Rain, rain, go away-come back on days other than game days!!!

Yes, the rain has come and come during this season which has caused postponements for CASL games. It is our hope to reschedule all games lost to rainouts. This may require CASL's scheduling staff to use the weekend of October 22nd & 23rd to reschedule those games. As soon as the games are rescheduled, we will get the information out to our members. In the meantime, let's hope for dry weekends as we move through October!
HAVE FUN AND REMEMBER, IT IS JUST A GAME!
                                                                              Charlie Slagle

Magnificient Mile

The Magnificient Mile was competed yesterday and it was a great success. Over $50,000 was raised to support Motor Neuron research. CASL had a great turnout and many people beat CASL's Old Man (that would be me). Awards were given to the top 5 boys and girls finishers that beat the "Old Man's" time which was 8:05 (that is minutes and seconds, not hours and minutes). The winners were: Boys-Conor Chapman, Bailey Autry, Wesley Skinner, Alex Hames and Noah Chapman; Girls-Halee Enderle, Claire, Paige and Lauren Griffiths and Tanika Santos. The Staff winner was Lindsay Vera.....AGAIN.
This yearly September event is a great one and CASL parent, Sarah Witt , who has PLS (Primary Lateral Sclerosis-a motor neuron disease) does an unbelievable job with this 6 year old event. Mark your calendar for next year and see if you can beat the year older CASL Old Man!
                                                                                                Charlie Slagle

What are you doing at 2 pm on Sunday?

If you don't have a soccer game scheduled, come join me and another 1,400+ participants in the Magnificient Mile Race this Sunday 9/18. You can register on line until Friday at http://www.magmilerace.com/ or go to Athletes Foot in Cameron Village until Saturday afternoon or register near the race starting line which is in the vicinity of Second Empire Restaurant on Hillsborough Street (where the majority of the race is run) downtown. High temperature on Sunday is supposed to be 75 degrees, perfect running weather.
CASL is a sponsor of this event that raises funds for cures for Primary Lateral Sclerosis and Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. Sarah Roberts Witt, a CASL parent and the dynamo behind this event, has PLS and has willed this Run/Race into a great event. Plenty of other things to do, Kids races, booths, etc. Check it out on http://www.magmilerace.com/.
One section of the event is "Beat CASL's Old Man (I resemble that remark)" and the top five females and males that beat me get an award. 140 people participated in this section of the run last year---we are hoping for more this year. $45,000 has already been raised this year which is over 90% of the goal. Fox 50 will interview me on Friday at 7:40 am about the race on the WRAL news. Let's support this great event and I'll see you on Sunday!
                                                                                 Charlie Slagle

Duke on Friday!

Great soccer being played @ Duke on Friday! At 2 pm, the UNC women play UNCG. At 4 pm, the Duke Women play Texas A & M. At 7 pm, the Duke Men host Virginia in the ACC opener for both teams. The Men's game will be the NSCAA College Game of the Week on Fox Soccer Channel. I will be the sideline reporter, so, give me a shout if you are at the game. CASL products Andrew Morales (Duke) and Spencer LaCivita (UVA starting gk) are getting a great deal of time on the pitch for their respective teams.
                                                                     Charlie Slagle

Back to the Regular Season

The only real interruption, Labor Day weekend, to the CASL season is past us and it is back to the regular season. We want to emphasize sportsmanship by all concerned. Thinking before speaking definitely helps this. Emphasize healthy lifestyles including healthy snacks for post game. Safety-anchor those goals, keep spectators off the sideline to give the kids room to play, hydration, sun block etc. Remember to thank the volunteers associated with your team....whether it is the coach, team manager or some other position, these people should be thanked for volunteering their time to enable your child to have a great experience.
Enjoy your kids and their activities. Let them have some success and let them experience some failure. Sports provides a great avenue for this and helps develop what kind of adults the youth will be. HAVE FUN AND REMEMBER IT IS JUST A GAME!!!!
                                                                                          Charlie Slagle