NCSP is hosting the next "Howie Hawver Day" June 13

Come out and lets fight ALS together at the North County Soccer Park!!


When: June 13th 8 am - 4 pm

14530 Espola Rd, Poway CA 92064


FEATURING
* Raffle * Silent Auction * Food ALS booth *Jump for the kids * 6v6 games * Rehab United sports clinics * Howie Shirt!
*Music * Snow Cones * Face Painting * Juggle competitions * Activities * Much more come and check it out!

SOCCER FUN AGENDA- Sign up TODAY!
- Howie’s Alumni 6v6 game
- DOC & Coaches’ 6v6 game
- U8/U9s game , U10/U11 game, U12/U13 game, U14/U15

Game’s will be played as a friendly in the “Spirit” of soccer. If interested please contact us!!
Kimberly at Bstdysofmylife@aol.com or Dave Ridenour at dridenour762@aol.com to sign up.

*More info can be found on XKSOCCER.com and SoCalSoccer.com and below!

Items in Auction Include:
Fox Soccer Channel Signed Ball by broadcasters.
Tickets to the June 21st game Sol vs. Pride

LA SOL GEAR signed by whole team!

Jersey - Year Book - Ball (each signed by the team including MARTA 2 time FIFA winner!) Chargers signed football -Gates/Cromartie.. More to come!!

We also have someone doing face painting now!

SATURDAY JUNE 13, 2009 @ NCSP (POWAY)

INDOOR ARENA

8:00 _____________ vs _________________( $50 Donation per team)
8:30 _____________ vs _________________( $50 Donation per team)

9:00 _____________ vs _________________( $50 Donation per team)
9:30 _____________ vs _________________( $50 Donation per team)

10:00 _____________ vs ________________( $50 Donation per team)
10:30 _____________ vs ________________( $50 Donation per team)

11:00 _____________ vs ________________( $50 Donation per team)

11:30 _____________ vs ________________( $50 Donation per team)
12:00 _____________ vs ________________( $50 Donation per team)

* The above games will go for 25 minutes each. No half-time stoppage.

12:30 Coaches Game - You must register to play. We will register 2 teams of coaches to play a game. The cost; $25 per player. Each team will have a roster of 10-12 players. The first 24 to register will play.

1:30 Howie’s Alumi Game - You must register to play. We will register 2 teams of players that played CLUB for HH to play this game. The cost; $25 per player. Each team will have a roster of 10-12 players. The first 24 to register will play.

Coaches & Alumni game two 25 minute halves.

SATURDAY JUNE 13, 2009 @ NCSP (POWAY)

6 V 6 FIELD #1

8:00 ________ vs _______ ( $50 Donation per team) U10 Boys or Girls
8:30 ________ vs _______ ( $50 Donation per team) U12 Boys or Girls

9:00 ________ vs _______ ( $50 Donation per team) U14 Boys or Girls
9:30 ________ vs _______ ( $50 Donation per team) U16 Boys or Girls

10:00 _______ vs _______ ( $50 Donation per team) WOMENS GAME

10:30 HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI GAME--must reg to play (we will be reg 2 teams of players that played for HH @ PATRICK HENRY or against) to play a game. The cost; $25 per player, includes shirt. Each team will have a roster of 10 players (The first 20 to reg).

11:30 COLLEGE ALUMNI GAMEmust reg to play (we will be reg 2 teams of players that played for HH @ GROSSMONT) to play a game. The cost; $25 per player, includes shirt. Each team will have a roster of 10 players (The first 20 to reg).

6V6

25 minute halves for High School - Alumni - College Games GK may not send ball in air over mid line. Maximum 10 player roster

Fox Sports Coverage of Howie's Team

Fox 5 did a nice clip regarding Howie, what his team means to him, and what he means to them Check it out!!

Go to http://www.fox5sandiego.com/
Type in Howie Hawver in the search bar under the video section and it should pop up.

Grossmont College Walk for Howie Sunday June 7

Over 200 runners, walkers and riders attended the grueling "Le de Tour Grossmont College" on June 7 (okay, it was a 2.2 mile Fun Run/Walk at Grossmont College). All proceeds will go to benefit the Friends if Howie Hawver Foundation via the Grossmont College Foundation. Still want to donate? Mail your donations, payable to Grossmont College Foundation, to

Grossmont College Athletic Department
8800 Grossmont College Dr
El Cajon CA 92020

May 23 Benefit for Howie, Alex Pogman

Come join in a fundraiser
benefitting
Alex Pogman and Howie Hawver
(a portion of net proceeds from this game will be donated to These wonderful coaches Trust accounts at San Diego County Credit Union)

May 23, 2009

Granite Hills High School
6:30pm

SD United vs. LA Rampage

Wear your club gear
and
get 20% off your ticket!
Visit our website: www.sdunited.net

For your tickets-Please call :
Maria Lenhoff
Director of Marketing at SD United
(619) 334-7875

Cal South OK's a Black Box for Hawver

By: Amberly Dressler, From XKSoccer San Diego

Hawver and his former CSC GU-13 Spirit Red team. A concerned parent opened a can of worms when he stepped in as a ref last high school season. The scheduled ref didn’t show up, so the parent suited up to mediate the match. The substitute ref felt that the opposing team, Howie Hawver's Patrick Henry HS squad, suffered an unfair disadvantage. Hawver, who was recently diagnosed with ALS (popularly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease), can’t carry his voice as far as he used to. Part of ALS is that the breathing capacity reduces, so speaking becomes difficult. Hawver couldn’t yell out instructions to his team or objections to the ref as effectively as the other coach. And what would soccer be without the commotion?Hawver also coaches competitive club soccer (San Diego Spirit), so discussions with Cal South began (Hawver didn’t even know they were happening) to approve an amplification device that people living with ALS often use. Focus on ALS describes the tool as, “a personal amplifier that can be used to increase vocal loudness in soft-spoken people. The amplifier also decreases voice fatigue.”It’s basically a black box with a headset-type microphone. Cal South jumped all over the opportunity to help out Hawver and future coaches with similar disabilities. The box does not give Hawver an advantage, as the box doesn’t send out amplification louder than what Hawver could normally project his voice prior to ALS. ALS also puts physical limitations on those with the disease. Hawver feels his communication skills have improved because he has to describe to players what they need to do rather than just show them. Hawver, admittedly, is more of an olders coach now, as the older players can relate to words rather than visuals.

Three-Decade Tourney Honors Howie Hawver

From XKSoccer, March 31, 2009

Bonita Vista HS girls varsity coach and Barons Tournament director Ron Pietila announced that effective immediately the 30th annual Barons Tournament is now named “The Howie Classic” to honor San Diego mainstay Howie Hawver (Patrick Henry HS, Grossmont College, San Diego Spirit SC). Coach Pietila says the name change holds hopes of “perhaps reminding people we need added resolve in researching and treating ALS,” which is a disease Hawver was diagnosed with late last year. Depending on the number of teams participating, the tournament will make a donation to an ALS organization of Hawver’s choice. The annual girls competition runs from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12 and is hosted by Bonita Vista HS.

Hawver has provided these links to help raise awareness:
http://www.alsa.org/
http://www.alsasd.org/
To read about Hawver's contributions to the community, click here.

Howie Interview on NBC--Set the TiVo

Watch Howie's interview with Jim Stone in a segment that will air on NBC 7/39 between 4-5 PM om Monday March 16th!!!

If you didn't catch it, here is a link to see it:
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/coach-refuses-to-lose-to-gehrigs-disease/36028827555971316/?icid=VIDURVNWS10

It will come on one more time on sports wrap on Sunday at 11:30 (March 22nd)

So set your TIVO's! GO SPIRIT!!