Managers - Tournament Patches

Tournaments

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Better Soccer More Fun - resource-rich site by Larry Paul

Cheshire (CT) Soccer Club - Player Expectations

FUNdamental Soccer - free online soccer magazine geared toward parents and learning coaches. Good resource for kids too.

Youth Soccer News - articles on coaching youth soccer; soccer camps; how to properly use equipment for soccer; soccer drills; soccer training; soccer news; soccer rules

Managers - Resources
Camps, Dates, Tournaments, Uniforms, Useful Links, etc.
The links to the left are to resources outside ATSC.
 
The links below are items from ATSC of interest to team managers.

If you have questions about any of these items or can’t find what you need, contact Lizzy Stell, ATSC Executive Director.

ATSC Teams: Want to see an action shot of your team on the ATSC home page? Send up to 6 action shots from a recent tournament or a recent season, with team name, league, and name of photographer, to the ATSC webmaster.  .jpg format preferred.

Some Tips for Team Managers
From the ATSC Coaches and Managers Manual, Appendix B
  • DELEGATE!  Don’t try to do it all yourself.  By giving a job to each family on the team, you help to create team unity and support.
  • Divide your phone tree into “branches.”  Have 2-3 adults be responsible for calling five or six

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    Team Fundraising Ideas
    From the ATSC Coaches and Managers Manual, Appendix L
    Travel soccer teams are expensive.  While some parents are in a position to pay high seasonal fees, many are not.  In addition, Arlington teams generally have scholarship players who can pay some, but not all, of the team fees. 
     
    To reduce the burden on the parents who pay, many teams sponsor fundraising activities, with the proceeds going to a variety of things, including the team’s scholarship fund, new bags or warm-ups, special trips, or general team fees. 
     
    Following are some of the fundraising activities undertaken by Arlington teams in the past.  The ATSC Executive Director can notify all teams about an individual team’s fundraising event if given sufficient advance notice.

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    Age Groups for U.S. Soccer Youth
    Fall 2005/Spring 2006 and Fall 2006/Spring 2007

    The following age groups apply to ODSL, WAGS, and NCSL teams, tournaments, state championships and other U.S. Youth Soccer-sanctioned events, but not ODP teams, which are based on the calendar year.

     

    Fall 2005/Spring 2006

    Fall 2006/Spring 2007

    Age

    Birth Dates

    		 Age

    Birth Dates

    U19 Aug. 1, 1986 - July 31, 1987 U19 Aug. 1, 1987 - July 31, 1988
    U18 Aug. 1, 1987 - July 31, 1988 U18 Aug. 1, 1988 - July 31, 1989
    U17 Aug. 1, 1988 - July 31, 1989 U17 Aug. 1, 1989 - July 31, 1990
    U16 Aug. 1, 1989 - July 31, 1990 U16 Aug. 1, 1990 - July 31, 1991
    U15 Aug. 1, 1990 - July 31, 1991 U15 Aug. 1, 1991 - July 31, 1992
    U14 Aug. 1, 1991 - July 31, 1992 U14 Aug. 1, 1992 - July 31, 1993
    U13 Aug. 1, 1992 - July 31, 1993 U13 Aug. 1, 1993 - July 31, 1994
    U12 Aug. 1, 1993 - July 31, 1994 U12 Aug. 1, 1994 - July 31, 1995
    U11 Aug. 1, 1994 - July 31, 1995 U11 Aug. 1, 1995 - July 31, 1996
    U10 Aug. 1, 1995 - July 31, 1996 U10 Aug. 1, 1996 - July 31, 1997
    U9 Aug. 1, 1996 - July 31, 1997 U9 Aug. 1, 1997 - July 31, 1998

     

    Also see the Arlington Soccer Association for recreational soccer, ages U6 and up.

    Parameters for NCSL, ODSL, and WAGS
    Roster Size, Number of Players on Field, Ball Size, and Game Length
    This is from the Coaches and Managers Manual, Appendix H.

    The parameters in the following chart apply to ODSL, WAGS, and NCSL teams. Tournaments, Olympic Development teams, state championships and other events sanctioned by U.S. Youth Soccer might have other regulations, so check to make sure.

    Max. Roster Size
    ODSL NCSL WAGS
    U19 18 22* 22*
    U18 18 22* 22*
    U17 18 22* 22*
    U16 18 18 18
    U15 18 18 18
    U14 18 18 18
    U13 18 18 18
    U12 18 18 18
    U11 18 18 18
    U10 12 12 12
    U9 12 12 12
    Players on Field
    ODSL NCSL WAGS
    11 11 11
    11 11 11
    11 11 11
    11 11 11
    11 11 11
    11 11 11
    11 11 11
    11 11 11
    11 8 8
    7 7 7
    7 7 7
    Ball Size
    ODSL NCSL WAGS
    5 5 5
    5 5 5
    5 5 5
    5 5 5
    5 5 5
    5 5 5
    5 5 5
    4 4 4
    4 4 4
    4 4 4
    4 4 4
    Minutes per Half
    ODSL NCSL WAGS
    45 45 45
    45 45 45
    45 45 45
    40 40 40
    40 40 40
    35 35 35
    35 35 35
    35 30 35
    30 30 30
    25 30 30
    25 30 30

    *Game day roster on game card should contain no more than 18 names.

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