Dear Parents,
Welcome to this year's youth soccer season. Soccer is the most widely played team game in the world. It is the most popular spectator sport, followed avidly by hundreds of millions of fans. Soccer is a simple game. It can teach the principals of teamwork and sportsmanship and that is important in life. But most of all its a lot of fun. We will need your help in order to assure safe play and assist in the administration of the team. Parents can help by assisting at practice, keeping time at games, acting as the team parent and assist in tracking rotations. Parents can also volunteer to help paint fields. Parents will need to provide water and high-energy snacks for their players. In past seasons the Team Parent would make a schedule assigning a family for each game that brings oranges and grapes for all the children. This practice of taking turns has proven to be the best way to provide children with energy by removing the distraction of various snacks and it also promotes team building. If you want to do something different discuss it with your coach at first meeting. Also please help us set a good example and be role models, we don’t want to emphasize winning, we want to stress having fun and learning soccer and good sportsmanship.
Also we are asking your help in keeping the field areas clear of trash and debris. Please remind your friends and family to pick up everything and keep the fields clean. Further the league is asking that smokers do not smoke on or around the fields. It's not fare to the kids to have them line up to pick up butts that are discard on the fields. Also note the use of products that contain alcohol are NOT permitted at any GHYSA activity.
Remember the season runs through summer into fall please consider the weather in dressing the players. Sweat suits are usual a good idea for cooler weather but safety equipment must still be worn and the team shirt should be on the outside. A well dressed soccer player has a T-shirt tucked in to a loose fitting pair of shorts and shin guards with a pair of heavy soccer socks over the guards, finished off with a pair of soccer rubber cleats or sneakers. Players may not use spikes from any other sport; soccer cleats are uniquely designed as to not injure opposing players. Players are not allowed to wear any jewelry. It is mandatory that children have a set of shine guards to protect them from injury during practice and games. It is recommended that each child have an age appropriate soccer ball (U-6 & U-8 size 3, U-10 & U-12 size 4, U-13 and up size 5), and a water bottle filled with water. The team will provide a team jersey and socks to be used for games and practice scrimmages.
Coaches will referee the game when no league referee is available. The coaches have a 100% participation goal, which is 50% of game time but reserve the right to remove a child from play for safety issues like an injury to the player or children causing injures to others.
Welcome to this year's youth soccer season. Soccer is the most widely played team game in the world. It is the most popular spectator sport, followed avidly by hundreds of millions of fans. Soccer is a simple game. It can teach the principals of teamwork and sportsmanship and that is important in life. But most of all its a lot of fun. We will need your help in order to assure safe play and assist in the administration of the team. Parents can help by assisting at practice, keeping time at games, acting as the team parent and assist in tracking rotations. Parents can also volunteer to help paint fields. Parents will need to provide water and high-energy snacks for their players. In past seasons the Team Parent would make a schedule assigning a family for each game that brings oranges and grapes for all the children. This practice of taking turns has proven to be the best way to provide children with energy by removing the distraction of various snacks and it also promotes team building. If you want to do something different discuss it with your coach at first meeting. Also please help us set a good example and be role models, we don’t want to emphasize winning, we want to stress having fun and learning soccer and good sportsmanship.
Also we are asking your help in keeping the field areas clear of trash and debris. Please remind your friends and family to pick up everything and keep the fields clean. Further the league is asking that smokers do not smoke on or around the fields. It's not fare to the kids to have them line up to pick up butts that are discard on the fields. Also note the use of products that contain alcohol are NOT permitted at any GHYSA activity.
Remember the season runs through summer into fall please consider the weather in dressing the players. Sweat suits are usual a good idea for cooler weather but safety equipment must still be worn and the team shirt should be on the outside. A well dressed soccer player has a T-shirt tucked in to a loose fitting pair of shorts and shin guards with a pair of heavy soccer socks over the guards, finished off with a pair of soccer rubber cleats or sneakers. Players may not use spikes from any other sport; soccer cleats are uniquely designed as to not injure opposing players. Players are not allowed to wear any jewelry. It is mandatory that children have a set of shine guards to protect them from injury during practice and games. It is recommended that each child have an age appropriate soccer ball (U-6 & U-8 size 3, U-10 & U-12 size 4, U-13 and up size 5), and a water bottle filled with water. The team will provide a team jersey and socks to be used for games and practice scrimmages.
Coaches will referee the game when no league referee is available. The coaches have a 100% participation goal, which is 50% of game time but reserve the right to remove a child from play for safety issues like an injury to the player or children causing injures to others.
PARENT CODE OF CONDUCT PLEDGE
REFEREES, COACHES and PARENTS together have an enormous impact on the lives of thousands of youth soccer players in the United States. Each parent must be accountable for his actions and teach his own son or daughter to do the same. Referee's, coaches and parents form a trio of role models from which many of our young men and women learn behaviors that they will carry into adulthood. Cooperation, respect and maturity among the adults in soccer will encourage those qualities in the players. Please attend THE PRESEASON PARENT MEETING (your coach will contact you where and when).
If you feel you want to be involved in the program VOLUNTEER. Volunteer to coach. Volunteer to help the coach. Volunteer to become a referee. Volunteer to paint the lines on the field or help to set up equipment at the start of the season. We are all Volunteers and without our efforts the program does not exists. We need your help so become one of us so that the children can continue to play in a positive, fun experience. Your participation in the program is welcome. Indicate your willingness to participate on the registration form.
GHYSA would like to thank the vast majority of parents that support the goals, philosophy and spirit of our organization in creating a positive, fun environment for the children to learn the game of soccer.
Unfortunately each year we have had a problem with a small group or isolated individuals that together do not understand the organizations philosophy and persist in creating a negative environment for our children. Greater Hazleton Youth Soccer Association has adopted the following position in order to provide a positive environment for all children involved as participants in the GHYSA soccer program. We are asking all parents to commit to supporting the GHYSA philosophy and below listed expectations.
GHYSA philosophy can be view on our web site at http://www.eteamz.com/ghysa/
Parent who do not support the philosophy and expectation may effect their children's opportunity to participate in the program and may effect the parents opportunity to participate as a spectator. Violation incidents that are not supportive of the organizations philosophy and expectations will be investigated by the board of GHYSA.
REFEREES, COACHES and PARENTS together have an enormous impact on the lives of thousands of youth soccer players in the United States. Each parent must be accountable for his actions and teach his own son or daughter to do the same. Referee's, coaches and parents form a trio of role models from which many of our young men and women learn behaviors that they will carry into adulthood. Cooperation, respect and maturity among the adults in soccer will encourage those qualities in the players. Please attend THE PRESEASON PARENT MEETING (your coach will contact you where and when).
If you feel you want to be involved in the program VOLUNTEER. Volunteer to coach. Volunteer to help the coach. Volunteer to become a referee. Volunteer to paint the lines on the field or help to set up equipment at the start of the season. We are all Volunteers and without our efforts the program does not exists. We need your help so become one of us so that the children can continue to play in a positive, fun experience. Your participation in the program is welcome. Indicate your willingness to participate on the registration form.
GHYSA would like to thank the vast majority of parents that support the goals, philosophy and spirit of our organization in creating a positive, fun environment for the children to learn the game of soccer.
Unfortunately each year we have had a problem with a small group or isolated individuals that together do not understand the organizations philosophy and persist in creating a negative environment for our children. Greater Hazleton Youth Soccer Association has adopted the following position in order to provide a positive environment for all children involved as participants in the GHYSA soccer program. We are asking all parents to commit to supporting the GHYSA philosophy and below listed expectations.
GHYSA philosophy can be view on our web site at http://www.eteamz.com/ghysa/
Parent who do not support the philosophy and expectation may effect their children's opportunity to participate in the program and may effect the parents opportunity to participate as a spectator. Violation incidents that are not supportive of the organizations philosophy and expectations will be investigated by the board of GHYSA.
Soccer is Changing
US Youth Soccer is recommending all state organizations convert to a system of play know as "small sided soccer". We at GHYSA began converting our program to small sided soccer for U-6 and U-8 age groups a few years ago with much success.
US Youth Soccer is recommending all state organizations convert to a system of play know as "small sided soccer". We at GHYSA began converting our program to small sided soccer for U-6 and U-8 age groups a few years ago with much success.
Parents feel free to check out this site. Phone your friends spread the word. We have included all the information you need. The volume of phone calls about information already contained on the site has become a problem. Help us be more effective. This year we are implementing a change. We are asking your help. Please view the site to keep abreast of league policy and current happenings. We will announce league information on the league news page as it becomes available. Further we will provide you a way to communicate back information when necessary. Please remember league officials are volunteers who like you are very busy. That being said, feel free to e-mail us to identify any problems your having.
