2011-12 Practice Field Allocation
Click here to view the practice fields as allocated by the directors at the beginning of the 2011-12 season.
Gym Closures 2011-12
Revised Gym Schedule comming soon...
Trophies and Awards
Click here for Trophy and Award information.
Apparel and Club Wear
Click here for Apparel and Club Wear information.
Silk Screen Printing
Click here for Silk Screening information.
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The 11+ - a complete warm up to prevent injuries
Coaches, FIFA has come up with a training program that is highly recommended by our Technical Director, Ian Wakeling.
Warming up prior to playing and training is a matter of routine for any serious player. A smart warm-up
not only improves your performance, but also helps you to prevent injuries. "The 11+", the new injury prevention programme from FIFA's Medical Assessment and Research Centre
(F-MARC), provides a complete, football-specific warm-up and can easily be integrated into a daily training routine. Click Here to
access the 11+ page.
Don't Try This At Home
Coaches, here is an interesting article out of Massechusetts, detailing how perception can lead to disaster.
Scituate “Green Death” soccer coach resigns. Not everyone will get the joke, so be professional at all times.
Technical Director Requests
Coaches, are you finding your team is having trouble on the field? Maybe their passing could be better or their ball control or shooting needs work. Does your team score
like crazy but give up just as many? We can help!
Our technical staff is available by request to work with your team and can provide you with new ideas and/or drills,
teach your players better techniques and stronger skills, help with fitness, and work on special game situations.
Click here to request some on-field assistance from our Technical Director staff.
Technical Director Evaluations
Coaches, if you've recently had the TD's out to help with your team, please take a moment to evaluate that session.
Click here to provide us with feedback about our Technical Director staff.
Mentorship Program
RCYSC introduced a Peer Training / Mentorship Program for U15-U17 soccer players and U6-U10 coaches in the fall of 2008. Coaches at the U15 and higher levels, please
inform your players of this opportunity by directing them to this Peer Training / Mentorship Link.
If you coach a U6 to U10 RCYSC team and would like more information on the program - where the older players will try to attend some of your practices to assist in drills etc.
when they are available - please read on…
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Long Term Player Development
The Soccer Development Department of the British Columbia Soccer Association would like to highlight Rule 26 (d) and some additional information, taken from the
recently released Canadian Soccer Association's Long Term Player Development program, Wellness To World Cup.
* Rule 26
d). Districts and clubs shall form teams from all registrants each year in a manner which is "non selective", except in the U-11 & U-12 age groups which can
be selective for developmental purposes.
One of the reasons Rule 26(d) is in place is to protect the children from overzealous coaches and parents placing unnecessary pressure on them, for short-term success.
Children at the age of 9 years and younger should be given the opportunity to express themselves in a fear free developmental environment. This fear free environment does
not include "trying out" for "select" teams. The additional stress placed upon children from parents and coaches for children to be "selected" to teams is a detriment to
player development at such a young age. In addition, the physiological strain of a child thinking that he or she is a failure due to non-selection does not bode well for
their continued growth within the sport. The game should be seen as a learning process and this can only be done in a fun, stress-free environment.
Under the Canadian Soccer Association's Long Term Player Development program, children 6 to 9 years old fall into the category of "Learning To Train" or commonly known as
"The Golden Age Of Learning". Players in the "Golden Age Of Learning" have just graduated from the "Fundamental" stage. At the "Learning To Train" stage skill demonstration
is very important, and the players learn best by "doing." Players move from being self-centered to self-critical, given the fact that they are self-critical, a child at
this age group may be turned off soccer, if they are not seen to be successful by failing to be selected to a team.
The stage following the "Learning To Train" stage in the LTPD program is the "Training to Train" phase, which is known as the "Identifying the Elite Athlete" stage. It is
at this stage in a player's life, when selection via the evaluation process should be implemented.
It is our belief that an ongoing, sustainable evaluation process conducted by the Club Head Coach, supported by the Club's coaching staff is mandatory in the selection of
players, only at the U11 and older age groups - no younger! It is the Soccer Development Department's belief that Player Selection via a Competition format (tryout) is NOT
to the benefit of the player and nor is it conducive to sustainable player development.
The grouping together of like-minded players with equal technical, tactical and mental ability for developmental training opportunities could be considered, if the
evaluation process has been carried out effectively and professionally.
Discipline
Please be aware of resulting action from a red card or expulsion from a game. This applies to players, coaches, executive members, parents, and referees. Yellow and red
cards can only be shown to a player. Expulsion from a game, or being ejected, can apply to coaches, parents, or spectators. Fines can be levied against the club
and temporary and\or permanent suspensions can apply for parents, and/or coaches as a result of activities contrary to the spirit of the game or other civil/criminal
activities at a game.
Upon receiving a red card or expulsion from a game, you are automatically not permitted on any fields or attend any practises until after your disciplinary
meeting. You do not wait for paperwork. If you are on fields, and attending practises, your suspension may be prolonged to a maximum 6 month suspension
and a monetary performance bond.
Often, by the time you go to the hearing, your penalty is served and you are able to be back on the field for the following weekend's game (Thus you miss one full week of
soccer related activities). If you postpone the hearing date, you are also postponing your ability to be back on the field. If the postponement is initiated by the hearing
committee, they will allow you back on the field after 1 weeks absence and any further penalty will be applied after the hearing is fulfilled.
The boys and girls discipline committee will attempt to hold their hearing in a timely manner. It is usually done within 2 weeks of the ocurrence. Westminster District
(Boys) hold their hearings on Wednesdays, North District (Girls) hold their hearings on Thursdays. If a player gets a red card, an adult has to accompany him/her to the
hearing, and it is typical that this adult is the coach or assistant coach.
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