Uniforms will be picked up in August by team and I will let you know when to pick them up
Two jerseys (1 blue/1 white), shorts, socks
CU merchandise – should be some additional spirit wear opportunities in the fall besides the Adidas bag/jacket
Goalie jerseys/gloves provided by club/team
Registration
US Soccer Connect registration
Passport photo image and birth certificate (or passport)
Club will send instructions on how to register
Trainer
TBD
Trainer runs the game when there, otherwise PM/APM runs game
Mid-fall player assessment by trainers (solely for parent)
Practice
2x/week – dates and time TBD, usually either 3:30-5 or 5-6:30 Mon-Fri
Starts week of Sep 3 and runs until Nov 18
Spring is 4/1-6/20 also with games on Sundays
Club goalie training
Possibly other club/team training sessions or free play (shooting clinics, etc)
Pre-season camp
Usually last week of August for a couple hours each day
Games
Play in Morris County Youth Soccer Association (MCYSA) League (flight TBD, idea is to be flighted so we have a .500 record)
10 game season (5 home/5 away) with Sunday games (Sep 9 – Nov 18 with no league game on Columbus Day weekend)
Play 7v7, no heading, no punting, build-out lines
Allowed 2 Pre-season Conflict Notices (PCNs) where we can move a game no questions asked
Arrive 30 minutes before each game
Bring both uniform jerseys, water, ball
Specific rules on cancellations/makeups (e.g., if home game and our fields are closed due to weather but away field is open we need to then go to away field)
Approximately equal playing time, player rotation
Rotate goalies
Snack schedule?
Fall Tournaments
9U teams do a pre-season tournament (West Orange Essex Fall Tune Up the first weekend of Sep
Mount Olive Halloween Tournament (Saturday in October - only a one day tournament)
Columbus Day Tournament?
Conflicts
How many are outside the Chatham public school system?
What other sports do you expect your child to play (fall, winter, spring)?
Want to proactively manage conflicts so everyone can play other sports
Winter
Optional
Possibly a Futsal league in Chatham gyms
Friday night league in West Orange Armory
Training once per week?
Spring
Spring conflicts - generally conflicts are pretty easy to manage at U9/U10 however they seem to be increasing the last couple years
Communication
Once our team is created and we are on the CU website I will run everything through the website and SI Play app
Please RSVP using the website
I will change practices or games etc. and am really going to try not to follow up with emails unless there is additional info.
Volunteers
PM/APM – State Certificate (formerly called F License), background check, concussion certificate, SafeSport Training certificate
Treasurer
Fees are collected centrally by CU so need for a team treasurer like other CU teams
This would be for anything the team does outside of the normal CU offerings (additional tournaments, gift for trainer, parties, etc)
Event Planners
Coordinate end of fall and spring season team party
Other events – Red Bulls games, etc.
Halloween costumes for Mt. Olive Halloween tournament
Stay Parent
One parent must stay at each practice all season long (take kids to bathroom if needed, sickness, injury, thunder, etc.)
Will be added to SI Play app
If conflict please see if someone else can cover for that day (don’t need to involve me)
Roster Size
Roster size is large (13)
Teams with larger rosters may want to consider more tournaments and bring fewer players to each game. Something to discuss as a team
Other
No coaching from the sidelines – positive cheering, the children don’t hear most of what you say anyway and it is distracting to them or often contradictory from what the trainers are telling them
Some trainers game coach with limited or no in-game guidance to the players (this is the best practice in youth soccer training)
Want to limit the notion of A, B, C, teams – try to use the names of the teams (“Bulldogs, Bruins, or Buffaloes” rather than “the A team”
