Decisions about cancelling games due to rain will be made by 11:00 am on Sunday. It will also be posted on the website. If you do not hear from your coach, then games are ON. If games are cancelled, you will be notified by your coach shortly after 11:00 am.

Summer soccer camp is now just a pleasant memory - we had a FANTASTIC week with perfect weather. 

 THE CAMP PHOTO ALBUM IS NOW POSTED - PLEASE CLICK THE LINK ON THE LEFT MENU "ALBUMS" & select "MLS  camp 2009"

We want to thank MLS for sending us BRILLIANT coached from the United Kingdom... Captain, Brendon (Coach "Duck"), Jessica & Andrew from England and Stuart from Scotland. We also thank Ema, MLS team trainer from Belmont, NH. She was asked to fill in for us at the last minute and she drove down everyday-she was a great help to us. 

Thanks to the families who were so gracious to host coaches in their homes for the week - the Gowans family, the Sice family & the Condon family. They had such a great experience that they are already saying they would like to host again next year!

Thanks also to the Kingston Fire Department for helping to coooool us off on Friday in that 85 degree heat!

PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES to respond to the survey about the camp-we value your input to help improve our program. 

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER! 

Unfortunately, Mother Nature did not cooperate for the final game of the spring season and many of you did not attend the game.

ALL players need to return their shirts. Please contact your coach to arrange for returning the shirt 

Have a wonderful summer - we hope to see you in the fall! 

SYSA elections: CONGRATULATIONS to Executive Board officers elected for the 2009-2010 soccer year:

President: Michael Gannon

Vice President: Dan Thomas

Secretary: Kristin Iannitelli

Treasurer: Linda Bournival

We are still seeking someone to coordinate the uniforms (see job description below) If you want more info or would like to volunteer, please contact Michael Gannon, 642-3365 or megannon@comcast.net  

SYSA IS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION. Anyone is welcome to seek election/appointment to a position either on the Executive Board of Directors(elected) or as a Coordinator (appointed by board). Here are details of responsibilites.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
All board members assist in the development of policies & procedures; determine how to raise & expend funds; help in formation of teams each season; handle problems with players, parents, coaches & other volunteers in the organization as they come up; help do tasks for which coordinators or volunteers have not been found; help with transition of new board members
President: Oversee operation of all aspects of the organization; make agenda & conduct board meetings (1/month); help recruit & assign responsibilities for tasks; liaison with New Hampshire Soccer Association; attend minimum of 2 meetings/year with NH Soccer Association
Vice-President: Assist president with duties and take over president duties when he/she
is not available
Secretary: Record and distribute minutes of board meetings
Treasurer: Maintain accurate records of treasury activity; deposit funds; pay bills; collect & keep records of travel-team fees; provide written financial reports to board

SYSA COORDINATORS - DESCRIPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES
These are generally the responsibilities and the times of the year in which they are conducted.
Any or all positions may be filled by 2 or more people if they wish to share the tasks.
Registrar (Computer/knowledge of Excel required): retrieve registration forms from PO box and internet provider; enter data from registration forms; maintain accurate database

Equipment Coordinator
Before each season (Fall & Spring):
- Empty, clean and inventory equipment bags
- Order needed equipment
- Re-fill bags with proper equipment

Field Coordinator   
Before each season (fall & spring):
- Submit permission to school district to use fields (game & practice)
- Determine field layout
- Recruit volunteers to help with set-up
Each game during season:
- Supervise/oversee field set-up before each game
- Supervise/oversee change in field size between game sessions

Uniform coordinator
End of season:
- arrange for laundering shirts commercial laundry
- Inventory uniforms
- Order needed sizes/colors
- Arrange needed shirts for each team
- Help collect shirts at end of season

Beginning of season: make one bag/team with needed number of unifoms

Referee Coordinator
Once a year:
- Communicate with state referee coordinator to arrange for licensing course
- Obtain location for course
Each season
- Recruit referees from list (send letter) & determine dates each is available for season
- Photocopy & distribute (mail) referee guidelines to each ref
- Create a work schedule for referees
- Help set up & run referee orientation day
- Each game: set up envelope to collect referee game report cards
End of each month in season:
- Collect cards & send treasurer the number of games each ref worked

Photo Coordinator (fall only)
- Before season (begin in the summer)
- Contact vendor & arrange for dates/times for photos (2 consecutive Sundays)
- Develop a schedule for teams to have photos
- Photocopy & distribute scheduled to all coaches
- Set up a table & supervise photo session on the 2 dates during fall

Publicity Coordinator (computer & fax machine are helpful)
Before each season:
- Submit articles to local papers, 2 cable stations, 3 school newsletters about registration & other events
- Photocopy & distribute flyers to public buildings (2 town halls, libraries, post offices)

Concession Stand:
(this is best done with 2 people)
- inventory & purchase supplies as needed during the season/load supplies into shed
- monitor the schedule & call volunteers
- supervise open of the stand each Sunday (7 weeks in Fall, 6 weeks in Spring)
- supervise close of the stand each Sunday (7 weeks in Fall, 6 weeks in Spring)
- oversee the operation and attend monthly Board meetings

BE ADVISED:The Kingston Police have notified SYSA that they intend to begin enforcing the ordinance which prohibits on-street parking, during events held at Chase Field. Any vehicles which are not parked entirely off the street WILL BE TICKETED OR TOWED.
    We strongly suggest that you consider (convenient for Scatterball) parking at the Swasey Gym parking lot and walk through the scenic wooded path (old Sanborn High on Main St, across from Bakie School-park by basketball courts-look for path to fields. (See parking map below)
  For more information, please download this article, which appeared in the Friday, June 4 edition of The Rockingham News: