[ayso45-coaches] AYSO Region 45 Solicits Coaches Interested in Coaching Spring Select Soccer - DEADLINE NOVEMBER 2ND

Sun Nov 1 11:41:47 PST 2009

Hello Coaches,

The deadline to apply to coach one of our Spring Select Soccer teams is end of day tomorrow - Monday November 2nd.

Thanks!

Spring Select Committee
ayso45select at yahoo.com

--- On Mon, 10/26/09, AYSO Region 45 - Spring Select <ayso45select at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: AYSO Region 45 - Spring Select <ayso45select at yahoo.com>
Subject: AYSO Region 45 Solicits Coaches Interested in Coaching Spring Select Soccer
To: "AYSO Region 45 Coaches Mailing List" <ayso45-coaches at ayso45.org>
Cc: "AYSO Region 45 DCs" <ayso45-dcs at ayso45.org>
Date: Monday, October 26, 2009, 4:27 PM

Hello Coaches,

This Email is directed to all coaches U10 and above soliciting those who would be interested in being considered for coaching one of our Spring Select Soccer teams.

This year, AYSO Region 45 is hoping to field competitive teams for U10, U12 and U14 for both boys and girls and if there is enough player interest, teams in the older U16 and U19 divisions.

To submit your name for consideration, please visit www.ayso45.org, click on the 2009 SEASON menu and select the SPRING SELECT SOCCER submenu. From the Spring Select Soccer page, please click on the link to the Spring Select Soccer Coach Application page (http://ayso45.org/current-season/spring-select-soccer/select-coach-application) and then click on the link to the application which uses Survey Monkey. The application or survey must be filled out no later than NOVEMBER 2nd, 2009. Please note that you need to be currently AYSO Certified to or above the Division you are asking to coach.

If you have specific questions not answered below, please send Email to ayso45select at yahoo.com with the word Question or something similar in the subject.

We are mandated to follow AYSO National's rules and regulations which state that a region's secondary season will be self funding. A player registration fee will be charged, for which the exact dollar figure has not yet been determined, but it will likely be in the range of $175 to $200 and will cover entry in four tournaments and will fund a small scholarships program for one player per team. This registration fee is necessary because all of the spring tournaments require a check to come directly from the region and collecting this money up front will keep book keeping for our Treasurer as clean as possible. The registration fee will be charged for 10 players for U10, 12 players for U12 and 15 players for U14 and above. If a team opts to play in more than 4 touraments, they will need to collect this additional money and work with the treasurer to cover the costs. If a team does not get accepted to 4 tournaments, then we will work to reimburse costs
 for a missed tournament.

All other expenses including uniforms, sweatshirts, play in other leagues  (PCSSL, indoor soccer, etc), lodging, transportation and such will need to be paid for by the team.

Head coaches will be determined by the AYSO 45 Spring Select Committee. This group will also consult with other board members and division coordinators.

Regional Commissioner - Drew Van Horne
Assistant RC and U14G Division Coordinator - Jane Zdepski
Treasurer - Carole Wunderlich
Coach Administrator - Kevin Hendren
U16/U19 Area 2A Play Coordinator - Scott McGhee
U12B and U14B Division Coordinator - Julie Wilkinson

The Head Coaches will be determined by early November so that they can scout players at the last few matches and be involved with setting up the 2 tryout sessions. The Region is setting up a standard procedure for the selection process that all of the teams will follow. After scouting players and seeing some or all of them at the 2 tryout sessions the coaches from each division will hold a player draft supervised by at least one member of  the Spring Select Committee. Players not selected will be notified first that they have been placed on the wait list. After that, the players selected will be notified by the Coach. It is important that NO players be told they have made a team until the end of the process.  Most of our parent complaints last season were over notification of who did and did not make a team.

Assistant Coaches coaches will come out of the pool of players selected to the applicable team unless a non-attached (no kid) coach is interested. Please fill out the coach form if you are interested in being an assistant coach. This is important information for the head coaches selecting the teams. 

Criteria for Player Selection

Interested players must have filled out the online form no later than the day before the last tryout session. 

Players must have been registered and played in AYSO Region 45 in the Fall 2009 season to play spring select soccer. The player must have played in 50% of the games and attended 50% of the practices to be eligible. Having played in AYSO during the primary season is a national requirement for any AYSO sponsored select tournaments.

The Regional Commissioner must sign all rosters and all player ID cards and this will not be done for teams that are not selected in a fair manner using the pre-determined selection criteria. This is also in fairness to the Regional Commissioner who is typically the one contacted by parents who want to question why their kid was not selected.

At least two players need to be selected to each team whose parents are certified referees or will become certified referees and are willing to referee in the tournaments in the spring. At least one player must be selected whose parent is willing to assist with coaching and one player must be chosen whose parent is willing to be team manager. They do not have to be 4 separate individuals as some parents may have checked off more than one box of volunteer jobs.

Practice and Other League Logistics

Region 45 has no guarantees of receiving any field permits for the winter and spring. Last year, we did get a few days a week on the All Weather Turf at Graham Middle School .   We do not get to pick our days so the team would have to practice on the days we get assigned field space, NO EXCEPTIONS. Any space that we do manage to get will be distributed evenly by the Spring Select Committee for practice use only. The use of any other field is strongly discouraged as organized practices on non-permitted space especially during their field rest period can seriously jeopardize our ability to get field permits for our primary fall season.

Given the above and the overall "tax" on our region with respect to fielding referee crews and such, Region 45 will not support teams playing home games in the PCSSL league. Any field space we manage to obtain needs to be used for all teams to practice. Teams are free to play in PCSSL, but will need to do so as away teams the entire season and supply their own referee crew.

Q and A

Q - If I coached on a team last spring, can I assume that I am the coach this spring?
A - Please do not assume this. All coaches who express interest will be considered to see who the best fit for the team and the region is. Coaching a team last spring is one of the criteria that will be looked at including the success of that team relative to the talent and the cohesion of the team.

Q - Will the kids who made a spring select team last year be guaranteed a spot this spring?
A - Not necessarily. All kids who express interest need a fair shot to make the team and in the end, the best players who are going to form the best team need to be selected. Players who played last spring should have a leg up given the skills they learned and number of practices and games they played in.

Q - Can I keep my team together from last spring?
A - Although it is our long term goal to try to keep like-age group kids together from year to year, in most cases, the divisional age cut off alone will generally preclude this from happening.

Q - Beyond coaching, what is the level of work required for spring soccer?
A - Spring soccer is a large time commitment. Practices will be held 1-2 times per week, the team may play in a Spring league and there will be travel to 4 or more tournaments. If you do not have the time to head coach, submitting your name to assist with coaching  may be a better option. It is highly recommended that once the team is formed, that the head coach assign a a team manager and a treasurer (coaches should not handle money as it is a conflict of interest). Applications to the tournaments will be necessary very soon after the team is selected. Although the Spring Select Coordinator will send out reminders on occasion, each team is responsible for filling out their own application, working with the Regional Treasurer on obtaining the region check for the tournament and working with the Regional Commissioner on obtaining signed rosters, player ID cards, and if necessary, coach ID cards.

Q - I want to coach U10 but have not been involved with the spring select or tournament process before.
A - The AYSO 45 Spring Select Committee members will spend more time on the U10 than the older divisions to get these properly started.

Q - I would like to coach in a different division than I did last fall, is this permitted?
A - Yes. Any AYSO coach is free to coach a spring select team in any division as long as you meet the AYSO Coaching Requirements in that Division. These requirements are: You must have completed the SAFE HAVEN TRAINING, and the age appropriate AYSO coaching training.

U10 - U10 Coach Certification
U12 - U12 Coach Certification
U14 - Intermediate Coach Certification
U16/U19 - Advanced Coach Certification

If you have not completed the training, you cannot be a coach for a spring select team until you do. There are trainings offered throughout the postseason all over California. At this time, only coaches who have met the training requirements will be accepted.

Q - Is there a U08 select season.
A - No. AYSO guidelines strongly discourage select teams of any form below U10 and as such, none of the tournaments support teams in this age range.

Q - Will there be a coaches meeting prior to tryouts.
A - It is our intent to host a meeting to go over logistics. If you have any questions before then, please send Email to ayso45select at yahoo.com and if you do not hear back in a reasonable amount of time, visit www.ayso45.org and Email one of the Spring Select Committee members via addresses found under Contact Info.

Q - What are the game sizes and total number of players for the different divisions?
A -  Alternates may be carried, but when final rosters are submitted, they can only include the number of players specified as the maximum team size.

U10  - 7 versus 7 with a maximum team size of 10.
U12 -- 9 versus 9 with a maximum team size of 12 (some tournaments may allow 13).
U14 - 11 versus 11 with a maximum team size of 15.
U16 and U19 - 11 versus 11 with likely a maximum team size of 18.

Q - Where can I find out more information on the tournaments?
A - Itemized below is a list of events attended  by some of our teams last year.  There are even more events to choose from not on this list.

Grape Crush Tournament, Paso Robles CA -  mid January www.pasoroblessoccer.com/

PHMSA SoccerFest, Pleasant Hill/Martinez CA - date TBD, last year early April ,  www.phmsa.org

Comstock Shootout, Carson City NV - Boys: Mid- late April
www.comstockshootout.org/

Pacifica Fog Cup Classic, Pacifica CA - date TBD, last year early May www.ayso157.org

Concord Cup XVI, Concord CA - mid-late May. www.concordcup.com

Davis World Cup, David CA - Memorial Day weekend. www.davisworldcup.org/

Thank you for considering coaching in the spring.

Drew Van Horne
AYSO 45 Regional Commissioner

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