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Attention All Families With Minisoccer-Age Players!

Many of you have registered already for the upcoming Spring season, but time is running very short for those of you who intend to but have not yet done so. 

Please note that registration for Minisoccer programs for U6 and U8 players will close on March 30 to allow for volunteers to organize the season for registered players.  You cannot register for Minisoccer after this date.

Discounted registration is open now through Feb. 28; a $20 late fee will be applied to player registrations received after this date, up to the March 30 registration closing date.

[***Click here to check your family's registration status.***]

As a reminder, Minisoccer is fun, healthy, team-based and instructional, and is designed with young kids in mind.  Minisoccer is for players in the following age groups:
Children born between 8/1/2003 - 7/31/2005 will play in the "Under-6" age group.
Children born between 8/1/2001 - 7/31/2003 will play in the "Under-8" age group.
 
The hour-long sessions focus on fun first, and are action packed -- a lot of ball touches, no standing around, and no lines.  Kids will enjoy playing with friends and meeting new ones in these well organized sessions.  The low or no pressure format includes high participation exercises and skill development, followed by fun match play (Under-6 play informal matches; Under-8 play matches against other teams on larger fields and goals)
 
Parents are welcome to assist with the organization of the session and help with coaching if they like.  Instruction will be available just before the season for parents who are interested.
 
The season runs on 7 weekends, hour-long sessions that take place on Sunday afternoons during April and May.  The "Under-6" group plays at 12 noon; "Under-8" play at 1:15pm.  All games are at Coppens Field Complex at Chandler School.
 
Some openings remain for the upcoming season.  To register, visit the Duxbury Youth Soccer website at www.duxburyyouthsoccer.org and register now!

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You can learn more about Minisoccer here.

    

This note is to all families in DYSA with players eligible for the U10 and older age groups -

Varying numbers of openings remain in our U10, U12, U14, and U16/19 age groups for the upcoming Spring 2010 season.

If interested, register by Monday 2/8 for DYSA's Spring 2010 season if you have not yet done so. 

Some DYSA age groups are already waitlisting.  But with a few more player registrations, Duxbury has an opportunity to enter an additional team in some age groups.  Fielding an additional team will give players who are already on the waitlist an opportunity to participate this Spring.

In all cases, registration is first-come, first-served, and waitlisting will kick in once an age group is full; you can avoid waitlisting if you register now.

Here is the status for by age group as of 2/5/2010 -

BU12 - waitlist is in effect -- DYSA needs approximately 4 new registrations to add an additional team to accommodate waitlisted players  *** YOU MUST REGISTER FOR BU12 THIS WEEKEND -- REQUIRED TO DETERMINE WHETHER DYSA CAN FIELD AN ADDITIONAL TEAM IN THIS AGE GROUP ***

BU10 - a number of openings in planned teams; no waitlist at present;
BU14 - needs approximately 6 players to round out planned teams; no waitlist at present;
GU10 - a number openings in planned teams; no waitlist at present;
GU12 - some openings; no waitlist at present;
GU14 - needs approximately 8 players to round out planned teams; no waitlist at present;

Although the discounted registration deadline has passed, please visit us at the Duxbury Youth Soccer website at www.duxburyyouthsoccer.org and register now!

Thanks!



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[Why so structured, you ask?

In the Spring, Duxbury Youth Soccer plays in the Coastal League, travelling to other south shore towns. With so many teams entered into this matrix, our number of teams for each u10+ age group needed to be submitted to the Coastal League by December 1st, 2009. There is a very very limited opportunity to add a team after that date under limited circumstances.

We enter the number of teams from Duxbury in the Coastal League based on the number of player registrations we have received up until that point. The number of players on a team in the Coastal League is also strictly enforced, so we cannot add players to a team once a roster is full. ]

    

Although DYSA does not sponsor/run a broad indoor soccer program in the winter, there are almost always teams, formed by interested Duxbury parents, participating at local indoor facilities. These facilities also offer clinic-type programs at times, in addition to indoor league competition.

The local facilities include the following:

A new opportunity for U8 and U10 players is with Paul Turner Ultimate Soccer Academy who are running an indoor league ("5-A-Side-Sundays") at Plymouth Rock Courts At Kingston's conveniently located South Shore Supreme Sports Facility. 
**Deadline to register is coming up fast - register by 12/13**
5-A-Side info:
http://www.ptusa.org/home/381060.html
http://www.ptusa.org/docs/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20Rules%20and%20Regulations%20of%205-A-Side%20Sundays.pdf
Individuals can also register for the PTUSA Winter Academy, which includes entry on a team that will play in the 5-A-Side League is here:
http://www.ptusa.org/TheAcademy/AcademySites/index_E.html

South Shore Sport Center - Hingham, MA
http://www.southshoresportscenter.com/

Jungleplex - Plymouth MA
www.jungleplex.com

South Shore Field House - Pembroke, MA
www.southshorefieldhouse.com

DYSA is providing a "Find A Team/Player" Forum For Indoor Soccer on this website as a way for families who are interested in playing indoor soccer to find each other.

If you have a team and are looking for players, or want to start a team, or if you are looking for other Duxbury players, you can use this forum to post your contact information and player's age group so that others who have a similar interest can reach you.

You will need to work with the specific indoor facilities to form/register your teams -- this forum is only to advertise that you are forming a team, and to help connect with other players/teams.

When posting, please use the topics/thread(s) for your specific age group/gender to more quickly connect with others.  There is a thread for each age group and gender.  (Note that the existence of a thread does not necessarily mean that a program exists for that age group at any of the local facilities.  However, if enough families together express interest to one of the indoor facilities, the facility will often find a way to create a program to meet the demand.)

The 2nd indoor session is starting soon at some of our local indoor soccer facilities. Registration deadlines are in the next few week at most local facilities.  Please refer to their websites and contact them directly for the most up to date information.

DYSA has posted some more detailed information about local facilities in the forum; the topic is here. 

Click here to access the "Find A Team/Player" Forum For Indoor Soccer. 

    

Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association recently launched their on-line coach education course,  G / U6-8  coach licensing course.  This is the entry level course designed for those folks who are coaching our youngest players. 

John Burrill, Executive Director of MYSA writes the following:

"The G-Course online is especially unique in the fact that all students have a LIVE interactive instructor available for questions and discussion as they go through the course.  With today's busy lifestyles we understand the problems that coaches face trying to block out time to attend a live course. In an attempt to address this problem and to provide education to those who may not otherwise seek it, we have developed a course that mirrors our live course.  It is our sincere hope that every coach in Massachusetts will earn their license, and providing this course will allow all people to do so from the comfort of their own home or office.

We encourage all your coaches to become licensed and take this course.  We will still be holding ‘live’ G courses as well for those who want a live instructor.    You can access the G on line either thru or web site or at www.massyouthcoachingcourse.org"

Duxbury Youth Soccer will reimburse all Coaches registered in our program, who obtain a certificate of completion.  We encourage all coaches to utilize this convenient training tool.