Managers - Resources - Arlington Travel Soccer Club

	Managers - Tournament Patches
	Managers - Logos and Web
	Teams - Resources
	Better Soccer More Fun - resource-rich site by Larry Paul
	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.

ATSC - Mission Statement
ATSC - Coaches and Managers Manual
ATSC - Codes of Conduct for Players, Parents and Coaches (pdf, 6 pages)
ATSC Logos and Using the ATSC Web Site
Documents and Forms
Fitness, Conditioning, Soccer Health
Important Dates for Managers
Parent resources
Player Movement Guidelines (.doc format)
Scholarship Fund
Tournament Patches
Using the ATSC Web Site
Virginia State Cup

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

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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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	22*	22*
U15	18	18	18
U14	18	18	18
U13	18	18	18
U12	14	14	14
U11	14	14	14
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
8	8	8
8	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.