Spring 2012 Sealy Family YMCA Youth Sports Spring 2012 Please help yourself to food and beverages in the back

Introductions Matthew Salazar Youth Development Director, Sports and Play

The Sealy Family YMCA thanks you for participating in youth sports! Your involvement is critical to the success of our program. Thank You

The YMCA of Today Aquatics Before & After School Programs Day Camp Health & Wellness Teen Programs Youth, Teen & Adult Sports

YMCA of Greater Houston First YMCA in Houston in 1886 in rented facilities Continues to grow, establishing centers all over the city Currently serve over 500,000 annually One of the top 3 largest Associations in the country with over 40 centers

YMCA MISSION & CORE VALUES Mission: To put Judeo-Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind & body for all. Core Values: Honesty, Caring, Respect, Responsibility, Faith Please make this a part of your practice routine & expect it from your parents & players!! They will follow your lead!!!!!

7 Pillars of Y Sports  Everyone Plays  Safety First  Character Development  Positive Competition  Family Involvement  Sport for All  Sport for Fun

Sports Pledge & Philosophy Sports Pledge:Sports Philosophy: Win or lose Everybody Plays & I pledge before God Everybody Wins To play the game The best I know how To obey all the rules Respect the officials To be a good sport at all times And to improve myself In spirit, mind & body

Coaches Code of Conduct 1. Remember that you are the role model for your players 2. Be kind to your parents 3. Be kind to the coaches and parents of the opposing team 4. Be kind to the officials 5. Be realistic with complaints & criticisms 6. Let the children have fun

Coach Expectations Establish good ongoing communication Agenda for practices (warm-up/stretch, skill development, play/scrimmage, cool-down/stretch) Know rules of play (coaches given these) Exhibit and model core values Follow all policies and youth sports philosophy

How Teams Are Formed By age (1 year, 2 years, 3 years) By sex (female, male, coed) By request (for a coach or teammate) By school By subdivision Random assignment You are able to play up one age division but not down There are no guarantees on requests!

Practice Information Practice Begins the week of March 5th 1 hour practice once per week Practice Sites Soccer – Sealy Elementary School or TBD by team

Game Information Games Soccer – Saturday mornings Locations Soccer – Sealy Elementary School Everyone should arrive to the game at least 10 minutes prior to warm-up and be ready to start on time How to cancel or reschedule a game (coach will call the YMCA as well as opposing coach)

Rainouts/Makeups 1. Practice rainouts/makeups 2. Games Decision will be made by 7:30am on Saturdays (We will the coaches, update quickscores and let the Katy Y front desk know) Decision will either be “all games are cancelled” or “all games are on” For game rainouts, coaches will be contacted by the YMCA the following week for makeups We will schedule makeup games and provide officials. If new time does not work for the team/coach it will be up to the coaches to find a new game time! Games are typically made up during the week.

Officials Most officials are years old All are trained YMCA Sports Officials Training CPR/AED/O2 & 1 st Aid Certifications Any serious problems, coach should address with official in appropriate manner (not a parent), then call YMCA if necessary Please be courteous Harassment of officials will not be tolerated First games are usually the toughest – be kind!

Emergency Procedures Coach contacts Parent or Guardian Immediately Make sure you can get a hold of all parents – have correct contact numbers Accident Reports, Incident Reports Must fill out and return to Y within 24 hrs

Abandoned Child Ask all parents to stay at all practices and games. If they leave do following: Coach will call YMCA for other contact information if they cannot reach parents Coach will ask the assistant coach or another parent to stay until abandoned child is picked up, if he/she cannot Last option – two adults drive child to the Katy YMCA

Child Abuse Prevention We make an active effort to prevent child abuse. These efforts include but are not limited to: Background checks on staff and volunteers All coaches are not allowed to start practices until their drivers license have been swiped and their volunteer applications turned in to Sports Director (do not leave application with the front desk, it has personal information on it) Allegations and suspicions are taken seriously and are reported to the proper authorities

Child Abuse Reporting Procedures The YMCA has a no tolerance position on child abuse If you suspect child abuse you can report it to any Director in the YMCA or call CPS (Child Protection Services)

Appropriate Touch Kids need touches of encouragement, but there are appropriate and inappropriate ways of touching a child Frontal Hugs vs. Side Hugs Sitting on Lap vs. Sitting next to High Fives vs. …….

Character Development Incorporate into practices, games Coaches can receive some ideas for this YMCA’s 5 core values: Honesty Caring Respect Responsibility Faith

Pictures, Trophies & Party Pictures N the Zone – Coaches will be contacted with picture time Picture days TBD - Soccer 3-8 yr olds Trophies/Medals Youth Sports – all receive a trophy End of season party

Roster Corrections We go through many drafts of team rosters before they are finalized When we update a roster, we will send you a new one via Computer system and changes – what can and can not be changed Make sure we have your current practice day/place/time We cannot guarantee requests

REFUNDS/CREDITS REFUNDS FULL refunds will be given if requested prior to the 1st game NO refunds will be given after this. CREDITS Partial credits may be given after the 1st games on a case by case basis and must go through the Sports Department.

IMPORTANT DATES PRACTICES - Begin week of March 5 FIRST GAME – March 5th PICTURE DAY – TBA LAST GAME – May 19th

We are looking forward to a great season! Questions/Comments THANKS FOR COMING!!!