NEWSAYSO
Registration for Fall 2008/Spring 2009
Early Registration will be 16-19 April
at the Field House at
Once again, we will have 3 options for
registration:
1)
On-line at www.eayso.org to enter data and print 3 copies of the forms. Then
bring the forms to Registration – $5 discount/ player for using this
method.
2) Download registration packet
at www.ayso160.org on the registration page and fill out by hand. Then bring forms to registration.
3)
Blank forms will be available at registration to fill out on-site. After early
registration, you will be able to pick up forms from the information board at
field 3.
Forms may also be mailed, but the Early Registration Fee will not apply. Mail
forms to:
AYSO
1605 Willowbrook Dr
Birth Certificate (or other government
document that includes the birth date) is required for new players.
AYSO is an all volunteer organization. Our fees are low ONLY because of our
volunteers and the work they do.
One person from each family should be prepared to volunteer for one of
our many jobs in order for AYSO to continue to provide an outstanding
program. Forms will be available at
registration listing volunteer opportunities, many of which only take two hours
a season. Get an early start on
volunteering (and get your volunteer hours out of the way) and help with
registration. Contact Janet Davis
at
AYSO
TELEVSION COMMERCIAL will air on the following COMCAST channels during the first few weeks of April: NICK, DISC, ESPN2, TLC, TWC, and HIS
at least three times per day on each channel from 6AM to midnight.
WEBMASTER
NEEDED!
Our region
needs someone who would like to volunteer to take over this position. Much of
the real work has already been done! Call 882-3701.
SHOW YOUR
SUPPORT for AYSO
BUMPER
STICKERS for sale at Early Registration
During Early Registration we will have AYSO bumper stickers
for sale for $0.50 each. Show your support for your player and league!
This summer,
the AYSO National Games will be held in
AYSO
will again conduct summer soccer camps through UK International. Camp dates are
23-27 June at
End of Season Assignments for Coaches
Equipment Turn-In: Please
turn in your equipment bags and team notebooks following your last game of the
Spring Season. You may keep your soccer balls, but please turn in your
team notebook, team bag, goal keeper jersey, practice jerseys (pennies), cones,
first aid kit, and ball pump. Please put the player registration forms
inside your team notebook.
Player Evaluations:
Please complete player evaluation forms. Download these from www.ayso160.org on the coach and referee pages or contact your Division
Coordinator. Evaluate according the instructions on the form for all players
that you have coached this year (either fall or spring). Turn in this
form at Early Registration at the Soccer Field House (next to the tournament
fields, north of Airport Road), 16-19 April or email/mail to Tom Keene at
Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 Coaches, Assistant Coaches, and Team Managers:
If you plan to coach or be a team manager next fall, please register as
a volunteer at www.eayso160.org and bring 2 copies to Early Registration.
See our Web Site at www.ayso160.org
We
have updated the web site and are adding more info every week. Visit the site for Registration
instructions. We also have a
Weather Alert Banner that will indicate if games or practices have been
cancelled. The schedule is also at
the site and is updated frequently.
Have any ideas for other info that would be helpful? Let us know. Send us a note to RC@ayso160.org.
Board Positions Open
We have
several Board Positions that will be open for next year. These are a
must, or we cannot have a program. Board positions get additional discounts
and other perks to reward them for stepping up to take responsibility for parts
of our program. Contact Debbie Farmer if you are interested! RC@ayso160.org.
IT’S FOR THE KIDS!
Evaluation
Practices
In the past,
we have introduced the concept of Evaluation Practices at the beginning of the
fall season. This has proven to be helpful to coaches and players. The
evaluation practices give the coaches a chance to see all the players and rate
them so that the Division Coordinators can form balanced teams. Players should attend at least 2
practices during these days (30, 31 July, and 4, 5 August), but are welcome to
come every day. This is a good way to get in condition for soccer. All coaches and assistant coaches should
participate in the evaluations if possible. Team managers are also needed to
help that week. We will have soccer equipment and merchandise for sale and
maybe another soccer uniform garage sale.
The team rosters will be ready for the Coach, Referee, and Team Manager
meeting which will be on 9 August. Coaches will then call their team players
and start practice the week of 11 August.
Coach, Referee,
and Team Manager Meeting – 9 August
This meeting
is the most important meeting of the year and will determine how successful the
year is. We ask that team managers attend this meeting so that they will also
be informed regarding what needs to be done in preparation for a successful
season. Uniforms and team equipment will also be identified at that time. Mark your calendars so that you do not
miss this meeting.
Coach training is an essential part of the AYSO philosophy.
It is more than “X’s and O’s”, because it not only
deals with the practices and strategies of soccer on and off the field, but it
also deals with the “age specific” issues that coaches will
encounter as they work with their teams.
Kids learn, respond, and react differently at different
ages. Drills that are “boring” for U12 kids are the “most fun
in the world” for U8 kids. U12 kids can dribble through a cone relay with
ease, while most U6 kids can barely dribble at all. Age specific coach training
gives each coach insight, tools, and the perspective to effectively coach at
their age group.
Coaches will learn the basics of soccer fundamentals, rules,
and age specific exceptions to those rules. They will learn about strategies,
principles of play, and how to “set” their team(s). They will learn
about AYSO philosophies and how those philosophies impact their team(s). But
most important of all, they will learn how to create a challenging,
progressive, and positive environment that will engage ALL the kids on their
team, keeping them wanting to learn more, and having more fun than they should
be allowed to while learning.
Coaches will learn all this and more in as little as 2, and
no more than 5 hours of instruction, depending on the age group. Training is
usually held on a Saturday close to the beginning of the fall and spring
season. Each age specific session requires a minimum of three coach
participants AND their age specific player to attend. Three is the minimum
number needed to adequately demonstrate the coaching principles in each course.
The “age specific” player is utilized to demonstrate specific coaching
principles in action and in “real time”. Contact the regional Coach
Trainer for specifics and scheduling of sessions at:
Remember, post season participation by any team requires at
least one coach on the team to be trained in the “age specific”
team division. And there are now “GRADUATION PRESENTS” for
completion of coach training (shirts, jackets, bags, and other gear).
GET YOURSELF TRAINED!!
IT’S FOR THE KIDS!!!!
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16-19 April Early
Registration
26 April Last
Day of Spring Games for U6 –U12 Teams
29 Mar-17 May SoccerRama
(U16 and U-19); end season for U14 Teams
25 April Board
Meeting
26Apr – 13July AYSO
Summer Tournament Teams Program
13-15 June Section
Games in
20 June Board
Meeting
23-27 June Individual
and Advanced Summer Camp U-14 and up @John Hunt
1 July Late
Registration Begins
6-13 July National
Games
14-18 July Player
Summer Camp at
18 July Board
Meeting
30 July Fall
2008 Evaluations Begins
9 August Fall
2008 Team Practices Begin
AYSO Region 160
1910 Waxleaf Green