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 ?!