by Bob Mueser

Wek 7 DSL Email

All, 

Just a few things as we head into this weeks for soccer:
1. Developmental level notes- this is the last week of the regular season and our tournament will take place the following Saturday.  Offsides will be called at the tournament for all levels, including 1/2 grade.  Offside calls at the 1/2 level will generally be limited to obvious examples/cherry picking.  I know that many of those young players won't have much exposure to the rule, do your best to introduce them to the concept and consider playing this weekend's matches with that in effect at those younger levels.  For those that are interested, here is a short video that might help the players understand it a bit better.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjnrfRJ6yv0
2. Varsity/JV level notes – we have two weeks left in the regular season so please make sure that you are (1) actively working to get your reschedules made and (2) directly after your match make sure that the winner is uploading your game card/results so that they can count for standings.  When the regular season closes we have to make playoff determinations quickly so unloaded results wont' count.  I am currently missing the following game card results from this past weekend that should be uploaded ASAP:

  • JV MLS 
    • SPP v SJ
  • JV Premier
    • ECA v SHC

Also, it may make sense to double check your team's standings to make sure that everything has been recorded properly.  After playoff determinations have been made it will be too late to correct any errors.

by Bob Mueser

DSL – Final Tournament Registrations Numbers.

All:

Here is what I have for the final registration numbers for the Developmental and All Girls Tournament that is taking place at No Off Season in Russelton on Oct. 28.  Coordinators – please verify your team count and let know of any corrections on or before 12pm today (Saturday Oct 14th).  I will start the process of scheduling after that and it will likely be too late to make changes after that.  Once i am able I will circulate schedules to you all, which will, with any luck, be out on or before Sunday, Oct. 22.
SCHOOL NAME 1st   1st/2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd/4th 4th JV Girls Varsity Girls
Aquinas Academy 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1
Archangel Gabriel  1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Ave Maria Academy 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1
Blessed Seelos 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 0
Blessed Trinity Academy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Butler Catholic 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Carlow – – – – – – – –
Christ the Divine Teacher  – – – – – – – –
Divine Mercy Academy  – – – – – – – –
Eden Christian Academy – – – – – – – –
Guardian Angel Academy 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
Holy Cross Academy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Holy Family 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Holy Sepulcher 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Mary of Nazareth  0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mother of Mercy Academy – – – – – – – –
Northside Catholic Assumption – – – – – – – –
Our Lady of Fatima 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Providence Heights Alpha 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sacred Heart 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 0
St. Bede 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
St. James 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
St. Kilian 3 0 3 3 0 1 0 1
St. Louise de Marillac – – – – 2 – – –
St. Monica – – – – – – – –
Sts. Peter and Paul  0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Southhills Catholic Academy 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0


by Bob Mueser

DSL – Weekly email

All:

Just a few things as we head into the week:
1. DSL Tournament Registration.  Friday is the last day to register teams for the Oct. 28 DSL Tournament for grades 1-4 and the girls JV/V games (Co-ed JV/V playoffs will be the following week and participation for the JV/V Co-ed Playoffs is determined by league standings).  As of now it looks like I will have enough teams to make the following brackets work for the tournament, I will let you know if something changes:  1st, 2nd, 1st/2nd, 3rd, 4th, 3rd/4th, JV Girls, Varsity Girls.
Also, note that the 1st and 2nd grade brackets are almost full so if you haven't registered a team there yet but are planning on doing so, I'd recommend reaching out sooner rather than later.
2. Score Control – I was disappointed to see some instances of poor sportsmanship this past weekend, right on the cusp of a reminder email about keeping game scores in check.  In the JV bracket we had one team rack up a goal differential of 13 on another team.  Our rules are very clear that this is not permitted.  We recommend that teams keep game scores within 4 to 5 goals  In JV/V there is no competitive advangtage to scoring more than a plus 4
by Bob Mueser

DSL Weekly email

All:

Looking ahead just a few things to discuss:
  • 1. Regular Season Game Performance – Coaches – please remember to exercise good sportsmanship.  This consists of things like:
    • Communicating in advance of game day with the opposing team
    • Not running up the score.  Sometimes, especially at the younger ages, this can be a challenge if you have a talented team and you are playing a team without substantially less skill.  Let me know if you need any tips on game control.  At a minimum have a discussion with the opposing coach when a mismatch is in the making.  They will appreciate the effort.
    • Remind fans to be only positively cheering.  They should not be making disparaging remarks to the other team or referee, about the other team or referee.  Also, parents need to stay away from the coach/player side of the field at all times
    • Coaches, same thing
by Bob Mueser

Fwd: Emailing: DSL Coach Contact Info – F23.pdf

Apologies for multiple emails, I should have known better to say “final” when referencing a contact list.  A couple more revisions were brought to my attention and the attached reflects that.  Please use the attached contact list going forward.

DSL Coach Contact Info – F23.pdf

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by Bob Mueser

Final DSL Coach Contact Info and DSL Tournament Registration

All:

A couple of things as we head into week 2:
1. Attached is what I believe to be the final coach contacts list which reflects a few more additions and revisions that I received.  Please use this list going forward.
2. DSL Fall Tournament – Registration for the Fall 23 Developmental (Grades 1-4) and all Girls (JV/V) Tournament will open Thursday, September 14th.  I am asking each soccer coordinator to let me know how many teams and at what bracket that they are registering.   This Fall's Tournament will be Saturday October 28 at No Off Season Sports in Russellton.   Registration will remain open until Friday, October 13th and then it will close.  We will take registrations for the following brackets, 5v5 1st grade, 5v5 2nd grade,  5v5 1/2 grade, 7v7 3rd grade, 7v7 4th grade, 7v7 3/4 grade, 5v5 JV All Girls, 5v5 Varsity All girls.  Cost for entry is $125 per team.  As always, if we fill up (and we tend to fill up at the younger age levels), preference is given to those schools that register first.  After October 13th, any registrations are considered late and may not be allowed if scheduling is already complete.  Here is a link for the rules for the tournament
by Bob Mueser

Fwd: DSL – PDF’s of Schedule and Contact List

All:

I understand that some of you are having difficulty accessing the Excel format of the Schedules and Contact Lists that have been previously circulated.  To that end, I have attached both of those documents in pdf format that should print fine to 8.5×11 paper.  Please note that with respect to the schedule, the attached reflects the games as scheduled when I last circulated the schedules and it does not reflect any reschedules that you may have arragned.  The intent of this document is not to supersede any changes that you have already agreed upon, please feel free to revise the attached as needed to to reflect any such changes that have been made.  Also, with respect to the contact informration that sheet is still dynamic and will be changing once I get the previously referenced missing team's coaches information
by Bob Mueser

Fwd: DSL Coach Contact List and DSL shopping event at DSG

Good morning:

 

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Also, attached please find a coaches and coordinators contact list that can be used to reach out to your opponents this season—please review your information and let me know if any thing is not up to date or corrections are needed.  Also, I understand that several teams are still finalizing coach information and at this point I am missing contact information for the following teams—should you need to contact that team prior to me circulating out the updated contact information, please coordinate directly with the soccer coordinator:

 

First/Second Grade

Mary of Nazareth

Our Lady of Fatima (Green)

Our Lady of Fatima (White)

 

Third Grade

Aquinas

Blessed Seelos (White)

 

Fourth Grade

Aquinas

 

Third/Fourth Grade

Our Lady of Fatima

 

JV MLS

Aquinas (Gray)

 

JV Premier

Aquinas (Navy)

Eden Christian

 

V Premier

Aquinas

 

 

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