Central MN Youth Soccer Association seeks to provide a community and volunteer-driven soccer program that provides for the growth and development of our players, coaches and referees. Our Association works to promote a fun, fair, and safe environment that maximizes participation and improves players' skills while developing sportsmanship, teamwork, and self-confidence.
Announcements
Soccer Coaching Clinic
MYSA State "E" Coaching License
This course is designed to provide a strong foundation for coaches and an understanding of US Soccer coaching methods. Upon completion of the coarse you will:
Be able to create a progressive training plan
Conduct a training session focused on a technical function in the game
Understand attacking and defending concepts and principles
All CMYSA recreational coaches will be 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!
More information about the clinic date and times will be posted and the website and emails will be sent to all CMYSA members.
SUMMER REC REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!!
Visit the registration tab on the top of the page.
Registration deadline in March 15th!
REQUIRED CONCUSSION TRAINING FOR CMYSA COACHES
CMYSA Coaches and officials are now required by law to take the free CDC online training course Concussion Training for Coaches.
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
Check out the CMYSA group on Facebook!!
Volunteer Recognition
The CMYSA Board wishes to extend a big "THANK YOU" to
Bob Buemer. With Bob’s help, CMYSA applied for and received
a grant from the Morgan Family Foundation. The grant will help
us purchase new goal posts and begin a scholarship program for
the 2012 season.
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Recruiting volunteers for CMYSA !
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.
CMYSA Recreational Soccer League
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
