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September Newsletter 2022

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Welcome to the Kings Hammer Murfreesboro September Newsletter! This edition features Serkan “Coach Turkish” Örsan Named Mid-South Executive Director, KHM at Nashville SC, KHM Club Night with MT Soccer, Grassroots Coaches for Community Event, New Community Partner, Cincy Challenge, Meet the KHM Directors Video Series, Fan Wear, and more! If you have a player, coach, or team to be highlighted in future newsletters, please send photos and stories to claire@kingshammer.com. Each newsletter will be posted on our website as well as our social pages.

Kings Hammer Announces Serkan “Coach Turkish” Örsan Mid-South Executive Director

We are very excited to announce Serkan “Coach Turkish” Örsan as Executive Director for our Kings Hammer Mid-South region. Coach Turkish is excited to take Kings Hammer Murfreesboro to the next level and continue growing the game of soccer in Middle Tennessee and beyond.

KHM at Nashville SC

What a great night Kings Hammer Murfreesboro had supporting the Nashville Soccer Club on Saturday, September 3rd. We cannot wait for the next KHM family night at Geodis Stadium to support our boys in yellow!

KHM Club Night with MT Soccer

On September 22nd, players got the opportunity to escort players and take the field for the national anthem, meet the coaches and players, act as ball kids, and more. This is such a fun opportunity for our players. Big thanks to Blue Raider Soccer for this opportunity and remember, Blue Raider Soccer games are always free to attend! Be on the lookout for future Club nights with Blue Raider Soccer.

KH Murfreesboro Grassroots Coaches for Community Event

The U.S. Soccer Federation partnered with the Tennessee State Youth Soccer Association and Kings Hammer Murfreesboro to deliver a US Soccer Coaching “Coach For Community” Event on Saturday, September 24th. The Event was a free two-hour workshop that gave coaches the opportunity to further their coaching education with a Grassroots coaching class credit. Thank you to all the coaches that attended, we hope you had a great experience.

New Community Partner

We are thrilled to announce Chevrolet Buick GMC of Murfreesboro as the Official Tournament & Event Sponsor for the 2022-23 season. Kings Hammer Murfreesboro is delighted to collaborate with such an amazing community partner. Click HERE to read the official Press Release.

Cincy Challenge

Many of our premier teams traveled to Cincinnati this month for the Cincy Challenge. What a great event put on by our club up there. Congrats to the following teams on their accomplishments.

  • KHM 2011B Premier 1: Champions
  • KHM 2012B Premier 1: Champions
  • KHM 2012B Premier 2: Finalist
  • KHM 2012G Premier 1: Finalist
  • KHM 2013G Premier 1: Finalist

    

Meet the KHM Directors Video Series

Over the fall season, we’ll be sharing features with all your favorite Kings Hammer Murfreesboro directors. Up first was KHM Grassroots Director Nathan McBeth. Check out his video below and be sure to follow our social channels to see the rest of the Directors!

September Education: Honoring the Game by Respecting our Opponent

Last month we kicked off the season long Honor the Game-Respecting the R.O.O.T.S. campaign by exploring the RULES. This month we continue to explore the ROOTS with ways to Respect our Opponents.

Aretha Franklin sang “R_E_ S_ P_ E_ C_ T, find out what it means to me.”  What does it mean to us?  Do you believe that someone’s actions can earn respect, tarnish your respect, or cause you to lose respect?

Tennis great Roger Federer was once quoted “I fear no one, but I respect everyone.”  From the no-name first round opponent to fellow top-ranked and well-known finalists, Federer values the hard work, determination, and abilities of each opponent he faces. There is a humility and honor in his words. Do you give that kind of respect to everyone you compete against?

Here are some easy ways for players and parents to Honor the Game by showing respect to our opponents.

Easy Steps to Honoring the Game by Respecting our Opponents!

Players

  • Remember: without opponents, there would be no game at all!
  • Like YOU, the other team’s players have practiced hard, want to compete and have FUN, and are looking to improve
  • Play Cleanly and Fairly-never look to intentionally harm another player
  • Acknowledge exceptional players or plays from the other team
  • Win and Lose with Class

Parents

  • The “other” team is not the enemy. Just as you are out to watch your child play soccer, so too are the opposing team’s parents out to watch their kids. The only difference between sides here is the color of the jerseys.
  • Avoid making negative comments about players on the other team. Always remember that these are kids, not paid professionals. Negative comments can be hurtful to the young player as well as their family.
  • Be courteous. Keep interaction with parents on the other team as healthy and positive as possible.

Click here to learn more ways to Honor the Game by Respecting our Opponent

GK Union Save of the Month

Congratulations to Riley J from KHA South G12 Red & Brian M from KHA ECRL B09 for being named the August GK Union Saves of the Month!

Did you make an incredible save or a game-saving block? We want to see them!

Post your best saves in the Kings Hammer GK Union Facebook group or share on Twitter using the hashtag #KingsHammer. Be sure to share throughout the spring 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.

Monthly winners will be posted on the Kings Hammer social pages.

New Kings Hammer Fan Wear

Gear up for the fall and shop Kings Hammer! Lots of new items, including hoodies, tees, hats, scarves, stickers plus more on the way. Spend over $100 and shipping is on us—just enter code FREESHIP22 at checkout. Click here to check out what’s new in the Kings Hammer Shop now!

Interested in Becoming a Referee?

The next referee training course will be October 23rd in Franklin. For more information, please visit https://www.tnsoccer.org/referee

Events Schedule

  • October 14th – 16th: Strikers Cup
  • October 29th: Grassroots Season End Celebration – a Halloween Event
  • December 9th – 11th: Champions Showcase
  • April 14th – 16th: Bash in the Boro
  • May 5th: 3rd Annual Clash of the Titans – A Coaches Game FUNdraiser
  • May 12th – 14th: Orion Cup

Content Feedback Survey

We want to hear from you! Please take a minute to complete a quick Content Feedback Survey with 9 questions. Your answers will help as we start creating content for the 2023 Season!

Click here to take the survey now

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Our goal is to continue to develop all of our players and their respective teams with an improved player development model and pathway during the new Fall 2022 – Spring 23 season after the tryouts.

Your player’s coach both as a volunteer and paid licensed and certified coach is part of our team and will continue to be part of our soccer club and community. The new partnership is aware that our responsibility as a youth club is to provide more support and resources to each coach so that our players and parents experience is even better.

We plan to have most of our current coaching team to continue to lead their assigned teams for the upcoming season unless there is a conflict with their schedule and/or another opportunity they prefer to pursue in the club which we may consider and appoint a new coach as a result.

Uniforms are set to change for the Fall 2022 – Spring 2023 season and we plan to keep the new and upcoming kits for 2-year period as that is the cycle suggested by the manufacturers.

Our new uniform/player kit brand will be Nike.

Pricing will be very comparable to our current brand of uniforms/player kits as we plan to add more value to the assortment of products that our players currently receive.

No. We will be using Soccer Village as our vendor for our families to order their new season uniforms/player kits.

Soccer Village will provide sample sizes during tryouts for the new uniforms/player kits so that you can order the correct sizing for your player.

Click here to view the Soccer Village website.

Fees will be an all-inclusive model that will cover all expenses (except uniform and personal travel).

No separate club fees and team dues.

Families will have an improved payment plan option of 8 installments with an initial deposit.

Financial Aid and Scholarships will still be available to our families. More information will be added to the website once tryouts have concluded.

Teams will continue to train at the same locations. A big part of this partnership is to work with the city and other independent locations to improve and invest in facilities to create a better training and playing environment.

Kings Hammer is one of the most recognizable privately held clubs in the Midwest.

Founded in 1993 in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area.

2 US Youth National titles, 2 runners-up, 4 US Youth Region 2 Champs, 42 OH State Cups, 25 KY State Cups.

In 2020, they added a U23 team in the Ohio Valley Premier League, winning the league’s inaugural season in the Fall of 2020.

In 2021, they joined USL League Two, the pre-professional division of the USL in the US and adding a USL-W team for the 2022 season.

Kings Hammer is backed by Corporex, a privately held investment company with broad holdings throughout the United States. CPX creates investment opportunities for their capital partners through traditional real estate assets as well as an ever-broadening array of other opportunistic investments including Commonwealth Hotels, Kings Hammer Soccer LLC, Alpine Mountain Ranch & Club and Five Seasons Family Sports Clubs. Their ability to create exceptional value through these investments is rooted in their 56-year history as a BUILDER. Why Kings Hammer?

Yes. Click here to view the Club values.

A Complete Pathway to support an all-inclusive player development

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  • Pathway will start with grassroots and premier program for the 2022/23 season
  • All-inclusive pay structure with flexible and affordable payment plans that covers all costs. 

No additional team fees (uniform/player kits & personal travel are not included)

  • Additional showcases and ID platforms through KH events & network
  • Unique travel and network opportunities through KH and its partners
  • Increased scholarship support through club and local foundation
  • Affordable uniform costs with better assortment through Nike and SV partnership
  • Play Metrics operations & comm. Platform connects the entire club
  • Techne training app – Supporting self-improvement at home
  • Sports Recruits (College recruitment platform and support)
  • College recruitment seminar
  • Player/Parent Education through KH Education Division
  • Kings Hammer Speaker Series – Platform created to present relevant youth soccer information. National and International guest speakers
  • Use of camera & technology for further development opportunities
  • Kings Hammer Goalkeeper Union for specialized training

Our goal is to make Kings Hammer Murfreesboro SC one of the most successful regional youth soccer clubs that focuses on player development with the proper core values. We plan to recruit and retain all coaches that will enable us to achieve our player development pathway for our players in the long run.

Kings Hammer Murfreesboro will continue to offer all levels of appropriate aged training for all level players. Click here to see our new and improved player development pathway.

Kings Hammer Murfreesboro will continue to offer programs all year round.

Full details of all programming will be released in May 2022.

Yes, the logo and the name will change to represent the new King Hammer Murfreesboro.

We will be combining local, regional, and possibly national sponsorships to generate the resources and scale up the opportunities for our Murfreesboro area players and teams. The benefit of our partnerships has impacted our families far beyond just sponsorships.

 

Technically, No. The Board of Director of MSC have agreed unanimously to sign a 6-year Partnership Agreement to outsource the management of the club to Kings Hammer to elevate the services we are currently and increase the opportunities to have a bigger economic impact to our community with this partnership.

Kings Hammer provides professional player development, great customer service, and offers an inclusive approach to youth soccer.  Kings Hammer Murfreesboro SC will elevate the scale of a community club with access to the highest-level opportunities for players to reach their fullest potential. Throughout the tiered system of development, players and coaches will be able to develop in the appropriate tiered programming, network and expertise provided by Kings Hammer Soccer Club.

Our Recreational Program, which will be branded as our Grassroots Program will continue to play their games at Richard Siegel Soccer Complex under the umbrella of Kings Hammer Murfreesboro SC with more support and resources for both players, parents and volunteer coaches of the program.

Our Academy and Select Program, which will be branded as our Premier Program will continue to train and play their games at Richard Siegel Soccer Complex as well as other locations they currently travel as part of their JDL and TSL games schedule versus other TSSA member organizations and youth soccer clubs.

Our future Premier Program teams will also continue to travel and attend tournaments within the state of TN and possibly other states based on their specific development need and skill level as a team.

No. However Kings Hammer Murfreesboro SC will have an improved structured player development model and a pathway that can support each individual player to play at different levels and assist players achieve their specific goals.

No. Kings Hammer have strong program representation in both States and their players play in their respective locations. The newly formed King Hammer Murfreesboro SC player will continue to play their JDL and TSL games in our area against other TSSA member organizations as scheduled by our state.

Premier Program teams may eventually travel to tournaments in Kentucky and Ohio as a result our partnership with Kings Hammer and vice versa.

As the club grows, we may potentially combine top players from each location to create regional development teams to compete at higher caliber events, showcases to create additional opportunities our players. 

That is our overarching goal and plan. However, it will take some time until we can have teams that can compete in higher level platforms. As Kings Hammer Murfreesboro, we’ve already started working towards a strategic development plan to prepare our club to be part of these leagues and compete at the highest level possible in a short amount of time.