ALL REGISTRATION WILL BE CLOSING APRIL 24TH.  IF  THERE ARE STILL OPEN SPOTS WE WILL ACCEPT REGISTRATIONS ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS.  AFTER APRIL 24TH PLEASE CONTACT NICOLE TO SEE IF THERE ARE OPEN SPOTS.

NICOLE@CMYSA.ORG

All NEW travel parents and coaches are required to attend one of the sessions for their child to get a player pass.

**See additional meetings in MN if unable to attend St. Cloud options.  No exceptions allowed.

Register by clicking on link. Seminar is free. Location details are located on mysa registration page.

http://www.mnyouthsoccer.org/pac/workshops.cfm

April 18th - Atwood Center - Brickyard Room - 6:30 to 8:45   Lower Level Atwood SCSU

Visit this webpage to see maps of SCSU Atwood Center  http://www.stcloudstate.edu/atwood/maps.asp

PARKING:   Street - Free after 5pm     Ramp near Atwood - $1/hr 

FIELD REPAIR             

The CMYSA Board wishes to extend a big "THANK YOU" to Ed Johnson, Mike From, Bjorn Snowberg, Peter Hamerlinck, Maggie Hamerlinck, Josh Alessio, Ron Keller, Grant Keeley, Quinn Anderson, Kris Anderson, Julie Zupfer-Anderson and the City of St Cloud.

This group repaired all the keeper areas on the fields at Whitney on 3/30 and 3/31. When you see them please give them a big thank you. All of us at CMYSA appreciate the work they did.

Please click on the referees/recreation tab on the left

 for info on our upcoming clinic for refs.

Whether you call it Futbol or Soccer, if you want to be good playing this beautiful game you need to understand some basic responsibilities you have as a player.

There are players all around the world who have the potential to be great players, top players, but they lack some important components in their development.....proper guidance, good practice habits and enthusiasm for the game.

STEPS:

v     Work on your ball skills. As well as practicing with your team you should be practicing with your friends or by yourself; either in your backyards or in an open field. Practice juggling, although this is not directly used in game conditions it will improve your touch and comfort with the ball. Dribble with your laces using both feet. Work on special moves.

v    Work on different aspects of fitness to be a fit soccer player. Endurance, speed and strength are all important to be at the top of your game. Play multiple sports, if not use your down time from soccer to fitness and weight train and develop core strength.

v     Learn by Imitating. Watch professional or college soccer on TV or the internet. A great way to learn almost anything is to watch someone, who is more advanced than you, do it. Watching the top players perform the skills you are learning is fun and teaches you much about the game.

v     Have a GOOD soccer ball!  Have the right size soccer ball and make sure it’s properly inflated. It’s hard to improve if you don’t have your own soccer ball to practice with. BRING IT TO EVERY PRACTICE AND GAME!

v     Go for the ball! Get in there, don’t just stand around, and make something happen.

v     Hard work and Enthusiasm! Be part of the team to learn new skills, strive to win and have FUN!

Mark Helminick

Director of Coaching

CMYSA

Boys

U14 Galaxy-4 additional players

Girls

U14 Comets-3 to 5 additional players needed

U15 Galaxy-2 to 4 additional players needed

Contact Nicole: nicolecmysa@hotmail.com or Mark: mark@cmysa.org for more information

All CMYSA recreational coaches are invited and encouraged to take part in the MYSA "Y" Coaching Clinic in May. Every year CMYSA have over 100 volunteer coaches in our recreation program. This year we are offering a coaching session to help all our coaches (new and experienced)  improve their understanding of the game and learn age appropriate techniques to make the recreational experience great for the kids AND the coaches!

Clinic: Sunday May 6th 1-5:00PM SCSU Soccer Field

Registration is open online at http://www.mnyouthsoccer.org/coaches/courses.cfm#state

Visit the registration tab on the top of the page.

Registration deadline in March 15th!

 CMYSA Coaches and officials are now required by law to take the free CDC online training course Concussion Training for Coaches.

www.cdc.gov/concussion/HeadsUp/online_training.html

The above link leads to the training, which is located in the middle of the webpage and takes approximately 45 minutes.

This training must be completed and a copy of the printed certificate needs to be on file with the club before they may coach or officiate for the first time starting with the 2011 Fall and 2012 Summer seasons and once every three years thereafter.

The certificate of completion at the end of the training is proof the course has been taken. This certificate should be printed and a copy should be provided to Mark Helminick, the CMYSA Coaching Director, to have on file. Certificates can emailed to Mark at mark@cmysa.org or mailed to him at;

Mark Helminick

1500 Oak Grove Rd., Ste 109

St. Cloud, MN 56301

Feel free to email Mark with any questions regarding this important new policy

CMYSA is looking for volunteers to serve as program coordinators. We have listed a brief description of positions that are available. If you are interested in helping CMYSA with our mission to provide the children of Central MN a great soccer experience, please contact Nicole Mach, nicole@cmysa.org.  Thank you.

Recreation League Coordinator

Work with our Administrative Director to facilitate good communication with coaches, parents and players in the recreation league. Help with the planning and organization of recreation team schedules and equipment.

Travel League Coordinator

Work with the Director of Coaching and Administrative Director to coordinate & communicate travel soccer policy and procedures with the coaches, parents and players. Be available to help the travel team managers and coaches with  administrative issues.

Uniform/Equipment Coordinator

Help in the planning, purchase and distribution of uniforms and equipment.

PACT Coordinator

Plan the annual PACT (Parents & Coaches Together) meeting for CMYSA travel teams and coaches

Grant Coordinator

Find and apply for grants through available soccer affiliate organizations.

Community Outreach Coordinator

Work with other Central MN community organizations and members to introduce them to CMYSA and programs we offer.

Before, during and at the conclusion of this years recreational soccer season CMYSA received a number of comments regarding the CMYSA summer rec soccer program. We did our best to provide good answers that were consistent with the mission of the CMYSA Recreational Soccer. Here is a brief summary of the more common questions.

• Can we have our friends all play on the same team?
• Why don’t we keep league standings?
• The games should be more competitive
• Why do the younger kids play small sided games?
• We want all the kids from one neighborhood to play together
• The teams aren’t even
• The year end tournament is not fair for the better teams

Recreation League Soccer

·Recreational soccer is designed to teach players soccer skills, teamwork and sportsmanship

·Teams are formed in a random draw for the purpose of creating a fair or balanced distribution of playing talent among all teams participating

·Participation and fun are the focus, not competition

• Travel soccer is available for parents or players that desire a more competative enviroment

·Emphasis on learning basic ball handling techniques in  grades 1 thru 4

·Small sided games is supported by CMYSA, MYSA and US Soccer Association

·No league standings are recorded and League playoffs are random draws