular, some players from the Select Teams extend the season even further by playing on a special Tournament Team.

I am an AYSO Certified Advanced Coach, past PHMSA Coach of the Year, and have been privileged to coach several Select and Tournament teams in addition to the regular season teams. However, I measured success by how many of my players returned to play soccer next season.

Dan's Soccer Teams

    1999-2000, Wild Things, Under-14 Girls Team

    Spring 1998, Emeralds, Under-12 Girls Tournament Team

    Winter 1998, Emeralds, Under-12 Girls Select Team

    Fall 1997, Eruption, Under-12 Girls Team

    Spring 1997, Spirit, Under-12 Girls Tournament Team

    Winter 1997, Extreme, Under-12 Girls Select Team

    Fall 1996, Speeding Banana Slugs, Under-12 Girls Team

    Spring 1996, Hurricane, Under-10 Girls Tournament Team

    Winter 1996, Green Eggs & Ham!, Under-10 Girls Select Team

    Fall 1995, Blue & Black Attack, Under-10 Girls Team

    Winter 1995, Black & White Dynamite, Under-10 Girls Select Team

    Fall 1994, Bad Girls, Under-10 Girls Team

    Fall 1994, Sting, Under-14 Boys Team

    Spring 1994, Dragons, Under-12 Boys Tournament Team

    Winter 1994, Dragons, Under-12 Boys Select Team

    Fall 1993, Vipers, Under-12 Boys Team

    Winter 1993, Hurricanes, Under-12 Boys Select Team

    Fall 1992, Bad Boys, Under-12 Boys Team

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