A Summer of Soccer: FREE TICKETS TO NEXT 2 HOME GAMES AT RED BULL ARENA, August 11 and August 14, PLUS OPPORTUNITIES TO PURCHASE TICKETS TO OTHER GAMES

Families and friends of Brooklyn AYSO, Region 473 can take advantage of free tickets to the next 2 home games at Red Bull Arena. On Wednesday, August 11 at 7:30 they face Toronto FC, while on August 14th they go up against the L.A. Galaxy, and its star, Landon Donovan. Act quickly to take advantage of the best seats available. Deadline for ticket requests is one week before the game. For groups of 15 or more, please contact James Cawley at 201-583-7040, or james.cawley@newyorkredbulls.com. For orders of less than 15, please contact AYSO volunteer Stanley Bryan at Sbryan27@hotmail.com

 

In addition, you may purchase tickets to see English Premier League teams Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, Portuguese club Sporting Clube de Portugal, play each other and their host, the New York Red Bulls in the

NEW YORK FOOTBALL CHALLENGE

The showcase will take place from July 22-July 25 and features English Premier League sides Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, Portuguese club Sporting Clube de Portgual, and the host, the New York Red Bulls.

Tickets start at $25 apiece for each match with two and three-day packages also available. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 1.877.RBSOCCER or log onto www.newyorkredbulls.com.

All of the matches will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel.

Day 1: Thursday, July 22: Red Bulls vs. Tottenham Hotspur – 8:00 PM
Day 2: Friday, July 23: Manchester City vs. Sporting Lisbon – 8:00 PM
Day 3: Sunday, July 25: Tottenham Hotspur vs. Sporting Lisbon – 1:00 PM; Red Bulls vs. Manchester City – 3:30 PM (one ticket for both matches)

Using WSF’s unique point system that encourages attacking play, the Challenge Winning Team will be the side with the most accumulative points scored from its two games. Points are scored as follows:
-        Individual game winner – 3 points
-        Drawn game – 1 point
-        Goals scored – 1 point per goal

 And later this summer... 

The U.S. Men’s National Team will play host to a truly special match when five-time FIFA World Cup champion Brazil comes to New Jersey on Tuesday, Aug. 10, for the first meeting between the two nations at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET. Stars from both teams will participate in the match, which is less than one month after the conclusion of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Tickets available from Ticketmaster

Ticket prices are $40 Upper Endlines; $48 Upper Corners; $58 Upper Mezzanine Endlines, Loge Corners and Upper Sidelines; $68 Lower and Mezzanine Endlines, Loge Sidelines; $80 Lower and Mezzanine Corners; $105 Club Seating (includes club lounge access) and Lower Sidelines; $135 Club Midfield (includes club lounge access) and Lower Midfield; $195 VIP Midfield (includes Coaches Club access); $295 Front Row (limit six tickets per purchase); $365 VIP Midfield Front Row (includes Coaches Club access - limit six tickets per purchase). All prices do not include convenience and handling charges (which are added through Ticketmaster).

 

FALL 2010 REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED-LATE REGISTRANTS WILL BE PLACED ON THE WAITLIST

Please check with division coordinators to see whether your child's age group is full or if your child will be placed on a wait list.  The registration fee is $80.

Parents may register now for Fall 2010 and may include in their 'comments' field: a sibling, friend, or coach request only (team or group requests may not be made) by logging into AYSO-Online. 

Players are assigned to teams by the Division Coordinators prior to the start of the season. At that time, as much information as is available on player skills is used to provide evenly balanced teams for the season.

Players may not request to be placed on a particular team. Except for the following, AYSO Region 473 will not guarantee placement:

1. Coaches will be placed on the same team as their children unless otherwise requested;
2. Siblings within the same Division may be placed on the same team;
3. Placement for good cause shown

If you have registration questions, contact the volunteers at support@brooklyayso.org. (just send them a note and they will respond directly)  Registration on line is preferred. However, Fall registration forms will be available soon (for those without internet access only) at:

Sport Prospect (718) 768-1328   362 7th Ave. at 11th St.

Good Footing Adventure (718) 369-2601    196 7th Ave 11215

Your generosity and caring was amazing! Thanks to all who donated to Haiti!

We will do this again in the fall, so pls. save your used soccer gear and summer clothes.

 

Bruce Shearouse

646 236-3566

LOST AND FOUND

White backpack left on field 11 Saturday, June 5. If you found it, please e-mail Marc at christie.marc@verizon.net.Or call him at 646-290-1730.

Ask the Coach: Is positive, directional sideline coaching OK?

May 11, 2010

Ask the Coach: Is positive, "directional" sideline coaching OK?

Question: I often yell at the kids from the sidelines, but it’s all positive and "directional." Getting them into position when they drift, telling them when a player is approaching them, when they have time to settle the ball, etc. One day I stopped and my son asked me: "Why didn’t you let me know what was happening during this game?" Is there a place for directional coaching, or is it all just screaming?

• Answer: You answered your own question, Coach. The fact that a player expected your advice is exactly why you shouldn’t be instructing during a game.

  If, at this crucial stage of their development, you tell players what they should do and when they should do it, they will be lost when they can no longer depend on sideline advice. Despite your good intentions, you are denying them the chance to learn how to read the game.

  Soccer requires making split-second decisions. "Should I pass, shoot or dribble?" Players must learn to deal with time and space, and how to move around – to combine with teammates and how to anticipate the opponents’ movements. Mastering this is a gradual process that requires the freedom to experiment and learn from trial and error.

  Telling them when and how to make decisions interferes with their natural learning process. If they are to become high-level players they must be allowed to play without coach interference. Besides, this is their playtime, and they have a right to play without adults dictating how.

  You may have good advice for them. If so, you can give it at halftime or – better yet – during practice. ("Take your time to settle the ball. You don't need to kick it right away.")

  But the best thing you can do to help players learn how to read the game is put them in small-sided game situations during practice. All of soccer, at every level, is constantly about 2 vs. 2 situations. The more they face this challenge in practice, the more likely they are to figure out the best options.

  And finally, the truly great players are those who improvise and do the unpredictable. If, at a young age they become dependent on sideline instruction, they are less likely become creative, intelligent players.
  
  To hear more from John on this topic, please click here

• Don Young of Redlands, Calif., Region 50 has been an AYSO coach for 15 years. In response to the April 27, 2010 Hey Coach! question, “Are You a Screamer?”, Don submitted some techniques to help coaches modify their screaming behavior:

  “As you mentioned, they are often not aware of the extent of their behavior (or the impact that it has on the players). Here are a few ideas to help them to change:

  1. Don’t pair up with another screamer! Pair up with someone that you respect, someone who will walk over and nudge or bump you when you are acting inappropriately and act as a calming influence. Too often the coach who is a screamer pairs up with someone else who has a similar intensity instead of someone who is calmer and will be a better balance.
  2. Wear slacks. You are less likely to be a screamer if you are dressed up.
  3. Sit in a chair while you coach. It is harder to yell while you are sitting.
  4. Sit in a beach chair. It is almost impossible to yell when your legs are sticking straight out in front of you.
  5. Remember the kids are not a Nintendo system and pushing the “A” button while yelling at them will not get them to run any faster!”

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  Let us know… If you have any other tips to quiet down screaming coaches, we’d love to hear them. Please send us your comments and suggestions at heycoach@ayso.org.

REGION-WIDE VOLUNTEER INITIATIVE! Coaches AND referees needed!

In the last five years, as some of you may know, our region has grown from approximately 1900 to 2600 registered players. This 37% increase in players requires a comparable increase in volunteers. Unfortunately referee participation, in particular, has not matched this growth, and in fact, has declined significantly.

Our recreational AYSO program is run exclusively by volunteers to provide our families with the best possible soccer player development program possible. At this time, and in order to continue registration at these levels, our Region has mandated that each team, from U8 to U19, field both a volunteer Coach and volunteer Referee. Assistant coaches will be added when we have reached this goal.

This means that if our players are unable to achieve this level of volunteer participation, we will have to reduce the number of teams in each age group. Every season we provide field configurations and time schedules to accommodate as many registrants as possible, and we will continue to do so, provided we have the requisite volunteers. Please consider signing up for the benefit of all players. It should not be a chore but a worthwhile activity. You may even enjoy it!

As an AYSO family we have the responsibility of making sure that volunteers feel safe and respected. At the beginning of a season coaches and referees may be new to the job and as such need extra support from players and parents. Referees and coaches may be reluctant to sign up because of criticism and sometimes abuse, so let’s keep comments in keeping with the AYSO philosophies. To learn more about AYSO philosophies go to www.soccer.org

In addition to Safe Haven, which is required for all volunteers, our Region will provide training and certification across both the Referee and Coach disciplines.

• If you are a new Referee, there is a 3 hour U8 course for you (including 1-hour of Safe Haven) and a subsequent 8 hour Basic Referee course that will prepare you to officiate through U10 with confidence and competence.
• For coaches, AYSO requires the completion of age-appropriate skills courses effective this spring season 2010. For U-6 and U-8 coaches there is a 2-hour course for each age group where developmental skills are taught. For U-10 and U-12 there is a 5-hour course.

We encourage you to register online when you submit your player registrations. A new section “Courses” will be added in March to the website www.brooklynayso.org, listing the course schedules. Once the courses are listed, please register for the courses through www.eayso.org courses/sign up

Although we will endeavor to accept each and every registration, first priority will be given to returning volunteers and then to new volunteers. Based on our volunteer census, we will then size divisions and create teams. We will promptly refund registration fees for those players that cannot be rostered.

THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING WITH AYSO REGION 473 AND CONTINUING TO MAKE A SAFE, FAIR AND FUN ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR CHILDREN TO PLAY SOCCER.