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by Bob Mueser

DSL Email – Week 9

All:

Just a couple of things as we finished up our developmental spring season and head into the last week of our regular season for JV/Varsity.  With respect to the developmental season we will recognize our tournament champions and with respect to the JV/Varsity season we need to talk about unplayed games and leading into the playoffs.
Developmental
It was a brutally hot day yesterday but I enjoyed seeing everyone out there playing such competitive soccer.  Thanks for taking some time out of your weekend and joining us.  I want to especially thank everyone from St. Kilian that helped set up the fields the night before and helped make sure things ran smoothly the day of.
I don't get to watch nearly as much soccer as I would like to during these tournaments, but I saw a lot of great play across the board and a lot of really talented teams that didn't manage to qualify for the semi finals or finals in their brackets.  I wanted to give a shout out though to all of those teams that played before recognizing the ones that brought home hardware.
First Grade – St. Kilian White – Champions, Sacred Heart Red – Runner Up and St. Bede and Sacred Heart Black qualified for the semi finals.
Second Grade – Sacred Heart Red – Champions, St. Kilian Black – Runner Up and St. Kilian Green and Blessed Seelos qualified for the semi finals.
First/Second Grade Combined – Guardian Angel – Champions, Our Lady of Fatima – Runner Up and St. James and Alpha Yellow qualified for the semi finals.
Third Grade – St. Kilian Green – Champions, Aquinas Gray- Runner Up and Aquinas Navy and St. Bede qualified for the semi finals.
Fourth Grade – St. Kilian Green – Champions and Sacred Heart Black – Runner Up
Third/Fourth Grade  – Guardian Angel – Champions, St. James – Runner Up and Mary of Nazareth and Holy Cross qualified for the semi finals

JV Girls – Aquinas – Champions and St. Kilian – Runner Up
Varsity Girls – Aquinas – Champions and Holy Cross – Runner Up
Congrats to all of the above teams and congrats to everyone who was able to participate yesterday.  I'm already looking forward to next Fall.
JV/Varsity 

The regular season is just about wrapped up, this is our last week to get in any regular season games and then we move into the Championship Series.  The format and rules will be very similar to what they have been in the past.  Below is a brief summary, but I will give more details out as we get closer.
If your bracket has 6 teams in it, the top 4 advance to the playoffs and every team plays in a semi final game with the winners advancing to the championship round.
If your bracket has 5 teams in it, the top 3 advance.  The 1 seed gets a bye into the championship game and the 2 and 3 seed participate in a play-in game.
The days of the tournament will be Friday June 4 through Sunday June 6.  We will be playing at Seton LaSalle High School on Friday and Saturday and at LaRoche College on Sunday.  Once the tournament schedule is posted, it is final, if your team is unable to participate because of conflicts then the next highest seeded team step up and the bracket would be rebalanced.  To the extent that you are aware of any school or diocese conflict that impacts your ability to field a team in the tournament you should let me know ASAP.  I cannot guarantee I can make accommodations for everyone, but I can tell you that I always try and that I do give priority to accommodating diocese/school conflicts in the order that the requests are received.
Before we can figure out the logistics of post season play, we have to determine who qualifies, and in order to figure that out, we have to talk about unplayed games.  I want to first thank all of the coaches, coordinators and referees for all of their efforts this season.  This weather was beyond frustrating and I have personally witnessed how hard you all have worked to try to get reschedules in.  We are at that point in the season though where I can see that the amount of games yet to be played very likely exceeds our time frame to get them all in.  I am going to ask two things from the JV/Varsity coaches and coordinator:  
1)  Take a look at our webpage (pittdsl.org) and make sure that things look accurate for your team and that you aren't missing any game results.  If there is an error this is the time to catch it.  If it isn't caught before playoff pairings are announced, it may be too late.  Any questions, let me know
2) At the end of this email I will include a list of all games that I still have as unplayed (or at least not uploaded to our website– also, this list does not include games that I know were scheduled for this week when my schedule was initially distributed, or ones for which I understand score cards are being uploaded tomorrow.)  If your team is listed below as having an unplayed game, let me know whether (i) it has been played, but you just need to upload a score card, (ii) if it has been rescheduled and for when, (iii) if you are still working on a reschedule (and if you want my assistance on that), or (iv) if it is a forfeit and who forfeits (if its the other school that is forfeiting, please include them on the email).  This will allow us to get a better picture of what is going on and it will also allow us to announce the postseason much more quickly.  
All Game Cards should be uploaded the day that the game is played this week and if you play on Sunday, that game card needs to be uploaded by 9pm on Sunday in order to count for league standings.  All games for which game cards have not been received and which have not been clearly designated as forfeits by either me or the coaches, will be scored as not played, which results in both teams getting zero standing points for that match.  Standing points will not be prorated so if you have only got 6 games in your team will be at a disadvantage when compared to those that have gotten all 8 in.
My list of potentially outstanding games is as follows (and the teams are listed in no particular order so don't assume that the home team is the first one listed). Apologies if some of this has already been relayed to us, but with as kinetic as this schedule has been this season, I'd rather get it twice than miss it entirely.  Also, if I've missed an open game, let me know that too:
MLS JV
CDTA v HS
HS v CDTA
HS v OLF
MLS Varsity
CDTA v HS
HS v CDTA
La Liga JV
MNZ v SH
La Liga Varsity
MNZ v SH
Bundesliga JV
BTA v MOM
BTA v AMA
AMA v BTA
Bundesliga Varsity
BTA v GAA
BTA v AMA
AMA v BTA
Premier JV
AGS v SB
BFS v SB
Premier Varsity
PHA v AA
by Bob Mueser

DSL Tournament Reminders

All:

Just a quick reminder on the Tournament this Saturday.  The address of our venue is 904 Little Deer Creek Valley Road, Russelton, PA
Please arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled game and please be at your field 15 minutes prior to your scheduled game time (unless you are playing in a game immediately prior to then, in that instance, leave the field as soon as you can to get to your next game… if for some reason your game is running long and you will not be at the next game on time, send a parent or assistant coach to the DSL Tent so we can manage the situation).  When you check in you will need your team roster and your registration fee.  If you are late we will not wait, we don't have any wiggle room in our schedule and failure to be at the field ready to play will result in a forfeit for that match.  Coaches, there will be field marshalls at each field checking you in prior to the start of the game.  Pay attention when they ask what team you are, we have had people go to the wrong fields in the past and it causes a lot of complications.
Weatherwise we have good and not so good news.  The good news is the weather won't be like it was this evening, the bad news is that in addition to it being remarkably drier, it will also be remarkably warmer.  With temperatures approaching 90 degrees I did want to remind everyone that our facility has concessions, but we are not able to have tents and they do not allow any large coolers.  You can bring coolers as large as six pack coolers and you can bring multiple ones if needed.  There will also be restrooms/water fountains to fill up your water bottles.  We have tried to keep the games for a given age bracket in blocks so that should help as well, but if players are too warm, don't hesitate to retreat to your vehicles and turn on the air conditioning.
Results will be posted at the DSL tent (in the middle of the 1st, 2nd and 1st/2nd grade fields) and there will also be a QR code that will allow you to check the results online.
Also, please remember that while the tournament is competitive, we are still a developmental league and we still adhere to our league rules regarding sportsmanship with the scores.  After your team hits a 4 goal differential, nothing beyond that is counted for the purposes of tie breakers.   In fact, as a coach, my goal is to try to get up by 4 and then switch to heavy defensive play because after the goal differential (max 4 goals), the next tie breaker is goals allowed.  We encourage coaches to focus on other aspects of their game other than scoring if they are dominating the game.  If the goal differential exceeds 8 goals (which is a very lenient benchmark), we reserve the right to set aside that game result.  Given that the majority of these games are 20 minutes in length, this should not be a hard ask.  But for those that do somehow manage to exceed that goal differential, there will be a conversation with the coaches involved and absent something unforeseen, the team that would have otherwise prevailed will not get credit for a win.  Feel free to contact me with any questions, but this is something that can be easily controlled and shouldn't be an issue.
I look forward to seeing you all on Saturday and I look forward to a great ending of our developmental season.
Regards,
Rob Glentzer
DSL Commissioner
by Bob Mueser

DSL Tournament Email

All:

This next Saturday, May 21, will be the day of the Developmental and All Girls JV/V Soccer Tournament.  The Tournament location is at the No Offseason 904 Little Deer Creek Valley Rd, Russellton, PA 15076.  I have attached a few things that should make your day go more smoothly if you are participating in this year's tournament.  They are as follows:
1. Tournament Spreadsheet.  The Games, Bracket and Venue Tabs will be most helpful to you, but feel free to review them all.  Note that in the VEnue Layout tab this spreadsheet is not to scale for any of the fields, and that the fields for JV/V girls tournament will be larger than what they appear on the layout (we will be combining fields), but the general location will be accurate.
2. Tournament Rules – A lot of time has gone into the preparation of this tournament.  We do insist on having each coach read these rules and we ask that you share them with your families as well.  I almost had to disqualify one team last year for failure to read and follow the rules and the venue could ask you to leave if you do not follow their rules (such as no dogs, etc.).  Take a couple of minutes to familiarize yourselves with them, it will make Saturday go much more smoothly for all of us.
3. Form of Team Roster – Please bring this and the registration fee to the DSL Tent for each team prior to the start of your first game.  Schools can have one person drop off all fees and registrations, but each team should still check in with the tent so that we know you are here.  
Remember to check in 30 minutes prior to the start of your first game to allow you time to get to the venue, park, and start organizing your team.  
We have rearranged the tournament flow and fields a bit to try to eliminate the parking issues we had last fall.  When parking in no event should you block someone in, you may find your vehicle towed if you do.  If by chance there isn't a parking space readily available, drop off your player and wait for a spot to open before parking, we have teams rolling in and out all day.  I know it can be frustrating, but not nearly as frustrating for the other person who is now boxed in.
Finally, please note that due to size constraints that there will not be any school tents permitted this year so prepare accordingly.  We also are not permitting any food on the fields due to last season's issues with garbage and food being left on the field.  Concessions will be provided and there are areas that you can eat, just not on the fields.  Those that do not follow these rules will be asked to leave.  I would not want to choose to ask a parent to leave and not watch their kids play, but the alternative is that we lose these fields and we may not be able to have a tournament next season, so please be a considerate guest and do not eat on the fields.
That's it, let me know if you have any questions and I'm looking forward to a great event.
Rob Glentzer
by Bob Mueser

DSL – Week 7 Email

  Good evening everyone, 

Just a couple of things as we enter into our last few weeks of the season.
1. JV/Varsity Regular Season Games
  • To say that this season's weather has been a challenge is a bit of an understatement.  I know that you are all doing your best to get games in, but we currently sit at around 25 games that haven't been rescheduled and our regular season is over Sunday May 29.  Games not played by May 29 will not count for standings and standings will not be prorated, so unplayed games will put your team at a competitive disadvantage when deciding who makes the playoffs.  Given that the weekend of May 29 is also memorial day you may have further complications in trying to reschedule matches.  At this point I would encourage all teams that have games to reschedule to use weekdays if necessary.  Also, if you don't have enough to field a squad, check with the other team as well, both teams can agree to play 10v10, 9v9, 8v8 or even 7v7 if you need to do that to get the game in.  
2. DSL Developmental and All Girls JV/Varsity Tournament 
  • Coaches List – I have attached a pdf of the registered teams.  I included coaches names based largely off of the coaches who are coaching during the regular season.  AD's, Coordinators, and Coaches, please take a look and let me know who should be coaching in for the teams that don't have coaches listed yet and if any changes need to be made since my assumption that regular season coaches may be incorrect or I might have selected the wrong coaches.  That attached pdf is sorted by school alphabetically, so it should be fairly easy to review and get me comments.  Please provide me with any changes to this list by the end of day, Wednesday, May 11.
  • Schedule – I am working on the schedule now and it will take some time to complete.  Generally speaking (and subject to change), first grade and third grade will start the day at 8am,1/2 and 3/4 will follow, second and fourth grade would be next and then the JV/Varsity Girls go last.  Once I have specifics I will share them but that likely won't be until Wednesday the week of the Tournament.
  • Check ins – Each team should check in at the Diocese tent 30 minutes prior to the start of your first game so that I can verify that you are here and ready to play.  Each team should have their roster and fee with them at check in, or, if your school is sending payment/roster with one team, it should be the first team playing that day.  Each team should be at their field 10 minutes before the start of your game (unless you are playing back to back, in which case you should come immediately to your next game).  We will be running early at times.  We do not have time to wait for teams that are late so if you are not at the field early for your match you may end up forfeiting your match.
  • Fees and Tournament Rosters – As a reminder, they are $100 per team, payable in cash the day of the tournament.  Please do not come with a check in hand that day as I won't have time to cash it that day and the fees are used to pay the costs of the tournament incurred that day such as refs, field fees, etc.  Tournament Rosters are also due that day, before your first game.
  • Rule Correction – in the guidance I previously circulated I mistakenly said that 3rd and 4th grade will play with a size 3 ball– they will play with a size 4 ball.
Thanks everyone and don't hesitate to contact me with any questions.
Regards,
Rob Glentzer
by Bob Mueser

Last Call for Tournament Registration

All:

Today is the last chance to register for the DSL Developmental and All Girls JV/Varsity Tournament.  Below is what I have each school as having registered.  If this is not accurate please let me know by end of day Saturday as I will start scheduling with the information set forth below.
SCHOOL NAME 1st 1st/2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd/4th 4th Girls JV Girls V Spring 22 #’s
Aquinas Academy 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 7
Archangel Gabriel 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 6
Ave Maria Academy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
BFSA 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6
Blessed Trinity Academy 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Butler Catholic 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Carlow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Christ the Divine Teacher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Divine Mercy Academy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guardian Angel Academy 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 6
Holy Cross Academy 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
Holy Sepulcher 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Mary of Nazareth 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Mother of Mercy Academy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northside Catholic Assumption 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Our Lady of Fatima 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Providence Heights Alpha 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Sacred Heart 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 9
St. Bede 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
St. James 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
St. Kilian 4 0 4 2 0 2 1 1 14
St. Louise de Marillac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
St. Monica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sts. Peter and Paul 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Southhills Catholic Academy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
PHA/OLF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
totals 16 9 10 10 12 7 6 5 75
Regards,
Rob Glentzer
by Bob Mueser

DSL Tournament Registration Deadline is approaching

All:

As a reminder, this Friday, May 6 is the deadline to register for the Developmental Tournament  and All Girls JV/Varsity Tournament.  At this time, the first grade bracket is full and we are only accepting standy registrations.  All other age groups have availability.  Additionally I need two more Girls JV teams and two more Girls Varsity teams to register in order to have that tournament.  The all girls Tournament is a 5v5 game and plays short 20 minute games (finals consist of two 15 minute halves) so even a team of 5 girls would work.  If you have any interest in either the JV or Varsity girls tournament please let me know.
Finally, below is what schools we have registered and for what teams.  I have not had any registrations for the following active schools so if you were planning on registering please let me know:  Ave Maria (only one first grade team registered to date), Carlow, Christ the Divine Teacher, Divine Mercy, Guardian Angel, Mother of Mercy, Our Lady of Fatima, St. Monica, and Sts. Peter and Paul.  If I missed a registration that you believe that you sent and it is not reflected below, please resend immediately.
Regards,
Rob Glentzer
SCHOOL NAME 1st   1st/2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd/4th 4th Girls JV Girls V Total
Aquinas Academy 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 7
Archangel Gabriel  2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 6
Ave Maria Academy 1               1
BFSA 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6
Blessed Trinity Academy                  
Butler Catholic 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Carlow                  
Christ the Divine Teacher                   
Divine Mercy Academy                   
Guardian Angel Academy                  
Holy Cross Academy 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
Holy Sepulcher 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Mary of Nazareth  0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Mother of Mercy Academy                  
Northside Catholic Assumption                  
Our Lady of Fatima                  
Providence Heights Alpha 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Sacred Heart 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 9
St. Bede 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
St. James 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
St. Kilian 4 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 12
St. Louise de Marillac                  
St. Monica                   
Sts. Peter and Paul                   
Southhills Catholic Academy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
totals 16 5 12 9 6 7 2 2 59
by Bob Mueser

Last call on Memorial Wristbands

All:

If you wanted to order wristbands in honor of Samanth Persuitte, Monday is the last day.  See below for details.

Memorial Wristbands.  Our Lady of Fatima will be ordering wristbands to wear the rest of their season to wear in Samantha Persuitte’s memory.  If anyone else would like to order wristbands for your players/coaches to wear during this season’s games, please reach out to Mike Grayson at [email protected] to coordinate your school’s order.  I have attached an image of the design for your reference and the cost is $2 per wristband.
by Bob Mueser

DSL – Week 4 email

All:

I don’t have much this week communication wise.  This Thursday, registration officially opens up for the Developmental Tournament at No Offseason in Russelton PA and he registration will remain open until May 6th.  Attached to this email are the Tournament Rules and Player Rosters (I won’t need the player rosters returned until the day of the tournament).  Please read the rules and familiarize yourselves with them.  If after reading them you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out.
As a brief reminder, games for tournament will most likely follow the below format:

  • Grades 1 and 2 – 5v5 games, size 3 ball, 20 minute rolling games until the championship and the championship game is 30 minutes, consisting of 2 fifteen minute halves. 
  • Grades 3 and 4 – 7v7 games, size 3 ball, 20 minute rolling games until the championship and the championship game is 30 minutes, consisting of 2 fifteen minute halves. 
  • JV Girls – 5v5 games, size 4 ball, 20 minute rolling games until the championship and the championship game is 30 minutes, consisting of 2 fifteen minute halves. 
  • Varsity Girls – 5v5 games, size 5 ball, 20 minute rolling games until the championship and the championship game is 30 minutes, consisting of 2 fifteen minute halves.(Also note that if we have the demand we will have combined 1/2 grade brackets and 3/4 grade brackets and if we do not have enough JV/Varsity Girls teams sign up we may either cancel the girls only tournament or combine JV/V together.)
Finally, I’m travelling this week/weekend so if issues come up I may be a little slower in response time.  At the JV/Varsity level please remember to include Chuck Pruss on game cancellations/reschedules as well, especially this weekend as I won’t be monitoring things as closely to relay those messages if you forget.
Regards,
Rob Glentzer
by Bob Mueser

DSL – Easter Week

Good evening everyone,

First off, I hope all of you are well and will get to spend some time with your family and friends this upcoming Easter Weekend.  There are four things I wanted to cover in this week’s email, so let’s just jump right in.
  1. Memorial Wristbands.  Our Lady of Fatima will be ordering wristbands to wear the rest of their season to wear in Samantha Persuitte’s memory.  If anyone else would like to order wristbands for your players/coaches to wear during this season’s games, please reach out to Mike Grayson at [email protected] to coordinate your school’s order.  I have attached an image of the design for your reference and the cost is $2 per wristband.
  2. Developmental Tournament/All Girls JV/V Tournament.  This year’s DSL Developmental Tournament (Grades 1-4) and All Girls JV/Varsity Tournament will take place on Saturday, May 21st.  The Tournament will again be held at No Off Season in Russellton PA.  Registration opens on April 21st and closes on May 6th and it is on a first come, first serve basis.  Any registrations received after May 6th are considered late and depending on where we are at creating the event’s schedule, might not be accepted.When registering, the Soccer Coordinator or Athletic Director for each school should let me know how many teams total they are registering, the grade brackets (We have brackets for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade (and most years 1/2 and 3/4 combined grades) and JV Girls and Varsity Girls (but depending on numbers those JV/V Girls brackets might have to be combined), and the names of the coaches.  Please do not have individual coaches register their team as it makes it difficult to organize and could result in teams being entered twice (once by the coach and once by the coordinator).  I’ll be travelling the first week of registration so please email me all registrations; that will allow me to easily timestamp each entry when received so I can better adhere to the first come, first serve policy.Each grade bracket is capped at a maximum of 16 teams. We had a great response for spring teams registering in our league for the regular season this year so there is a chance that we fill up in several age brackets for this tournament.    Accordingly, and in anticipation that we may have more teams interested in the tournament than spots available, for the first week of registration, (April 21-28), preference will be given to the schools/teams that are currently registered for the the Spring 22 Season, (so if your school has 2 first grade teams and you register 3 for the tournament on April 22, I will would hold those first two spots for you until April 29, and then on/after April 29th, if that first grade bracket has capacity, I’d enter the third team).

    Registration fees continue to be $100 per team entered and are payable the day of the tournament.  I will circulate the rules of the venue and the tournament at a later date, but there will be two big changes this year — First, due to the number and size of fields and general space limitations, no school tents are permitted, we will be using almost all available field space to play our matches on so other than the registration tent we won’t have room for any other ones.  Second, due to the issues we had with people leaving food on the field last fall, no food is permitted on the fields.  There will be plenty of places to eat outside of the fenced in fields and concessions will be available.

  3. Cancellations and Reschedules.  As you all know, these first few weeks have not been kind to us weather-wise.  Safety is paramount, so it is understandable that so many cancellations have occurred.  I would like to remind everyone of the correct cancellation procedures as some coaches are not following them.  They are below (cut and pasted from my 3/24 email), note that at the JV/Varsity level it is not adequate to just let the opposing coach know of the cancellation.  You need to notify Chuck Pruss and myself as well (and if it’s less than 48 hours notice Chuck must be called or texted to ensure that he receives it).  If these guidelines are not followed and the referees show up for a match, the home team is responsible for paying the referee fees for that day even if the game is not played.Also, with respect to reschedules, those should be made within 1 week of the original date of the game.  Given that weeks 1, 2 and 3 of our season were pretty much a wash, the schedule for remakes is going to get very busy, very quickly.  And as a reminder, if games are not played they won’t count for standings at the end of the season for JV and Varsity and those teams will be at a disadvantage for qualifying for playoffs– there are no pro-rated standing determinations.  If a game isn’t played both teams would likely get a “0” point entry for standings for that game.  There is an expectation that both teams will work in good faith with one another to determine reschedule games and then let Chuck and me know if the dates/times of the rematch and then Chuck will confirm referee availability.  If there are problems between the two teams in selecting a date, feel free to involve me in the discussion.  Finally, depending on the circumstances, I reserve the right to award forfeit wins/losses if one team is not working in good faith for the reschedule.  Forfeit wins and forfeit losses are scored at a +2 and -2 respectively for standing points.
    Excerpted from my 3/24 email:
    “Cancellation protocol.  ***
    Developmental League – If you have determined that a game needs to be cancelled please reach out to the opposing coach ASAP.  If the cancellation is due to field conditions and the call is being made on game day be cognizant of the fact that between early arrivals and travel time, all such calls should be made as early in the day as possible and the opposing team should be given at least two hours notice (but preferably much more).  Home team should also remember to notify the referees and if you are using the PIAA referees provided by Chuck for developmental games, see the applicable comments on referee notice below in the JV/Varsity section. My contact information, Chuck’s contact information, and the coaches contact information are all contained in the attachment.
    JV/Varsity Games — If you have determined that a game needs to be cancelled please reach out to the opposing coach ASAP.  If the cancellation is due to field conditions and the call is being made on game day be cognizant of the fact that between early arrivals and travel time, all such calls should be made as early in the day as possible and the opposing team should be given at least two hours notice (but preferably much more).  If the cancellation is more than 48 hours in advance the Home team should notify Chuck Pruss by email.  If the cancellation is less than 48 hours in advance you should also text/call Chuck Pruss.  In both instances Chuck will respond and confirm cancellation.  Please note though that if the notice for cancellation is too short or if you don’t get an acknowledgment from Chuck and the referees aren’t given adequate notice, the home team may still be responsible for the referee fees for the scheduled games.  If you are in a jam and aren’t getting responses I can be reached via cell.  My contact information, Chuck’s contact information, and the coaches contact information are all contained in the attachment.” 

  4. Updated Contact information.  Please see attached for a further revised updated contact information sheet.  The attachment reflects corrections to the Second Grade North Bracket that involve the St. Kilian 2nd grade Black and Green teams and the Holy Cross team.
That is all I have, I wish you a blessed Easter and I wish that we all have sunny days in store for the rest of the season.
Rob Glentzer
DSL Commissioner
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by Bob Mueser

DSL Update

The Diocese Soccer League has the distinction of being one of the most unique soccer organizations that I have ever been involved in as we place an emphasis on faith into our sport that you do not see in most leagues, and we more often than not view our opponents each week as family and friends.  As many of you may have heard, this past weekend Samantha Persuitte, a student and soccer player from Our Lady of Fatima School, unexpectedly passed away.  I would ask each of you to keep Samantha, her family, her friends, her teammates, and all of the families of Our Lady of Fatima in your prayers.  I would also ask that at this weekend’s matches that we all take a moment to acknowledge Samantha with a moment of silence during the team prayer.

For those that didn’t know Samantha, here is a link to the obituary that her parents prepared.

Also, several of you had asked if there is any way to help out the family during this terrible time.  Rich Rhodes and Our Lady of Fatima are working on a couple of different ways to allow us to help the family.

Here is a link that would allow you to donate to the family

Also, the Diocese and Our Lady of Fatima are looking into ordering/designing an arm or wrist band for Our Lady of Fatima players to wear this season that will memorialize Samantha.   While the particulars such as cost, design, etc., are still being worked out; I did want to let you know that if any other teams would like to order and wear those arm bands this season we plan on opening that up to all teams in our league and donating all proceeds.  Please bear with us though as we work on firming up the details.  Mike Grayson from Sts. Peter and Paul has offered to coordinate this initiative for other Diocese Schools that want to participate and either he or I will reach out to you all once we know more details.

Regards,
Rob Glentzer
DSL Commissioner