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Recent Club Emails
This page will provide the most recent emails from the ATSC Executive Director or Director of Coaching sent to coaches and/or managers about various club activities and business. It's a place to check when you can't find that email you remember receiving.
VYSA Registration Tips for Manager and Registrars
As you may be aware, VYSA has released access to allow our teams to build rosters and print player cards. See www.vysa.com. Please be patient with the new system and make sure to read their directions and policies carefully before proceeding. A few tips to consider:
- Make sure you have accurate contact information on your players and parents. Do not use players nicknames or abbreviations for rostering. It should be their legal name.
- The system will ask you for the last 4 digits of your team number.
- Once you've completed the roster it will be submitted to ATSC for approval. We will check to make sure all players are registered with ATSC before sending to your league for their approval. About 3/4(500) of this year’s players have registered with the club to date. Managers will have access to the ATSC system to ensure their team members are registered. Instructions below.
ATSC Database Access for Managers or Team Registrars:
You will have rights to download the AGC program and view all players registered for the 2005-06 seasonal year. It is best to use PCs for this program because MACs won’t work either for AGC or the VYSA registration system. In my experience it's best to download this program while on Internet Explorer (AOL web browser, Mozilla, and Firefox may be problematic). The program provides lists of players, folders for each team, and has sorting/filtering capabilities to produce exports or contact rosters. Initially I would recommend users to simply use the program to view your registered players. This system should only be used by trusted team officials who have registered with KidSafe. Do not share any player contact information outside of your ATSC team.
How to Access the ATSC System:
- Go to the following URL - https://ssl.demosphere.com/ATSC/AGC
- Login/Passwords: For Boy's teams- contact Andy Megas for login & password.
- Login/Passwords: For Girls teams - contact Andy Megas for login & password.
- Once logged in skip directly to STEP 4 - Download the AGC program
- Read the instructions and proceed. Tip: If your corporate environment employs restrictive firewalls it's best to download AGC on your home computer. Remember, the system downloads best from Internet Explorer.
- Using the system: View player list and corresponding folder for each team.
If you need some help send me a message: president@atsc-va.org
Thanks, Andy
Fall Practice Field Requests
July 10, 2005
From: Nancy Etkin
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 8:03 PM
Subject: Fall Practice Field Requests
Dear Coaches and Managers:
I met with Sports and learned that we can begin our fall season practice on August 15. However, the Sports Division is “curing” all the Bermuda grass fields which means we will not be able to use them until after Labor Day. Bermuda grass fields include Kenmore, Arlington Hall, Chesterfield, Williamsburg 1 and 2, Powhatan Springs, Benjamin Banneker, and Quincy. Also, we have different fields and times available each of the three weeks in August. So I will be assigning you to the fields available to us before Labor Day, and different fields after Labor Day. I apologize if this is confusing, but at least I know in advance that we need to make these accommodations.
For the three weeks of practice before Labor Day I need to know the following information ASAP from each team.
1-Will you be practicing the week of August 15?
2-Can you practice late for the three weeks in the summer? We have Greenbrier Lower (Yorktown practice field) available M-F from 8:30-10pm, after youth football is done. We will need to use that space. The week of August 15 we also have Virginia Highlands from 8-9:30 pm.
3-Can you practice between 4-6 pm on those three weeks? This is especially for younger teams. We have access to the new Barcroft turf field but it is junior size. Our first priority will be for U9-U11 teams on that field, but we only have from 4-6 pm, and I’ll need to divide that into two, 1-hour practices.
4-Can you practice in the morning the week of August 29? We have Virginia Highlands available from 9 am to noon that week, so if coaches have flexible schedules, I can schedule your practice during the morning that week. Also, house teams begin practice that week so all other fields will need to be shared with them, and still no Bermuda grass fields available.
Step 2 is to provide me with the following information by July 29.
Days. Please provide your first, second and third choice of practice day combinations, in order of priority (i.e., Mon/Wed, Wed/Fri). Andy Megas would like to encourage age groups to practice the same days of the week to facilitate training. He suggests Tuesday or Wednesday, and Friday for the U9-U11 age groups; Monday or Tuesday, and Thursday for the U12-U14 age groups; and Monday or Wednesday and Saturday for the U15 and up age groups. Obviously coach and team conflicts may alter this, but we will need to use fields on Fridays, and the youngest age groups have the fewest conflicts on that day.
Time. Please provide two or three time choices. Times are generally scheduled in 90-minute blocks starting at 5, 6, or 8 pm. We will have Greenbrier Lower field available all fall for practice from 8:30-10:00 pm, and I will need to assign older teams to those practices, especially after daylight savings time ends. We will also continue to have access to the Barcroft field (sharing it with house teams). If you can practice at 4 or 4:30, let me know. It is a lighted field and will be available all season.
Practice Coordination Requests. If you coach more than one team and need to have back to back practice times, let me know. Several younger teams practice together, and if so, one of your practices will be at Fields Park, since that is our only assigned field. Since house teams prefer practicing at 5:00 pm, I will not be able to schedule multiple travel teams on fields before 6:30, other than at Fields Park. Each season I have coaches with additional conflicts; coaching high school or college teams, etc. I will make every effort to accommodate your conflicts, but I have 47 teams to schedule so I may not be able to accommodate everyone.
Practice Location. If you prefer a North or South Arlington field, let me know. However, no North Arlington fields have lights, so after daylight savings time is over, your choice is early practice, very late practice (Greenbrier at 8:30 pm) or lighted fields in Central (TJ Lower) or South Arlington.
I need the information for August practices as soon as possible. I need your preferences for post-Labor Day practices by July 29. Have a good summer.
Nancy Etkin
Executive Director
Arlington Travel Soccer Club
(703) 532-6887 - voice
(703) 940-8388 - fax
Sweaty Soccer Begins Today
July 5, 2005
From: Nancy Etkin
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 11:52 AM
Subject: Sweaty Soccer Begins Today
Dear Coaches and Managers:
Please remember that Sweaty Soccer begins today. Here’s the schedule:
- Tuesdays, Rising U9-U11. 5:00-5:45 pm--girls team training; 5:45-6:45 pm--co-ed small sided games; 6:45-7:30 pm--boys team training.
- Wednesdays, Rising U12-U14. 5:00-5:45 pm--girls team training; 5:45-6:45 pm--co-ed small sided games; 6:45-7:30 pm--boys team training.
- Thursdays, Rising U15-U19. 5:00-5:45 pm--girls team training; 5:45-6:45 pm--co-ed small sided games; 6:45-7:30--boys team training
ATSC 2005-2006 player registration requirements
July 5, 2005
From: Nancy Etkin
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 2:31 PM
Subject: ATSC 2005-2006 player registration requirements
Dear Coaches and Managers:
All players may now register to play for ATSC using our online system for the 2005-2006 seasonal year. Players will register 1 time for the entire year.
Please note: Only ATSC registered players will be approved for official team rosters and league play. To play on an ATSC team players must be registered with the club!
No dues or fees will be collected, but we will gladly accept donations to help support club operations and scholarships. ATSC club dues will be collected by each team in the fall and spring.
*Players without internet access may be registered through their team manager. Paper registration forms are also available for download from the ATSC website*
Don't delay. New and Returning players should register by August 1st. This will allow our team administrators and club officials to be fully organized and ready for the fall season.
Coaches and volunteers without children in ATSC have a separate registration process. Please click on the Registration link on the home page of the ATSC website to register as a coach.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation,
Nancy
KidSafe Forms and Code of Conduct Forms
July 1, 2004
Dear Coaches and Managers:
For those of you who attended last night’s New Managers meeting, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to do so. I hope it was useful. Thank you to my “presentors”, Chug Roberts, Steve Etkin, Diana Greenhalgh and Steve Lent, for your time and preparation. Your remarks were thoughtful and helpful. To our board members—Lee Dudka and Hilary Philips (current and retired) thank you for coming to observe and offer comments.
One form I forgot to mention until the end was the KidSafe form. All coaches, managers (including 
Online Registration to Begin June 28, 2004
June 22, 2004
Dear Treasurers and Managers:
Because many of you treasurers may not be affiliated with the same teams, I’m copying all managers on this email as well. New managers (especially U9 girls), please make sure your treasurers receive this information. Below are the guidelines which appear on the login page for the online registration program.
Fall, 2004 Registration will begin June 28, 2004
Coaches - Online Registration to begin June 28, 2004
June 22, 2004
Dear Coaches:
Beginning June 28, we’re asking all managers, coaches and board members to register online. There will be a separate registration program for what is called “volunteers”, those coaches and Club volunteers who do not have children playing for ATSC. You will access this registration system via the ATSC website at www.atsc-va.org/registration/index_E.html, beginning Monday. We will have some explanatory text for the “volunteer” registration system, but basically, when you login, you will see two options: first, it will say, this is my first time as a coach/volunteer to use this system; and option two says, I have used this system before and am coaching again.
Club-Wide Online Registration Beginning June 28, 2004
June 15, 2004
Dear Coaches and Managers:
Since some of you are changing “jobs” I’d like this information to get to your teams as soon as possible. We are in the process of shifting our online registration from tryouts to Club registration. What that means is that each ATSC soccer family will register their players online, beginning June 28, 2004.
The ATSC and ASA dues will also be paid online. The fall online payment will be $58 ($46 for ATSC dues and $12 for ASA dues); the remaining fees will be paid to and through team treasurers as before. I will be sending specific instructions to your team's treasurer. The online registration sytem is secure and accepts credit card payments.
Arlington County CIP Hearing, May 25, 2004 at 7:00 pm
Want to see more fields? Attend this important hearing.
Dear Coaches and Managers:
Please see the letter below, sent back in the spring by Doug Homer, U16 Scorpions coach and US Soccer Foundation employee. I have not heard from anyone about attending the May 25, 2004 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) public hearing, which begins at 7:00 pm in the County Board room, 2100 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA, room 307. (703-228-3130, 703-228-4611 (TTY), Email or use the web form here: http://www.co.arlington.va.us/Scripts/feedback_form.asp?To=tcopeland@arlingtonva.us)
Last night, the County's Fiscal Affairs Advisory Commission voted 6-3 to recommend to the County Board that only $5 million of the proposed $50 million be approved for North Tract. This would be available for the design phase only of the facility. They and other organizations will communicate their concern about the high cost of North Tract and the need to proceed more slowly. For those soccer and aquatics people who have been involved in the development of North Tract, the two-year planning and public input process has yielded a proposal that people want to see built now.
If the Arlington County Board does not hear from soccer people, who should support the construction not only of the North Tract fields, but also the proposed Washington-Lee and Greenbrier fields (all you high school supporters), County Board members will get the impression that these fields are not important to us.
It is important that the travel soccer community come out and support the proposed CIP. Let the board know that their vision for Arlington is worth the investment.
Nancy
ATSC Serving as Ambassador to First Horizon Bank Grand Opening, May 8, 2004
April 22, 2004
Dear Coaches and Managers:
To celebrate Arlington Neighborhood Day, First Horizon Bank will host the grand opening of their new Arlington branch, located at the intersection of Lee Highway and Glebe Road on Saturday, May 8 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. ATSC Coach Gretchen Hamm (U10 Intensity Blue) chose ATSC to serve as a community ambassador for this occasion.
ATSC Night at May 15 DC United Game
April 21, 2004
Dear Coaches and Managers:
As part of our increased commitment to DC United this year, we have agreed to purchase 50 tickets to the May 15 DC United game when they host the Kansas City Wizards at 7:30 pm. This is also ATSC night at RFK. The first team to order 40 tickets or more will get to have their team members on the field as part of the Team tunnel and greet the players.
Tickets for the Premium level will be $17.00. Please distribute this email to your families and find out how many people plan to participate. Please designate someone from your team to collect money from interested players and families. Ask them to make their checks payable to DC United, and when you've assembled your purchase request, send everything to me.
Another option available from Ryland Dennis is an on line order, which he will send me shortly. Because we won't get the tickets until DC United receives the money, please collect money by May 1, so I have plenty of time to secure a good block of seats.
Let's plan to watch Freddy and his team mates as a Club, so join in on this opportunity to show your support for DC United.
Spring 2004 Newsletter
April 8, 2004
Attached is the first ATSC newsletter for 2004 (pdf, 8 pages). Thanks to the U13 Edge and U13 Titans for securing advertising sponsorship for this issue. Please support our businesses which have provided ads; in most cases they are owned by ATSC parents. Please forward this newsletter to your parents and make paper copies for those who may not have access to the electronic version. It will also be posted on the website for all to see.
My thanks to Ned Leonard, our newsletter editor, and to all those who supplied articles. Our next issue will be out after the spring season, so start thinking of businesses you might want to solicit for ads.
(The newsletter ad form (.doc, 2 pages) can also be downloaded.)
North Tract, ATSC Directory, Pictures for Website, March Newsletter, Goalie Coach Tryouts, Referee Clinic
February 20, 2003
Dear Coaches and Managers:
I have several announcements so please read through the entire email.
North Tract Task Force Presentation at County Board Meeting: On Saturday, February 21, County staff will
North Tract Presentation to County Board and Recommended Change to Consent and Medical Authorization Form
February 16, 2004
Dear Coaches and Managers:
The North Tract Presentation to the County Board is on the agenda for this Saturday, February 21. We expect the discussion to take place mid-morning, including a public hearing where interested citizens can offer their
Female Athlete Sports Training (F.A.S.T.) Program
January 21, 2004
Ms. Angela Caparso, a physical therapist and certified athletic trainer with Patriot Sportsmedicine, sent me a brochure advertising a training program operating out of Burke. F.A.S.T. is an eight week acceleration program consisting of two 1-hour sessions per week. It is designed to enhance the female athlete’s performance and decrease the incidence of ACL injuries. During the sessions, the athlete will progress through three phases of plyometric training, strength training and flexibility training. The 8 week program runs $250.00. They have just developed the program and are eager to circulate information about it. If you’d like more information, you can contact Angela at atcaparso@yahoo.com or 703-978-3300.
Request for Information from Your Volunteer Webmaster
December 10, 2003
Dear Coaches and Managers:
When you look at the ATSC website, you'll see many wonderful additions,
thanks to our volunteer webmaster, Chug Roberts. He's transforming our site
into an even more useful, informative and fun-to-look at communication tool,
but now we need your help. See below for the various requests for
information. The more thorough you can be, the better resource our website
will become.
Great News!! For all you managers who, like me, have hesitated in learning
how to update your team websites, Chug has provided a great new resource.
He's created a short manual on how to use the ATSC website (see link below).
Revised Indoor Soccer Space Availability
October 30, 2003
Since many of you who requested Tuesday/Thursday indoor space did so without full knowledge of what Sports would make available, I now have the specific information. Gunston Bubble at $42.00 per hour. Available Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5-9 pm; Tuesday and Thursday from 4-6 pm (this can't be moved--Babe Ruth baseball is using the space later); Saturday from 9-12 and 2-8 pm; Sunday from 2-8 pm.
Reed School gym at $13.20 per hour. M-F in November, December 8-9 pm only. Beginning in January, same time M-Th and Friday 6-9 pm.
For those of you who requested Monday/Wednesday times, I'll be using your original requests. Those of you who requested Tues/Thurs can either decide if you can practice early, choose a weekend time, or choose a MWF time.
Fall Newsletter Available on Web and Gunston Lights Installed
October 28, 2003
Attached is the latest edition of Inside the 18. My thanks to Ned Leonard, and the various authors of the articles. It will be posted to our website, but also please distribute this to your parents, and make hard copies available to those who can't print it out. We'll have another year-end edition out in December, if any of you have articles you'd like to contribute.
The Gunston lights are being installed today. Those teams who've been practicing on Kenmore will not have adult games on that field effective tomorrow. For teams who couldn't practice last night, or need a second lighted practice this week, please let me know and I'll see if we have room on Kenmore.
ATSC Goalkeeper Training, Club Council Meeting, Fall Directory Available
August 19, 2003
As we approach the beginning of the fall season, let me wish everyone good luck and here's hoping for good weather. Several announcements:
Dulles Sportsplex Newsletter
August 19, 2003
Dulles SportsPlex Newsletter
Hello, and welcome to the Dulles SportsPlex! The brand new, all-indoor, climate controlled sports facility in northern Virginia. Check out our website www.DullesSportsPlex.com . The site is currently under construction, but much information is available.
We are looking to advertise in fall tournament schedule booklets. If you or someone you know is involved in putting these items together for your club, please have them contact us or send us their information.
We are on schedule for a December 1st opening. The groundbreaking ceremony was a sunny success. Thanks again to all those who participated in any way.
Contact Boards to Site More Synthetic Turf Fields, Fundraising Ideas Wanted, RosterPro Experts
May 29, 2003
We're asking our ATSC members to communicate with the County and School Boards to expedite the siting of more synthetic turf fields. We're also surveying all your past successes in fundraising, to compile them in our Managers Manual. Finally, we want to know who's a RosterPro expert, to help answer questions from the rest of us.
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