U9 – U18 COACHES MEETING SEPT 9, 2010 Burnaby Girls Soccer Club A Place for Every Girl to Play

Agenda Introductions Our Club Levels of Play Getting Started Pre-Game Information League and Cup Play Referees Technical Program Questions

Introductions PositionPerson Micro - U6/U7Heidi Hughes & Vivian Young U8 AGCTeri Sabot U9 AGCSandi Taylor U10 AGCZeljko Cecic U11 AGCSunny Naidu U12 AGCMargo McGarry & Zeljko Cecic U13 AGCTom Berry U14 AGCPerry Pomponio U15 AGCRob Bains U16 AGCTom Berry U17 AGCIan Fingler U18 AGCDoug Melton

Introductions PositionPerson North DistrictIan Fingler North DistrictCraig Hachey WebmasterSteve Price RegistrarSandra Berry Secretary Vice PresidentSue Tench PresidentCraig Roy

Our Club BGSC was formed in the 1991/92 season as a group of parents and coaches interested in promoting girls soccer Our club strives to offer a full program including Micro, Mini and Super 8 soccer, and at the divisional level – Metro, Gold, Silver and Bronze teams. BGSC Motto A Place for Every Girl to Play

Our Club The BGSC Executive team consisting of volunteer parents Paid positions Technical Coaches, Field Administrator, Bookkeeper and Referee Coordinator BGSC's long term goal is to provide a club for female soccer players in Burnaby to progress from 5 years old through to 18 years old and them continue to play at the U21 and Women levels We have had former players return to coach at BGSC and soon hope to have their children start to play in our club

Levels of Play Metro (U14 – U18) (soon to be U13??) Gold (U13 – U18) Silver (U13 – U18) Bronze (U13 – U18) Select (U11 & U12) House (U11 & U12) Mini (U8 – U10) Micro (U6 & U7)

Coaching – Criminal Check Please complete criminal record checks and return them to your Age Group Coordinator. NEED TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO YOU GETTING PLAYER CARDS. BGSC requires all volunteers to get a Police Criminal Check every year. BC Soccer Every Year??? Print the letter and take it with you to the Police station - there should be not cost if you do this.

Coaching – Communication and Resources Your age group coordinator will you a document with all your players contact information Get to know the BGSC Website – it has valuable information to help you: Club Contacts on the Website – provides you access to Executive members including field and referee coordinators and Head Coach

Coaches Manual & Code of Conduct Coaches manual on the website  About the club  Levels of play  Getting Started  During the Season, Rules/Resources  The End is near  Policies & Forms Please be sensitive of social media. Twitter, Facebook & s.

Player/Coach Cards Required for U13 to U18 teams (U11&U12 need staff) All players and up to 4 coaching staff Please take digital photos of all your players and coaching staff Our club makes new cards every year so the pictures are current Rename the pictures with the person’s name them to our Registrar with your team name, level and age group CSA one member needs to be of the same gender.

Pre-Game Information Check your regularly as well as the club website With the poor weather, game locations and times change often. When do we cancel a game??? For home games, call your opposing coach no later the Thursday night and ensure they have the correct game time and location Help them with directions as needed Our opponents are our guests and we could not have games without them – please be courteous Grass to Grass rule

Playing Policy BGSC Playing Policy for Divisional Teams is: Every girl gets to play half a game Playing time can be restricted due to:  Player failing to attend practices during the week without notifying the coach in advance  Player arrives late to practices and games without notifying the coach in advance  Player behaves poorly during weekly practices

League Play Website Post all schedules and scores Season starts this Sunday Sept 12 th. U9 & 10 19th BGSC website for all of your home games BC Soccer Central Tournaments & Field Info

BGSC Tournament November 11, BLW, all 5 fields New Format U8 – U105 Aside U11 – U157 Aside U16 – U186 Aside Across the field We need volunteers

Mark on the calendar Club Pub night Saturday November 20 th Friefighter’s Club. Club Photo days. Saturday Oct 16 th 9:30 – 1PM Tuesday Oct 19 th 6—8 PM

Referees We can not have games without officials All BGSC Volunteers are expected to treat the game officials with courtesy especially the new, young refs! Referee abuse will not be tolerated Infractions are addressed by our club and the North District Discipline Committee Discipline will result in suspensions from soccer Coaches are responsible for the conduct of themselves, their players and their parents/fans

Filing a Complaint Please do not confront the referee at the field Wait 24 hours then our Referee Coordinator Sheryl Kwai – Referee reporting – should you run into a difficult referee, you can also report them via the North District Soccer Assn website If you need advice, please contact your Age Group Coordinator, Vice President or President

Fundraising BGSC Fundraising Policy – we do not allow any of our teams to shake cans for cash in front of liquor stores Fund raisers that have been successful include car washes, hot dog sales, pub nights, donut sales, plant sales Sponsorship – some teams get sponsors to help fund team events PLEASE, if you want to purchase team equipment open a team bank account. Speak to Sheryl regarding setting up an account.

BGSC Equipment Game Day If you the first game of the day, your team (home team) is responsible for putting up both nets and lining the field. If you play the last BGSC game of the day please take down the equipment and lock away in storage container. If you take equipment away from the field please contact Sue or Craig

BGSC Uniforms We’ve purchased new uniforms for all Divisional Teams & we will be looking at doing the Super 8’s next season We’re running lower on numbers and sizes so please think about that before asking for an exchange. We plan to sell our old uniforms over the next few Months. You can purchase a team set (for practices?) for $100 ($150 Whites). Or they cost $15 per uniform.

Technical Staff Donn Sparks, BGSC U11-U18 Head Coach Sandi Sparks, Mini/Micro Head Coach Jacquie Gant, Mini/Academy Coach Erin Cheng, Academy Coach Cassie Newbrook, Keeper Coach Angela Pelliern,Keeper/Academy Coach

Club Technical Program Each divisional team will receive 3 free visits by a technical coach of their choice Each U11 – U13 team will receive 3 team visits from Donn Academy teams will receive twice the amount. Donn will be attending games then will provide input Mini’s Sandi….

Technical Academy’s Each Team U11 – U16 was asked to join our Team academy. Fridays 6-9 BLW # 1 Indoor Player Academy U8-U16 Girls, Saturdays 2-4 at Canlan Keeper Academy  Free Sessions U8 – U11 Tuesdays & Fridays  Paid Sessions U11-U18 Tuesdays & Fridays Please promote this training, make it an expectation.

BGSC Uniform Policy Club Uniform – no names, logos or sponsors brands can be placed on BGSC uniforms; these can be placed on team wear or bags Teams can purchase uniforms to be used in tournaments and friendlies. Failure to comply with this policy could result in the loss of field allotments

Success Coastal Cup  U18 Burnaby United – Coastal Cup Finalist  U17 Bolts – Classic Cup Quarter Finalist  U14 Bullets – Classic Cup Quarter Finalist  U14 Red Devils – Classic Cup Quarter Finalist  U14 Red Rockets – Classic Cup Quarter Finalist  U12 Panthers - Coastal Champions

Have a great season! Thank you very much for the time you give our club A Place for Every Girl to Play