A Regional Exploratory Committee will investigate the viability of bringing a (NPSL) minor league franchise to the Mohawk Valley by 2010. An initial organizational meeting is scheduled for Monday September 29 at 7PM at Thurston's Restaurant in Frankfort, NY. A press release next week will announce this meeting to media in Onondaga, Madison, Oneida and Herkimer Counties. Any media or soccer contacts that any of you have in Montgomery, Fulton or Albany counties would be helpful.
MOHAWK VALLEY UNITED SC PO Box 249 New Hartford, NY 13413-0249 Telephone: to be determined Email: info@mohawkvalleyunited.com Visit our website: www.mohawkvalleyunited.com Regional Exploratory Committee Allan D. Foote, Acting Chairman 4 Cheriton Dr. Whitesboro, NY 13492 Telephone Home: 315-736-4378 Work: 315-733-4686 Email: allandfoote@aol.com September 13, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For further information: Allan D. Foote 4 Cheriton Dr. Whitesboro, NY 13492 H: 315-736-4378 W: 315-733-4686 Email: allandfoote@aol.com A MINOR LEAGUE SOCCER FRANCHISE FOR THE MOHAWK VALLEY? Anyone in the Mohawk Valley with an interest in the sport of Soccer is strongly encouraged to attend an informational meeting taking place Monday, September 29, 2008 at 7:00PM at Thurston’s Restaurant in Frankfort, New York. Local resident, Allan D. Foote of Whitesboro, New York, representing the potential investor group, will discuss the possibility of bringing a National Premier Soccer League franchise to the Mohawk Valley by the year 2010. It has been suggested the new team, to reflect the geography and spirit of the entire region, would be called Mohawk Valley United SC. “The investors are ready and willing to make the commitment. The key question is whether or not this is a development the greater soccer community in the Mohawk Valley desires and will support. This is the purpose of the discussion to take place at the informational meeting” stated Foote. “It is the goal of the investors that this franchise would truly belong to the whole soccer community” he added. A second informational meeting is planned for Monday October 27, 2008 at 7:00PM at the same location. Anyone seeking further information is encouraged to telephone Mr. Foote directly at 315-736-4378 or contact him by email at allandfoote@aol.com . Further information about the National Premier Soccer League can be found at the website: www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com .
MOHAWK VALLEY UNITED SC PO Box 249 New Hartford, NY 13413-0249 Telephone: to be determined Email: info@mohawkvalleyunited.com Visit our website: www.mohawkvalleyunited.com Regional Exploratory Committee Allan D. Foote, Acting Chairman 4 Cheriton Dr. Whitesboro, NY 13492 Telephone Home: 315-736-4378 Work: 315-733-4686 Email: allandfoote@aol.com September 30, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For further information: Allan D. Foote 4 Cheriton Dr. Whitesboro, NY 13492 H: 315-736-4378 W: 315-733-4686 Email: allandfoote@aol.com COMMUNITY HEARS OF PLAN TO BRING MINOR LEAGUE SOCCER FRANCHISE TO THE MOHAWK VALLEY A meeting of local soccer enthusiasts took place at Thurston’s Restaurant in Frankfort, New York on Monday evening, September 29, 2008. Local resident, Allan D. Foote of Whitesboro, New York, representing the potential investor group, discussed the possibility of bringing a National Premier Soccer League franchise to the Mohawk Valley by the year 2010. In attendance were representatives from Herkimer County Community College, Coliseum Soccer Club, Utica Rhinos Soccer Club, Mohawk Valley Soccer Referees Association and local businesses. It has been suggested the new team, to reflect the geography and spirit of the entire region, would be called Mohawk Valley United SC. “The investors are ready and willing to make the commitment and they are very encouraged by the positive response so far by the local soccer community.” stated Foote. “It is the goal of the investors that this franchise would truly belong to the whole soccer community” he added. A second informational meeting is planned for Monday October 27, 2008 at 7:00PM at Thurston’s Restaurant in Frankfort, New York. Anyone with an interest in the sport of soccer is strongly encouraged to attend. For further information, telephone Mr. Foote directly at 315-736-4378 or contact him by email at allandfoote@aol.com . At this second meeting, a proposed table of organization for the franchise and year one budget will be discussed. A decision may also be made at this time to formalize a Regional Exploratory Committee to further discuss the concept and develop a concrete business plan. Further information about the National Premier Soccer League can be found at the website: www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com .
Hey Ryan: You are the model that we are attempting to follow. Did anyone say The Empire State Conference...maybe???
Best wishes on this! I hope you'll also market the club as far east as Amsterdam - Montgomery & Fulton Counties would help support this club!!!
Thanks Doctor K: Yeah, the website isn't quite operational as of yet. But the email address is working. We've submitted our expansion franchise fee to the NPSL and hope to have our business plan completed in the next couple of months....things are definitely moving right along.
I've got my father (a Canajoharie resident) working on those Fulton & Montgomery Cty media contacts. Very excited!
MOHAWK VALLEY UNITED SC PO Box 249 New Hartford, NY 13413-0249 Tel: Allan D. Foote, General Manager 315-736-4378 or 315-733-4686 Email: info@mohawkvalleyunited.com Visit our website: www.mohawkvalleyunited.com United We Stand November 1, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For further information: Allan D. Foote 4 Cheriton Dr. Whitesboro, NY 13492 H: 315-736-4378 W: 315-733-4686 Email: allandfoote@aol.com MINOR LEAGUE SOCCER IS COMING TO THE MOHAWK VALLEY! Based upon the positive response from many local soccer enthusiasts, who met twice in October 2008 at informational meetings, local resident, Allan D. Foote of Whitesboro, New York, representing the Investor Group, today announced that a new soccer club is forming in the Mohawk Valley and that an application has been made to enter the National Premier Soccer League Eastern Conference, with intentions to compete commencing with the 2010 season. To reflect the geography and spirit of the entire region, the soccer club is called Mohawk Valley United SC. The Club motto will be: United We Stand. An agreement in principle has been reached with officials from Herkimer County Community College to utilize Wehrum Stadium for all home matches. The Small Business Development Center at SUNY Institute of Technology will be assisting the soccer club with the formalization of a comprehensive business plan. These are the primary goals of the Mohawk Valley United SC: • To build the best soccer management organization between Albany, Binghamton and Syracuse • To recruit all elite soccer players available in the region for the club roster • Based upon our club motto, to foster a spirit of unity and synergy amongst the greater soccer community • To carry a positive message about the Mohawk Valley througout region, across the nation and the world • To help develop well-rounded athletes through academic and work-study scholarship programs • To create a soccer youth academy for disadvantaged children, possible future financial support for this endeavor from the US Soccer Foundation • To assist players who wish to pursue a professional career in soccer realize their dream • To successfully enter play in the National Premier Soccer League by the year 2010 • To fill Wehrum Stadium with enthusiastic fans enjoying superb sports entertainment at a reasonable cost • To eventually bring home a National Premier Soccer League championship to the Mohawk Valley Anyone interested is serving as a member of the management organization or as a player with the soccer club, is encouraged to contact Allan Foote c/o Mohawk Valley United SC PO Box 249 New Hartford, NY 13413-0249, Tel. 315-736-4378 or 315-733-4686, Email: allandfoote@aol.com, for an application form. Further information about the National Premier Soccer League can be found at the website: www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com.
Update on Meeting of 10/27/08 1. It was announced that the Investor Group has made application to the National Premier Soccer League for entry into the league to commence play in the year 2010 under the name of Mohawk Valley United SC. A formal announcement to the media will be made this Saturday at 11:30AM in front of Wehrum Stadium at HCCC. An agreement in priniciple has been reached with HCCC to utilize Wehrum Stadium, the premier soccer stadium in the Mohawk Valley as our home field facility. A special thanks to Don Dutcher, AD at HCCC for working closely with us on this project. $35,000 has been pledged by the Investor Group in 2008-2010. 2. It was suggested that the slate of activities for the remainder of 2008-2009 would include in this order: A. Complete Table of Organization (see attached)- To date, the following positions have been filled: General Manager- Allan Foote; Director of Facilities- HCCC; Director of Development- Michele Fornino; Director of Security- HCCC; Referee Coordinator- Ed Kobos; Public Address Announcer- HCCC. Thanks to the HCCC personnel to be announced later and Mike and Ed for signing on! For the rest of the group- think about where you may be able to contribute and let's talk about it! B. Develop business plan with the assistance of Sam Russo of the SBDC at SUNYIT to file as a 501C3 not-for-profit organization. C. Secure two exclusive sponsors each for 2009 and 2010. (see attached offer) It was agreed that the person or organization delivering a $25,000 exclusive sponsor would be credited individually with one Investor Group share valued at $2,500. One of these sponsors could be an auto dealer. (see attached letter) D. Sponsor with Rising Stars Soccer Club a College Indoor Soccer Cup to be held in April. Invite at least the 12 colleges in our immediate region. The tournament would be open to college level or alumni players.The Cup could serve as a modest fundraiser for Rising Stars SC and Mohawk Valley United SC and as a scouting and recruitment tool. E. Develop pre-season roster of at least 50 players and hold invitational try-outs April-May. Select 20 players for active roster in 2009 and 20 players for reserve roster. F. Secure Radio/TV Contracts G. Organize Youth Academies with Local Clubs and Colleges, if funds available H.. Organize Player Scholarship Programs, if funds available I. Acquire transport vehicles, if auto dealer sponsor secured J. Play a three game exhibition season May-July- May:Home vs HCCC Alumni? June: Away vs Watertown? July: Home vs CNYSSL All-Stars? K. Prepare for entry in the National Premier Soccer League in 2010 3. Other Exciting News: A. In the Contest to pick our Club Colors, Gold & Black is leading by a wide margin, with White & Black a close second for our second uniform set. It was suggested that perhaps an exclusive sponsor could have some input into helping select the colors for the second uniform set. B. Mike Evke has offered to work with his company graphic designer on a club logo, which would be a European style crest incorporating the Club colors of Gold, Black & White. The crest would contain our Club name: Mohawk Valley United SC and perhaps our Club motto: United We Stand. Perhaps Mike will have something to share with us on 11/23/08? C. Of course, we also now have an official Club anthem as well: United We Stand by the group Brotherhood of Man. NEXT MEETING IS SUNDAY 11/23/08 AT 6:30PM AT THE RISING STARS SOCCER CLUB INDOOR COMPLEX CONFERENCE ROOM IN WESTMORELAND- This will likely be the last meeting of the year- please make every effort to attend. Regards, Allan Foote, General Manager, Mohawk Valley United SC United We Stand
More press! Excellent!!! Is Broome Cty within the requested territorial rights or is that too far south?
PROPOSED 2009 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sun Jan 4 6:30PM- Meeting of Mohawk Valley United Supporters Rising Stars Sports Center Sun Feb 4 6:30PM- Meeting of Mohawk Valley United Supporters Rising Stars Sports Center Sun Mar 1 6:30PM- Meeting of Mohawk Valley United Supporters Rising Stars Sports Center Sun Mar 29 6:30PM Meeting of Mohawk Valley United Supporters Rising Stars Sports Center Sat April 18 – Sun April 19- College Indoor Invitational Cup Rising Stars Sports Center Wed April 22 6:00PM- Mohawk Valley United Player Tryouts Herkimer County Community College Wed April 29 6:00PM- Mohawk Valley United Player Tryouts Herkimer County Community College Wed May 6 6:00PM- Team Practice Mohawk Valley United Herkimer County Community College Wed May 13 6:00PM- Team Practice Mohawk Valley United Herkimer County Community College Sat May16 1:00PM- Home Match Day Mohawk Valley United SC versus Herkimer County Community College Alumni Wehrum Stadium HCCC Wed May 27 6:00PM- Team Practice Mohawk Valley United Herkimer County Community College Wed June 3 6:00PM- Team Practice Mohawk Valley United Herkimer County Community College Wed June 10 6:00PM- Team Practice Mohawk Valley United Herkimer County Community College Sat June 13 time tba- Away? Match Day Mohawk Valley United SC versus Club and Location tba Wed June 24 6:00PM- Team Practice Mohawk Valley United Herkimer County Community College Wed July 1 6:00PM- Team Practice Mohawk Valley United Herkimer County Community College Wed July 8 6:00PM- Team Practice Mohawk Valley United Herkimer County Community College Sat July 11 1:00PM- Home Match Day Mohawk Valley United SC versus Central New York State Soccer League All-Stars Wehrum Stadium HCCC Sun Aug 9 6:30PM- Meeting of Mohawk Valley United Supporters Rising Stars Sports Center Sun Sept 6 6:30PM- Meeting of Mohawk Valley United Supporters Rising Stars Sports Center Sun Oct 4 6:30PM- Meeting of Mohawk Valley United Supporters Rising Stars Sports Center Sun Nov 1 time tba- Player Registration Day for Mohawk Valley United SC Youth Academy Clinic & League location tba Wed Nov 4 6:00PM- Annual Meeting of Mohawk Valley United SC Oneida County Historical Society 1608 Genesee Street Utica, New York Sun Nov 8 time tba- Mohawk Valley United SC Indoor Youth Academy Clinic & League location tba Sun Nov 15 time tba- Mohawk Valley United SC Indoor Youth Academy Clinic & League location tba Sun Nov 22 time tba- Mohawk Valley United SC Indoor Youth Academy Clinic & League location tba Sun Nov 29 time tba- Mohawk Valley United SC Indoor Youth Academy Clinic & League location tba Sun Dec 6 time tba- Mohawk Valley United SC Indoor Youth Academy Clinic & League location tba Sun Dec 13 time tba- Mohawk Valley United SC Indoor Youth Academy Clinic & League location tba Anyone interested in serving as a member of the management organization or as a player with the soccer club, is encouraged to contact Allan D. Foote, General Manager Mohawk Valley United SC PO Box 249 New Hartford, NY 13413-0249, Tel. 315-736-4378 or 315-733-4686, Email: allandfoote@aol.com, for an application form. Further information about the National Premier Soccer League can be found at the website: www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com.
There is still plenty of time for you to make the try-outs unless of course you'd rather be coaching in which case that job is also currently open
best to hop on board now...NPSL NorthEast division is going from 10 teams in 2008 to 12 teams in 2009 to maybe 20 or more in 2010, including the possibility of 2 USL PDL teams up in New England making the jump over
Here is a podcast from late November interviewing GM Allan Foote on The Global Game, a radio show on 90.7 FM out of Utica College (6 p.m. Sundays). Just click on the November 30th show: The Global Game Podcasts
Thanks so much Cobi: I knew about the interview being scheduled but didn't realize that the program would be downloadable. If I knew the phone number I just might have called into the show under an assumed name...lol