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Pike Soccer Club Commissioner Recreation Page  Updated 08/30/08 01:34 PM

Commissioner News

Dear PSC Commissioner Recreation,

Thank you for your efforts on behalf of the children of Pike Soccer Club.  Please contact Randy Jones, PSC Recreation Coordinator with questions.  All information and tools you need may be reached from this page.  Anything missing?  Contact Recreation Coordinator.  Most information is posted on the Recreation League page which has news, links to registration page, schedule page, rules, field maps, volunteer assignments and more.

Please be certain to assign all "unassigned" players so we don't miss a child.  I have assigned a set number of teams for each age division based upon the current and anticipated player numbers as well as assigned a specific team number and uniform color for each team. 

Assign the number of players to each team as I've outlined below.

Age

Ideal #

Maximum #

Format

U4 Tots

6

8

3vs3

 

 

 

*U5 & U6 combo

8 or 9

10

3vs3 dual field

 

 

 

*U7 & U8 combo

10 or 11

12

4vs4 dual field

 

 

 

U10

8

9

6vs6

 

 

 

U12

11

12

8vs8

 

 

 

U14

15

16

11vs11

 

 

 

U16

15

16

11vs11

 

 

 

2. Ensure that each team has an assigned coach.  Please start the recruiting process NOW.  For U5, U6, U7, U8 each team is required to have TWO assigned coaches.
3. Review the number of players listed as "UNPAID" and contact those players ASAP to determine whether they indeed plan to play in the spring.

4. There is NO reduction in the numbers of coaches needed, trained, and becoming more experienced at PSC.  PSC wants to involve all parents and trains parents to become Rec coaches.

5. Parents need NOT move during the game to see their child play in both games, view from the end line.

6. No Arcs on U5/U6/U7/U8 fields. U5/U6: OK for player to kick in and keep dribbling.  This will provide for more soccer playing, less waiting

for referees to blow whistle, less unnecessary do overs, less referee direction of how to kick off, restart.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks. Randy Jones, PSC Recreation Coordinator

 

Rec Format of Play

 

Commissioner Rec Tasks

1.  Get link and password to Youth League vendor database from Rec League Coordinator.

2.  How many players on a roster?  See PSC Rec Format of Play

3.  Player wants to play down (usually No).  Player wants to play up (see below).

4.  How do I this?
a.  How do I email a roster?

     Go to: YL, Main menu, Team Management, Select League and age group. 

     Select View Rosters. 

     Select the team, leaving the default to Regular Roster.

     The Regular Roster will be displayed on your screen.

     Then two ways: 

      1.  Right click, select 'copy', then paste into body of email by right click, select 'paste.' 

      2.  Highlight only the list of players, right click, select copy and paste into body of email.

      **It is recommended full "Address Rosters" with address and birthday are only distributed via hard copy. 

 

Coach Information

1.  Risk Management summary as posted on Rec page:  http://www.pikesoccerclub.org/riskreminders.shtml.

"Coach is never to be alone with a single child.  Parent of second to last child to be picked up must wait with coach until the last child is picked up."

2.  Special instructions for U5, U6, U7, & U8 coaches.  There entire team with both coaches trains together and plays two games at the same time on adjacent fields.  Parents sit 360 degrees around the dual fields.  No one but four coaches and players are between the two fields.

3.  Each team gets its game schedule from the website.  Look for "Game Schedules" link on Recreation page.
4. Sample note from Commissioners to Coaches prior to season play.

 

 

What Does a Commissioner Do?

Place registered players on teams with trained coaches.

From Section Ten of By Laws:  "A commissioner for each age group is responsible for:

Coordination of all aspects of age group leagues. Get information to each coach about rosters, schedules, registration, uniforms, trophies, picture taking and distribution, uniform orders and distribution, equipment orders, distribution and collection. Also to help Director Recreation fill all open coaching positions, Verify players counts and information, Place any additional late registrants, Help with Game Scheduling and resolving conflicts."  See Section Ten for more details of Recreation Committee responsibilities.

 

PSC Policies and Information

Recreation and Rec Plus Divisions Mini Summary

1. PSC discourages playing up.

2. PSC Rec Team formation Board policy must be followed.

3. IYSA Rec Team formation rules must be followed including: "Consideration of ability of the player allowed only to aid in balancing strength of teams." "All forms of recruiting, invitations, and tryouts for a specific Rec team are prohibited."

4. Parents seeking an exception to allow their child to play up must contact Director Coaching Recreation and receive his approval.

5.  Rec teams are randomly formed each fall season and may remain together for the following spring season.  The Club will honor the first three parent/player requests. 

6.  For Risk management reasons, there is no evaluation of the parent request made by Club.

7.  Although part of the fun for children is to score goals, there is no place for runaway games in recreational soccer.  Any coach responsible for this will be referred to the Coaching Education staff for remedial training.

 

 

NOT ENOUGH COACHES IN YOUR PULL DOWN MENU?

Follow these steps:

It is your responsibility to line up coaches.  We will not decrease the number of teams due to lack of coaches in your menu.
ONE
I'd first go to last season's database to check the list of coaches to see if any did not sign up to coach again.  Call them first.
TWO
Then I'd ask Rec Coordinator to check the database for you of parents who DID check the box to coach on their child's registration form, but failed to complete the coaching application (which then puts them in your coach pull down menu).
THREE
Then I'd write an email to every parent in my age/sex requesting they step up to coach their child.  I'd tell them training is provided, manuals are provided, and no experience necessary.  And they get to pick the practice day and location (which Park).  etc.
FOUR
Then I'd ask Rec Coordinator to send to me the list of coaches (careful to state boy or girl team) from BOTH the previous THREE seasons (to see who is not coaching this season) and call those folks.
FIVE
Some of the next steps will include having the one head coach deputize a parent on the first day (still must get into YL database, back ground check, etc.)
SIX
Then I would call EVERY PARENT IN THE age/sex DATABASE UNTIL YOU HAVE ENOUGH COACHES.  Just keep calling the entire list (NOT just the one team without a coach) in a particular age/sex until someone agrees to coach.  Often one agrees to be co-coach only.  Then I call back the hesitant ones to tell them they now have an assistant.  But one way or another we must have a head coach to send the roster to.  This is best done BEFORE you send rosters as you will likely need to move players around.

 
 
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