1. Gitchi Gummi Soccer Club

2. Brief History Gitchi Gummi Soccer Club was founded in 1991 By Greg Cane, Nic Bacigalupo, Shelley Hedtke, Alex Giuliani, and others. They wanted to form teams from around the Duluth area that were capable of playing at the top level in the state. Players from all of the local recreational clubs were invited to tryout.

3. Gitchi Gummi Mission Statement "Gitchi Gummi Soccer Club is a youth soccer program organized to educate players and coaches about the game of soccer. The Club aims to provide fun, educational, and developmental programs suitable for youth and in the process develop the understanding, sportsmanship, and skills of soccer."

4. Gitchi Gummi’s Vision Field Premier or C1 teams at all upper levels Provide developmental opportunities to all levels Retain all players 9-12, Retain all c1 and c2 players 13 & above Educate coaches Develop the club as the soccer brand in the region

5. How to reach our vision Facilities o Access to year round o Exclusive Coaching o Education o Evaluation Marketing o Develop Marketing plan Financial Resources o Fundraising o Fee structure

6. Who are we? We’re soccer coupled with a passion—a passion to teach young boys and girls skills that they will use the rest of their lives. Our passion creates dedication. o Dedication that will help our players compete at the highest levels of youth soccer. o Dedication that will provide our players with elite coaching from professional experts that know the game, in a welcoming and fun environment.

7. Gitchi Gummi Coaching Structure Barry Chastey – Coaching Director Barry Chastey – Boys Coordinator Morgan Maclean – Girls Coordinator Age Group Technical Coaches Boys Girls Brandon Stemwedel – U9Patti Cane – U9 Joe Watt – U10Andy Solin – U10 Seth Eklund – U11Kelly Wheeler – U11 Nic Bacigalupo & Barry Chastey – U12Greg Cane & Scott Anderson – U12 Mike Sengbush – U13Dave Robinson & Scott Anderson – U13 Barry Chastey – U14Tim Thorson – U14 Girls

8. We’re Social! Like the “Gitchi Gummi Soccer Club” on Facebook to follow the latest news from the club! Follow us on twitter! o @GummiSoccer Visit the website at o www.gitchsoccer.com

9. Congratulations to Dan Hedstrom! Dan was awarded the 2015 Minnesota Class A Mr. Soccer Did you know Daniel is a Gitch player?

10. Did you know? The Gitchi Gummi Soccer Club has a 10 year planning committee? We are just as committed to the future as we are the present.

11. Gitch Soccer offers three paths toward financial assistance. 1) Gitchi Gummi Soccer Club Grant 2) Maurice’s player assistance fund 3) Team fundraising

12. Gitchi Gummi Soccer Club is the Northland's oldest and most respected competitive youth soccer organization. It is made up of professional coaches and supporters who offer the youth of our region an opportunity to experience soccer at all levels - from developmental stages to Division One, and maybe beyond.

13. Long Term Goal – Indoor Training Facilities Gitch Soccer is looking for a long term solution for an indoor training facility and entities to partner with in this vision. Do you have any ideas which will help us achieve this goal?

14. Gitchi Juniors & Lil Kickers Player development for the younger ones who can’t play on a team yet. They complete 6 weeks of fun, skill building opportunities in the summer The Lil Kickers program is for ages 4-6 years old Gitchi Juniors is for ages 7-10 years old Registration and more information can be found on the website – www.gitchisoccer.com

15. “Our son entered Gitch when he was 10. It’s tough to describe the pride we felt when he played his first college game. We credit the excellent coaching he got from 8 years of Gitchi Soccer.” - Wayne and Debbie Peterson

16. Dates to Remember Gitch Jamboree o Late April/early May o Internal club scrimmages and team pictures Head of the Lakes Tournament o June 10th-12th o Averaging over 70 teams