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Team: Mad Hatters
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Practices: Wednesday nights at various fields around SF
Team culture: Super fun!!
If you are interested, please contact Maria Murnane at 415/948-7027 or maria.murnane@bitepr.com
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3. Questions About Offside, “Ask A Soccer Referee” And Grade 8 Referee Course
Offside Tour
I have on my site the Offside tour (Offside - Not Offside).
I have created this offside tour on my site because so many people are
asking questions about Offside. So go on and take the tour and see.
Take the Offside tour (Offside - Not Offside)
http://users.erols.com/soccertip/offside/offside.htm
Coach Glenn Cameron UserEmail: soccertip@erols.com
Ask a Soccer Referee
From the U.S. Soccer Communicaitons Center – March 14, 2003
As part of our continuing effort to service and educate our membership, each Thursday the U.S. Soccer Communications Center will send out an informative article from one of its departments. Once a week, you will receive an article/paper/essay in your inbox that will hopefully enhance your enjoyment and knowledge of the game of soccer - on and off the field.
This week, we examine an exciting new component of ussoccer.com
Have you ever had a pressing question about the Laws of the Game? Wondered if the call the referee made in last Sunday’s match was correct? Now you have a place to turn to … ussoccer.com’s “Ask a Soccer Referee” (http://www.ussoccer.com/referees/default.sps?iType=220&icustompageid=6056).
If you have a question about the Laws of the Game, simply send it to askareferee@ussoccer.org, where experienced referees will answer your question. While only select questions will be answered on ussoccer.com, every other question submitted will be answered privately via email.
Jim Allen (National Instructor Staff/National Assessor) and Dan Heldman (National Instructor Staff) answer each question submitted to ussoccer.com’s “Ask a Soccer Referee”. Alfred Kleinaitis, U.S. Soccer’s Manager of Referee Education, also contributes, ensuring the accuracy of each answer.
Each week a new batch of questions will be answered. The “Ask a Soccer Referee” section of ussoccer.com contains current questions and answers, as well as an archive of past question and answers. Included among the current topics are: Deliberate vs. Accidental Handling, Obvious Goalscoring Opportunities, Players Wearing Glasses and Unplayable Fields.
A few examples from ussoccer.com’s “Ask a Soccer Referee” archive …
LEAVING THE FIELD TO AVOID BEING CALLED OFFSIDE
Question:
An attacker is dribbling the ball down the field and has reached just outside the Penalty Area, past all of the defenders, one of his team mates is standing between the goal line and the top of the goal area. The goalkeeper is in the same general area. Question: If the attacker standing between the goal line and the goal area leaves the field of play, in between the goal posts, to remove himself from an offside position, after the kick was taken, but in the opinion of the referee interferes with the goalkeeper, what is the correct decision for a restart? What about if he's not interefering with the goalkeeper? Is it a cautionable offense for him to leave the field over the goal line to remove himself from an offsides position? At what point do we consider whether it was in dynamic play or not? Is the restart a kick off, after a goal being awarded? What is the referee to do? What If the attacker leaves the field of play over the goal line between the goal posts, before kick was taken, what is the proper restart?
Answer (February 24, 2003):
No, it is not a cautionable offense to leave the field to avoid the offside. However, if, in the opinion of the referee, the attacker who has left the field to avoid being called offside interferes with any opponent, then he must be cautioned for unsporting behavior and shown the yellow card. The correct restart for interfering with play while off the field is a dropped ball at the place where the ball was when the offense occurred, bearing in mind the special circumstances described in Law 8. And if the ball was still in play when the interference occurred, then whatever happened did occur during dynamic play.
If the referee believes that the player was not interfering with an opponent, then no offense has occurred and the goal is scored; restart with a kick-off.
RESTARTS
Question:
Several questions have arisen during the recent high school season among our referees. I have not been able to find definitive answers, and in some cases, I have found conflicting answers.
1. Away from the ball, asst. referee observes two players tangled up; defender strongly pushes offensive player to the ground in the penalty box; ball is at midfield when referee notices flag and blows whistle to stop play; asst. feels a caution is needed for defender. What is the proper restart and where should it take place?
2. Similar question. During play, defender complains to referee about previous call. Referee feels a caution is needed. The ball is 20 yards away at this point. What is the call and the restart? Does it make any difference if the dissent takes place in the defender's penalty box or if the ball is in the penalty box?
3. Ball hits the corner flag as it goes over the touch line not the goal line. Throw in or corner kick?
Answer (February 15, 2003):
We cannot presume to answer for games played under high school rules, but if these incidents had occurred in USSF-affiliated games, the answers would be:
1. Penalty kick for the attacking team.
2. If the referee stops play to deal with dissent, the restart would be an indirect free kick taken from where the offense occurred, bearing in mind the special circumstances described in Law 8.
3. Throw-in.
INTERFERENCE AT A THROW-IN
Question:
The ball leaves the field of play for a throw in to team B. A Player from team A stands near the touchline about 1 meter away from the line, and at this point is standing still with arms at the side. As the player is about to take the throw in the defending player jumps up and down with his hands at his sides. The player delivers the throw into the F.O.P. to a team-mate. The referee stops the game, cautions the defending player and restarts with a indirect free kick from where the player is standing.
Now for my question. I am happy with stopping the game, the caution, but is the restart correct?????? Should it not be restart with the throw-in as technically the offence occurred before the throw-in was completed, even though the referee did not blow for a infringement until the ball was well into the F.O.P.?
Answer (February 9, 2003):
If the referee stops the game to deal with interference BEFORE the throw-in, the correct restart after the caution/yellow card for unsporting behavior is a retake of the throw-in. If the former thrower is prevented from participating in play AFTER the throw-in is completed, the referee must stop the game, caution and show the yellow card to the offender for unsporting behavior, and restart with an indirect free kick from the place where the misconduct occurred.
The referee must exercise management skills in such cases. What will work? What is appropriate for this match at this time? What will buy the most for the referee? Indeed, there is a third option -- which is to be proactive and take preventive action to avoid the misconduct entirely (mostly for younger, less competitive, or "friendlier" matches).
The next time you are stumped about a law of the game, please take the time to drop a line to ussoccer.com’s Ask a Soccer Referee, where your questions will be cleared up. Also, feel free to browse through the archives of Ask a Soccer Referee (http://www.ussoccer.com/referees/referees.sps?refereeType=askref_archive) to read about some vexing situations on the soccer field and the appropriate solutions.
This section is run with the hope of keeping our constituents informed and up-to-date with rules changes and other difficult to understand situations on the field. We hope that you find this new feature on ussoccer.com exciting, yet also educational. For referees we hope it will clear up questions that come up on the playing field. For non-referees, we hope it will give you a little more insight into what goes on in a referee’s mind moments before the whistle blows (or doesn’t blow).
As we continue to try to satisfy the needs of fans, coaches, referees and players, we would greatly appreciate your comments on this new section of ussoccer.com. And if you have any questions, please “Ask a Ref.”
Answers only pertain to games played in leagues and competitions affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation.
If you need more clarification on any matter, please contact Alfred Kleinaitis, U.S. Soccer's Manager of Referee Education. Alfred can be reached at akleinaitis@ussoccer.org or at (312) 528-1272.
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Grade 8 Referee Course
GRADE 8 REFEREE COURSE: We are sponsoring a 18 hour grade 8 referee course. It will be held on 6 Mondays and Wednesdays starting Wednesday March 19 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. There will also be one daytime field session scheduled on the weekend. Classes will be held at Lowell high school. For more information, contact Rich Fern at richref1@earthlink.net or 650-589-4286.
USA vs. Argentina … 1930
1930 WORLD CUP DREAM ENDS AS
ARGENTINA ELIMINATES USA IN SEMIFINALS
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (July 26, 1930) - After posting back-to-back shutout victories over Belgium (3-0) and Paraguay (3-0) in first round group play, the dream of an appearance in the 1930 FIFA World Cup championship game ended for the U.S. Men’s National Team in the semifinals as they dropped a 6-1 decision to Argentina on July 26, in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The crowd of 80,000 at the Centenario Stadium witnessed a strong first-half effort by the USA against Argentina, which had recently earned the silver medal at the 1928 Olympic Games.
With no substitutions at the time, the Americans were hit with injuries during the first half encounter as goalkeeper James Douglas twisted his knee and midfielder Andrew Auld played most of the game with a rag stuffed in his mouth due to a head injury. The U.S. were reduced to 10 men after defender Ralph Tracey suffered a serious leg injury forcing him out of the game at halftime.
Despite the injuries the USA were only down 1-0 at the intermission after midfielder Luis Monti scored in the 20th minute for Argentina.
Argentina pulled away from the weakened U.S. squad in the second half scoring five consecutive times in the final 29 minutes of the match for a 6-0 route. Forward Guillermo Stabile and midfielder Carlos Peucelle each scored twice, while midfielder Alejandro Scopelli added another for Argentina.
The lone American goal came with 60 seconds remaining in the game as midfielder James Brown avoided a shutout and got the U.S. on the scoreboard for the 6-1 final.
Argentina went on to lose to Uruguay in a thrilling 1930 final, 4-2, while the Americans were schedule to meet semifinal loser Yugoslavia in the third-place match. However, the Europeans decided not to play the game and the U.S. was thus awarded a third-place finish in the inaugural World Cup.
- USA vs. ARGENTINA GAME REPORT (July 26, 1930) -
Participants: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Argentina
Competition: Semifinals – 1930 FIFA World Cup
Venue: Centenario Stadium – Montevideo, Uruguay
Date: July 26, 1930
Attendance: 80,000
Scoring Summary:
1 2 F
USA 0 1 1
ARG 1 5 6
ARG – Luis Monti 20th minute
ARG – Alejandro Scopelli 61.
ARG – Guillermo Stabile 69.
ARG – Carlos Peucelle 80.
ARG – Carlos Peucelle 85.
ARG – Guillermo Stabile 87.
USA – James Brown 89.
Line-ups:
USA – James Douglas, Alexander Wood, George Moorhouse, James Gallagher, Ralph Tracey, Andrew Auld, Billy Gonsalves, Thomas Florie, Bert Patenaude, Bart McGhee.
Coach – Robert Millar
ARG – Juan Botasso, Jose Della Torre, Fernando Pasternoster, Juan Evaristo, Luis Monti, Rodolfo Orlandini, Carlos Peucelle, Alejandro Scopelli, Guillermo Stabile, Manuel Ferreira, Mario Evaristo.
Coach – Francisco Olazar
Referee: Jean Langenus (BEL)
5. U.S. Men Draw World Cup Champs Brazil, Cameroon, Turkey For FIFA Confederations Cup In June
U.S. Faces Two World Cup Semifinalists In France;
Arena’s Side Finished 3rd in 1999 Confederations Cup in Mexico
CHICAGO (February 12, 2003) — The U.S. Men’s National Team was drawn into Group B and will face Brazil, Cameroon and Turkey at the sixth FIFA Confederations Cup from June 18-29 in France. The FIFA Confederations Cup draw took place today prior to France’s friendly international against the Czech Republic at the Stade de France in Paris.
The U.S. opens the tournament against two World Cup semifinalists, facing Turkey on June 19 in St. Etienne at 7 p.m. local time (1 p.m. ET), and then taking on Brazil on June 21 in Lyon at 9 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET). The U.S. concludes group play against Cameroon on June 23 in Lyon at 9 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET). The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals on June 26. The third-place match is scheduled for June 28, and the final takes place on June 29 in Paris.
“We are arguably in the toughest group in the Confederations Cup, and it will be a great challenge for the team,” said U.S. head coach Bruce Arena from Jamaica, where the U.S. is preparing for tonight's match with the Reggae Boyz. “We are excited about facing two opponents that are relatively unknown to us in Cameroon and Turkey, and, of course, playing against a familiar opponent in Brazil. Overall, it will be a great challenge for us and it will serve as great preparation for World Cup qualifying in 2004.”
The U.S. has played Brazil ten times previously, managing only one win, a memorable 1-0 surprise in the 1998 Gold Cup. Meanwhile the U.S. is relatively unfamiliar with their other two first round opponents, playing Turkey only once - drawing 1-1 in Istanbul on September 4, 1991- and having never played Cameroon.
The U.S. has played in two previous Confederations Cup Tournaments, finishing third at the inaugural event in 1992, and finishing second in 1999 in Mexico. Arena guided the team to some of their most impressive results at Mexico ‘99. In Mexico, the U.S. finished second in a group that included New Zealand, Brazil and Germany on the strength of a commanding 2-0 win over Germany in the deciding match. The U.S. then lost 1-0 to Mexico in a thrilling overtime affair at Estadio Azteca, before bouncing back and topping Saudi Arabia 2-0 in the third-place match.
France won the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, played in Korea/Japan as a dress rehearsal for the 2002 World Cup, and Mexico became the first host team to lift the Cup when they topped Brazil in the final in 1999.
The field at the Confederations Cup is comprised of the six confederation champions (Cameroon, Colombia, France, Japan, New Zealand and the USA), the World Cup Champions (Brazil) and a guest team (Turkey). Six of the nations fielded sides at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea / Japan, including four of the top nine finishers.
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Tournament Schedule
(*schedule subject to amendment)
Group Stage
Date Match Location Time (local / ET)
June 18 New Zealand vs. Japan Paris 6 p.m. / 12 p.m.
France vs Colombia Lyon 9 p.m. / 3 p.m.
June 19 Turkey vs USA St. Etienne 7 p.m. / 1 p.m.
Brazil vs Cameroon Paris 9 p.m. / 3 p.m.
June 20 Colombia vs New Zealand Lyon 7 p.m. / 1 p.m.
France vs Japan St. Etienne 9 p.m. / 3 p.m.
June 21 Cameroon vs Turkey Paris 7 p.m. / 1 p.m.
Brazil vs USA Lyon 9 p.m. / 3 p.m.
June 22 France vs New Zealand Paris 9 p.m. / 3 p.m.
Japan vs Colombia St. Etienne 9 p.m. / 3 p.m.
June 23 Brazil vs. Turkey St. Etienne 9 p.m. / 3 p.m.
USA vs Cameroon Lyon 9 p.m. / 3 p.m.
Semi finals
June 26 B #1 vs A #2 Lyon 9 p.m. / 3 p.m.
A #1 vs B #2 Paris 9 p.m. / 3p.m.
Third Place
June 28 Semifinal losers St. Etienne 6 p.m. / 12 p.m.
Final
June 29 Semifinal winners Paris 9 p.m. / 3 p.m.
Tournament Groups
Group A: France, Japan, Colombia, New Zealand
Group B: Brazil, United States, Cameroon, Turkey
Last month I spent a great weekend in Winchester, Va., where I spoke about knee injuries to physical therapy students, then later had the opportunity to watch a local girls team train indoors under the steady hand of James Wood HS coach Mark Pennypacker. After watching an hour of training, Mark asked if I wanted to join in for scrimmage. That was like offering candy to a child. Of course I was going to play. We played three games to 5, and I learned something that night that I’ve learned time and time again - I learned that pain can be quite instructive.
I stepped on the floor without any warm-up thinking that I would just take it easy and walk through the game with a trap here and a pass there. That plan didn’t last 60 seconds. Within minutes, I was bent over, sucking wind and as fatigued as I can remember being in recent history. I know what lactic acid buildup feels like, and I was beyond buildup and approaching overflowing. I was just hoping one of the girls would score so we could take a break.
Finally, a goal is scored and I practically crawled to the water fountain. I know what I did wrong. I stepped onto the field with no warm-up. I asked my body to go from rest to very high intensity activities. The pH from lactate made my legs feel very heavy and tired.
The next morning - Saturday - brings about more pain. It is called Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness. I don’t run much anymore due to residual heel pain from a past injury, but I do regularly ride the stationary cycle, so my endurance is not bad. But my legs are really sore -- groan-with-every-movement sore. The front of my lower legs are sore because I haven’t recently had to move my foot into all the positions demanded of you on the soccer field. My calf muscles are sore because I haven’t sprinted in some time, and they are tired from continued use. My quads and hams are sore from running, from stopping, from kicking and from changing directions. But the most soreness is located in my adductor muscles – the groin muscles. You never know how much you use those muscles until they remind you with soreness the next day.
The reason for the pain is pretty well understood. When muscles develop force while lengthening, a great deal of force is generated and that leads to damage to some muscle cell membranes. Not much has been shown to prevent this soreness (other than regular training), although vitamins C and E seem to help speed up the repair; a welcome addition to some sports drinks.
This pain is evidence of damage and repair of this damage is one of the body’s quickest adaptations. An old coaching adage says to get rid of soreness, do what ever it was that made you sore and that is correct. Had I gone out and played Sunday instead of watching the Super Bowl, I wouldn’t feel nearly as bad on Monday as I did on Saturday.
You are probably saying that the moaning of an ex-player has little value to you as a current player or coach, but really it does. How many times have you seen teams going through a fairly passive pre-game warm-up? A little ball work, some stretching, maybe a little 5v2 and now it is time for kickoff. You wonder why the first 10-15 minutes of the game just don’t seem to be clicking, but after a while things start to look better. The same thing can happen at the start of the second half. Why? The warm-up for the first half wasn’t specific to the game – too passive, not enough higher intensity work prior to kickoff. Warm-up is supposed to bring you up to the demands of the game, not just break a sweat. And the second half? The players have just spent the last 15 minutes sitting and listening to first half review and second half plans, then are expected to step right out and play. Not good. The first 15 minutes will be tentative and less cohesive than envisioned, but the next 15 minutes are pretty good.
And the soreness? In order to be prepared to for play, all players need to have gone through lots of changes of direction. Playing 11v11 in practice just is not intense enough. Smaller sided games require more of everything so emphasis should be placed on these games. Straight ahead running trains a player to run straight ahead. Activities suggested by coaches for players should require many changes of direction and agility work, especially as training camp approaches. A player who has run distances preseason will have good endurance, but may well be so sore from soccer training at the start of camp that they have problems processing the coach’s lessons and insights. The more agility work that is done, the more prepared for the quick changes of direction required in the game.
From a training theory standpoint, this is called specificity. The more specific the training (and warm-up) is to the activity, the more the adaptations are specific to the demands of competition will be.
These lessons can and should be applied to practices, games and off-season workouts. If you don’t properly prepare yourself for the activity, you are not only hurting yourself in the immediate moment, but you’re also preparing to put yourself in uncomfortable pain the following day.
Coaches and players spend all week preparing for games, and it is important that proper preparation continues up until the whistle blows.
Questions can be directed to Hughie O'Malley, U.S. Soccer's Manager of Sports Medicine Administration. Hughie can be reached at homalley@ussoccer.org
7. Marine Over 35 Women's Soccer Division
Marin Women's Soccer League wishes to invite you all to consider playing with us this Spring and Summer. We even have an Over 35 Division. Please take a look at our web site to learn about us.
www.mwsl.net
We are a truely fun league, concentrating on clean (no slide tackling,) friendly (talking to opponents strictly encouraged) play.
See you at Open Registration Day, where we match up your play to a team who needs you. You'll love playing in MWSL.
MWSL Over 35 Cooordinator,
Christie Look
calmainiac@aol.com
p.s. I see some of you are already in MWSL, so sorry about the duplicate email!
Hi everyone,
here is a link to a website that has video clips of different soccer moves. Pick a couple to practice next time we meet. http://www.strongsoccer.com/Kingdrills/clipspractice.htm#insideoutsidecuts
best wishes,
Libby
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2003 Women's World Cup Preparation Continues for U.S. Women; Match at Legion Field Will Be Televised Live on ESPN at Noon CT
CHICAGO (Friday, February 21, 2003) - The U.S. Women's National Team will play its first-ever game in the state of Alabama when the USA faces England on Saturday, May 17, at Legion Field. The match, which will kickoff at Noon CT and will be televised live on ESPN, is the second game to be confirmed of the six domestic matches the U.S. Women will play between now and the 2003 Women's World Cup, which kicks off September 23 in Shanghai, China.
Continue: http://www.ussoccer.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=28242
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From the U.S. Soccer Communications Center -- February 22, 2003
CHICAGO (Feb. 22, 2003) - U.S. Soccer President Dr. S. Robert Contiguglia confirmed late Friday evening after meeting with representatives from the Japanese Football Association that the U.S. Men's National Team and Japan will play on March 29 in Seattle. The game was originally announced in December and will take place at Seattle Seahawks Stadium live on ESPN2 at 1 p.m. PT.
"After reviewing our security arrangements for the match, the JFA understands that playing the game in Seattle as planned is definitely in the best interests of soccer," said Contiguglia. "We all know that soccer is a sport about unifying the world, and the event in Seattle will certainly showcase that type of goodwill successfully."
The clash with Japan will be the first international soccer match hosted by the newly minted Seattle Seahawks Stadium. Tickets ranging in price levels from $20 to $70 are on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets throughout Washington, Oregon and British Columbia, at the Seahawks Stadium ticket office, by phone (Seattle 206-628-0888; Tacoma 253-627-8497), and online at www.ussoccer.com. Groups of 20 or more can order through U.S. Soccer at 312-528-1290.
The USA and Japan have met only one time at the senior international level, with Japan capturing a 3-1 victory on March 14, 1993 in Tokyo. In addition to the ESPN2 broadcast, fans can follow the match live online via ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker, presented by Philips Electronics.
12. Bay Area SCORES seeks volunteers to be referees, assistant soccer coaches, coach mentors, special soccer event planners and more!
Bay Area SCORES, a non-profit soccer, poetry and community service after-school program in and around Bayview/Hunter's Point, seeks volunteers to be referees, assistant soccer coaches, coach mentors, special soccer event planners and more!
Also needs coaches for 3 days per week and two hours per day. Pay is $50.00 per day.
Call Karen at 415-252-7965 to get more information on how you can help Bay Area SCORES' student-athletes. Also check out our website at www.americascores.org.
For the fourth consecutive year, Soccer Now! is proud to bring the talent of today's #1 world-ranked club,
AC Milan, to the United States for exclusive day and residential soccer training camps!
"Today's Camp for tomorrow's World Cup Stars"
Don't miss this unique opportunity! AC Milan Junior Camp is back in California for three weeks this summer,
in three different locations: San Francisco, Sacramento and San Diego. Sign up early to secure your spot
for another great soccer learning experience with the official professional coaches from the powerhouse
Italian club, AC Milan.
July 21st - July 25th, 2003 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco, CA
Residential and Commuter Camp
` Commuter Camp Session: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Cost:
Residential Camp $645.00
Commuter Camp $395.00
July 28th - August 1st, 2003 | Cherry Island Soccer Complex | Sacramento, CA
Commuter Camp
Morning Session 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Goalkeeper Session 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Cost: $195.00
August 4th - August 8th, 2003 | UC San Diego | San Diego, CA
Commuter Camp
Morning Session 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Goalkeeper Session 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Afternoon Session 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost per Session: $225.00
General Information:
Camps are open to advanced players, boys and girls, between the ages of 10 and 16 years old. All camps offer
specialized goalkeeper sessions. Each player receives one AC Milan Junior Camp Player Kit. The Sacramento camp
is produced in partnership with the Capital Valley United Soccer Club, and the San Diego camp is produced in partnership
with the San Diego Soccer Club.
Contact:
For more information, or to register for the camp, please visit our website at: www.soccernowonline.com,
or contact us at:
Soccer Now!
1690 Civic Center Drive, #302
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Phone: (408) 554-6448
Fax: (408) 241-6104
email: cpaolo5@attbi.com
Hello Everyone,
I am had this email sent to me, and am sending out to as many people as possible to get the information out about the new Director's Cup League. If you know of someone or a team, or a club that would benefit and would like this type of opportunity please send it on to them.
Regards,
Sandy Morini
District 1 State Premier League Coordinator
Region IV National League Director's Cup Available for CYSA Teams
The Region IV League and Director's Cup is a summer league whose objective is to provide an expanded and challenging level of competition for the participants with an emphasis on player development. This competition will consist of two divisions, Premier and Division I. If you are interested in more information on this program go to this site http://www.cysanorth.org/SPL/directors_cup.htm.
It is important that you visit this website. At this site exist all of the forms and information needed to understand and apply for this league.
The ages for this league are from U13-19. Applications for the teams are due next month, thus if you are interested you need to move on this now. If you participate, you will belong to something in its inaugural year, which is always a unique experience. This league is supported from the national level on down by US Youth Soccer.
If you have any questions please call me at home (209) 551-9466, or email me at dvdjck@aol.com.
David Jack
CYSA Rep for Director's Cup
To see the current list of ALL upcoming CYSA-N coaching licensing courses, go to http://www.cysanorth.org/Coaching/courses.htm
E/D Coaching Course
March 11, 2003
Dear District 1 Coach:
If you are planning to coach a Class 1 or Class 3 team in 2003-2004 you will be required to hold an E/D coaching license. For 2004-2005 head coaches will need a "D" coaching license if they are coaching a Class 1 or Class 3 team. Even if you are not planning on coaching a Class 1 or Class 3 team you may still want to further your coaching skills. To help with these new requirements the Mission Youth Soccer League, District 1 and the South San Francisco Youth Soccer League would like to invite all coaches who currently have an "E" license to our upcoming E/D coaching course. This is the first E/D coaching course we have had in District 1 in many years.
When: April 12, 13, 26 and 27, 2003
Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 each day (Total 32 Hours)
Where: Terra Bay/Hillside Park, Hillside Blvd.
So. San Francisco
Cost: $100.00 per coach
Contact: To register contact - Raul Martinez
mexicamotors@hotmail.com
(415)695-5780 day or (415)643-1753 evenings before 9pm
Needed: Copy of “E” License, Check made out to “CYSA District 1”
Copy of this letter with completed information below
Return to: Jose DeAraujo, 430-17th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94121
Deadline: Must be received by March 30, 2003
Sincerely,
Craig Winans
Assistant Coaching Coordinator
CYSA District One
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Please enroll me in the E/D Coaching Course. I have attached a copy of my “E”License.
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Type Date District Location Contact Phone # E-Mail
F 2/28/03 6 Elk Grove Jim Sandison 916-687-7752 jsandison@aol.com
F 3/7/03 2 Palo Alto Terry Pipp 650-400-1982 tlpipp_soccer@hotmail.com
F 3/22/03 2 Salinas Carlos Rubio 831-443-8774 cr504@inreach.com
F 4/18/03 2 San Jose Ken Katai 408-929-4779 maxstrat@msn.com
F 5/2/03 6 Vacaville Matt Joaquin 707-469-8959 vyslgcoordinator@yahoo.com
F 6/13/03 6 Vacaville Matt Joaquin 707-469-8959 vyslgcoordinator@yahoo.com
F 6/27/03 5 Calistoga Clayton Creager 707-942-6907 claycreager@cs.com
F 6/27/03 5 Healdsburg Norma Ramazzotti 707-857-3428 ramazzot@jps.net
F 7/11/03 5 Napa Ben Bergfelt 707-224-6975 nyslcoaches@aol.com
F 7/18/03 3 Danville Paul Morris 925-743-1805 pgmorris100@aol.com
F 7/25/03 3 Newark Grace Silva 510-791-7956 silvasocr@aol.com
F 8/8/03 3 Danville Paul Morris 925-743-1805 pgmorris100@aol.com
F 8/22/03 5 Napa Ben Bergfelt 707-224-6975 nyslcoaches@aol.com
F 8/22/03 3 Danville Paul Morris 925-743-1805 pgmorris100@aol.com
E License - 18 hour course, usually on a Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday
Type Date District Location Contact Phone # E-Mail
E 2/28/03 2 Belmont Terry Pipp 650-400-1982 tlpipp_soccer@hotmail.com
E 3/28/03 6 Vacaville Matt Joaquin 707-469-8959 vyslgcoordinator@yahoo.com
E 5/2/03 6 Elk Grove Jim Sandison 916-687-7752 jsandison@aol.com
E 6/13/03 2 San Jose Ken Katai 408-929-4779 maxstrat@msn.com
E 7/11/03 3 Danville Paul Morris 925-743-1805 pgmorris100@aol.com
E 7/18/03 5 Healdsburg Norma Ramazzotti 707-857-3428 ramazzot@jps.net
E 7/25/03 5 Napa Ben Bergfelt 707-224-6975 nyslcoaches@aol.com
E 7/25/03 3 Danville Paul Morris 925-743-1805 pgmorris100@aol.com
E 8/15/03 3 Danville Paul Morris 925-743-1805 pgmorris100@aol.com
E/D License - 32 hour course, two weekends, usually Saturday and Sundays
Type Date District Location Contact Phone # E-Mail
ED 5/24/03 3 Danville Paul Morris 925-743-1805 pgmorris100@aol.com
ED 6/14/03 3 Danville Paul Morris 925-743-1805 pgmorris100@aol.com
16. Volunteer With The Cyberrrays
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With the April 5 opening of the 2003 CyberRays season almost upon us,
the CyberRays are looking for a few good women -- and men -- to work
as CyberTeers at our games.
Go to http://www.sjcyberrays.com/offthefield/off_joinourvols.html for a
description of the game-day volunteer assignments and a link to a PDF
form of our application. The application may be printed out and
returned to us by fax at (408) 260-3905 or by mail to Vicki Wagner,
CyberRays Tower, 1991 Park Ave., San Jose CA 95126.
The United States Soccer Federation's National Program for Referee Development puts together a number of publications that offer advice to referees on applying the 17 Laws of the Game established by the International Football Association Board (IFAB). These include memorandums, manuals, videos, booklets and position papers.
Position papers are issued periodically to provide our members with the most current information about U.S. Soccer's official stance on the application of the laws. At times a new ruling by the IFAB or even a change in a league's rules of competition may cause confusion and concern not only for the referees, but for coaches, players and team administrators.
For example, many questions arose after last year's ruling prohibiting sleeveless jerseys. U.S. Soccer immediately contacted FIFA for guidance on the application and subsequently issued a position paper called "Jersey Sleeves Rule Suspended." The paper was widely distributed by e-mail and alleviated the concerns of the teams who had already ordered uniforms, and provided the referees with the guidance they needed to insure consistent application throughout the country.
The latest position paper, "Managing Match Time," was issued recently to help referees apply Law 7 (Duration of the Match) fairly and consistently.
These and other position papers are posted on the U.S. Soccer web site (www.ussoccer.com) and are listed below. The papers are reviewed and updated as needed.
- Abandoning a Match (.pdf) - revised 11/22/02
- Bleeding (.pdf)
- Celebration (.pdf)
- Ceremonial Restart After Misconduct (.pdf)
- Feinting (.pdf)
- Jersey Sleeves Rule Suspended (.pdf) - This position paper refers to this previous announcement.
- Mandatory Suspension Following Dismissal (.pdf)
- Medical Alert Jewelry (.pdf)
- Misconduct by Attackers at a Free Kick (.pdf) - revised 11/22/02
- No Replacement for Player Sent Off (.pdf) - revised 11/22/02
- Obvious Goal-Scoring Opportunity Denied - The 4 Ds (.pdf)
- Player Dress (.pdf) - revised 11/22/02
- Positioning at Free Kick Restarts (.pdf) - revised 11/22/02
- Reduce to Equate (.pdf)
- Restarts after Striking, Throwing or Spitting (.pdf) - revised 11/22/02
- Sequential Infringements of the Law (.pdf) - revised 11/22/02
- Shinguards (.pdf)
- Throw-In to Keeper (.pdf)
As the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Referee Membership has grown tremendously in the past decade, American referees are also beginning to play an increasing role in CONCACAF and continue to get more and better appointments to work international competitions. At the conclusion of 2002, the total number of referees registered through the USSF surpassed 119,000, and American referees were assigned to over 180 international matches across 11 nations in three continents.
18. U.S. To Meet Regional Rival Mexico On MAY 8 In First-Ever Soccer Match At Reliant Stadium In Houston
Biggest Soccer Game in Houston History Will Feature the First USA-Mexico Meeting Since the USA's Historic 2-0 2002 World Cup Second Round Victory
CHICAGO (Monday, March 10, 2003) - The U.S. Men's National Team will resume one of the best rivalries in the world when they face archrival and fellow World Cup finalists Mexico on Thursday, May 8 at Reliant Stadium in the biggest match in Houston soccer history. Kickoff for the game, which is being staged in conjunction with Major League Soccer and Houston Texans Entertainment, is set for 7 p.m. CT and will be broadcast via tape delay on ESPN2 beginning at 10 p.m. ET. The match will be broadcast live on Telemundo and the Radio Unica network, and fans can also follow live online via ussoccer.com's MatchTracker, presented by Philips Electronics.
Continue: http://www.ussoccer.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=28930
Ticket Information: Click here!
19. Italian Training and Tournament Program (ITTP), held from June 24 to July 8, 2003 in Rome, Italy.
March 6, 2003 -- From U.S. Youth Soccer Development (USYSD) News
USYSD provides youth soccer players a wonderful experience in one of the most beautiful and ancient cities in the world- Rome, Italy. “The ITTP is not just a soccer clinic and tournament; it’s a chance to truly experience the culture and history of Italy.” Says co-founder and President Brad Hendricks of USYSD-South.
“Safety is USYSD's number one priority while in Italy. USYSD staff members will provide 24-hour supervision. International soccer is an incredible opportunity and a once in a lifetime experience and the ITTP in one of the most sought after experiences for youth soccer players” adds Co-founder and President Joe Casciana of USYSD-North.
Here is what attendees can look forward to while in Italy:
- 4 hours of soccer training per day with professional Italian and American coaches.
- 9 days in Roccaraso/Rivisondoli (population: 2000)
- Experience the lifestyle of Italian small town living. Fresh food, clean mountain air, and a great countryside.
- Experience the lifestyle of Italian small town living. Fresh food, clean mountain air, and a great countryside.
- 3 days in Rome, Italy
- 3 hours of guided tours per day while in Rome
- S. Peters Basilica, Vatican Museum, Coliseum, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps are only a few of the historical landmarks to be visited.
- S. Peters Basilica, Vatican Museum, Coliseum, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps are only a few of the historical landmarks to be visited.
- 2-day tournament with SS Lazio youth in Rome, Italy
The program is open for boys and girls up to the age of 17.For more information regarding the ITTP or to register for the ITTP program please visit USYSD's website: http://www.usysd.org. All deposits are due by March 20, 2003. Please contact us at ITTP@usysd.org.
20. Some Of My Players Are Asking Me About Player Camps In The Summer. Where Can I Find More Information On Camps?
Summer camps offer an ideal situation for players and coaches to work together for extended periods of time. For travel-league teams, camps are a great way to form team bonds and develop on-field and off-field rapport between players and coaches. Many teams attend camps with their coaches and will stay in dorm rooms or other rooms together for a week or more.
Basically, camps are run to make money and to teach kids the techniques of soccer and get them in better cardiovascular shape. As the Soccer Camp Guide explains, there are five basic types of camps:
1. Local coaches (e.g., high school coaches or "premier team" coaches), assisted by local/college players, conduct camps for local players and teams. (Note: local youth soccer associations will sometimes host a Type 1, 2, or 3 camp).
2. Regional teams (e.g., MLS and A-league), stars (e.g., Tab Ramos), sports complexes, and equipment suppliers (e.g., Eurotech) will conduct camps to strengthen relationships with the community and to earn extra money.
3. National or regional professional soccer camp business conduct camps as money-making enterprises (e.g., Vogelsinger)
4. College or university coaches conduct camps to earn money over the summer and to raise profile of their program (e.g., Penn State)
5. State Youth Soccer Association (e.g., EPYSA) or Olympic Development Program conduct camps as part of their soccer development program to identify players and as a source of income for affiliated coaches. But often the most intensive training is done at special camps for select players and teams.
The type of camp and its quality are two different things. For example, a "lesser" camp (see no. 1) may be run by USSF A-licensed coaches who use high school players who may have a good rapport with kids, while a "higher level" regional or national camp may simply trade off the name of a coach or player, who "directs" the camp by remote control.
The actual coaching staff may be hired guns, whose motivations will vary depending on their stake in the camp's success, their salary, and their burnout level, particularly at the end of the camping season. Similarly, a camp you liked last year may reprint their brochure, but the camp could be significantly worse (or better) due to changes in ownership or personnel.
To help your player choose a camp or to select a team camp yourself, first decide on your priorities. If a player really wants to get better, he or she may want to attend an accredited camp where they don’t know that many other players (less chance for distraction). If you are looking to build team rapport, select a team camp where the kids live and work together for a week or more. Expenses can also play a factor. If you want your entire team to participate, but some families may not be able to foot the bill, consider various fundraising options.
For a comprehensive list of camps in the U.S., visit this directory page compiled by TheSoccerGuide.com. This list organizes camps by location (by state), date and type, and offers a link to each camp’s homepage.
21. Which Television/Cable Channels Carry MLS And National Team Games, As Well As Other Professional Matches?
Live coverage of soccer games in the United States has increased dramatically in the past few years, and with the number of games increasing so do the number of channels. US Soccer works very hard to get the games to the fans whether it’s on broadcast TV, cable, or pay-per-view. Here are some tips on where to find those games.
First, there are two excellent resources on the web to find the channels and times for games in your area. One is www.soccertv.com which has a database of every channel showing games in the U.S. and Canada and it is updated daily. The other is Eurosport’s website which has a search function that will give you a list of all games available to you on your local cable system.
Terminology
|
System |
Definition |
Important Soccer Channels |
|
Broadcast TV |
This is any over the air network that you can receive through the antenna of your television for free. |
ABC, NBC, Univision (Spanish), Telemundo (Spanish) |
|
Cable TV |
This is basic cable TV that you can receive as part of your nominal cable package from your local cable or satellite provider. |
ESPN, ESPN2, Galavision (Spanish) and regional sports channels (MSG, Comcast Sports Net, Fox Sports Chicago, etc.) |
|
Digital cable TV |
An extended add-on tier of channels to your cable package, mostly specialty channels. |
Fox Sports World, Fox Sports World Espanol (Spanish), Telefutura (Spanish) |
|
Pay-per-view |
One-time purchases on special channels through your cable or satellite system. |
InDemand PPV, MLS Soccer Shootout |
|
Closed-circuit TV |
Games shown at bars or restaurants from a distributor that only sends a direct signal from licensed operators. Fees depend on the establishment where they are shown. |
Setanta |
National Team games
Since television rights to international tournaments are sold to different networks, the U.S. National Team could appear on up to six networks. Here's a guide to the tournaments in which you will see the U.S. play and how to figure out which channel they will be on.
World Cup
MLS and their affiliated broadcast company Soccer United Marketing (SUM) own the English-language rights to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Like 2002, they re-sold those rights to the ESPN family (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2) for distribution in the U.S. The final will be shown on ABC, with earlier round games shown on cable. Depending on the time difference, ABC will show all U.S. games live.
Univision has owned the Spanish-language rights to World Cup games in the U.S. since 1978, and they show nearly all those games live on over-the-air broadcast TV on Univision as well as their cable outlets, Galavision and Telefutura.
During the 2002 World Cup, Univision showed a much higher percentage of live games with ESPN showing games on tape delay. With most games for the 2006 World Cup in Germany on in the morning and early afternoon, expect both networks to show an equal amount of live games.
World Cup Qualifying
OK, now it gets tricky. Most U.S. qualifying games will be shown on the ESPN family of networks, live and in English.
However… ESPN or ABC may choose to show a game on tape delay later in the day because of already established broadcasts schedules. Still,& you could see the game live on Telemundo, Univision or pay-per-view. Telemundo owns the rights to all Mexico home World Cup Qualifying games in the U.S. so if the U.S. is playing in Mexico, like in 2001, the game will be live on Telemundo. For any other road game, the television rights are owned by InterForever Sports, the marketing partner of CONCACAF, which can re-sell the rights to a game to Univision or pay-per-view.&
Confederations Cup
Univision owns the English and Spanish language rights to all games of the bi-annual tournament. The U.S. will play three first round games in the 2003 tournament in June.
Gold Cup
Univision owns the English and Spanish language rights to all games of the bi-annual tournament. Some games are also shown on Fox Sports World or through pay-per-view.
Olympics
NBC owns the rights to the 2004 Summer Olympics, but they also have five different channels where they will have coverage (NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, Bravo, and Telemundo.) NBC has promised a record number of live coverage hours during the tournament in Athens, and U.S. soccer matches could appear on any of the five networks. Check local listings.
The rights to the CONCACAF Qualifying tournament are held by Interforever, but no broadcast decisions have been made for 2004 qualifying coverage yet.
Friendlies
Most of these games will be shown on ESPN or ABC depending on the prestige of the opposition. When their broadcast schedules are full, the games will get moved to either Telemundo, Fox Sports World, pay-per-view, or closed-circuit TV.
MLS
OK, this one is much easier. ESPN/ABC is the official broadcast partner of Major League Soccer. ABC will show three MLS games this year: the season opener between Columbus and Los Angeles on April 5, the MLS All-Star game on August 2, and the MLS Cup 2003 on November 23.
Otherwise, there is a weekly nationally televised game on ESPN2 on MLS’ Soccer Saturday.
Locally, MLS teams have their own broadcast agreements through local channels and regional sports network. Check with individual teams and newspapers for broadcast availability.
MLS Teams and their broadcast partners
Chicago – Fox Sports Chicago
Colorado – Fox Sports Rocky Mountain
Columbus – Sport TV
Dallas – Fox Sports Southwest, KFWD-52
DC United – Comcast Sports Net
Kansas City – Metro Sports
Los Angeles - KCAL
MetroStars- MSG, Fox Sports New York
New England – Fox Sports New England, WLVI
San Jose – Fox Sports Bay Area, KICU
**Select MLS games are also available nationally on a pay-per-view MLS Shootout package on cable.
U.S. Open Cup
Select games during the tournament will be shown live in Fox Sports World and Fox Sports World Espanol including the semifinal and final.
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7. U.S. SOCCER: Women's national team schedule
March 16 vs. Norway (Algarve Cup) in Ferreiras, Portugal (kickoff:
11:15 a.m. ET)
March 18 vs. Sweden (Algarve Cup) in Vila Real San Antonio, Portugal
(kickoff: 11:15 a.m. ET)
March 20 placement game (Algarve Cup) site and kickoff TBD
April 26 vs. Nigeria in Washington, D.C. (TV: ESPN, live noon ET)
May 17 vs. England in Birmingham, Ala. (TV: ESPN, live, 1 pm ET)
June 14 vs. South Korea in Salt Lake City, Utah (TV: ESPN2, pm ET)
Sept. 23-Oct. 11 Women's World Cup in China
24. Bay Area SCORES presents concert Fundraiser Thursday April 24th @ The Fillmore
This is going to be an incredible event! Bay Area SCORES is a wonderful local non-profit organization for inner city kids. Some of America's most famous authors--who are also a rock band--are having a concert at the Fillmore to benefit SCORES. We hope that you can join us for this event. We'd love it if you could also pass this email on to anyone and everyone! Thanks!
The Rock Bottom Remainders in concert again to benefit local SCORES programs! This rock and roll band, which usually includes such authors as Stephen King, Amy Tan, Dave Barry, Mitch Albom, Ridley Pearson, Scott Turow and Kathi Goldmark, will be performing in April to benefit SCORES programs in Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
San Francisco April 24th Thursday @ 8:30PM at The Filmore
Call Bay Area Scores at 415-252-7965 for ticket info
The Remainders include Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Stephen King, Scott Turow, Amy Tan, James McBride, Mitch Albom, Roy Blount, Jr., Matt Groening, Greg Iles and San Francisco's own Kathi Kamen Goldmark.* The Band will be joined by special musical guest Roger McGuinn from the Byrds.
All proceeds from this unique event will benefit the Bay Area SCORES soccer and literacy after-school program for low-income youth. SCORES currently serves 240 children in the Bayview-Hunter's Point area.
For more information about SCORES click here. For more information about the Rock Bottom Remainders click here.
* Appearances depend on scheduling. Stephen King and Matt Groening are not confirmed at this time.
THANKS TO THE SPONSORS OF THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND EVENT
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The San Francisco Chronicle, The Hilton San Francisco
Whole Foods, Coyote Creek Consulting, Soccer America, dmax imaging,
Go Card, Charles Graphics, Leewood Press, Metropolitan Fine Printers
Bay AREA SCORES
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