MuSool Academy Prepares for AAU Nationals

The MuSool TaeKwonDo Team will leave for the AAU National and Jr. Nationals in Ft. Lauderdale on Monday, June 29th. The seven member team will compete on Tuesday through Thursday trying to receive national ranking. MuSool Black Belts Jackie Lauricella and Gus Ben-Hamo will be defending their Gold Medals.

Jackie Lauricella, Jason Midyette and Gus Ben-Hamo will all have opportunity to go to the National Team Trials and make the AAU National Team if they place in the top 4. Jesse Midyette will make the newly formed Cadet Team if he places gold in his division.

Red Belts Bo Godawa, Josh Godawa and Isabelle Kiester will have the chance that they are ranked in the United States.

Good Luck to all the Athletes that will be competing at this event.

Team MuSool's Schedule for AAU Nationals

Monday, June 29th

Coaches Meeting @ 1pm. Coach Shelby Creech will attend
Jackie, Jason and Gus needs to pick up credentials by 3pm
Team Meeting @ 530pm

Tuesday June 30th

Breakfast @ 730am
All team members need to be at tournament by 830am for competition.
Isabelle will need to weigh in by noon.
Team debriefing and training at 630pm.

Wednesday, July 1st

Breakfast @ 730am
All team members need to be at tournament by 830am for competition.
Jesse, Bo and Josh will need to weigh in by noon.
Team debriefing and training at 6pm.
Pizza party @ 7pm

Thursday, July 2nd

Breakfast @ 730am
All team members need to be at tournament by 830am for competition.

All team members will need the following:
Team Warm-ups
Training attire
Two (2) white uniforms
TaeKwonDo Belt
Towel

Two (2) Mouth Pieces
Shin/Instep Protector
Forearm Protector
Chest protector
Head gear (with no rips in it)
Tape
All finger nails and toe nails should be trimmed prior to fight day
All adults will need a valid Florida ID to get into the complex where the tournament is being held.

MuSool TaeKwonDo Team Check-in Times and Dates for AAU Nationals

Here is the check-in schedule for AAU nationals in Ft. Lauderdale.
Note the check-in times if you are driving up the same day, normal drive times are at least 3.5 hours.

2009 National AAU Taekwondo Championship
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Competitor Check-In and Weigh-In Schedule
COMPETITION GROUP CHECK-IN/WEIGH-IN CHECK-IN/WEIGH-IN CHECK-IN/WEIGH-IN COMPETITION COMPETITION COMPETITION
DATE TIMES LOCATION DATE TIMES LOCATION
Olympic Sparring Competitors
All 14 year old and older Black Mon/June 29 8 AM - 3 PM Convention Center Tues/June 30 9 AM - 6 PM Halls C & D
Belts Only HALL B

5-13 Yr. Old Color Belts Tues/June 30 8 AM – NOON HALL B Wed/July 1 9 AM - 7 PM Halls C & D

5-13 Yr. Olds Black Belts Wed/July 1 8 AM – NOON HALL B Thurs/July 2 9 AM - 6 PM Halls C & D
and 14 year old and older
Color Belts

**All competition finishing times are somewhat tentative and will depend entirely on the
number of athletes participating in each of the respective categories.
**Staging times for competition will be available at Check-In/Weigh-In
***Please consult with our website, http://www.aautaekwondo.org/ , for changes to this schedule

Clinics, Coaches and Officials Schedule
Coaches DATE TIMES LOCATION
Credential Pick-Up Only Mon/June 29 8 AM - 3 PM Conv. Ctr. Hall B
Tues -Fri/June 30-July 3 8 AM – Noon Conv. Ctr. Hall B
Coach's Information Meetings Mon/June 29 1 - 2 PM Conv. Ctr. Hall B
(Attendance is Optional) Fri/July 3 7 - 8 PM Conv. Ctr. Hall B

Chuck Moore off to Forms Seminar in Pennsylvania

MuSool Black Belt Chuck Moore will be attending a Forms (Poomse) Seminar in Norristown, Pennsylvania on June 20th. The eight hour seminar is sectioned by USA TaeKwonDo to teach referees and coaches on how forms are judged at USAT events. Instructor Moore is head of the TaeKwonDo program at MuSool Academy.

AAU and USAT Updates for the MuSool TaeKwonDo Team

2009 AAU Taekwondo National Championships

Ft. Lauderdale, Fl

June 29 - July 4, 2009

This years Nationals will introduce the following:
Athlete's Party
New Cadet Team
Expansion of the Coaching Staff
New Policy for 17 Year Old Juniors Wishing to Try for AAU Team
For information on these new additions to the AAU Nationals and more...

Click Here

2009 USAT Jr. Olympics and US Nationals

Austin TX

June 30 - July 6, 2009

The USAT has published the new Athletes Handbook for their Championships as well.

Junior Olympics Athlete Handbook
National Championships Athlete Handbook

Members from the MuSool TaeKwonDo Team will be competing at both events. All results will be posted on this website.

MuSool Black Belts Win at Sunshine State Games

Lakeland, FL. The two captains from the MuSool TaeKwonDo Competition Team competed at the 30th Annual Sunshine State Games on Saturday, June 13th. Jason Midyette sparred in the 14 to 17 year old black belt division placing gold after defeating his first opponent 13 to 10 and his second opponent 8 to 1.

Jackie Lauricella sparred in the 18 to 32 year old division but no one was in the welter weight division so she moved up to heavy weight division to win gold winning her two fights by the 7 point rule (9 to 2 and 8 to 1). She then moved down to the light weight division where she placed gold once again winning her fight in the first round 9 to 2.

Both players may now move to the next level and compete at the State Games of America in August in San Diego. This was a great warm up tournament for the National Events coming up at the end of June and beginning of July as well. The next tournament that the team competes in is the AAU Nationals.

Ridders to hold Cypress Creek Night Every Thursday.

Ridders Frozen Custard will host Cypress Creek Night every Thursday from 5pm to 8pm starting tonight. Cypress Creek Students that want to see old class mates can go and enjoy some frozen custard and catch up on what is going on during the summer.

Next Testing Date Announced

MuSool Academy will be hosting a color belt test on Saturday, July 18th. The MuSool Black Belt Board will be checking the Black Belt Candidates as well. The MuSool Black Belt Instructors will be handing out testing permission forms starting July, 6th. TRAIN HARD!

PIZZA PARTY! EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN US!

MuSool Academy will be having an end of the year Pizza Party at 5pm on June 5th. All students and parents are welcome to come celebrate another school year over.

Order Your Junior Olympic Uniforms

Contact Shelby Creech at creech@musool.org for ordering instructions.

MuSool Academy to do its Heart Walk

Don’t Miss Out on the Volusia Flagler Start! Heart Walk on Friday, September 25th!!!
Heart disease remains the No. 1 killer in America - in fact, it kills more people than the next five leading causes of death combined!

By being part of Start! and the Volusia Flagler Start! Heart Walk, you can take a step towards creating a healthier America.

Every dollar you raise has the potential to help save lives. Your commitment to the American Heart Association gives hope for the future and allows us to continue our important research and educational programs that fight heart disease and stroke.

Contact Fred Godawa at GodawaFred@DBFD.US if you would like to walk for MuSool Academy.

MuSool TaeKwonDo Team Starts National Training

The MuSool TaeKwonDo Team will start training for the 2009 AAU and USAT Nationals on Monday, June 8th at 8am. The team will meet Monday through Saturday mornings at 830am and then again on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons for additional training. The Training Camp will last until June 27th.

The team will leave for Ft. Lauderdale on Monday, June 29th for the AAU Nationals. Jackie Lauricella will leave for the USAT Nationals in Austin, TX on Thursday July 2nd.

Anyone that wishes to make donations to the team please contact Monty Midyette at mmidyette@cfl.rr.com.

2009 Florida TaeKwonDo Games was a Success.

The 2009 Florida TaeKwonDo Games sponsored by MuSool Academy were held on Saturday May 30th at the Port Orange Gym. A hundred fifty-five players from schools as far north as Savannah, GA and as far south as Miami attended the event. DaeDo Florida provided the scoring system and the electronic chest guards.

Aiden Charnock, Isabelle Keister, Dayton Plumb, J.R. Creech, and Bailey Creech all competed in the event.

The MuSool Demonstration Team (William Smith, Aiden Charnock, Isabelle Keister, Bradley Shuler, and Rachael Stearns) put on an impressive exhibition of martial arts techniques all serve on the Demonstration Team.

Congratulations to everyone the competed and placed.