Game Day Coaching is Positive with ....

Balanced Teams, Good Sportsmanship and Everyone Plays

Coaches,

The above in bold is very much stressed by the us as coaches in AYSO. The importance of these 3 philosophies in AYSO is that as coaches we represent the ideals of AYSO when it comes encouraging enjoyment and fair play at the game session.

These ideals go for all players, coaches, referees, fans and volunteers at AYSO.

Balanced Teams

At the younger levels from U05, U06 and U08, at time coaches are participating on the field as in-game referees and/or helping to coach the players on the field. This is especially noted at the U05 and U06 level. At the U08 Level, there are times when the coach must become the referee on the field.

At all times, coaches must work together to ensure that teams are balanced on the field.

Before the game has started, please discuss the balanced team approach with the referee and the other coach at the field.

This discussion will set the framework as to how the balanced team approach is achieved by both teams.

The following would be examples to set as the framework for your game.

- Equal number players on the field per team

- Rotating recently "high scoring" players back to play different positions on the field.

- If team cannot field a team or is short players, we encourage teams to be remixed or player(s) loaned.

Everyone Plays

At U05, U06, and U08 Levels, players on both teams should be encouraged to work together during the training sessions or practices. As our youth players later graduate to upper divisions, eventually these players will be teammates since we move from 4 v 4 all the way thru 11 v 11.

At our games, if a team is short players and the other has more than enough. The teams can be remixed or players can be loaned to the team. This can be done provided that "soccer" pinnies are available.

Good Sportsmanship

At all levels, coaches on both teams usually are paired up together in the "coaching" box area. Should coaches be on the field (as in U05 and U06), both coaches are required to encourage "fair play" for all players. The most important ideal is to ensure that players "play" the game. Let them play!

Too much coaching with all players can sway the ideals of good sportsmanship to that of being perceived as poor sportsmanship. Coaches should work together on continue to "say positive remarks" and not encourage decision making that can sway a player not to achieve the objective of the specific play, game or scoring chances.

At the U05, U06 and U08 levels ~ the ideals of the short-sided game is to encourage as guidance "dribbling" and "passing" for the attacking principles while "deny" and "delay" are the defending principles. Although scoring is important, coaches will need to consider that team improvements from training to the short-sided game sessions that follow the attacking/defending principles are "long term gains". Short terms gains such as "immediate goal scoring" are nice but are short lived in player development and experience. You will see the benefits "long term" with player development as oppose to "winning the game" for that day.

Remember "Let them play!"

Games 9/18 Canceled

All games for today Sept 18th are canceled due to lightning and thunder.

Thanks

Chicago Fire Game Sept 25th

For tickets click here and use promo code 183

https://oss.ticketmaster.com/html/go.htmI?l=EN&t=chicagofire&o=3176339&g=754

Coaches:

This email will be posted on the blog site at http://ayso183coaches.blogspot.com

Please print out! Read Carefully....

Remember its a game. The game is to be fun, fair, safe and in a family/kid zone environment.

1. Uniform Update + Instructions for Distribution!
2. Schedule Update
3. Team Number (QUIZ!)
4. Field Location, Code and Schedule
5. Coach Sideline
6. Goal Setup and Take Down
7. Lineup Cards
8. Player Forms
9. Print out "Parent Pledge".
10. Bathrooms
11. Loyola Soccer / AYSO 183 Free Game Night 6pm 9/11
12. Coach Clinic Noon 12pm-1pm on 9/12 (sign up required)
13. Printout Accident Form
14. Clean up Park
15. First Aid Kit and extra water/ice.

Coach/Team Parent Assignment for Thursday (your checklist)
Review Uniform Distribution Notes / Instructions
Review Schedule
Inform Parents / Players (in email or phone) Schedule and Field Location
Inform Parents Goal Setup / Take Down
Inform Backup Uniforms
Coach/Team Parent Assignment to be done Friday Night for Game Day Saturday (please be sure you have checked these off)
Uniform Packaging for later distribution
Lineup Cards and own roster rotation tally sheet
Prepare Player Forms
Print out Accident Form and put in coach folder/bag.
Print out Parent Pledge Forms to hand out
Game Day Checklist (see your Coach Primer for more check offs)
Player Uniforms
Player Forms (bring with you to game)
Bring Ball
Bring Line up Cards / Tracking sheet
Bring Parent Pledge
First Aid Kit / Water / Ice
Bring enthusiasm

Uniform Update
Uniform Pickup:
Sept 10th Friday 6pm-9pm.


Uniform Pickup by Whom:
Uniforms can only be picked up by a volunteer coach or volunteer team parent. Basically those volunteers
who have been in contact with the coaching admin and regional support staff.

Our volunteers will be busy handing out the uniforms boxes and team packets. Please be patient as there
will be a line of coaches.

Uniform Location:
5730 N. Virginia, Chicago IL

Google Map

This location was the same location where we held the preseason coach meeting but not at the park.
You are parking in a neighborhood area. One of our volunteers have graciously is hosting the
distribution of uniforms.

Virginia is a one way street. No parking in the alleys. We are only to park on Virginia.


Parking Instructions:
Please park on the street on Virginia Ave. Walk to 5730 N. Virginia and there will be an AYSO Sign.
Walk into the back yard and there will be a garage. We'll be at this location for pickup of the uniforms.

Uniform Assignment to Player
When you get home, please first review the uniform roster list.

As part of your coach packet there is a uniform roster list. Each player has an assigned uniform size by request.

The request was done either online or in-person. At the time of registration the uniform size was validated by the uniform volunteer and checked off when the player sized themselves at the table.

Please be sure that the player has the correct uniform size as this was a player/parent decision.

You will need to double check the player form with "circle" uniform size written in pen. The size was also signed
at registration.

Quick and Easy Distribution (some work involved)
You should be ready by night's end to have packaged up the player's uniform. Hint: Use a bag with player's name written on masking tape that is taped to the bag. This will make your distribution of the player uniform quick and easy.

Backup Uniforms
Just in case, all players should bring a white t-shirt and and a dark t-shirt (brown, black, dark blue, dark red, etc.).
If in the event both teams at the game do not have uniforms, a team can wear the white t-shirt while the other team wears the darker shirt. Soccer or athletic shorts that is dark should be worn. Soccer Socks as well.

Soccer Equipment
Remind your players to wear soccer cleats and have shinguards on. Soccer socks will need to cover the shinguards. This is a must! Our referees will check players at the start of the game.

Jewelry or watches should not be worn.

Game Day Distribution
Probably not ideal. 30 minutes before game time, if this is the only time you will need to distribute the uniforms then.


Schedule Update:
The schedule is posted at http://www.ayso183.org. The most important date on the schedule is 9/11.
The field codes are listed below.

1. At http://www.ayso183.org look for "Regular Season Schedules" on the left hand side.
2. You'll be at the Schedule Page.
3. Click on the "Age Division Schedule"
4. Review the schedule. NOTE! Sometimes times are not in order!
5. Look at the times carefully and field code.
6. To change divisions go back to "Peterson Park AYSO' at the top of the "green table header".
7. To Print use the "Printable Version" on the right hand side.


Team Number (QUIZ!)
Remind your team of the TEAM NUMBER. (ie. U35B-01 ie Men's National Team)
Everyone must remember the Team Number as this is essential to finding your schedule.
I'm not kidding about having a quiz. Knowing the number will be important to know
for Picture Days, Soccer Fest, and of course "The Schedule".

Field Locations: Field #1 thru #8

Hollywood Park: (HP)
Location: Peterson Ave and Kedzie/Jersey next McDonalds
Parking around the park block.

Field #1 (HP1): U05 and U06 Field (South of HP Field House, West field)
Field #2 (HP2): U05 and U06 Field (South of HP Field House, East field)
Field #3 (HP3): U08 Field (North of HP Field House, closest to field house)
Field #4 (HP4): U08 Field (North of HP Field House, closest to McDonalds, next to Kedzie/Jersey St.)

Peterson Park North - U12 Field "Front" (PPN)
Peterson Ave Side, parking on Central Park preferred and less dangerous.
Field #5 (PPF 5): U12 Field (Only Field next to Peterson Ave)

Peterson Park South - U10 Fields and U14 Fields "Back" (PPB)
Field Location is where the Peterson Park Field House is.
Parking on Central Park or thru North Park Village / Peterson Park designated areas to park.

Field #6 : (PPBN 6): U10 Field (North Field on West Side of park, medium size goals)
Field #7 : (PPBS 7): U10 Field (South Field on West Side of park, medium size goals)
Field #8 : (PPBE 8): U14 Field (Biggest Field on East with biggest goals)


************** AYSO 183 Advertisement ****************

Loyola AYSO 183 "Free" Game Night Saturday 9/11 at 6pm.
See http://ayso183coaches.blogspot.com

AYSO 183 uniformed players have been invited to take part in pre-game activities at 6pm. The activity is to take part in the starting lineup "World Cup" like walk out with the Loyola Men's Soccer Team. Admission to the game is free and AYSO players wearing uniform to get free post game posters.

Parents of players wishing to take part will need to sign up with me. The first twenty AYSO 183 players are to email me at ayso183coaches@yahoo.com by Friday 10pm so that we can get the list to event committee.

Also six to eight U12 AYSO uniformed players are invited to be ball kids during the game. This is a big responsibility as the ball kids are to retrieve the ball on the sidelines and return back to the player for a throw-in. Sign up is with Marc Eckerle at mecker2@gmail.com

I also have flyer to send. By request I will send out to the coach that requests this.

Game time is a 7pm.

I am also looking for a volunteer/team parent(s) to help me out and to attend the game.
Please email me at ayso183coaches@yahoo.com

Loyola Univ. Soccer Program has worked with AYSO 183 in the past by offering AYSO Days such as "free player clinic day". Last year we had a great turnout of AYSO players enjoying their time with Loyola student-athelete soccer players and coaches learning new soccer training games and skills.

Please thank the Loyola Univ. Soccer staff for sharing their time with AYSO 183.


*********************** end Advertisement ***************



Coach Sideline:
Coaches of both teams are to be on one side of the field with players (bench) while parents / family and friends
on the other side. No one is to be a fan next to the goal. All fans are to be on the fan sideline of the field.

Players should bring water bottle with them to the coach/player side of the field.

Your cooperation will help the referee during the game.

Both coaches are to work together and encourage the players to play the game!



Goals and Equipment Setup and Take down.
All parents are expected to chip in and help with goal setup and goal take down.
If team has first game of the day, parents are to arrive 30-45 minutes before game and preform goal setup.

Last game schedule, remind parents at start of game and end of game to help take down, carry and store equipment (goals, nets, flags, etc).

Basic Instructions for Goal Setup
1. Note all goals are different sizes for U08, U10, and U12/U14 but basic principle applies!
2. Pickup Goal Bag (or) Goal equipment from storage location to field.
2a. Get Volunteers to help.
2b. Corner Flags too!

3. Goal Setup: Take out equipment, poles and net.
4. Layout frame on ground to match up (poles with color tape).
5. Find Crossbar(s) and connect together. Cross bars are for top across and bottom across.
6. Find Sidebars
7. Lay bars back down.
8. Take net and spread out net.
9. Look for top of net, usually taped ends.
10. Take Crossbar (top) and put crossbar thru top of net every other square.
11. Follow same for Side bars.
12. Connect Sidebars with Top Crossbar.
13. Connect Sidebars with Bottom Cross bar.
14. Secure Net in place around bars.
15. Place goal on ground.
16. Look in bag for ground stakes and secure goal.
17. Game is not started until goal is secure and staked! Referee also checks.
18. Rain out ?!

Lineup Cards and Team Rotation List (2 copies)
Coaches are required to have a lineup card at the start of the game. Make 2 copies or a handy spreadsheet for yourself. Referee will ask for Lineup Card at the start of the game. Please hand lineup card to referee. Use your own notes for rotation of players. Remember, game is divided in 4 quarters (parts) and every player is guaranteed to play 2 quarters ( one-half of the game ) to 3 quarters of a game before anyone can play a full game (4 quarters).

Coaches, I encourage you to keep a history of players playing time from week to week. Ensure over the course of the season, that everyone gets to play. Yes, someone may be sick during the week or missed the previous game. Ensure that they play upfront in the game and not resting.

Player Forms at Games
The team parent or coach must have the team player forms present at all games! Our staff will be performing random spot checks from time to time. Why? From a safety perspective there is contact information listed so that if in an event of an emergency the form is readily available to use. If you don't have the forms, you run the risk of the team not playing on game day.

If you as a coach will not be present, the forms must be present with a team parent or an assistant coach. Player forms are a must. Veteran coaches now that I sound like a broken record.... This is the coach/team parent responsibility that player forms are present.

Parent Pledge
See here: http://www.soccer.org/why_join_ayso/kids_zone/kz_downloads.aspx

It important to have parents and fans read the AYSO Parent Pledge. I would print out 10-15 copies
and hand this out at games. The first game is good to do. Practice early in the season are good as well.

Sometimes we have visitors who don't know what AYSO is about and they become very involved with the game.
I encourage everyone to take part in Good Sportsmanship and Positive Coaching.

Link in Spanish: http://www.soccer.org/Libraries/Special_Programs/kids_zone_pledge_sp.sflb.ashx
Link in English: http://www.soccer.org/Libraries/Special_Programs/kids_zone_pledge_en.sflb.ashx

No Restrooms!
Due to budget constraints, the City of Chicago Park Field house restroom facilities are closed on Saturdays.
Please be prepared! This is a hint.

Loyola AYSO 183 "Free" Game Night Saturday 9/11 at 6pm.
AYSO 183 players has been invited to take part in pre-game activities at 6pm. The activity is to take part in the starting lineup "World Cup" like walk out with the Loyola Men's Soccer Team. Admission to the game is free.

Parents of players wishing to take part will need to sign up with me. The first twenty AYSO 183 players are to email me at ayso183coaches@yahoo.com by Friday 10pm so that we can get the list to event committee.

Also six to eight U12 players are invited to be ball kids during the game. This is a big responsibility as the ball kids are to retrieve the ball on the sidelines and return back to the player for a throw-in. Sign up is with Marc Eckerle at mecker2@gmail.com

I also have flyer to send. By request I will send out to the coach that requests this.

Game time is a 7pm.

Coach Clinic Sunday Sept 12th Noon ( 1 hour )
I will be holding a Coach Clinic for 1 hour at noon this Sunday at the Peterson Park South Fields (next the field house). The goal of the coach clinic will be to go over the organizational skills for a coach with regards to team practices, managing the game, and interacting with the players with regards to player development. Please bring your AYSO coach manual, notepad and pen. We also invite your son or daughter to participate in a basic practice session for demonstration.

I'll need to have a head count so that I know who will be attending. Please email me by 10am Sunday 9/12.

This clinic is not an AYSO certification class but more of a quick "jump start" or "refresher" for our coaches.

Printout Accident Form
Printout Accident Form here and put in your coaches folder or bag.
http://soccer.org.clubspaces.com/Libraries/Resources/incident_report_form_with_instructions.sflb.ashx?download=true

Parks must be clean.
Let's be green and pickup any trash at our fields.


First Aid Kit and Extra water/ice
If you have a first aid kit, please make this as part of your coaching kit. Also extra water bottles and/or ice will help hydrate yourself and players.

Rain Out
Keep an eye on weather. We do play in the rain, however the first crack of thunder or lightning, games are then shutdown. The referee administration decides to call off or to resume games. Historically, most decisions are that games are called off for the entire day with regards to field safety and bad weather.

If it rains during the work week (heavy) and fields are not playable by checking Friday or Saturday morning, games are cancelled.

An email is sent out to all coaches and a post is made to the ayso183.org web site and/or blog site.


Thanks,

Tad Lin
AYSO 183
Regional Coach Administrator
email: ayso183coaches@yahoo.com

blog: http://ayso183coaches.blogspot.com
web: http://www.ayso183.org
web: http://www.soccer.org
twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ayso183coaches

AYSO Region 183 Night

Loyola University Chicago Soccer
Presents
AYSO Region 183 Night
Loyola University vs. UMKC
7pm
Saturday, September 11th, 2010

6336 N. Hoyne Ave.
FREE parking located on the corner of Devon and Hoyne.
Enter lot on Devon Avenue 1/2 block east of Hoyne.
Activities for AYSO Region 183 players include:

• FREE admission to game
• World Cup Walk Out before Game
• Ball Boys and Girls welcome (6-8 players needed)
• Receive Post Game Posters
• Parking Lot open for tailgate

** ALL AYSO PLAYERS MUST WEAR AYSO UNIFORM **

Please contact Mark Eckerle at (773) 307-8848
Or mecker2@gmail.com if you are interested in being a ball boy or girl

How to find the schedule when it's ready?

For those of you checking for the schedule, please go to

http://www.ayso183.org

Look for the Regular Schedule link.

The specific schedule link is here:
http://ayso183.d4sportsclub.com/schedule_base.aspx

Choose the division. You'll see the schedule in a vertical order by date then by time.
Please note the times. There are chances that the time going up to down, are not in order!
Just look for your team number and match the row vs. time.

To change to another division, click your mouse pointer over "Peterson Park AYSO"
and then choose the division for the new schedule.

AYSO 9/4 and 9/5 Coach Certification in Evanston U06, U08, and U10

06, U08 and U10 Coaches:

For those of you who are working on Safe Haven to be completed this week or have recently completed the Online Safe Haven Training, you are now welcome to enroll in any one or more of these classes with our AYSO neighbor in Evanston this Labor Day weekend 9/4 and 9/5.

Note: If you do intend on taking a course, please be sure that you complete the online safe haven training by Thursday night 9/2 Our instructor(s) will be checking if you have completed this course before you enroll into this class.

I realize that this is a holiday weekend, and there will be more times and locations throughout the year in the soccer off-season. In addition as a reminder the online training is available to get you up to speed.

In order to enroll, you'll have to go to the EAYSO web site at http://www.eayso.org and use your login to register for a course. (This is required and a preregistration step).

The schedule are as follows:

9/4 Saturday
U06: 9:00am-11:30am
U08: 1:00pm-4:00pm

9/5
U10: 9:00am-12:00pm (noon)

Location: The in-person course training is located at James Park at the Levy Center. James Park is located at Oakton / Dodge. Assuming that you would drive north on Dodge, there is a street entrance the Levy Center which is just after the CTA/Yellow Line, turn west into the parking lot. The address is 300 Dodge, Evanston Ave.

As always, I recommend that you take a course in-person so that you can get a true feel of coaching from our instructors and learn from experiences of others first hand.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Preseason Meeting August 28th 2010 !

Preseason Meeting 8/28

We have a 8/28 9am-11am Preseason Meeting at Legion Park. The meeting will start at 9am. We will actually sit in the park area and then go over the season. After the meeting the plan is to hand out the rosters and uniform. Parking will be difficult so you'll need to park in the streets in the area which maybe 1, 2, or 3 blocks away. No Parking in the alleys or streets marked with parking restrictions and limitations. Please follow parking signs. Also, please bring a lawn chair and there are no bathroom facilities in the park area.

Legion Park is between Peterson Ave / Bryn Mawr Ave on the east side of the Chicago River (North Branch). The location is at 5730 N Virginia Ave but we will be having the meeting on the park side of this address.

Google Map:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=5730+N.+Virginia+Ave,+Chicago&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=5730+N+Virginia+Ave,+Chicago,+IL+60659&gl=us&ei=p4BxTOuxDYrZnAf3w5CVCA&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBMQ8gEwAA

The goal of the meeting is to review AYSO 183's program with all coaches,referees, and volunteers. This is an important meeting to attend since we will review many aspects such as game format, player development, child safety, etc. In addition, at toward the end of the meeting I will break up the groups by age-divisions so that I can review specific items per group.

June 5th and June 12th.

June 5th is our last regular season game days BUT we also have Soccer Fest on June 12th.

May 10th Newsletter

AYSO 183 Coaches

May 2010 Newsletter Highlights
1. Game Schedule Changes
2. Game Day Reminders for Parents & Coaches
3. Soccer Fest June 12th
4. Area Fest June 6th
5. New Fall 2010/Spring 2011 Registration
6. Coach Assignments by May 31st

7. Coach Training
8. Safe Haven and Training Update
9. Coach Admin / Division Coordinators
10. Loyola Skills Clinic May 21st Friday 6-7:30pm

BlogSpot
Do you have too many emails? Can't find AYSO emails? Don't worry, I'm posting copies of coaches emails (edited) to the blog site.

http://ayso183coaches.blogspot.com is our Coaches Web Site.

I encourage you to use this web site for coaching in AYSO 183.

Twitter:
Rain out?! Field conditions?!
http://www.twitter.com/ayso183coaches - Sign up your mobile phone for updates. Using twitter is a good tool to use
for instant notification. Yes its faster than email believe or not.

Loyola Skills Free Clinic

The Loyola University Soccer Program is offering a free skills soccer clinic for AYSO 183 Soccer Teams. Coaches who attend and bring their teams together will experience great session of fun skill based training games. Look for emails from me. If you'd like to attend please let me know so that we can RSVP a spot for your team by Thu 5/20.

Newsletter

1. Game Schedule Changes for 5/15 thru 6/5
- Game Schedule has been finalized thru 6/5 as of Wed 5/5. You may now refer to the ayso183.org for the latest game schedule.

2. Game Day Reminders for Parents & Coaches
- Parents are to be on the touch lines (long sidelines) and NOT next to the goal keeper area.
- Parents/Spectators are to be at least 1 yard off of the touch line.
- Pets are to be at least 3-4 yards or more from the entire soccer field area.
- Parents/Spectators are to cheer positively. (yeah! good job! keep it up!)
- Negative comments such as - (hey! not good! terrible! you forgot! look at where you are?! what are you doing?!) are frowned upon.
- Let the players PLAY! Most children playing on the field only and "selectively" hear a few words. Honestly, will any player have a
- conversation with you while they are playing the game? There is lots of action going on.

- Coaches, as a good practice. Coaches on both teams are actually a coaching team at the game.
- 0) Please note that there is a team side and a spectator side.
- 1) Stay on the same side and opposite of spectators.
- 2) Inform your players to bring water bottles with them on team side.
- 3) Coaches are to work as teammates not be adversaries.
- 4) You will find that playing at higher age divisions and playing other AYSO regions that this is the general practice.


Soccer Fest - June 12th
Mark your Calendars. June 12th is our last day of Soccer. This day is our "Soccer Fest".

What is "Soccer Fest'?
Soccer Fest is a day where your soccer team plays 3 20-min short games of soccer.
In addition, all teams are playing soccer on the same day at the same location. As a single region, all
AYSO soccer families come together as one to enjoy our year of soccer.

We have a link posted to our web site here:

http://www.ayso183.org/PageCustom.aspx?id=41&o=120503

Please inform your players of this day.

Coaches: I will be sending out Soccer Fest rules and schedules. Please look for those emails.


Area Fest - June 6th
What is "Area Fest?"
The Area Fest is a region wide event at multiple park locations in the north/west suburbs such as
Skokie, Highland Park, Morton Grove, etc. Each park location will host a division. (ie. all U10 Boys at one park location).

For those certified coaches that are interested in taking a team to play at Area Fest on Sunday June 6th.
AYSO 183 has invites to play other AYSO regions for 1 team in each division listed here

• U10 Boys Team
• U10 Girls Team
• U12 Boys Team
• U12 Girls Team
• U14 Boys Team
• U14 Girls Team

All coaches at these games must be safe haven certified and also have certification at the age level that they are coaching in.
Coaches who are interested please let me know.

As participants at the Area Fest, AYSO Region 183 also needs team parents or assistant coaches to help setup and close out
the Area Fest locations. All AYSO Regions in the area that participates all have volunteer team parents that help out.
Let us show the other regions that our parents do support the AYSO with volunteering.

Games are short-sided games and not full-length games. Games are:
- 7 v 7 (including goal keeper)
- 25 minute game (3 games total)
- Team size up to 12, 7 players on the field max

A good first step is to take a poll of your team to see if there is interest. If you do you have your team ready, please let me know.
I would like to get responses by next Monday May 17th.

New Fall 2010 / Spring 2011 Registration

Reminder: Please send anyone who is interested on registering with AYSO 183 to visit the staff table on Game Days Saturday

from 9am -1pm at the Peterson Park South Field location (near the field house at the picnic tables).

We are still taking registration for Fall 2010/Spring 2011 until June 5th. There will be a wait list after June 5th.

Coaching Next Season - Fall 2010 / Spring 2011

If you are interested in continuing coaching in AYSO 183 and watching your children grow and develop with the game of soccer, you will need to sign up again for next year. Some coaches already have informed me. Not all coaches have informed me. I do need your response. All returning coaches must fill out a new volunteer registration form. Reminder: For each year that you coach, a new volunteer registration form is required.

Coach Training

If you child is moving up into the next age division, you will need to have coach certification training too. There will be training this summer for all age divisions. I encourage you too keep an eye out for the training schedule. Almost all training sessions occur on weekends. A few pointers to keep your scheduling in mind:

U06 thru U10 are about 3-4 hours of training for each course.

U12 is about 5 hours

U14/Intermediate: 2 Days (approx 6-8 hour each day Sat and Sun)

U16/U19/Advanced: 2.5 Days ( 3 hour Friday night, 6-8 for Sat and Sun each)

National Coach Requirements

All current U05 and U06 Coaches who are coaching in U06 next year are now required to complete U06 Certification Training starting on Aug 1, 2010.

Please note that this is a national requirement and AYSO 183 is now required to follow this. In coming years, expectations are that all coaches be certified at that level before a team is assigned. The next year in 2011, expect that U06 and U08 will be requirements.

By the way, all AYSO 183 Coaches can take the U06 Online Training. This is a new online training session that take approximately 1 hour to complete.

To all U05/U06 Coaches, you are welcome to take the U06 Online Training before July 1st. I encourage you to take the online training.

Safe Haven Update
I want to thank all coaches this year for completing Safe Haven Certification. We are almost 100%!

Loyola Skills Free Clinic

The Loyola University Soccer Program is offering a free skills soccer clinic for AYSO 183 Soccer Teams. Coaches are to attend and bring their teams together for an extra session of fun skill based training games. Look for emails from me. If you'd like to attend please let me so that we can RSVP a spot for your team.

5/8 Schedule Update

Status as of May 3rd at 11pm.

Here is an update as we are still in process of completing the changes to the schedule.

1. Saturday May 8th is final. Changes made to the schedule are posted to the AYSO 183 Web Site at Regular Season Schedules.
Please inform your teams with regards to updates of schedule.

2. Other dates May 15th, May 22nd and June 5th are still in flux. Please be sure that your families are aware of this that the later dates are not final. We are tweaking the schedule and I hope to have that portion of the schedule finalized.

Reminder: Please be sure that your team parents update or replace any printed schedules as go to the web site for the
latest schedule for May 8th only.

Changes for 5/8 are as follows:

U06C Field Assignment Changes for 5/8 @ 1pm
U10G Game Changes for 5/8 @ 9am/10am
U10B Game Changes for 5/8 @ 9am/11am
U12B Game Changes for 5/8 (no change)

Upcoming Changes for 5/15, 5/22 and 6/5
U06C Field Assignment Changes
U10B Game Changes
U12B Game Changes

** Please note **
As you view and print out the schedules, the Game Times are **NOT IN SEQUENTIAL ORDER** as you read the schedule from top to bottom. The ordering is reflected by our scheduling database provider and we can't change the ordering.

For example
11am
09am
12pm
10am

If your team is listed with the correct time, it might show up out of order. Please ignore the ordering...
If you have any special web sites, printed schedules, etc., you will have to be sure that the changes are made as well.

Schedule Changes for 5/8 - 6/5 Notification

Schedule Notification Changes

We have game schedule changes starting 5/8 thru 6/5 due to the following reasons:

- coaches being double booked at the same time for multiple teams or
- where games are played back-to-back weekends with the same teams or
- by following our balanced team principles in AYSO

Divisions
The divisions that have changes starting on 5/8 are:

U06 Coed (Boys and Girls)
U10 Boys
U10 Girls
U12 Boys

The changes have not been updated to the schedule as Sunday 5/2, as I am working with the scheduler.
Therefore do not announce the times yet.

Impact

• The schedule is planned to be updated by Tuesday 5/4 so that you are prepared to inform your players and parents.
• Changes may also impact families who have children on different teams

Confirmation

• Please wait until I give the go ahead to announce the changes to the schedule.
• I will also contact each coach who is impacted with these changes.

AYSO 183 Game Day Saturdays 5/22

Coaches:

Let's be sure that we have a fun and safe environment for our soccer games at AYSO 183.
Enjoy your Saturdays coaching. Be respectful, have fun and be positive.

AYSO 183 Game Day Saturdays
Quick Reminder Checklist for Saturday's games

On Friday
[ ] 1. Prepare lineup cards for referee
[ ] 2. Make backup lineup sheet for yourself
See http://ayso183coaches.blogspot.com for lineup card printout link to print a form.


[ ] 3. Printout Accident Form here and put in your coaches folder or bag.
http://soccer.org.clubspaces.com/Libraries/Resources/incident_report_form_with_instructions.sflb.ashx?download=true

[ ] 4. Check and put all player forms in your coaches folder or bag.
There will be spot checks at the games.
AYSO Staff will be asking so if you don't have it, we run the risk of not playing games.
Please bring player forms with you at games. If you are not present, you are responsible
to ensure that player forms are held by assistant coach or team parent.

[ ] 5. Email / Contact Parents for Goal Setup 45 minutes before 1st game.
8:15am for 9am games
We all haven't setup goals since Fall. So some of us coaches will have to relearn goal setup.
Use the extra time to setup the goals.

[ ] 6. Email / Contact Parents for Game Time, Game Field Location and Team Number!
Schedule located at http://www.ayso183.org

[ ] 7. Remind Families - players must wear AYSO uniform with proper equipment (soccer shoes, socks and shinguards)
No football or baseball shoes! The cleats for those shoes are dangerous for soccer.
Bring water bottles to keep cool and hydrated.

[ ] 8. Bring extra different colors T-Shirt or goalie shirt

[ ] 9. Bring correct size Soccer Ball for your team games.
Size 3 - U5, U6 and U8
Size 4 - U10, U12
Size 5 - U14 and up

[ ] 10. Last games of the day, coaches check your schedules. If your teams are the last teams on the field, please remind
parents to take down goals and equipment. Store in goal bags and/or return to goal lockup.

[ ] 11. Lastly, let's keep our parks green. Pickup any trash and and dispose properly.

Player Evaluation Basic Approach

Basic Evaluation
As a basic approach for the end of the fall season, we as coaches will need to do team / player evaluations.   Over the past years, I've asked for player evaluations by the end of the spring season, however as we all know that as we approach the summer, we tend to get very busy such as end of school, vacations, etc, etc.    

Our regional staff spend hours each season assigning players to fair and balanced teams.  But without our coaches best help, it can be next to impossible to achieve.    By providing player evaluations, the team assignment process will help form balanced teams for the Fall 2011/Spring 2012 seasons.

I'd like to keep the player evaluation as simple as possible.   

Assign a value of 3, 2 and 1 to each player.

• 3 indicates a player who demonstrates technical skills tactical soccer presence on the field and is a team player.
  
• 2 indicates a player who embodies a "3" and meets any 2 or more of those categories.

• 1 indicates a player who who meets any one or more of those categories but needs improvement.

You will need to create a bell curve for your team.  In other words, you should have few 3's and 1's and many 2s.

As a general rule, all of our players are growing physically and mentally at different rates so this evaluation value is meant to be as guide for our region.

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Email Format
The  following is the format to respond with as an  example: 
 
Last Name, First Name, Value

Donovan, Landon, 3
Hamm,  Mia, 3
Dempsey, Clint, 3
Solo, Hope, 3
Pitt, Brad, 2
Jolie, Angelina, 2
Howard, Ron, 2
Marshall, Penny, 2
Leia, Princess, 1
Skywalker,  Luke,  1
Smurf, Smurfette, 1
Smurf, Pappa, 1

Goal Setup - Easy Steps

Basic Instructions for Goal Setup

1. Note all goals are different sizes for U08, U10, and U12/U14 but basic principle applies!

2. Pickup Goal Bag (or) Goal equipment from storage location to field.

2a. Get Volunteers to help.

2b. Corner Flags too!

3. Goal Setup:  Take out equipment, poles and net.

4. Layout frame on ground to match up (poles with color tape).

5. Find Crossbar(s) and connect together.  Cross bars are for top across and bottom across.

6. Find Sidebars

7. Lay bars back down.

8. Take net and spread out net.

9. Look for top of net, usually taped ends.

10. Take Crossbar (top) and put crossbar thru top of net every other square.

11. Follow same for Side bars.

12. Connect Sidebars with Top Crossbar.

13. Connect Sidebars with Bottom Cross bar.

14. Secure Net in place around bars.

15. Place goal on ground.

16. Look in bag for ground stakes and secure goal.

17. Game is not started until goal is secure and staked!  Referee also checks.

18. Rain out ?!

4/10 Update - Games Cancel 4/10

** IMPORTANT **
Coaches:

1) 4/10 Cancel Games

2) 4/10 Referee Training

3) Twitter !

4) Soccer Fest 6/12

4/10 Cancel Games

April 10th 2010 Games 'Week 1' is canceled. Our web site has been posted with the notification of cancel at our web site ... http://www.ayso183.org

Due to the poor field conditions at Peterson and Hollywood Park, the park district management has informed us that we won't be able to use the fields for April 10th.

Therefore our 1st week of the AYSO 2010 Spring Season is canceled. We will resume the season with the 2nd week on April 17th 2010. Please start the season with 'Week 2' times. Week 1 times are NOT to be used at all. We won't be making up for Week 1.

Referee Training:

If you'd like to become a referee or know of someone who does want to volunteer as a referee

we have training on Saturday April 10th, 2010 too.

For example, volunteers who can't commit time as a coach but still would like to participate with AYSO - being a referee is another great position to be involved with AYSO 183.

AYSO 183 Referee Basic Training

Budlong Woods Library

5630 N Lincoln Ave Chicago IL 60659

9:00am - 4:45pm

Sat April 10th

** Please bring ID (license) if you are new volunteer**

New and Existing Volunteers at - easyo.org registration is also available.

Please log into eayso.org and register for the class and email back.
If you can not log in please email back with your name and interest to attend.
Course #: 6151 Roster #: 201001517

We will also provide lunch during the session.

Cost? Free, for those that will be a Referee for region 183, if you would like to attend and are from another region please reply and will let you know of the price (which would be to cover any cost).

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ayso183coaches

If you use twitter with your mobile device, email or social web sites, please go ahead and subscribe to the ayso183coaches feed. This is good opportunity for you to subscribe to the latest notifications for field conditions or game days status in the future. Therefore you would not have to be tied to your email box and just receive a notification if you subscribe to the ayso183coaches twitter feed. I will be sending out notifications to emails, blogspot and twitter.

I'll post the 4/10 Field Cancel to twitter. When you subscribe, you should see it then.

Soccer Fest 6/12

Please mark down in your team's schedule that we will be having Soccer Fest on Sat. June 12th.

Inform your players that this day is our end of the year celebration of Soccer at Peterson Park South Fields. Essentially its a day of celebration with short-side soccer games, trophies and a picnic.

Coach Update 4/6-2010

Update 4/6-2010:
In this newsletter:
0. Schedule
1. Referee Update
2. Player Form, Accident Form, Lineup Card
3. Email Address, US Mail Address, Phone Number changes?

Schedule
The schedule is posted online at http://www.ayso183.org.

Referee Update
Our AYSO Referee volunteers are in a bit of crunch this coming Saturday 4/10 as a few of our veteran referees are instructors and will be training new volunteer AYSO Referees this Saturday as well. Therefore we'll be running short of volunteer referees for this one day. The AYSO Staff asks that all coaches and parents be patient as referees will be doing the best they can to ensure that a game is staffed by a referee.

If a referee is not present at the start of the game time, I ask that a coach be prepared to referee the game should a referee not be present.

A few pointers, please check the following for safety:

1. Players Uniform (neatly dressed with proper color socks)
2. Equipment (shinguard, soccer shoes)
3. No watches or jewelry worn.
4. Uniform is pulled over any other clothing for warmth (ie. sweat pants, sweat shirt etc.)

For more information on Referee training, see the email below. The training is from 9am-4:45pm. Any volunteer with AYSO 183 can be trained to be a referee.
If for some reason the fields are not playable on 4/10, you are welcome to take this training class. You'll need to register online for this class.
Please email the Referee Admin with regards to attending the class.

If you do know of any parents that are interested in volunteering as a referee. There are different responsibilities for being a referee as opposed to a coach.
For example, one does not need to be involved with team/player management but as instead be a good manager of the game for players, coaches and spectators.
The time commitment for being a referee is different than a coach.

We never have enough referees. I encourage you to pass the word on that any volunteer is interested in becoming a referee.

Player Forms, Accident Form, Lineup Card
Some reminders:

1. Player Forms:
Please be sure that you have all of your team's player forms in your hands on Saturday Game Day.
If you don't have these papers, you run the risk of a game not played. This is requirement by our AYSO National organization and board.
Hint: Get those forms and put these in your soccer coaches bag/folder.

** AYSO Staff will be doing spot checks every week for player forms. **
** If you are not available that weekend, those forms must be present with a team parent or assistant coach **

2. Accident Forms:
Please print out 2-3 or more of the following form.
http://soccer.org.clubspaces.com/Libraries/Resources/incident_report_form_with_instructions.sflb.ashx?download=true

We'd like to be sure that you put copies of this form in your soccer folder/bag. I also welcome that you pass a copy of this form
to other coaches who might not have this form.

The purpose of this form is that should an injury happen on the field, the AYSO Staff would like to be sure that it documented.
Upon completion of the document should an event occur, please bring the form to the AYSO Staff Picnic Table on game days at the
Peterson Park South Fields.

3. Game Card
This week, please be sure that you fill out the game card with your player's names. This card will be turned into the referee.
So therefore, if you need to keep track of players time on the field, I would suggest that you keep a separate spreadsheet.

I go into more detail here:
http://ayso183coaches.blogspot.com/2009/09/game-card-management.html

For more information:
http://www.ayso.org/resources/coach_res.aspx

Game Card Link:
http://www.ayso.org/Libraries/Resources/ayso_lineup_card.pdf


4. Contact Information:
We change our contact information from time to time. Please be sure that in the future, if you change your contact information
(ie. email address, phone number, US Mail Address), that I get this updated as soon as possible.

Referee Clinic

Subject: RE: Basic Referee Clinic April 1oth

Just a reminder,

The free referee clinic is coming up fast and still have loads of space for you to attend.

April 10^th 2010

9:00am

Please remember to go online to eayso.org and register for the course and also fill out a volunteer form if you have not already (bring 3 printed copies please).

Thanks to those that have, and see you then.

Remember sign in.

Keith H.

Hello all, We all know you like to learn how to referee or know someone that would like to. So, we have a Basic Referee Course setup for the 10th of April (9:00am to 4:45pm). Please be on time. Please log into eayso.org and register for the class and email back. If you can not log in please email back with your name and interest to attend. Course #: 6151 Roster #: 201001517 We will also provide lunch during the session. Where you may ask? Budlong Woods Library 5630 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60659 (312) 742-9590 MAP IT Cost? Free, for those that will be a Referee for region 183, if you would like to attend and are from another region please reply and will let you know of the price (which would be to cover any cost). To bring? Yourself. Other news. The current 2nd part of the season is to start up an April the 10th (park permitting). We need to know who is going to be returning.

Email Newsletter from 3/29/2010

AYSO 183 Coaches:

Spring 2010 Practice 4/1 Update for PPN:
AYSO 183 has a practice permit for Peterson Park North Fields only.

1. April 6th Tuesday is the first practice date.
2. Practices are only on Tuesdays and Thursdays
3. Practice times are from 4pm-7pm
4. Practices are only at the Peterson Park North Fields (Peterson Ave and Central Park Ave)

Notes: (please read)
1. Please do not hold practices before April 6th. The Park District will ask us to leave.
2. If you mistakenly hold a practice at the South Fields, you'll be asked to move to the North Field.

AYSO 183 Coaches Blog Site
For the latest news and updates for coach management, please see the ayso183coaches blog site at

http://ayso183coaches.blogspot.com

Here you will read about
1. Player Forms Requirement for all Coaches
2. Game Card Management
3. Coach Certification
4. Fall 2010-Spring 2011 Coach Volunteering
5. Coach Coordinators

You can subscribe to the site thru RSS feeds at http://ayso183coaches.blogspot.com/rss.xml

Schedule is now posted
Our Spring 2010 Schedule is posted starting on April 10th. You can find the schedule now which is posted at

http://www.ayso183.org

and is found under the regular season schedule link.

2010 Regular Season Schedule
In order for you to see your schedule, please follow these steps:

1. At the Regular Season Schedule page, you will see a list of all of the divisions.
2. Choose your Division.
3. At the Division Schedule page, you will see by week all games played in your division.
4. Click on your team number.
5. Note: There will be a commercial page displayed. Click on "No Thanks" and the link will take your team schedule.
6. Your Team Schedule is listed.

Note: Should your print out the entire division schedule, please note specifically the times. Based on the schedule ordering, sometimes the times are not listed in sequential order for all teams. Most schedules are in sequential order.

April 10th Start Date until further notice (4/10 or 4/17)
We intend to start on Saturday April 10th. If the park district management informs us that we can't play on April 10th due to field conditions or weather, we'll start the schedule that is listed on for Saturday April 17th. The games for April 10th are not played at all.

Spring 2010 Practice 4/1 Update for PPN:
AYSO 183 has a practice permit for Peterson Park North Fields only.

1. April 6th Tuesday is the first practice date.
2. Practices are only on Tuesdays and Thursdays
3. Practice times are from 4pm-7pm
4. Practices are only at the Peterson Park North Fields (Peterson Ave and Central Park Ave)

Notes: (please read)
1. Please do not hold practices before April 6th. The Park District will ask us to leave.
2. If you mistakenly hold a practice at the South Fields, you'll be asked to move to the North Field.


Goal Setup
Coaches, if your teams have first games at 9am. Please be sure that you have your parents show 45 minutes (8:15am) earlier to help setup goals. It has been awhile for a few of us regarding goal setup, therefore we'll need the extra time when putting the goals together. Again, we need to start our games on time so that we don't lose time in the 1st hour. The 2nd game starts immediately at the top of the hour (10am).

Goal Take Down
Coaches, check if your team has the last game for the day on that field. If you are the last teams, on the field please be sure that you ask parents to help take down and return equipment to the field lockers and properly stowed away.

Coach Coordinators

The Regional Coach Administrator takes on many coach coordination tasks. The larger that we get as an organization, the more volunteer help that is needed for coach administration and coordination.

I'll need help with regards to division and coach coordination.

AYSO Road Show

Area Section 6 D Road Show Schedule for March 12th - March 14th 2010.
Locations in Skokie
Pre-Registration required at http://www.eayso.org - looks for Glenview/Skokie courses for the following days

Days
3/12 March 12th Friday
3/13 March 13th Saturday
3/14 March 14th Sunday

Coach Courses:
U6
3/13 9:30am-11:30am or
3/14 3:30pm-5:30pm

U08
3/13 3:30pm-5:30pm or
3/14 9:30am-11:30am

U10
3/13 9:00am-12:00pm or
3/14 9:00am-12:00pm

U12
3/14 12:00pm-5:00pm (only)

Intermediate (ie. U14)**
3/13 9:00am-5:00pm (AND)
3/14 9:00am-5:00pm
** Requires completion of U12 course

Advanced (ie. U16 thru U19)
3/12 5:00pm-10:00pm (AND)
3/13 9:00am-5:00pm (AND)
3/14 9:00am-5:00pm
** Requires completion of Intermediate course


Management Courses

Auditor => 3/14 01:00pm-02:15pm
BASIC => 3/14 02:30pm-03:45pm
CVPA => 3/13 01:00pm-03:30pm
Introductory Management 3/14 01:00pm-05:30pm
Regional Board => 3/14 04:00pm-05:15pm
Registrar => 3/14 09:00am-10:15am
Safety Director => 3/14 10:30am-11:15am
Tournament Admin => 3/13 03:45pm-05:00pm
Treasurer => 3/14 09:00am-12:00pm
VIP => 3/13 09:00am-12:00pm