Vikings! It is that time of year again. We will be kicking off our Snap! Raise fundraising campaign on February 7th @ 4 PM before practice. We will meet with our Snap! Raise rep, Chris Williams, and our Seniors will assist with making our campaign video. Our campaign will run for a month starting on February 15 and ending on March 15.

All players are required to participate and it is very important that you get this done. Please sign up on Snap! Raise (for those of you that are new to it) or log in (if you’ve used it before) using this link: http://www.snap-raise.com/join_code/522176917.

Watch this video for steps on how to login, or create an account, and pre-load your emails: https://vimeo.com/479649033/56b06a761d.

You will be directed to add your emails. The expectation is that every member of our team has 20 quality emails uploaded to your profile. Make sure your emails do NOT include students, teachers, fake emails, etc. and are only legitimate potential donors. The coaches will be tracking this information and holding every player accountable. There will be a Varsity vs Junior Varsity competition to see who raises the most money. The winning team will get a surprise from the coaches. There will be incentives for those that participate fully in this campaign, so please get this done!

Thank you for your time, attention and your participation. Our program is only as good as you are willing to make it. We appreciate all your hard work!

Coach McKinney & Coach Eichelberger

Greetings fellow Viking parents, returners, and new players,

The boys worked hard this off-season and for three days of tryouts and now the teams are selected. Congratulations to all of our new players for making the team and we look forward to meeting the parents soon. We are excited about the 2022 season. Here up some important updates:

Tuesday Feb 8th 6:00-7:00 pm is a mandatory Parent/Booster Club Meeting in the school cafeteria. Please plan to attend. I will be respectful of your time, but there are important things to be discussed and/or handed out and signed during the meeting. The boys will come home with their 2022 Soccer Contracts today. One of our foundational values with Spring Valley Soccer is accountability. The contracts are our way for the boys to understand our basic expectations/consequences for team violations. Please read them carefully, sign, and be ready to return at the meeting on Tuesday. The Booster Club will be selling some 2022 Spirit Wear. Also, we will feed the boys pizza on Tuesday during the meeting.

There is a $100 player fee this season that will cover both green and white game socks, warm up jackets, warm up pants, and post game meals for our away games at Fort Mill, Nation Ford, Wando, Rock Hill, and Northwestern. Since those will be long nights we wanted to make sure the boys had food.

Please plan to have the $100 player fee ready for the Booster Club at the meeting on Tuesday. The Booster Club is paying for both the green and black warm up shirts as their gift to the players this season.

Please read Coach G’s announcement about Snap! Raise. This is our primary fundraiser. We start soon and the boys need to have those emails.

Our Booster Club has spirit wear to buy on TUE night. The benefit of this is no supply chain delays. You get it TUE night and will have gear to wear at the first scrimmage! I have attached some photos of the four options you have, but it’s a grey Nike t-shirt ($30), a green Nike t-shirt ($30), a grey Nike hoodie ($44), and a green Nike hoodie ($44). All of them have our exclusive Viking Head Logo and, as the boys would say, they are “nice”.

We also have a team spirit store through BSN. The link will be live and taking orders until 2/14/2022. Big thanks to Jeri Boysia for getting this up and running for us. Here is the link: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/ozgHbgJzvK

I am also proving a live link to our season schedule. The schedule is subject to change, however, I will be sure to update you if that happens. Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1aav51Dh6PB0fxYZqxraKabCOMaxp3jQZ/mobilebasic

We also have a Sign Up Genius link. We need parents to help the boys by volunteering for certain events. We need to fill these slots ASAP. Big thanks to Katherine Johnson for getting this up and running for us. Here is the link: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/8050444a5a722a57-spring

Checklist items for TUE:

• The $50 athletic participation fee can be paid in person at the fees office at school OR online through powerschool (parent portal).
   
• The $100 player fee can be paid to the booster club to Jeri Boysia via check or her venmo. She will be available on TUE night.

• Picture Day is 2/14. The boys were sent home with picture forms from CSI yesterday.

• Seniors were sent senior banner forms as well ($89). Parents pay this fee.
   
• 2022 Soccer Contracts were sent home yesterday. Please read, sign, and be ready to return at the meeting on TUE.

Thank you for reading and the coaches look forward to meeting everyone on Tuesday. Please reach out to Coach McKinney at smckinney@richland2.org if you have any questions or concerns.

Coach McKinney

WHEN:
February 18-20, 2022
*Games are posted on our Team App.

TEAMS & GAMES:
Group A
Blythewood, Cardinal Newman, A.C. Flora, Dutch Fork

Group B
Dreher, Gray Collegiate, Richland Northeast, Spring Valley

Group C
Buford, Hammond, Greenbrier-GA (2)/PAC (1), Ridge View

Friday, February 18
5:45 PM (Field #5) - Dreher vs Spring Valley

Saturday, February 19
10:00 AM (Field #4) - Spring Valley vs Gray Collegiate
2:30 PM (Field #1) - Richland Northeast vs Spring Valley

Sunday, February 20
10:00 AM (Field #4) - Semfinals (A#1 vs C#1)
10:00 AM (Field #5) - Semifinals (B#1 vs Wildcard)
2:30 PM (Field #4) - Championship

WHERE:
West Columbia Soccer Complex (760 Old Barnwell Rd, West Columbia, SC 29170)

TOURNEY INFO:
• Tourney Pass – $15
• Day Pass – $8; Good only on day of purchase
• Championship game only $5
• Concession Stand will be open
• Teams are guaranteed three matches (weather permitting). No refunds if the tourney is canceled due to inclement weather.
• 30-minute halves; 7-minute halftime;
• 12 team tourney – Point System: WIN = 6 points / TIE = 3 points / LOSS = 0 points / 1 point for every goal to 3 / 1 point for a shutout / -1 point for Yellow Card Ejection (two yellows) / -2 points for a straight Red Card Ejection
• Team listed first will wear DARK colors. The team listed second will wear WHITE/LIGHT colors.
• Semifinals and Championship matches will play via SCHSL rules: Two 5-minute overtimes and then penalty kicks if necessary.

Greetings Fellow Vikings, for those individuals that are interested in joining the prestigious Spring Valley soccer program we would like to provide you with the details related to the upcoming Spring 2022 season.

1. Interested Players will need to download our app, Team App (Apple App Store | Google Play Store), setup an account and join the Interested Players group. We ask that your parents also setup an account and join the Parents group. Once you have downloaded the app, please search for Spring Valley Boys Soccer.
   
   We will do our best to post important information on both our athletic website (www.springvalleysoccer.com) and our app. Please understand that our app will be our main tool for communication throughout the season.
    
2. Open Season will begin on Wednesday, December 8th. The schedule is subject to change so please use Team App for the most up to date information. You must have a sports physical and a COVID waiver form completed through PlanetHS to participate in Open Season. No exceptions!
   
   Wednesday, Dec 8th: 4:30 - 6 PM
   Wednesday, Dec 15th 4:30 - 6 PM
   Monday, Tuesday & Thursday (Each Week), Jan 3 - Jan 26: 4:30 - 6 PM
   
   Players will need to bring cleats, tennis shoes, shin guards, your own water bottle and appropriate attire for the weather of the day.
    
3. Tryouts start on Monday, January 31st and will last three days.

We ask all players to be responsible young adults and act accordingly. That includes being responsible for your actions, taking care of home and school responsibilities first and most importantly communicating with the coaching staff in an effective manner. We understand that life happens and we are here to support you in that regard but if you don't communicate with us then we can't help you succeed and be the best Viking you can be.

If you have any questions about the information above, please feel free to reach out to Coach Stephen McKinney (smckinney@richland2.org) and Coach Gerald Eichelberger (geichelberger@richland2.org) for any issues that you may have.

Thank you for your time!

Coach G

Spring Valley Boys Soccer will hold a virtual interest meeting meeting on Wednesday, September 8, at 6 PM. We will provide the Google Meet link as we get closer to the meeting date.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Head Coach Stephen McKinney at smckinney@richland2.org.