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PLAYER DEVELOPMENT - approved as 6th philosophy
"Player Development" became the sixth philosophy of AYSO as over two thirds of the Executive Membership voted to add the first new philosophy of the organization in nearly 25 years. It joins Everyone Plays, Balanced Teams, Open Registration, Positive Coaching and Good Sportsmanship as the foundation tenets of the organization. The vote took place May 24, 2009 at the organization’s National Annual General Meeting in Dallas, Texas.
The goal of Player Development is to embrace the objective of improving the soccer skills and knowledge of every AYSO player, from VIP to U-19. Player Development is described as: We believe that all players should be able to develop their soccer skills and knowledge to the best of their abilities, both individually and as members of a team, in order to maximize their enjoyment of the game.
AYSO SOCCER CAMP!
July 6 to July 10 at Westwood Park, Minden
- Get tuned up for the AYSO regular season
- Professional Coaching
- Personal Evaluation
- Camp T-Shirt
- Limited coach to player ratio
Click here for more information: AYSO Soccer Camp Flyer
Stay Informed - Join the AYSO E-Mail Lists and Twitter
Make sure to sign up to receive email via our Yahoo Groups
The e-mail lists will be used for sending out information from the board about registration, season start, picture day, cancellations, upcoming events and lots more. All you have to do is send a blank e-mail to the address listed below.
Parents:
cvayso-parents-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Coaches:
cvayso-coach-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Referee:
cvayso-referee-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
You can also get AYSO updates sent to your cell phone!
Get short messages about upcoming AYSO events sent right to your cell phone. Want a reminder about upcoming events, camps or registration dates? Wonder if games are cancelled due to weather? Get a short message sent to your phone as soon as a decision is made. Here is how to sign up:
If you already have a Twitter account just go to http://twitter.com/cvayso and click: Follow (and then go to Step 3 below)
If you do not already have a Twitter account:
1) Go to http://twitter.com/cvayso
2) click on: Join Today! to create an account. When you are done you will be following us on Twitter!
3) The best way to use Twitter is to get text messages sent to your phone. To do this click on: set up sms updates at the lower right corner of your twitter page and then enter your mobile phone number.
4) After your phone is set up for text messages go to your twitter home page and select "following" at the top right corner. Where it shows CVAYSO select Device Updates: ON
5) You are now set to receive updates from Carson Valley AYSO on your cell phone.
Changes for 2009 Season
U6: Play will be 3 v 3 - No Goalkeepers
U8: Play will be 5 v 5 - No Goalkeepers
Field Sizes will be adjusted accordingly
The smaller team size also means we will have more teams this year in those divisions. That means we need more volunteers than ever. Please take this exciting opportunity to help the youth of our community and volunteer with AYSO. We provide training and supplies for all our volunteers.
If you would like to volunteer - Please go to the Contact Us page and in the issues drop down box select "I want to Volunteer" fill out your contact information, add any notes and submit.
Why no Goalkeepers in U6 and U8?
There are several reasons. First of all, in this country, we don’t have enough goal scorers, and there are not enough scorers for the game because we don’t encourage kids to shoot. We coach and play not to lose. We want to see no goalkeepers in U-8 and kids just taking a go at it. Kids will shoot at an empty net. When there is a keeper in the net, they are looking for the perfect shot, and we just want them to have a go at it. Along with that, we as adults look at 8-year-olds as soccer players. They are still 8-year-olds. They are not physically mature enough to handle truly tough shots or occasionally they get in front of one or two, but for the most part they aren’t physically able to make saves, and psychological they are devastated when the ball goes into the back of the net.
This is the recommendation of the two largest youth soccer organizations AYSO and U.S. Youth Soccer. It is also the recommendation of the U.S. Soccer Federation which is the governing body for all soccer in the United States and runs the men's and women's National Teams.
Why fewer players?
1. Because we want our young soccer players to touch the soccer ball more often and become more skillful with it! (Individual technical development)
2. Because we want our young soccer players to make more, less-complicated decisions during the game! (Tactical development)
3. Because we want our young soccer players to be more physically efficient in the field space they are playing in! (Reduced field size)
4. Because we want our young soccer players to have more individual teaching time with the coach! Less players on the field and less players on the team will guarantee this! (Need to feel worthy and need to feel important)
5. Because we want our young soccer players to have more, involved playing time in the game! (More opportunity to solve problems that only the game presents)
6. Because we want our young soccer players to have more opportunity to play on both sides of the ball! (More exposure to attacking and defending situations)
7. Because we want our young soccer players to have more opportunities to score goals! (Pure excitement)
The team sizes we have adopted are based on the recommendation of the two largest youth soccer organizations AYSO and U.S. Youth Soccer. It is also the recommendation of the U.S. Soccer Federation which is the governing body for all soccer in the United States and runs the men's and women's National Teams.
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