Ithaca United Soccer Club

Use this link for the schedule.  once the games are posted on this site you can access them from the GAMES menu link above

winter 2012 revised 1-27-12

click here to see the schedule by team (scroll down for your team) winter 2012 by team

IUSC announces its 20th annual winter futsal season:   Registration closes Feb 2nd

games are 1 hour long, sunday mornings with 10am, 11am, noon and 1pm starts.  season runs feb 5th through march 25th.  each team gets 10 games.  team fee is $340 for the season.   its a coed league.  teams play with 3 men and 2 women on at a time (sides are 4 plus a goalie).   all games are played at Beverly J Martin elementary gym in downtown Ithaca. Futsal is played in a gym, with smaller goals and a slightly smaller soccer ball.  lots of touches…. its awesome.

TO REGISTER OR ASK QUESTIONS:  Richard Parker fickleparker@gmail.com or 607-227-4398 (cell)

Here are the league standings for the current Winter league (January 2012 to April 2012).

Coed I

Pos			Team	Pld	W	T	L	Goals	Diff	Pts
0	•		Touchdown in your Eye	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	•		Arlys Army	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	•		CU Mundial	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	•		CU United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	•		Bob's Brigade	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	•		The Flying Squirrels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	•		The Gus Brown's	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	•		The Phoenixes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	•		The Lake Beasts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Coed II

Pos			Team	Pld	W	T	L	Goals	Diff	Pts
0	•		Kickers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	•		Estudiantes FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	•		Monkey's	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	•		Ithaca JV	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	•		Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	•		Korova	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	•		Victorious Secret	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	•		Biradicals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	•		Northstar Lion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	•		Cornell Law School Coed	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Coed III

Futsal 

Thanks to all who came out to play and watch the Guthrie tournament at Cass Park this past weekend. The weather was glorious and the play fun. Four games for each team turned out to be a lot.

Congratulations to Arly’s Army, who won all six of their games, overcoming the New World Monkeys in a penalty shoot-out to take the final late Sunday afternoon.

Send photos if you have them, we’ll put them up on the site.
Click the pictures below to see more, or view with this slide show: http://www.flickr.com/photos/longyoung/sets/72157626681151856/show/with/5701919032/

Arly's Army versus New World, Guthrie 2011 Final

Shenanigans versus New World Monkeys, Guthrie 2011

The Cass Park, Guthrie 2011

Due to all the rain this week, the fields at Cass Park are unplayable. Large parts of both fields are currently (Friday,29th) under water and Cass Park management has not been able to mow. Cass Park has requested that we postpone and that everyone stay off the fields for several days.

Okay maybe Ithaca is not as bad as this, but…

The Guthrie tournament, both Coed and Open, will be held May 7-8. We plan to have the Coed games early in the day, until 3pm or so, and the Open games late on both Saturday and Sunday.

Here is the schedule for the Coed tournament, Saturday-Sunday April 30-May1,MAY 7-8, Cass Park.

There will be an independent team, the Independent Mysteries, for which individual players are welcome to come and play. Players will pay just for themselves: $20/person for 3-5 games, $10/person for 1-2 games. Please spread the word.

Now canceled due to lack of teams. But come play in the Coed tournament.

Due to the weather–rain tonight and Saturday–and the wet fields, we are postponing the Open tournament from this weekend until the May 7-8 weekend. The Guthrie is supposed to be a fun tournament celebrating Spring and getting back outdoors. Standing around in the cold rain and mud is not the answer.

The Coed tournament is still on for next weekend, April 30-May 1. Come out and enjoy! And there are still four days to put in your own team! We currently have ten teams registered.

And put in your own team for the Open tournament. The more the merrier. We are extending the registration deadline for the Open tourny until May 4th.

A film here in Ithaca.

[sent to ithacasoccer from one of the filmakers]
I will be in Ithaca NY for a filmmaker Q&A for the around the world soccer documentary Pelada happening this Sunday. Please circulate this to your members. The film is popular with players and fans, and is appropriate for all ages.
http://www.pelada-movie.com
April 10
4:00 pm – 102 Textor Hall, Ithaca College
(between Campus Center and Friends Hall)
953 Danby Road
Ithaca, NY

$10, $7 for students
Cash or Check at the door
buy online: http://www.theconnextion.com/pelada/pelada_cat.cfm?CatID=546

Away from professional stadiums, bright lights, and manicured fields, there’s another side of soccer. Every country has a different word for it. In Brazil, the word is “pelada,” which literally means “naked”—the game stripped down to its core. It’s the version of the game played by anyone, anywhere—and it’s a window into lives all around the world.

Pelada is a documentary following Luke and Gwendolyn, two former college soccer stars who didn’t quite make it to the pros. Not ready for it to be over, they take off, chasing the game. From prisoners in Bolivia to moonshine brewers in Kenya, from freestylers in China to women who play in hijab in Iran, Pelada is the story of the people who play.

The remaining games for the futsal season will be played at the Alternatives Community School (ACS) gym. The BJM gym is filled with equipment and has no space for games. continue reading…