North Valley AYSO

Jr. Ref class and Team Parent meeting

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:54:39 +0000

The Team Parent meeting is tonight at 6pm at St. Euphrasia Church in Granada Hills. Every team must have a Team Parent representative at this meeting.

Also, tonight is the first Jr. Ref training session. If your child is interested in being a Jr. ref this season, bring them up to the fields at 5:30PM. If you cannot make tonight, there will also be training available on Thursday at 5:30.

Jr Ref Training

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:10:38 +0000

The Jr Ref classes will be on September 7 (Tuesday) and September 9 (Thursday), from 5:00 to about 6:00, at the snack bar area. The Jr Refs only need to attend one class, and if they cannot attend either, please have a parent attend in their place. At the classes I will provide them with new equipment (whistles, shirts, and stop watches) and the up-dated information sheet. I also will have them check my Jr Ref list for accuracy of names, telephone numbers, and email addresses. If they have old equipment (e.g., whistles or stopwatches), please do not have them pick up new ones to save the Region some money. They may want to get a new shirt if their old one does not match, or they have out-grown the old one.

If you know of anyone that wants to Jr Ref, please have them attend one of the classes or email me their information. As long as they are at least 8 years old and are willing to control a game, they can participate.

U5 Uniform Pickup

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:24:26 +0000

U5 Uniforms will be ready to pick up starting tomorrow. To ensure your child has their uniform for opening day, please come by the snack bar at the fields during one of these times:

Saturday 9/4 – between 10am – 11am
Tuesday 9/7 – between 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Thursday 9/9 – between 5:30pm – 6:30pm

Registration Status: Some divisions still open!

admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:33:14 +0000

Below is a detailed status of each of our divisions showing you where we are still looking for players and coaches, and who the contacts are if you are for more information.

If you are interested in coaching and it shows we are looking for coaches, please, contact the coordinator right away.

Thanks.

Getting Ready for Fall Season?

admin — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:20:56 +0000

Region 174 volunteers certainly are!! One of the great things about AYSO Region 174 is that it is run entirely by volunteers from this community. If your child, grandchild, brother, sister, niece, nephew, or friend is playing soccer in our region, then YOU are part of our community of volunteers. Without question, we all want our kids to have a great experience this season, and this requires YOUR participation. As the season begins you will be informed of many different ways you can help our region provide a great experience for your child, many of which don’t take much time or effort but really make a difference when everyone chips in.

So when you get that call from your child’s coach providing information about the season, please let them know you’d like to help. Here are some of the roles we are always looking for people to help with, and remember, we’re ALL volunteers so if we can do it, so can you.

Coach – we are still recruiting for coaches right now, so if you are interested in coaching please contact the appropriate division manager listed on the Board page of this site. Becoming a coach is one of the most rewarding things you’ll ever do. We train all our coaches, so don’t feel you need to have prior experience or deep knowledge of the game. You just have to like working with kids, have a positive attitude, and understand we are hear to develop kids as soccer players with great character and sportsmanship.

Asst. Coach – behind every great coach there’s a great Assistant. It’s possible to coach solo, but many coaches find the experience more fun and efficient by collaborating with another volunteer. Plus, your kids will get more one-on-one instruction when you’ve more coaches.

Team Parent/Banner/Candy coordinators – having a great team parent is often the critical ingredient to a fun season for your kids. Team parents help organize the volunteer activities of the other parents, such as getting a team banner made, team roster, snack schedule, and a variety of other administrative tasks. It doesn’t take a lot of time, but every team needs at least one, and asking the coach to do this will only take time away from being the best coach they can be.

Referee – our region prides itself on having a quality crew of referees every year, but every year it requires new volunteers to get involved. Like coaching, we train all our referees so don’t feel you need extensive prior knowledge of the game. The training is excellent and walks through all of the relevant laws of the game, from time keeping, to penalties, to off-side. Once certified you’ll be an official regional referee (we’ll provide a uniform), and best of all you’ll be part of a fun and supportive group of referees who can teach and mentor you along the way. By the way, we have an excellent youth referee program offering kids 12 and up the opportunity to ref the younger kids game (U6-U8). It’s a great way to make friends, and most of the kids end up learning more about the game in the process.

Beyond these volunteer duties there are many other ways to help out, from painting lines, working in the snack bar, collecting trash, moving goals, to helping board members with coordinating all this activity. Again, everything your child experiences has been provided by a volunteer, and every volunteer is created by people like you offering to help. So please don’t be shy, reach out when you have the opportunity and let us know you want to help.

Thank You.

Hydration for Athletes

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:00:35 +0000

In high temperatures, like yesterday, proper hydration becomes more important for athletes. Read this article to learn about the 4 Steps Toward Proper Hydration in Athletes. The article is written with Soccer in mind, and references research done with Manchester United.

Field Alerts

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:54:13 +0000

Are you wondering if fields are closed or games cancelled due to weather? Would you like to be notified when these things occur? There are three ways to stay up to date:

1. Check this website – we will always post closures, and field updates here. If you don’t see a notice, assume everything is normal.

2. You can follow our Twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/ayso174. Did you know if you have a smart phone like blackberry or iPhone you can follow twitter right on your phone?

3. You can register your SMS capable cell phone number with our region account and we will send an immediate text right to your phone. There is no charge beyond what your service charges. If you’d like to sign up to receive texts, just enter your mobile number in the form here.

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AYSO’s Everyone Plays® Is Right For Life

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:10:56 +0000

The Everyone Plays® philosophy of AYSO is about more than every child being guaranteed to play a minimum of 50 percent of each game. Sure, you become a better soccer player when you’re not riding the bench. But as important, according to a new study from the University of Alberta, a negative experience on a youth sports team can cause you to avoid healthy exercise…for the rest of your life.

AYSO is all about the POSITIVE experience of youth sports. It’s the right way to develop soccer skills and the right way to develop a joy of healthy activity for life!.

[Story provided by AYSO National at http://www.soccer.org]

Region 174 recognized as Platinum Region

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:20:08 +0000

“Platinum Regions represent the best of the best that AYSO has to offer. These Regions model AYSO’s philosophies and commitment to providing the best family friendly youth soccer experiences for all players and parent volunteers throughout their immediate communities and beyond. They nurture the generous spirit of their participants and devote extra effort to providing assistance to many worthy charitable causes.” – from the AYSO National Site