Important Dates -
* Your team name and player jersey numbers are due by September 1st to the Division Coordinator.
Super Camp -
* In-person training for coach certification (required for tournament/All Stars participation).
* Mobile fingerprinting will be available at the camp.
* Will be held at the Cal State Bakersfield campus on Saturday, August 17th
* Registration is required through AYSOU. Contact the Coach Administrator or Division Coordinator for additional information.
* More information on the 10/A Supercamp tab
Coach Meetings -
* MANDATORY - Playground thru 14U Divisions - Sat, August 10th - 6:00 pm - Mt. Mesa Park
* Refreshments will be provided
* Coach Administrator will be discussing
> access to the pod
> field painting volunteers
> handing out coach packets with rosters
> distributing equipment
* MANDATORY - 8U thru 14U Divisions - Will be held in October, date/location to be determined
Coaches Clinic -
* Saturday, August 24th - 6:00 pm - Mt. Mesa Park
Parent Meeting - Will be held on September 7th during Opening Day.
Opening Day & Pictures - September 7th - 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
* Players should arrive fully dresssed in their uniforms
* All teams will parade and be announced
* Some teams will have their pictures on this day but not ALL teams. Picture schedule TBD and coaches affected will be notified in advance.
Full Season Begins - September 14th, 2024 - Game schedule will be provided to each coach and posted on the website.
* Games will only be cancelled by the Regional Commissioner or Referee Administrator
- If there is a weather issue the Safety Director will send out a coach text
- If you do not have enough players, please contact the Division Coordinator to see what requires a cancellation/Forfeiture. In most instances you can play down.
Season Ends - November 16th, 2024 - Last day of games
* Area A Tournament
- Dec 14th & 15th for U10, U12, & U14 Divisions
- Coaches must have all in-person training, for their division, completed to take their team to Tournament
* All Stars
- All Stars practice games are January 11th & 12th, 2025 for U10, U12, & U14 Divisions
- Offical games are January 18th and 19th, 2025
- Coaches must have all in-person training completed, for their division, to take a team to All Stars Tournament
Important Information -
Coach Packet
* Rosters - Please contact all players no later than August 31st (preferably earlier). If you cannot get a hold of a player, either by phone or email, please let the Division Coordinator know ASAP so we can try other methods of communication and verify that player is indeed playing.
* Medical Releases - Please keep these with you at every practice and game.
* Each coach will receive an envelope with Incident Report Forms, Concussion Procedures, Parent Pledges, Picture Schedule/Packets, and
sponsor forms.
* Parents - Parents need to sign the parent pledge; Please turn those back in on opening day.
- We also strongly encourage coaches to hold a parent meeting at the beginning of the season to set forth expectations and objectives.
We want to advise parents that it is important for players to make it to practices, games, and help with game day needs. We also ask that
parents do not attempt to make calls on plays during the games, or speak to, or at, the referees. If a parent interferes with the referee, or
any part of the game, the game can be terminated or the coach can be penalized with a card.
Uniforms
When your jerseys are ready they will be bagged and distributed. All players’ sizes are listed on your roster. Please give your biggest player
the biggest jersey and work your way down. If there is an issue with sizing, please let the regional commissioner know ASAP so we can adjust as needed.
Equipment
* All coaches will receive a coach bag with cones, pinnies, balls, a ball pump, spare needles, whistle, ball bag, and first aid kit. U10 and above
will also receive a game planner, keeper jerseys, and gloves. If any equipment needs to be replaced, please contact the Division Coordinator or
Coach Administrator.
Goal Setup
- The goals will not be brought to the field for the coaches. The first 2 teams of the morning (both home and away) will be responsible
for bringing the goals down from the equipment pod. This will be discussed at the parent meeting and emailed to all accounts. The last games
of the day will be responsible for tear down and returning them to the equipment pod.
Referees
- Our referees are spread thin. Some are there from 7:30-3:30 every Saturday.
- Youth referees – Must be age 12 or older. They make great referees for U8 and can help on the sidelines with older divisions.
Field Practice Schedule
- A field schedule for practice is being conisdered this year. It is in the works. For now, please share the field. We know there isn’t much space and it
can get rough out there. The goal is for the kids to get practice!