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2011 OYSAN Hall of=20
Fame
The 2011 Ohio Youth Soccer =
Association=20
North (OYSAN) Hall of Fame was held on Friday, =
November=20
11, 2011 at the Kalahari Resort and Conference =
Center in=20
Sandusky, Ohio. The event =
welcomed=20
four new Hall of Fame members to an elite class =
of=20
administrators, coaches, and players who have =
made a=20
lasting impact on the Ohio North soccer =
community. This=20
year=92s inductees were: Ron Gedrich, Joe =
Raduka, Andrew=20
Spiranovich, and the late Otto=20
Thuranszky. <=
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Ron=20
Gedrich started as an assistant coach =
for his=20
son=92s Broadview Heights Travel teamand went on =
to server=20
as The Cleveland Cobras Soccer Club =
administrator, the=20
scheduler/secretary for Lake Erie Youth premier =
Soccer=20
League (LEYPSL), then the Vice President and =
President=20
of LEYPSL. Ron also served as =
a=20
District Commissioner of OYSAN as well as Vice =
President=20
(2003-2006) and President (2007-2010) of Ohio =
Youth=20
Soccer Association North.
Joe=20
Raduka played professional soccer for =
the=20
Yugoslavian first division (Red Star-Belgrade) =
as well=20
as for several North American Soccer =
League =20
(NASL) teams and the Major Indoor Soccer =
League=20
(MISL) Cleveland Force team. He began the =
Cleveland=20
United Soccer Club and was instrumental in =
founding the=20
Lake Erie Youth Soccer League. His honors =
include being=20
the 1998 OYSAN coach of the year, the LEYSL =
coach of the=20
year, and the National Youth Coach of the year =
and an=20
OYSAN ODP coach as well. Ten of his players have =
gone on=20
to U.S. National teams, and thirteen have become =
professionals.
Andy=20
Spiranovich came to the U.S. from =
Croatia in=20
1951. By 1957 he was playing in the American =
Croatian=20
Soccer Club. After retiring as a player, Andy =
took over=20
as Coach and Manager of the Croatian team. In =
1972, he=20
started junior program in the club and showed =
great=20
success, including a U.S. Finals run in St =
Louis. Andy=20
helped found the U.S. and Canadian Croatian =
Junior=20
tournament which still exists, and was =
instrumental in=20
bringing the Lake Erie Premier League into =
existence. In=20
2008, Andy was inducted into the Ohio Soccer =
Hall of=20
Fame. He is currently president and co-coach of =
Segota=20
Select Soccer Club.
Otto=20
Thuranszky (1936 =96 2003) was born in =
Budapest=20
and came to the U.S. in 1957. His ease with many =
languages as well as his views on life and =
soccer made=20
him a friend to many in the Ohio North =
community. He=20
worked with the City of Cleveland to furnish =
fields and=20
teams and established a connection with the =
Athletic=20
Association. He formed the first youth soccer =
team of=20
the Donauschwaben Club in 1963 and later became=20
co-founder of the Lake Erie Junior League. Otto =
was=20
instrumental in the creation, growth, and =
success of=20
soccer in northern Ohio, where he served as =
Youth=20
Commissioner. <=
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The=20
event, held in conjunction with the OYSAN annual =
general=20
meeting weekend and workshops, was attended by =
many past=20
Hall of Fame members and their spouses and=20
families. Mr. Allan Fee, of=20
Cleveland=92s Q104 radio station served as =
Master of=20
Ceremonies for the annual event, and Mr. Paul =
Emhoff,=20
Doctor Tom Turner, and Mrs. Pamela Menick from =
OYSAN=20
also oversaw the ceremony. Each inductee =
received a=20
crystal vase to commemorate their =
award. =20
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OYSAN =
Awards=20
Luncheon
The 2011 Ohio =
Youth Soccer=20
Association North (OYSAN) Annual Awards Luncheon =
was=20
held on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the =
Kalahari=20
Resort and Conference Center in Sandusky,=20
Ohio. =20
The event =
honored all=20
coaches, volunteers, administrators, and young =
referees=20
who were nominated by their respective leagues =
as=20
individuals who have made an outstanding impact =
on their=20
organization and community. =20
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From all of=20
the nominees, the wards went to the following =
OYSAN=20
=
members:
=B7 =20
Brian =
Fleck=20
and Lynn Saunders were named=20
Volunteers of the=20
=
Year
=B7 =20
Tim and Bridgette=20
Joyce were given the =
David=20
A. Behsara Administrator of the Year=20
=
Award
=B7 =20
The Young Female Referee of =
the=20
Year honors went to Amy=20
=
Bobonik
=B7 =20
The Young Male Referee of the =
Year award went to Kevin=20
=
Fikar
=B7 =20
The Mark A. Jacobs =
Award for=20
Girls Coach of the Year honors went to=20
Jacob Drost (Competitive=20
Program), and Chris =
Wetz=20
(Recreational=20
Program)
=B7 =20
The boys =
coach of the=20
year was presented to Greg=20
Hennelly (Competitive) and =
Travis Fiegly=20
=
(Recreational)
These annual =
award winners=20
have each been submitted to US Youth Soccer for=20
consideration for the National Volunteer of the =
Year,=20
Administrator of the Year, Referee of the Year, =
and=20
Coach of the Year awards,=20
respectively. In=20
addition to the yearly honors, several other =
awards were=20
presented. The OYSAN Executive =
Director=92s=20
Award was presented to Don=20
Keefe, Tim Smith,=20
and Halle Emser, =
and=20
The OYSAN President=92s =
Award=20
was presented to Tom Hatfield,=20
who have =
all=20
"volunteered considerable amounts =
of time=20
and have made selfless and long-standing =
contributions=20
to OYSAN and soccer in Northern=20
=
Ohio."
The=20
OYSAN Director of Coaching =
Awards=20
were presented to Nordonia Hills Soccer=20
Association and to John Clarke =
of the=20
Toledo Celtics Soccer Club, as examples =
of=20
those "who have contributed to the growth =
and=20
development of the game and who have served to =
inspire=20
us by example". In addition, =
Cleveland=20
Futbol Club was recognized for both the =
Girls Development Cup Award, =
and the=20
Top Club for ODP (Olympic =
Development=20
Program) participation. Strongsville and =
Findlay were recognized for their =
Top=20
ODP Support as communities. And, =
finally,=20
Pacesetter Soccer Club (boys) =
and=20
Internationals Soccer Club =
(girls)=20
brought home awards in recognition of their =
2011=20
State Cup performances as a club and =
NC=20
United was recognized for their=20
Bothwell Cup participation as a =
club.
Also=20
recognized at the event were the players from =
OYSAN who=20
participated in the ODP program and achieved =
recognition=20
as Regional Pool Players and=20
National Pool Players. =
Bronze=20
and Silver Skill Award winners were =
also=20
presented to round out the lunch =
program.
Mr.=20
Allan Fee, of Cleveland=92s Q104 radio station =
served as=20
Master of Ceremonies for the annual event, and =
Mr. Paul=20
Emhoff, Doctor Tom Turner, and Mrs. Pamela =
Menick from=20
OYSAN also oversaw the award ceremony. Each =
honoree and=20
award winner received a plaque to commemorate =
the day=92s=20
events which were sponsored in part by=20
University Hospitals, adidas, Kohls, =
Eurosport, and=20
=
ZoomReports.
Thanksgiving ODP=20
=
Inter-regionalsOYSAN=20
ODP player Kelly Novak from Strongsville, Ohio =
has been=20
invited to the 1996 Inter-regional event in Boca =
Raton,=20
Florida over the Thanksgiving holiday. =
Congrats to=20
Kelly; best wishes and safe travels,=20
=
too!=20
O=20
OYSAN Reminders &=20
=
Updates
Reseve your COE Sessions Now for =
SPRING=20
2012!=20
=
OYSAN=20
Director of Coaching has a limited number of =
dates=20
available to coach youth teams in your club in =
spring=20
2012. To learn more, please visit: http://www.oysan.org/For_Coaches/Centers_of_Excellence.=
htm=20
Online Novice=20
Coaching Course
This=20
self-paced online study=20
course is geared for those who work with =
U10 -=20
U14 age groups and provides theoretical and =
practical=20
information. Click=20
here to register for just =
$25!
2011/2012=20
COACHING COURSES=20
The coaching courses for this =
year are=20
being now being scheduled! To find one near you, =
please=20
visit the listings=20
online! Sign up early for the session you =
wish to=20
attend, before class fills up!
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