SYA Soccer - Southwestern Youth Association's Soccer Program

SYA BRINGS HOME SIX CHAMPIONSHIPS AT FPYC ALL STAR TOURNAMENT!

Four teams are Finalists too!

It was another exciting tournament for our All Star teams who competed in the FPYC All Star Cup on June 16-17. All the teams played exremely well with six teams taking home championship trophies and four teams taking home finalist trophies. These teams were:

U10B, Division B, Finalist, coached by Alex Brown
U10G, Division E, Champion, coached by Kurt Gordon (playing up two age groups!)
U11B, Division A, Champion, coached by Jorge Molina
U12B, Division A, (11 v 11), Finalist, coached by Bruce Robbins
U12G, Division A, Champion, coached by Johan Nye
U13G, Division C, Champion, coached by Tom Berkley
U14B, Division E, Champion, coached by Bill Walter
U14G, Division A, Finalist, coached by Jeff Manuel
U19G, Division A, Champion, coached by Russ Carter

We want to thank all the coaches and other volunteers who worked with these teams to get them ready for the tournament. The teams were coached by:

U8 Boys (three teams): Myron King, John Short and Christian Cziommer

U8 Girls (three teams): Kurt Gordon, Sean Lanigan and Marcelo Gangotena

U9 Boys (two teams): Paul Cruz and Mario Lucero

U9 Girls (two teams): Paul Brockman and Jess Ziccarello

U10 Boys (two teams): Alex Brown and Seyi Adegoroye

U10 Girls (two teams): JIm Bongardt and Steve Kellly

U11 Boys (two teams): Jorge Molina and Brian DeWitt

U11 Girls: Kurt Soderstrom

U12 Boys (two teams): Bruce Robbins and Doug Munger

U12 Girls: Johan Nye

U13 Girls: Tom Berkley

U14 Boys (two teams): Bill Walter and Frederick Cortes

U14 Girls: Jeff Manuel

U16 Boys: Tom Ryan

U16 Girls: co-coaches David Stach and Kevin Cropp

U19 Boys: Joe Skowron

U19 Girls: Russ Carter

Working behind the scenes since the start of the spring season has been our All Star Coordinator, Kristine Kruse. Thank you, Kristine, for all that you have done to make this a successful tournament for all the teams!

SYA SOCCER HOUSE ALL STAR TEAMS POLICY

Purpose:

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that SYA All Star Teams, including coaches, are selected, practice and play in an equitable, sportsmanlike, and enjoyable manner.

Coaches:

The coaches for SYA All Star Teams shall be the best coaches available to guide SYA House All Star Teams. The selection of All Star coaches will be done by the age group coordinators and approved by the appropriate commissioners. The following criteria may be used to select the All Star coaches:

Level of coaching certification/license and date obtained
Attendance at SYA coaching clinics
Experience/ability as a youth soccer coach
Character and integrity

Player Selection Processes:

Players will be selected for All Star Teams through one of two ways:

The "Modified Coach Pick" Method – Players are nominated by their house league coach. The number of nominations will be calculated by the age group coordinator. These nominations should be ranked by the house league coach. The All Star coaches and/or the age group coordinator will watch the nominated players for a least 2 games in order to make the final selections. No tryouts. – Players are nominated by their house league coach. The number of nominations will be calculated by the age group coordinator. These nominations should be ranked by the house league coach. The All Star coaches and/or the age group coordinator will watch the nominated players for a least 2 games in order to make the final selections. .

The "Tryout" Method – Age group coordinator decides how many nominations may be made per team to attend the tryout. House league coaches nominate their allotted number of players for tryouts. The age group coordinator, All Star coaches and other evaluators conduct tryouts and notify all participants of results. All Star head coaches are guaranteed one selection on the All Star team. – Age group coordinator decides how many nominations may be made per team to attend the tryout. House league coaches nominate their allotted number of players for tryouts. The age group coordinator, All Star coaches and other evaluators conduct tryouts and notify all participants of results. All Star head coaches are guaranteed selection on the All Star team.

U-10’s and below will only be selected using the modified coach pick method. For divisions U-11’s and older, the commissioner and age group coordinator will determine the selection method prior to the pre-season coaches’ meeting. Prior to approval, the age group coordinator must submit tryout procedures, methods, and criteria for selection to the house commissioner and the All Star coordinator. The selection method will be announced and the selection procedures, complete with number of players to be selected per age group, will be distributed at the coaches’ meeting.

Deviations from the stipulated selection procedures must be approved in advance of any action, jointly by the commissioner, the age group coordinator, and the All Star coordinator.

Players "playing up" to their grade level during the regular season house league are only eligible for all stars in the same age group they played in during the regular season.

All player names must be submitted to the soccer office for written approval prior to notification of all star selection. The All Star coach is the only person who may notify players of their selection. Players should not be notified until the All Star coordinator has received verification of acceptance into the All Star Tournament (usually four to five weeks prior to the tournament date). All players must be available for all tournament games.

PLAYERS MAY NOT BE REMOVED FROM AN ALL STAR TEAM ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN OFFICALLY NOTIFIED OF THEIR PLACEMENT ON THE TEAM BY THE ALL STAR COACH.

Practices:
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All Star team practices will not interfere with regular season practices or games.

All Star practices will be held independently from house league practices. All Star practices shall be limited to two hours per day, including scrimmage times. After the regular season concludes, up to three practices per week may be held. The regular season ends when the last regular season game has been played. Tardiness and absenteeism at practices may jeopardize a player’s good standing, which could be a factor in playing time.

Uniforms:
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Each All Star player will be required to purchase an SYA All Star jersey. In cases of financial hardship, the All Star coach should contact the All Star coordinator. Uniform shorts and socks are at the discretion of the individual All Star team; black shorts and either black or red socks are preferred. Coaches may order additional shirts at their own expense.

Number of Players:

The maximum number of All Star players per team is dictated by the tournament entry guidelines (provided by the tournament which SYA is entering). The age group coordinator should consider putting less than the maximum number of players on the roster. The number of teams to be fielded will be jointly decided by the commissioner, age group coordinator, and All Star coordinator based on the number of registered players and available budget for tournament applications. The number of teams to be fielded, and thus the number of players to be selected, will be determined after all "scheduled" registrations have been held. This information will be distributed at the pre-season coaches’ meeting.

Assuming budget, available coaches allow, and tournament acceptance, the goal will be to field sufficient teams to allow a maximum of twenty-five percent of players per house league team to play on an All Star team.

All Star Coordinator: Kristine Kruse, kpk.kruse@gmail.com