by
Christine Abraham posted 4/12/2023
DIVISION 4 - PRESCHOOL AGE GROUP
- Meets on Sunday for one hour - the first half is practice and the second half a game (30 minutes).
- Practice/game starts at 12 noon on Sunday
- Play 3 v. 3, NO GOALIE.
- I ask that you please adhere to the NO GOALIE rule and do not encourage players to stand in front of the net acting as a goalie. The nets are already pretty small, when we have players building a wall in front of the nets it is frustrating for the other teams. This is also the area that I get the most complaints in – either because the other team can’t score, or the parents are frustrated that their player is just standing in front of the net and not playing the game.
- The teams have 7 or 8 players each.
- The rules are very informal at this age group. They should not use their hands, not pretend to be a goalie, and not do anything to hurt another player.
- We do not have corners or penalty kicks at this age group.
- This age group is not ready for throw ins so if the ball goes out of bounds the coaches should just toss it back on the field and continue play.
- No practices during the week
- This season we will have 12 teams in this division. With 12 teams and only 8 weeks of play each team will not play each other.
- Most teams have 2 coaches assigned. If you will BOTH be out any week please let me know ASAP so I can arrange for a sub. All subs have to go through the credential process so we cannot allow a parent to step in as a sub if they have not been credentialed.
- Hopefully every player has arrived with the following items and is ready to play:
a. Soccer ball (size 3 preferred)
b. Shin guards
c. Cleats
d. Water bottle
e. Soccer socks (this is a preference for Divisions 3 and 4, but strongly recommended as they help keep the shin guards in place and keep the players from fiddling with them all practice/game).
If a player forgot a ball, or you need any extra ball for a drill, we have a few in the shed and can lend them out for practice/games.
We also have cones that can be lent out for practice drills.
The nets and cones are used for the D3 games immediately after the D4 so please do not clear the cones or nets after your game.
Please make sure anything that is borrowed is returned as we have limited supplies.
I hope that every player’s family will treat you with respect this season. However, if you run into any issues, please do not hesitate to reach out to me or a board member for assistance.
DIVISION 3 – KINDERGARTEN AGE GROUP
- Meets on Sunday for one hour - the first half is practice and the second half a game (30 minutes).
- Practice/game starts at 1:30 pm on Sunday
- Play 4 v. 4, NO GOALIE.
- I ask that you please adhere to the NO GOALIE rule and do not encourage players to stand in front of the net acting as a goalie. The nets are already pretty small, when we have players building a wall in front of the nets it is frustrating for the other teams. This is also the area that I get the most complaints in – either because the other team can’t score, or the parents are frustrated that their player is just standing in front of the net and not really playing the game.
- The teams have 7 or 8 players each.
- The rules are very informal at this age group. They should not use their hands, not pretend to be a goalie, and not do anything to hurt another player.
- We do not have corners or penalty kicks at this age group.
- This age group is not ready for throw ins so if the ball goes out of bounds the coaches should just toss it back on the field and continue play.
- No practices during the week
- This season we will have 10 teams in this division
- Most teams have 2 coaches assigned. If you will BOTH be out any week, please let me know ASAP so I can arrange for a sub. All subs have to go through the credential process so we cannot allow a parent to step in as a sub if they have not been credentialed.
- Hopefully every player has arrived with the following items and is ready to play:
a. Soccer ball (size 3 preferred)
b. Shin guards
c. Cleats
d. Water bottle
e. Soccer socks (this is a preference for Divisions 3 and 4, but strongly recommended as they help keep the shin guards in place and keep the players from fiddling with them all practice/game).
If a player forgot a ball, or you need any extra ball for a drill, we have a few in the shed and can lend them out for practice/games.
We also have cones that can be lent out for practice drills.
This is the last age group using the blue nets so please return them to the shed after your game.
Please make sure anything that is borrowed is returned as we have limited supplies.
I hope that every player’s family will treat you with respect this season. However, if you run into any issues, please do not hesitate to reach out to me or a board member for assistance.
DIVISION 2 – 1ST GRADE AGE GROUP
- Meets on Sunday for one hour game and practices for one hour during the week.
- Game starts at 3:00 pm on Sunday. The 3 pm games are always the last round for InTown so I ask that you please help me clean up at the end of the game by removing the nets and cones from the fields. All nets and cones are to be returned to the shed.
- Play 5 v. 5, NO GOALIE.
- I ask that you please adhere to the NO GOALIE rule and do not encourage players to stand in front of the net acting as a goalie. The nets are already pretty small, when we have players building a wall in front of the nets it is frustrating for the other teams. This is also the area that I get the most complaints in – either because the other team can’t score, or the parents are frustrated that their player is just standing in front of the net and not really playing the game.
- The rules are very informal at this age group. They should not use their hands, not pretend to be a goalie, and not do anything to hurt another player.
- We do not have corners or penalty kicks at this age group.
- This age group does do throw-ins. Please remember to have the player throw the ball over their head and drag their back foot.
- Players should also be starting to learn the difference between offense and defense.
- This season we will have 8 teams in this division
- Most teams have 2 coaches assigned. If you will BOTH be out any week, please let me know ASAP so I can arrange for a sub. All subs have to go through the credential process so we cannot allow a parent to step in as a sub if they have not been credentialed.
- Hopefully every player has arrived with the following items and is ready to play:
a. Soccer ball (size 3 preferred)
b. Shin guards
c. Cleats
d. Water bottle
e. Soccer socks
If a player forgot a ball, or you need any extra ball for a drill, we have a few in the shed and can lend them out for practice/games.
We also have cones that can be lent out for practice drills.
Please make sure anything that is borrowed is returned as we have limited supplies.
I hope that every player’s family will treat you with respect this season. However, if you run into any issues please do not hesitate to reach out to me or a board member for assistance.
DIVISION 1 – 2nd GRADE AGE GROUP
- Meets on Sunday for one hour game and practices for one hour during the week.
- Game times change each week. Please check the schedule.
- Play 6 v. 6 with a Goalie. This is the ONLY age group that uses goalies.
- The rules remain pretty informal but we add in referees and corners for this age group. We do not do penalty kicks.
- This age group does do throw-ins. Please remember to have the player throw the ball over their head and drag their back foot.
- This season we will have 6 teams in this division
- Most teams have 2 coaches assigned. If you will BOTH be out any week, please let me know ASAP so I can arrange for a sub. All subs have to go through the credential process so we cannot allow a parent to step in as a sub if they have not been credentialed.
- Hopefully every player has arrived with the following items and is ready to play:
a. Soccer ball (size 3 preferred)
b. Shin guards
c. Cleats
d. Water bottle
e. Soccer socks
If a player forgot a ball, or you need any extra ball for a drill, we have a few in the shed and can lend them out for practice/games.
We also have cones that can be lent out for practice drills.
Please make sure anything that is borrowed is returned as we have limited supplies.
I hope that every player’s family will treat you with respect this season. However, if you run into any issues, please do not hesitate to reach out to me or a board member for assistance.
Please note: LYS has a zero-tolerance policy regarding harassment of referees. Coaches, players, or spectators who harass referees will be removed from the game, and the complex.
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