Spring 2013 In-town Welcome Letter

Dear AYS Recreational League Players, Parents, and Coaches:

Welcome to the 2013 Spring Instructional Soccer Season!

Our season will begin on Sunday, April 14^th and runs through Sunday, June 9^th for all age groups. Note: There will be no games on May 12^th or 26^th due to the holidays. 

Sunday June 16^th is reserved as a rain date..

Game Day Schedule:

U5C, U6C and U7C will again play the 4v4 Dual Field Format (30 Minute Skills Session, 24 Minute Games with a 6 minute halftime)

U8 will play 6v6, with Goalkeeper (15 minute warm-up, 2-20 minute halves with a 5 minute halftime)

For the first Sunday, April 14^th, we will spend 10 minutes together as a group on Upper Dodgeville for introductions, 30 minutes meeting the coaches, handing out shirts and skills session and 20 minutes in a game.  The U8 teams will be expected to initially meet on Upper Dodgeville before walking en masse to Lower Dodgeville.

***Please remember: No Dogs (no matter how small) are allowed on the fields during practices or games. Also, please take note of the NO PARKING signs along Rte. 152 North side adjacent to the Lower Dodgeville fields. These are not AYS rules, they are Attleboro city ordinances. *** Please DO NOT PARK along the monument; this creates a bottle neck for traffic.

Prior to the start of the season your coach will contact you to let you know what team your child is on and when and where to meet on the first Sunday April 14th.

Games will officially begin on April 14^th.  Note: Please refer to the In-Town section of our website www.attleborosoccer.com for the complete season game schedule (to be posted by April 10^th).

Soccer is an all-weather sport; therefore you should expect that at least some of your child’s games would be played on damp and drizzly days. The field conditions, not the weather are the deciding factor for the Attleboro Recreation Department to close the fields. All cancellations will be posted on the AYS website. Notice of cancellation will go out by 9AM on Sunday, or as soon as a decision is made.

Each week your child will need:

• Water Bottle (1or more)
• Cleats
• Shin Pads (must be worn under the socks)
• Soccer Ball (Size 3 for U5 – U7 / Size 4 for U8 – U12/ Size 5 for U14 & U16)
• Shorts and Socks (Black shorts are recommended)

AYS Zero Tolerance Policy:

Parents and Coaches, please remember that the Referees officiating your son or daughters game are young players, who themselves are still learning the game, and will make mistakes. We ask that you DO NOT make any disparaging remarks towards the referees. If any of our referees feel they are being harassed or taunted, they will stop the game and action will be taken by the AYS In-Town Director to remove anyone who violates the ZERO Tolerance Policy. For full disclosure of the AYS policies, you can refer to the AYS website, atwww.attleborosoccer.com.

AYS Volunteers:

Please remember AYS is a parent volunteer run organization.  We are always looking for volunteers for coaches, assistant coaches, age group coordinators to help direct people before each game, manning the apparel tables  and helping to paint lines on the fields each week. If you did not register as a volunteer when you registered your child please contact me. Also please remember to treat all of our volunteers with respect they are doing their best to help your children.

On behalf of all the Recreation League Volunteers we are looking forward to seeing you on the field and remember:

Play Safe, Play Fair, and Have Fun!

Dan Smith

AYS In-Town Director

aysinfo@attleborosoccer.com