GTYSC: Welcome
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Grimsby is a scenic community of 24,000 located in the heart of the Niagara Peninsula, nestled between the south shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara escarpment. We are approximately 30 minutes from Niagara Falls and one hour from Toronto. Visit Town of Grimsby website. The Grimsby Town Youth Soccer Club Inc. was founded in 1973 with a handful of teams and has grown to serve over 1,700 youth from pre-school through to young adult.
PRIVACY STATEMENT:The Grimsby Town Youth Soccer Club collects personal information from soccer registrants. It is understood that any registrant can contact the Grimsby Town Youth Soccer Club to review the information on file and if necessary can correct any and all information. It is understood that all information on file is not provided or given to any other organizations other than our soccer governing bodies. The information is for soccer purposes only and not to be used for any other purpose.
NOTICE OF WARNING: There is potential risk in training and participating in any sport and we have tried to create a safe environment. Our coaches have established rules for participation; proper conduct on or about the playing fields must be followed.
For a direct link to many of our sponsors' websites, please click on "sponsor links". Support these businesses as they support us.
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Tuesday, May 28
Registration for 2013 is NOW CLOSED programs are full.
Wednesday, January 30
Handout: Age division by birth year for 2013
Wednesday, April 3
INFO or REGISTER
Saturday, June 1
GTYSC Soccer Camp
Join our very own Mr. Bill Millar, Director of Coaching GTYSC and Nationally Licensed 'A' Coach for the GTYSC 2013 ...
Monday, August 13
2013 Application to Coach Form (coaches, assistants, managers). Applications Due NOW Please click on "handout".
Handout: 2013 Coach Application
The GTYSC is pleased to announce that we are now in possession of a potential life saving devise, a defibrillator (AED) courtesy of the Mikey Network.
The Beat Goes On 
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First, let us thank you again for your continual support in sponsoring Grimsby Town Youth Soccer Club. As you know, we couldn't run a successful Soccer League if it wasn't for our WONDERFUL SPONSORS. Again THANK YOU. Soccer is available and affordable in Grimsby due to the generous support of our team sponsors. Check out the list and patronize their businesses. Help them as they help us. A number of our sponsors have provided us links to their websites and email addresses. To check them out click on "Sponsor Links" in the left side column at the top of this page.
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All applicants for team official positions (all travel teams; all ages of house league) who have not submitted a police record check within the last 4 years may download the guidelines and steps to follow by clicking on "handout" below.
To obtain PRC application form for in person applications with the Niagara Regional Police please email the club by clicking here
Note the GTYSC policy on volunteers with criminal records is also available for download - please refer to the article further down this page.
GTYSC wishes to express our gratitude for the generous contribution to this process made by one of our local lawyers, Paul MacLeod. Despite a busy legal practice Paul has made time to provide the club with an integral part of our police record check process. Many thanks.
Handout: Police Record Check Procedure
On behalf of the GTYSC we would like to make a special thanks to our sponsors for their support during the 2013 soccer season. It is our sponsors that make soccer in Grimsby the number one summer sport with registration in excess of 1600 players; it is their sponsorship dollars that allow GTYSC keep soccer affordable. Please do your best to support the sponsors in our community that have supported you through GTYSC. Thanks again for your support.
Please click on "Sponsor Links" on the left and check out the alphabetical listing of our sponsors (most have a link to their website). Learn about their products and services, their location and contact information.
This policy was adopted by the GTYSC Board of Directors in November 2002 and revised in March 2009. This forms part of the mandatory Ontario Soccer Association volunteer screening initiative. Police record checks are required for all team officials (coach, assistant coaches, manager).
Handout: Policy on Volunteers & Members with Criminal Records
The development of youth referees is as important to soccer as the development of youth players. Verbal abuse directed towards game officials has become a significant issue over the past few years and the drop-out rate for young referees is alarming. Please take the time to download and read these GTYSC policies and notes. These two handouts were distributed to all house league parents. The first is our policy on referee abuse; the second is a note primarily for team officials regarding referee authority. Click on "referee info." on the left.
The GTYSC has purchased a number of soccer related training DVD's as an aid for coaches and to enhance player development. A listing of DVD's in our library is available by clicking on "handout" below.- please contact Bill Millar Director of coaching to obtain your choice of disc title. email: bill_millar@sympatico.ca
Handout: GTYSC DVD Listing
If you are planning an exhibition game (regardless of the opponent, two Grimsby teams for instance), you must advise the NSA at least 24 hours in advance. This is an OSA and insurance requirement. If an exhibition game is not sanctioned by the NSA neither the players, coaches nor club are covered by insurance. Games played out of the Niagara District require a travel permit as well from the NSA. The NSA office is at 94 Dunkirk Rd., Unit 6 in St. Catharines - telephone 905-984-8411; fax 905-984-8422. To email the NSA, click here. Travel permits for Grimsby teams are issued by the club, email: gtysc@sympatico.ca Failure to obtain a permit in advance of the scheduled game = no game may take place.
Travel permit application:
http://www.ontariosoccer.ca/Forms.htm
Eteamz (our website host) has a free on-line library of soccer tips and drills for coaches which is extensive and arranged by subject category. Check it out by clicking on the "coaching tips from eteamz" title above. We think you'll find it useful.
Friday, July 1
Handout: GTYSC Constitution & Bylaws
Some of our referees are encountering verbal flak regarding removal of players' jewellery before games. The CSA rules are absolutely clear - "no item of jewellery of any sort will be allowed on the field of play, even if it is 'taped' i.e. covered". Please click on the underlined title of this note to link to the CSA policy and review it.
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Please refrain from smoking at all of our fields and facilities.
GTYSC wishes to create a healthy environment for all our participants and given that the vast majority of our 1,700 players are youth, setting an example is important. If you absolutely must smoke, do so in your vehicle. Virtually all of our Grimsby soccer fields and facilities are owned by the District School Board of Niagara - their policy manual states "in accordance with the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, smoking is prohibited on all school lands and premises".
A number of brief soccer club articles from The Grimsby Independent - 1973 and 1974; this was the beginning. Click on "handout" below.
Handout: Some Club History From the Archives
GTYSC STRONGLY RECOMMENDS that teams travelling outside Ontario for tournaments purchase supplementary medical coverage. It is available from a number of sources. One option is the insurance broker handling the Ontario Soccer Association policies - HKMB International Insurance Brokers - (currently about $2.75 per person per day) click on the underlined title of this note to link to their website.
EVEN THE COST OF A SIMPLE AMBULANCE TRIP IN THE U.S. CAN BE STAGGERING - GET COVERAGE.
We all know players and sponsors like to see game write-ups (with their name) in the newspaper. Please ensure that your game summaries (with photos if you wish) prominently highlight the sponsor's name.
To email submissions to the Grimsby Lincoln News please click here.
To email submissions to the West Niagara News please click here.
