Schedule and Finances Update

1. ACFC's next practice is Jan. 3 at 10 am at Playa Vista. This was originally planned to be a 7 v 7 tournament, but it has been changed to be an inter-squad 11 v 11 scrimmage. ALL ACFC PLAYERS are invited. But please e-mail Ben to confirm your attendance

2. The over 30 team will begin their season on Jan. 13. Even though the league promised us Thursday nights, they changed our schedule to Tuesday nights. If this affects anyone's ability to play, please let Ben know. We have more players interested in playing than we can carry on the roster, so we will notify each of you about your status following the scrimmage on Jan. 3. After three months of practicing, Jan. 3 will be your last chance to make a case for a starting spot on that team.

3. We're waiting on confirmation from the Santa Monica League, but the 7 v 7 leagues will almost definitely be played on Saturday mornings, beginning on Feb. 7. We will complete our final 7 v 7 preparations on Jan. 17 and 24 (10am, Playa Vista). This will include splitting up into three teams and playing matches.

4. Please check the updated schedule at http://www.angelcityfc.com/fixtures.asp for all the schedule changes.

5. Until ACFC gets sponsorship, players have to split all costs equally. That means it will continue to cost $5/player every time we practice on a synthetic field. Also, the leagues we join all have registration and ref fees. Those are divided equally among the players on each team. The fee to play on the 30+ team will be $70/player for 14 games. ($5/game) The fee to play on one of the 7 v 7 teams will be $70/player for 10 games. Uniform jerseys will be provided for you on game day. You will be expected to supply your own black shorts and black socks. We will contact each of you in the coming weeks to let you know which team you're on and how much money it will cost you. We work really hard to keep these fees as low as possible. No one is profiting from this financially and right now the club is operating with no money in reserve. That means that when one of you doesn't pay a fee, it comes directly out of team official's pockets. Almost everyone has been good about paying their practice fees. To those of you who owe fees, we'd appreciate it if you didn't wait for us to seek you out. All fees will continue to be paid to club treasurer Pete Wasek.

Thanks and all the best for 2009.

Ben Kull, ACFC Manager
Billy Alarcon, ACFC Coach
Peter Wasek, ACFC Treasurer
Rahoul Ghose, ACFC Web Producer