AYSO 2002

1
Welcome

• AYSO 2002
• Region 109
• Menlo Park/Atherton

2
General AYSO Philosophy

• Everyone Plays
• Balanced Teams
• Open Registration
• Positive Coaching
• Good Sportsmanship

3
Rules and Guidelines

• Guidelines available in the back of the room and
  on www.mpsoccer.org as well as the referee link.

4
Coaches Clinics

• U10/U12, August 10, 800 to 500, Ortega Park
• U7/U8, August 17, 800 to 500, Menlo Park
  (location TBA)
• U10/U12, August 24, 800 to 500, Hillview
  Community Center, Los Altos

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Referee Classes

• Please encourage your parents to attend (even if
  they are not signed up as a ref)
• U10/U12 Referee Refresher Class, August 28, 700
  p.m., Menlo Park Rec Center
• U8, August 29, 700 p.m., Menlo Park Rec Center
• Referee Safe Haven, August 29, TBA
• September classes on website

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Practices Games

• Practices may begin August 15
• First practice game is on September 7
• Season starts September 14
• Season starts September 8 for U16 U19
• Last game is on November 16
• Make up game date is November 23
• (10 consecutive Saturdays)

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Players

• U7 4v4 two teams/games, no goalie
• U8 4v4 two teams/games, with goalie
• U9 7v7 with goalie
• U10 7v7 with goalie
• U12 up 11v11

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Tournaments

• U16/U19 November 10, location TBA
• U12/U14 November 23 24, location TBA

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U7, U8, U9 U10

• No standings maintained

10
Picture Day

• September 28 at Burgess field
• Schedules will be sent
• Make-ups will be October 20 (Location TBA)
• No schedule for make-ups, first come first serve

11
Rain Outs

• Call the Main AYSO line 328-7799 by 730 a.m. if
  you think the games may be called due to rain.

12
Team Rosters

• Most rosters are not available yet
• Once available, please call your parents as soon
  as possible with practice fields, days, times,
  etc.
• Set-up a parents meeting
• Discuss AYSO Philosophy
• Assign each parent a volunteer duty (snack, field
  set-up, team parent, photos, etc.)
• Encourage your parents to attend ref training (so
  they have a better understanding or the game
  and to help out in a pinch)
• Once the rosters are set no changes

13
Safety

• Have available
• Ice (zip lock bags), ace bandage WATER
• First aid kits/gloves
• Cellular phones/dont use 911 call direct
• Keep the registration forms with you at all times
  (if copies make sure the copy has a parents
  original signature)

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Checklist

• Your commissioner will give you a coaches
  checklist postcard
• After you receive your practice field
  assignments, uniforms, equipment, etc. return the
  card to your commissioner
• Uniforms (do not add players names to the back)
• After this meeting (you will meet your
  commissioners outside to pick-up your equipment)
• Your commissioners (or a volunteer) will assist
  you with the selection of your goalie shirt and
  coaches shirt during the practice field
  assignment process)

15
Field Crews

• Each team has one (or multiple) field crew
  volunteers (marked on the registration form)
• Assign your field crew (as you would your snack
  schedule)
• If your team plays the first game of the day
  your field crew needs to line the fields, set-up
  goals, flags, etc.
• If your team plays the last game of the day
  your field crew needs to put the equipment away
  (and throw away left over trash)
• There are storage tubes/facilities at each field.
  (Try not to lose the locks)

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Issues

• Parking
• We can lose our field permits because of parents
  parking illegally (do not park on landscape,
  dividers, double parking, etc.) causing damage
  to landscape, sprinkler systems, etc.) and
  setting poor examples for our kids.
• Bathrooms
• Trash
• Everyone needs to pick up after themselves
• AYSO garbage cans need to be emptied in dumpsters
  and returned to storage sheds

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Coaches Ref Clinics

• Check www.mpsoccer.org for clinics in our region
  or a neighboring region
• Coaches clinics definitely make practices fun for
  the kids and provide coaches with great drills
  for skills
• Encourage as many people as possible to attend
  ref clinics (ref web link on our site)

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Practice Field Assignments

• City of Menlo Park

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Referees

• Ted Wobber

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End of Season

• Assign a parent volunteer to collect the balls,
  equipment, goalie shirt, etc. at the end of the
  season
• Player ratings
• Must be completed by the end of the season
• Equipment and ratings must be returned before
  trophies and pictures are issued

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Whats Next

• All coaches meet with their division
  commissioners outside for uniforms and equipment
  - and to pick a number for practice field
  assignments
• We will call your division inside for practice
  field assignments while the other coaches pick-up
  goalie shirts and coaches shirts
• When done turn in your checklist to your
  commissioner

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Its for the Kids

• HAVE FUN!!