All:
1. Some Game Day Procedures.
- Home teams should be reaching out by Wednesday (or 2 days in advance for weekday games) to away teams to confirm game times/locations/jersey colors/venue specific rules. Away teams, if you haven't heard by Thursday (or 1 day before for weekday games) Please reach out to the Home team and cc me. If no contact is made feel free to reach out to me directly. This pregame contact is necessary to make sure everyone is on the same page in advance.
- As we head into this weekend of soccer, please pay careful attention to field and weather conditions. I don't expect those playing on turf to have any issues, but the cooler temperatures and rainy forecast could cause some field conditions later in the week. If you are able, get the games in. Making them up can be very challenging. As a reminder, we can (and should) play in the rain. Games should only be cancelled if the fields are unplayable or too dangerous, or if there is lighting. Otherwise dress appropriately and embrace the challenges of playing spring soccer in western PA.
- If you have determined that games are not playable such a decision must be made by the home team at least two hours in advance, preferable at least 4 hours though. That decision should be made by the soccer coordinator, athletic directors, field/facilities coordinator or the delegate and they should be consistent across your program/facility. Decisions to close a field for one team and not another, or decisions for a team to cancel while their facility otherwise are not allowed and can subject that team to forfeits at the JV/Varsity Level.
- Also, remember, once the decision to cancel is made it is the home team's responsibility to notify the home team and soccer coordinator as well as the referees. For JV/Varsity teams and developmental teams that are using the PIAA referees, if you fail to timely notify Chuck of a referee cancellation, your team is still responsible for the referee fees for the games that they were supposed to officiate. Chuck should be notified via text if it's less than 48 hours from game time or email if there are more than 48 hours from game time. His contact info is in the coaches contact list.
2. I had some minor schedule updates and they are reflected in the attached. From this point forward I will not update this schedule. Changes made at the developmental level can be made amongst the coaches as needed (making sure to notify Chuck of any referee changes for his crew) and the same can be done at the JV/Varsity Level (but keep Chuck and I both in the loop on those changes). We will also have the JV/Varsity Schedule on the webpage.
- First Grade – Week 5 – BFS opponent for its home game is now St. Kilian White
- First Grade – Still awaiting final field location and time for Northside Catholic Assumption
- Third Grade – All Aquinas Home games are 1pm
- Third/Fourth Grade – Still awaiting final field location and time for Northside Catholic Assumption
- JV/V MLS – Carlow's Week 1 games against GAA and South Hills Catholic are being rescheduled per the email for those two teams.
- JV/V MLS – Week 5 – JV St. Bede game against South Hills Catholic is corrected to a Varsity Game
- JV/V Bundesliga – Week 9 Christ the Divine Teacher against Mary of Nazareth JV/V game will be moved to Week 6, same field and location
3. I also had some updates to the coach's contact list and the updated version is attached, but here is a brief summary:
- First Grade – Updated contact info for Sacred Heart's Soccer Coordinator
- First Grade – Updated contact info for St. Kilians Green and White Team Coaches
- First Grade – Updated contact info for Holy Cross
- Second Grade – Updated contact info for St. Bedes
- Second Grade – Updated contact info for Sacred ♡ White
- Second Grade – Updated contact info for Mother of Mercy
- Third Grade – Updated contact info for Sacred ♡ Black
- Varsity Bundesliga – Updated Contact info for Sacred ♡
- I still need coach information from Mary of Nazareth for your two 1/2 grade teams and from Ave Maria for you JV 7's team. Coaches, until I have that contact info, please coordinate directly with the soccer coordinators and Julie and Stan, until you identify coaches, please coordinate with the coaches in those brackets for game week info.
Thanks all, that's all I have. Good luck this weekend and if you need anything feel free to call me on my cell– I'd normally just post it here, but I have been reminded that these messages post to the webpage and having my cell number on the web isn't the best idea, but you can find all of my contact as well as our webmaster and our referee coordinator all in the attached contact list.
Rob