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MSA needs YOU for it's success.
We are looking for hard working, idealistic, and creative individuals who want to help the Monroe Soccer Association develop our youth soccer organization. The commitment to the soccer organization would be for two years. The board meets once a month and needs your assistance. If you are interested in being part of the Monroe Soccer Association board, please contact a board member for consideration.
Rain Procedures:
Soccer IS played in the rain.
Soccer IS played in the rain on already saturated fields.
Soccer IS NOT played in lightning. (see lightning below)
If your traveling, don't assume it is raining in the place you're going.
Parents:
- Your coach should call you at least 1 hour in advance.
- If no call from the coach, call the coach.
- If can't get a hold of the coach, call the assistant coach.
- Last resort call Soccer Hotline at 594-5309. This is a single line and if too many call everyone will get a busy signal.
Coaches:
- Coaches cannot cancel games. Only the field coordinator or a referee can cancel games.
- If you have not been notified of the game being cancelled, please show up on time.
- We will wait up to ½ an hour or more to play scheduled games.
- If the game is cancelled, call players minimum 1 hour before game.
- If opposing team is traveling to Monroe you may need to contact them, but only if asked to do so.
- Coaches cannot reschedule games, you will be contacted by a board member.
Lightning
During game (straight from SAY rulebook)
2. In the event of a storm, play must be stopped and suspended until the danger has passed using the following minimum criteria:
2a. A 30-second or less time between the sighting of a lighting flash to the hearing of the associated thunder shall be reason to stop and suspend a game, and
2b. play shall not be resumed prior to 30-minutes after the last sighting of lightning or the last sound of thunder heard.
Small-Sided Games Info
The Fall season format will NOT change.
Why Small-Sided Game Format?
In our strive to make soccer better in Monroe, we have decided to persue something that many other communities, nation, and world are doing. This idea has been kicked around the community for 4+ years. Practice and drills can do a lot to improve the player, but it is a proven fact that the game is the best teacher, so the more playing time, the more they will learn those skills they have been trained.
We already do the format somewhat by not playing on full-fields and 11vs11. We want to take this a little further. By reducing the field sizes smaller and reduce player numbers further, it shall force a faster game (indirectly making players make decisions faster) and also give more players more ball touches (in which playing field positions they might not have gotten very many touches).
Practices will remain basically the same with the coaches focusing on teaching soccer skills and the basic fundamentals of soccer
All games will be in a small-sided format
Fewer players on the field
Fields will be smaller
Programs main focus is to build skills, not to win.
Small-sided format is Spring program only.
The Fall season format will not change.
Please bear with us as we move forward with these changes.
Need some more info on WHY?
Article by Thomas W. Turner, Ph.D., Director of Coaching and Player Development
Ohio Youth Soccer Association North - www.bettersoccermorefun.com "Deconstructing Youth Soccer"
Article by Tom Hart, Director of Recreational Coaching Education US Youth Soccer - www.osysa.com "Modifying Youth Soccer"
Google search on small sided games soccer
Keep those soccer skills fresh
There are many opportunities to keep those skills fresh all year long.
Indoor Soccer Leagues:
The Field- Monroe -Passer to CO-ED Adult leagues.
Middletown Tennis & Sports Complex- Middletown - Passer to CO-ED Adult leagues.
The Kingdom - Franklin - Candy and up.
Wall 2 Wall - Mason - Passer and up.
Camps and Training:
Middletown Tennis & Sports Complex- Middletown - offer 4-18yr olds camps for individual or teams.
"A" Soccer Clinic - The Field - 8to13yrs boys/girls (space is limited)- email Tim and Carla Snyder for info.
Wright State University Camps
Team Training:
Team Training - your location - 8to13yrs boys/girls - email Tim and Carla Snyder for info.
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