US Youth Soccer and its member state associations approved wide sweeping changes that will impact all levels of play including National Championship Series play.Please click "Continue" for a summary of the changes passed!!!
To access the 2010-11 FYSA Coaches Handbook in pdf, click here.
Her Life Depends On It
A report from the Women’s Sports Foundation
In December 2009 the Women’s Sports Foundation released a new and expanded comprehensive review of its essential “Her Life Depends On It” report, first released in 2004. The benchmark 2009 review draws critical conclusions that further emphasize the vital roles that sports play in the physical and social health of girls and women. The report is compiled from more than 2,000 studies examining women’s athletics and health, including hundreds of new studies conducted in the five years since the last report was released. To download the report. click on: http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/Content/Research-Reports/Her-Life-Depends-On-It-II.aspx
Congrats to Zoete and Goncalves: Our Award-Winning Coaches!
Congratulations to Patrick Zoete, Wellington and Carlos Goncalves, Emerald Coast for receving Region III Coach of the Year honors.
Zoete has been named 2008 US Youth Soccer Boys Competitive Coach of the Year for Region III and Goncalves has been named Boys Recreation Coach of the Year for Region III!
Group photograph of the FYSA "E" License Coaching Course held at the Chain of Lakes and hosted by Titusville Soccer Club on February 12-14, 2010. Jonathan Lake is in the front row, extreme right.
The Jonathan Lake Story
Jonathan "Wheels" Lake is quite the character and at aged 26 has considerable mileage on those tires. That’s because Jonathan suffers from cerebral palsy and spends his days "wheeling and dealing" in that wheelchair of his, something he affectionately calls his trusty chariot. Make no mistake, he’s a warrior alright and has been fighting his whole life to be treated on a par with the rest of us, although with his superior I.Q. and razor sharp wit, it’s the rest of us that are fighting to keep up with him.
Last year (2009), Jonathan graduated from the University of Central Florida, with a degree in History and a minor in Cinema Studies and this year will be embarking upon his Masters in History. Following-on from this he has designs on completing his PhD in Pre-Reformation English History at Trinity College in Ireland. He’s a veritable encyclopedia when it comes to historical fact and anyone privy to his entertaining pontifications would have thought he fashioned the very Magna Carta himself.
He is without question a joy to be around and his self-deprecating humor would make even the comedian Richard Lewis join the Good Samaritans. He puts life into perspective and we’re all in awe and wonder at his effervescence.
Well, what’s so remarkable about Jonathan Lake? Well, for starters he coaches the Titusville Pride Under 10 recreational team and in the last twelve months since joining Titusville Soccer Club he has obtained his FYSA -F- Coaching Certificate, E Coaching License and the U10-12 Youth Module. On top of that he has successfully passed the NSCAA State, Regional and National Goalkeeping Diplomas Levels I, II and III. His goal is to continue on to his D License and after that whatever coaching opportunities are on the horizon.
Jonathan challenges us to be the best that we can be and doesn’t suffer fools gladly. He has no time for self-pity, rather, as the club’s Publicity Director, he constantly shows that life’s glass is full, not half-empty and he’s taking a fulsome draft. What a character, what a wit, what a pleasure to call him friend and what an asset to Titusville Soccer Club.
Submitted by Tristan Williams, Director of Coaching, Titusville Soccer Club
Academy Accreditation Program
Information, program definition and requirements for the Academy Accreditation Program can be found by clicking here.
FYSA accredited academies may use an age-appropriate code with the Academy code (ADY) as the league code. For example, a U10 accredited academy program at ABC club in District A1 would be coded as A1-ABC-041-ADY. The pass will be an FYSA recreational pass.
US Youth Soccer Coaches Connection presented by Liberty Mutual
As a special offer to US Youth Soccer members, Coaches Connection presented by Liberty Mutual, offers not just the subscription to Success in Soccer, but also specialized member-only content on www.USYouthSoccer.org; monthly training activities; a copy of one the Novice Coach DVDs; the official adidas Coaches Connection T-shirt; a coaches notebook from Kwik Goal as well as discounts to Success in Soccer coaching aids. This $75 value is available exclusively through US Youth Soccer for only $29.95 a year. Group discounts are available for groups of 20 or more.
Liberty Mutual Insurance supports player and parent education, and also introduced the Responsible Sports program to supplement better coaching and sportsmanship nationwide.
Warming up prior to playing and training is a matter of routine for any serious player. A smart warm-up not only improves your performance, but also helps you to prevent injuries. "The 11+", the new injury prevention programme from FIFA’s Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC), provides a complete, football-specific warm-up and can easily be integrated into a daily training routine. Click on: http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/developing/medical/the11/index.html
Have you made the jump from static stretching to dynamic stretching?
Best Practices for Coaching Soccer in the United States
U.S. Soccer’s Coaching Education Department has released a new publication designed to give youth and junior level soccer coaches in the United States a set of fundamental tools to help open up the game of soccer to young players in ways that celebrate the sport’s spontaneous qualities. The 70-page “Best Practices for Coaching Soccer in the United States” coaching book serves as the sport’s definitive new player development guidelines and is available now as a free download.
"The Novice Coach": An Introduction to Coaching Youth Soccer
The Novice Coach features over 45 minutes of actual training sessions and activities with specific steps to organizing and conduct training sessions for Under-6, Under-8 and Under-10 boys and girls. In addition to the DVD a downloadable companion book is also included. For more information click on:
The current FYSA policy has taken into account the needs for soccer as well as the need for the safety of our players. Water breaks will be mandatory when the heat index is higher than 85 degrees. Heat Index is a better gauge for possible heat illnesses than temperature or humidity alone. The heat index can be found on most weather websites and in your local newspapers.
This page of the FYSA web is dedicated to providing information for youth soccer coaches and administrators. If there is an item that you would like to see added to the this page please send the information and request to vstringfield@fysa.com
