Keep Our Kids Safe

Each Year Chilren are injured, there have even been fatalities because of unsecured goals.

Coaches and referees, please be sure to check that the goals are anchored prior to EACH game this spring. See article link shown here on goal safety.

Here's an important video from CBS News on the hazards of soccer goals. 

Thank You,

Terri L Dempski

1. For the 2009 season and beyond, all Under 10 rosters are open, no maximum limit to the number of players that can be rostered.
2. Only the first 11 players at any game will be allowed to check into the match (which will still be played 6v6). This is up to someone in your club to manage.
3. Your club registrar can do either of the following to provide rosters for your coaches:
   
   1. Put all of the kids registered in that age group with the club on one roster (which will not print out with the appropriate seal) and SIGN THE ROSTER IN INK. Provide multiple copies of that roster to all of your U10 coaches.
   2. Divide the kids into multiple legally sized teams which will allow the roster to print out with the seal, and give ALL COACHES MULTIPLE COPIES OF ALL ROSTERS.
      

As long as the player is listed on any legal roster which is in the possession of the coach, they will be allowed to participate IF they are one of the first 11 to check into the match. (This has now been officially adopted into our policies.)

1. Please take into account that it is very likely that you may end up playing other teams within your own club.
2. Please realize that we will, as much as possible, try to avoid #1 in BUT NOT AT THE COST OF HAVING TEAMS TRAVEL MORE THAN 45 minutes.
3. OUR GOAL IS THAT ALL UNDER 10 DIVISIONS WILL, OVER TIME, BE SET UP SO THAT NOBODY TRAVELS LONGER THAN THE LENGTH OF THE GAME BOTH WAYS.
   

For guaranteed admission into the league, teams must be registered with BCSA by JANUARY 15, 2009
Last date to withdraw a team without penalty AND last date to submit field availability is FEBRUARY 14, 2009
Coaches mandatory meeting will be MARCH 19, 2009
First day that games may be played will be APRIL 18, 2009
All games must be complete by JULY 1, 2009.

Please Click  "Guestbook" along the lefthand menu.

Let us know if you find our website helpful, what you like and what you don't.

Thanks,    Shelley Delaney (Webmaster)

HIAWATHA - will not be hosting a camp this year.

NY College Soccer Camps:

CHECK OUT http://summeroncampus.com/ for summer soccer camps at NY State colleges.

       
        If you're looking for residential, checkout the following:

St Lawrence University (Canton)            June through July Camps 
Hamilton College (Clinton)                      July 26 - July 30 
Colgate College (Hamilton)                     TBD 
Houghton College (Houghton)                 July 12 - 17 (Varsity girls); July 26 - July 31; Aug 2 - 7 

Cornell (Ithaca)                                       June 28 - 30 & July 1 - 3 (boys prospect camp age 16-18)
                                                              Aug 3 - 7 (coed camp age 7 - 13)
                                                              July 26 - 30 (girls prospect camp age 15 - 18)


Hartwick (Oneonta)                                 July 5 - 9 ; July 11 - 15 
Poughkeepsie (Vassar)                             July 5 - 9 (Girls Elite ages 13 - 18)
University of Rochester (Rochester)          July 5 - 8; July 9 - 12 (Boys Elite) /  July 17 - 19 (Girls Elite)

LeMoyne College (Syracuse)                     July 26 - 30 (Girls) 
Syracuse University (Syracuse)                   TBD(Boys)


        And there are many more day camps to choose from.

Local Day camps from other clubs (dates are not yet announced)
        Vestal MLS Camp - TBD
        BC United - TBD
        Empire Camp - TBD
        Newark Valley - TBD
        Spencer - VanEtten - TBD

Thank You,

Terri L Dempski
Hiawatha Soccer

If a child is injured, please report it to the coach and he'll report it to Hiawatha (tdempski@stny.rr.com). If the child requires a visit to a doctor's and an injury is diagnosed, follow up with the details. Please read on about the details of the NYSWYSA insurance.

In addition if it occurred during 

       (you may not know the extent of the injury at the time, but please notify the appropriate personnel at the time of the injury)

                a tournament, the coach should notify the tournament director. 

                an indoor league game, the coach should notify the facility 

                a BCSA league game, the coach should make note of it in 

                               U12 and above : the "other comments" section of the website report for U12 and above 

                               U10 and below : to tdempski@stny.rr.com and I'll notify the BCSA.      

                at a practice, notify Hiawatha and/or facility depending on the cause of the injury.

Remember: ALL COACHES MUST HAVE THEIR MEDICAL Release forms with them at ALL TIMES when with the players so a player may be treated at the time of injury by EMTs even if their parents are not present.                        

Note: Hiawatha is under the Insurance charter of NYSWYSA and injuries/insurance is first covered by the families insurance. If there is a situation that requires the additional insurance through NYSWYSA, we need a record of the injury. The claim will need to be submitted within 30 days of the injury.

FYI on the insurance … see the NYSWYSA website link. http://www.nyswysa.org/InsuranceInfo/index_E.html. Here's a short summary of the Pullen insurance with NYSWYSA. <>


Thank You,
Terri L Dempski
Hiawatha Soccer