Evening everyone, I hope everyone had a great weekend of games during this abnormally sunny and warm September week/weekend of soccer.
Just a few notes as we go into Week 4:
1. Game Format, as a reminder, the league format for regular season games is as follows:
- First and second grade matches – 5v5 (4 on the field and a keeper). If a team is short players you should make sure that it is a fair contest by playing down, sharing players, etc.
- Third and fourth grade matches – 7v7 (6 on the field and a keeper). If a team is short players you should make sure that it is a fair contest by playing down, sharing players, etc.
- JV/Varsity matches – 11v11 (10 on the field and a keeper). There is no requirement to play down if another team is short (but coaches have the option to do so if they want to or if the game is getting out of hand).
2. Developmental (boys and girls) and the All Girls JV/Varsity tournament registration is open. Some grade brackets are starting to fill up so I would focus on registering sooner rather than later. As a reminder, I am time stamping registrations and preference for the tournament acceptance goes to those that register first. In the event that a bracket is filled up prior to your registration that team may be waitlisted and there is a possibility that they don’t get to compete that day.
3. Remember the pre-game contact with the opposing coaches. For the most part it appears to be happening, but I know of a couple instances where it hasn’t. I know from first hand experience that it is far better to shoot a quick email to the opposing coach and confirm game details instead of organizing your entire team to show up at the wrong venue, wrong time or wrong day (or wearing the wrong jersey color). I’d ask everyone to be responsive and diligent on this as schedules sometimes change or get inputted into the spreadsheet or webpage incorrectly. Consider that the final quality check to ensure that your game is going to happen.
4. Also, for JV/Varsity, remember to upload the game cards to the webpage as soon as you can, often it is easiest to just snap a picture after the game and upload it then. That ensures you remember to get the game cards from the ref as well as ensuring that you don’t forget. It also keeps our league tables current. If you forget, I may not always have time to remind you and if too much time passes then your game may not count for standings and that could impact your playoff implications.
That is all, I hope you all have another great week on the pitch and don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Regards,
Rob Glentzer