{"id":138,"date":"2024-09-26T16:33:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T16:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/?post_type=club-newsletter&#038;p=138"},"modified":"2024-10-24T15:02:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T15:02:59","slug":"september-newsletter-2024","status":"publish","type":"club-newsletter","link":"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/club-newsletter\/september-newsletter-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"September Newsletter 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Welcome to the Kings Hammer Swan City September Newsletter! This edition features, KHSC Players Named to Florida ECNL RL All-Regional League, Aby Shannon Commits to Emmanuel University, GK Union Save of the Month, Meet the Coaches, and more! If you have a player, coach, or team to be highlighted in future newsletters, please send photos and stories to <a href=\"mailto:acorbett@kingshammer.com\">acorbett@kingshammer.com<\/a>. Each newsletter will be posted on our website as well as our social pages.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deliah Martinez Otero &amp; Lillian Spurgin Named to Florida ECNL Girls RL All-Regional League<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Congratulations to two of our players, Deliah Martinez Otero &amp; Lillian Spurgin on being named to the Florida ECNL Girls RL All-Regional League. We\u2019re proud of both of you for your hard work and dedication last season! Fantastic job!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-139\" style=\"width: 326px;height: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/458612154_1004617818174746_2805286592742817592_n-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/458612154_1004617818174746_2805286592742817592_n-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/458612154_1004617818174746_2805286592742817592_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/458612154_1004617818174746_2805286592742817592_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/458612154_1004617818174746_2805286592742817592_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Congrats Aby Shannon: Committed to Emmanuel University<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Congratulations to our KHP1 Swan City G06\/07 player Aby Shannon on Committing to Emmanuel University. We are very proud of you and excited to see you continue on to the next level!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-140\" style=\"width: 428px;height: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/460718909_1014733137163214_8847750601317988062_n-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/460718909_1014733137163214_8847750601317988062_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/460718909_1014733137163214_8847750601317988062_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/460718909_1014733137163214_8847750601317988062_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/460718909_1014733137163214_8847750601317988062_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/460718909_1014733137163214_8847750601317988062_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GK Union Save of the Month &amp; Save of the Year<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Did you make an incredible save or a game-saving block? We want to see them!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Be sure to share throughout the season and you could be selected for our Kings Hammer Save of the Month! GK Save of the Month winners will be announced the Friday of the first full week of the following month. Each month goalkeepers from across the club have the opportunity to submit their best saves from their Kings Hammer matches on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/g\/eCVgf1QB269tVgcP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>GK Union facebook page<\/strong><\/a>. At the end of each month, our National Director of Goalkeeping, Lou Liberatore, will select 2 participants, one boy and one girl, as the Kings Hammer GK Union Save of the Month winners.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Goalkeepers who want to participate need to:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Upload their save videos with details like their name, team name, and location of the save.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/2585855448365071\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kings Hammer GK Union Facebook page<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-141\" style=\"width: 432px;height: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/IMG_9389-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/IMG_9389-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/IMG_9389-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/IMG_9389-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/IMG_9389.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September Meet the Coaches<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Meet Coach Jake Molony (KHP1 SC G13)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Coach Jake is Lakeland native and former player for Lakeland Christian School where he earned player of the year in 2014. \u00a0He continued his soccer career at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee for 4 years. Upon finishing college, he returned to Lakeland and has been coaching for 5 years now. \u00a0He is currently the Girls Head coach at George Jenkins High School and has been since 2021. This year as he coaches our U12 girls his goal is to make sure the girls are technical; fundamentals are his first priority. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>A little fun fact: As a kid, Jake was a ball boy for FSC players Eoghan (our General Manager) and Ryan Wolfe (our COE Director), \u00a0and Ryan even coached him during his youth days!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-image-143\" style=\"width: 373px;height: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/IMG_9382-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/IMG_9382-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/IMG_9382-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/IMG_9382-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/IMG_9382-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/IMG_9382.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Meet Coach Jorge Ramirez (KHJR1 SC G16 &amp; KHP1 SC G14)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Coach Jorge is originally from Venezuela and how resided in Florida for the last 15 years. He began playing soccer at a very young age after realizing baseball wasn&#8217;t the right sport for him. He started coaching soccer at the grassroots level 5 years ago and decided 2 years ago that he wanted to dedicate more time to coaching and take it to the next level. This will be his 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0season with KH Swan City and as he coaches our U9 and U11 girls he is looking forward to continuing to have the opportunity to help the girls fall in love with the game while they develop their skills on and off the field. He wants to ensure these players receive the best tools to set them up for success in the future.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"wp-image-148\" style=\"width: 371px;height: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/DSC_1227-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/DSC_1227-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/DSC_1227-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/DSC_1227-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/DSC_1227-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/DSC_1227.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fall Recreation Opening Day is September 28th<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Fall Recreation Opening Day is September 28th\u00a0at Lake Parker Park. With over 1,000 players registered this Fall Season we are excited to see everyone out on the fields and to get our game day Saturdays started.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Center of Excellence Has Begun!<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Center of Excellence began the week of September 9th. We are looking forward to working with our young players and helping them develop their skills. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/programs\/center-of-excellence-training-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/programs\/center-of-excellence-training-program\/\">Click here to register now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-144\" style=\"width: 421px;height: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/IMG_9147-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/IMG_9147-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/IMG_9147-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/IMG_9147-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/IMG_9147-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/IMG_9147.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September Education: The &#8216;Laws&#8217; of the Game<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.theifab.com\/downloads\/laws-of-the-game-2024-25?l=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2554\" src=\"https:\/\/kingshammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-4.16.06\u202fPM-278x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>One of the leading causes of stress, confusion, anger, and angst during soccer games (youth through professional) is the misunderstanding, misapplication, and misconceptions around the rules of the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Here are five of the leading problem-causing culprits when it comes to &#8220;Laws&#8221; in soccer:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Offside (note &#8211; not offsides<u>)<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The \u201cinterpretation\u201d of offside is worthy of an entire book, but a majority of the debate takes place around interpreting two components: the positioning of the offending player at the time the ball was played and if the alleged offending player was \u201cactively involved\u201d in the play.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Being \u201cactively involved\u201d generally refers to 3 possibilities; receiving the ball, engaging the defender as they receive the ball, or actively interfering with the goalkeeper\u2019s ability to make a play on a shot ball.\u00a0\u00a0The first is fairly obvious, the second two can be a little more subjective and open to interpretation by the official. If player in an offside position stops their run, then other players coming fro<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/club\/education\/the-laws-of-the-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read the full article!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kings Hammer Swan City Merchandise<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The season is in full swing\u2014now\u2019s the perfect time to snag some Kings Hammer Swan City gear you\u2019ll love! Browse and purchase your favorites at <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.kingshammer.com\/collections\/swan-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/shop.kingshammer.com\/collections\/swan-city\"><strong>shop.KingsHammer.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"124\" class=\"wp-image-124\" src=\"https:\/\/kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/SWANCITYROYALBLUETEE-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/SWANCITYROYALBLUETEE-copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/SWANCITYROYALBLUETEE-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/SWANCITYROYALBLUETEE-copy-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"123\" class=\"wp-image-123\" src=\"https:\/\/kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/SWANCITYANTHRACITEHODIE-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/SWANCITYANTHRACITEHODIE-copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/SWANCITYANTHRACITEHODIE-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/SWANCITYANTHRACITEHODIE-copy-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Reminder: Photos for the 2024\/2025 Season<\/em><\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><em>With the 2024\/2025 season underway, we would like to remind all families that KH Swan City will never charge for photos taken at the field. If anyone is requesting payment, they are not associated with us.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"featured_media":142,"template":"","class_list":["post-138","club-newsletter","type-club-newsletter","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/club-newsletter\/138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/club-newsletter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/club-newsletter"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.kingshammer.com\/swan-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}