Welcome In Town Coaches March 19, 2013

 President – Dick Bertrand  Vice President – Iqbal Khan  MU5 Coordinator – Gary Alperson  MU6 Coordinator – Gary Alperson  U7 Coordinator – Daniel Zuba  U8 Coordinator – Louise Garone  Mini Player Development – Ken Ward  Referee Assignor – Jorge Deleon  Game Rescheduler – Mike Cole

 1,034 Players 558 Travel 476 Mini  80 Teams  241Coaches  23 Board Members  Over 23 Fields

 8 Games  Season starts April 6 th  Games will be played on Saturday  Season ends beginning June

 ◦ Contacts ◦ Field Status (Rain Outs) ◦ Notices and Important Dates ◦ Code of Conduct, By-laws, etc.  SportsManager

 Coaches Responsibilities ◦ Work through Age Group Coordinator ◦ Contact information – Emergency list always ◦ Set example for SYS  Zero tolerance on Misconduct/Bad Behavior / Bullying ◦ Fair Competition/Work with Opposing Coach ◦ Make certain every child is picked up before you go home! ◦ Make sure all trash/belongings are picked up after practices and games ◦ Bad Weather  Thunder and Lightning (at first sound or sight off the field, can not return until 30 minutes after last sound or sight!)

 Ball Size: ◦ 3 for U5, U6, U7  Games: ◦ 2 sides for U5, U6, U7  Players: ◦ 3 for U5, U6 ◦ 4 for U7  Length of Game: ◦ 4 quarters for U5, U6, U7  Out of Bounds: ◦ New Ball for U5, U6 ◦ Throw in and corner kicks for U7  Substitutions: ◦ Anytime for U5, U6, ◦ Announce to Referee for U7

 Ball Size: ◦ 3 for Spring Season, 4 for U10 Assessment in June  Field Size: ◦ Larger than U7  Games: ◦ 6 v 6, 4 quarters, (13 minutes each) ◦ First 2 games – No Goalie  Players: ◦ Familiarized with all positions ◦ Each player should play at least ½ of game  Control of Game: ◦ 2 refs with equal authority.  Other: ◦ Substitutions - Announce to Referee ◦ Throw in and Corner Kicks

Parents  Codes of Conduct (see website) Distribute Parent’s Code of Conduct at FIRST Practice  Keep Parents on end lines behind goals for mini games and opposite side of players for U8 games Players  ½ Game per player  Be there at least 15 minutes early

 Fitness  Decision making  Commitment  Team work  Leadership  Fair play  Pushing oneself beyond comfortable bounds/artificial limits  Stress responsibility (water / ball / shirts tucked in)

 Website: Coaches, U5-U8  Pre-made practices – click and print  G-Course (on-line at Mass Youth Soccer)  Attend a Travel Game

 Challenger Coaches ◦ Need Host families ◦ Cultural Experiences for your children learning about these young men from England ◦ 1 to 2 weeks ◦ Opportunity to show your children the value of “Giving Back” ◦ Contact Shane Bell

 Players ◦ NO Jewelry, Casts, Hair Beads, or Splints ◦ Knee/Elbow Pads must have protective padding ◦ Shin guards are a must ◦ Cleats are highly recommended

 Three size 3 balls  10 to 20 orange discs  Practice vests  Medical Kits

 Move the Goals for Practice!  Field Closings are posted on the website  Field Status ◦ Updated by 3pm weekday ◦ Updated by 7am weekends

Contact: Mike Cole: Game Re-scheduler Jorge Deleon: Referee Assignor Process: U5 – U6: Coordinate a date and time workable by both coaches, use one of your practice nights for the field U7 – U8: Submit a request via SYS website to assign a ref

 SYS will provide ◦ Trophies or ◦ Medals  All other trophies are prohibited

 Treat all injuries with concern  Parent’s decision on next step  Take control of YOUR player’s safety  CONCUSSIONS ◦ SYS encourages all coaches and parents to learn about youth sports concussions on the CDC website and to watch the brief video: ◦ ◦

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