Managers Memo's Week 1

FIRST TEAM MEETING

Now that all rosters are set, spend this week planning your team (player & parent) meeting to review the seasonal objectives and club/team expectations. Here is a brief of how to conduct your meeting:
1 - INTRODUCTION(s)
- of Coach(es) & Team Manager
2 - SEASONAL OBJECTIVES
e.g:
- To develop our passing out of the back
- To focus on scoring more goals than we did last winter
- To qualify for Tier 2
- To promote 2 members of this squad to the team above by the outdoor season.
3 - TRAVEL PLANS
i.e. Any tournaments or training tours you have outlined for your team.
4 - PLAYER EXPECTATIONS
e.g
- Arrive 15 minutes before training
- Arrive 45 minutes before
- Attire for practices & arriving to games
- Always greet coaches & team mates with a handshake
5 - GRIEVANCE PROTOCAL
"THE 24 HOUR RULE"... possibly the most vital one to implement to diffuse passionate parents. Here's the best change of communication.
Player ->Parent -> Team Manager -> Coach -> Technical Committee
However personally, with players playing U14+ encourage the Player-> Coach route.
6 - NO COACHING FROM THE SIDELINES!
Vital in order to have the player listen to their coach and not their coach + their parent.... very confusing and massively detrimental if not all on the same page.

 
TRAINING SCHEDULE

 
We gave sent out the club training and academy times (highlighted in yellow). We are hoping this is just a temporary measure to be back in school gyms, as we await the finalization of our new indoor training centre ... hopefully before Christmas!! Please bare with us, as with 40+ teams with 2-3 sessions per week, it is like juggling with soup to accommodate everybody.

 

GAME/PRACTICE/ACADEMY CONFLICT

 

Please see the process below when a game/practice or a game/academy conflict arise.

 

1) Determine if you have any games/practices conflicts by looking at your CMSA game schedule and practice schedule

 

2) Look for an alternate time/location on the practice schedule that will work for your team for that particular week you have a conflict

 

3) Login to the Foothills database and get the contact information of the coaches you want to trade practices with.

 

4)Contact the coach/manager to initiate a trade for the week of the game conflict

 

All teams should work together to work around the game/practice conflicts.

 

If any teams have a game/academy conflict, please contact me directly, and we will provide 2 options for you.

 

1) reschedule the academy session or

2) send an academy coach out to one of the team practices.

 

Remember, this schedule is temporary, and we hope to have a much flexible schedule as we get into the November/December months.

 

Academy starts on Monday October 17^th

 

 

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES MEETING NOTES:

 

Please take the time to review the attached Team representative meeting notes, for those of you that have attended this meeting, you should already have this information, however, please review the attachment, as this is also a helpful resource for your upcoming season..

 

Thanks

Important Information

Coaches and Managers Information

We are setting up your teams this week and all access to CMSA and our database.  Make sure you drop a line to the office letting us know what team you are coaching or managing.  Please put team name in subject line  Say hi to  Sue at foothills@telus.net

Coaches and Managers must have CPIC with CMSA.    You must go to the CMSA office to fill out your form.  While you’re there make sure you get your CMSA card.   

Reminder: Please contact your team this week with your contact information.  We have had inquires in the office from players.

CMSA Mandatory Meetings:  CMSA is hosting mandatory meetings for one team official next week
 October 11th & 12th    U12-U18 Cardel Theatre
October 13   U6-U10  CMSA offices  

 

CMSA Information:  

Players Card: All U12-U18 must have players cards issued from CMSA.   You will need your CMSA number from the office to book your appointment   foothills@telus.net

CMSA Waivers:  waivers have been sent to your contact email.  If you have not agreed to the waiver your player will show as ING on the rosters and will not be allowed to play.  We have reissued the waivers today.  Please check your junk mail file, if you still haven’t received it contact foothills@telus.net

CMSA Schedules:  Schedules will be posted on October 11th for all age groups.  Games will start on Saturday October 15th

Foothills Soccer now on FACEBOOK

Calgary Foothills Soccer is NOW on FACEBOOK. Please visit www.facebook.com and visit the “Calgary Foothills Soccer Club EST 1972”. This will be used as another communication tool to our coaches, players and parents. This will have updated information, club announcements and team updates.

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the Indoor 2011/2012 Season

Parents/Players

 

We just wanted to communicate the next stage in the process as we head into the Indoor 2011/2012 season.

 

Initial Contact:

All team coaches have been allocated to their appropriate teams. The next stage will be for the coaches to contact their team, and introduce themselves as coach, and schedule the first team practice for the team to get together. This process is expected to be done by the end of the week. If players have NOT been contacted by their team coach by Friday October 7th, please contact the Foothills office at 403 225-9388 or by email at foothills@telus.net.

 

Training Schedule:

The training schedule will be assigned to the team coaches by Wednesday October 5th, and the CMSA game schedule will be released by Tuesday October 11th, with the season to begin on Saturday October 15th

 

CMSA Player Cards:

Please get your CMSA player ID cards back from our old team, or if it has expired, please contact CMSA to make an appointment for a new player ID card. U6, U8 and U10 players will NOT need a CMSA Player ID card.

 

This is still the pre-season stage of the evaluations, and player movement is still a possibility on all teams.

 

Please be patient as we have new coaches to the club, and we are working together to ensure ALL teams are contacted by their team coach by the end of the week and out on the field to prepare for the upcoming season.

 

If you have any other questions or concerns, please let us know.

 

Thank You

Indoor 2011/12 Registration

 

Calgary Foothills Soccer Club is still accepting late registrations for the following age groups. Please contact Colin Mackay at socceroperations@calgaryfoothillssoccer.com to get registration information. Late registrations are subject to a $50 late fee. The evaluation process has already begun, please check the evaluations schedule at www.gofoothills.ca

 

U10 Girls Tiers A, B and C

U12 Girls Tiers 4-6

U14 Girls  Tier 1-3, and Tier 4-6

U16 Girls Tier 1-3 and Tier 4-6

U18 Girls Tier 1-3

 

U10 Boys Tiers A, B and C

U14 Boys Tier 4-6

U18 Boys Tier 1-3 and 4-6

 

If your age group is not listed here, please contact Colin Mackay at socceroperations@calgaryfoothillssoccer.com to be placed on a waiting list for this indoor season.

 

 

Foothills Soccer Indoor 2011/2012 Registration Reminder

Parents/Players

 

This is just a friendly reminder about the Indoor 2011/2012 registration deadline approaching quickly. There are 2 Days left of registration, the deadline is Friday September 16th. Evaluations will be begin on Saturday September 17th, and ALL players must be registered to participate.

 

Please visit www.goothills.ca to register prior to the September 16th deadline.

 

The evaluation schedule can be found at the following link:

 

http://www.calgaryfoothillssoccer.com/pdf/Indoor%202011-2012%20Evaluation%20Schedule.pdf

 

 

Thank You

 

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Foothills Soccer-Final Week of Registration

Parents/Players

This is the final week of the Indoor 2011/2012 registration. The registration deadline is THIS FRIDAY September 16th.  Evaluations will start on Saturday September 17th. All players must be registered with Foothills in order to participate in the evaluation process. The evaluation schedule can be found on the main page of our club website at www.gofoothills.ca.

The Grassroots Program(U5-U8) registration deadline is September 23rd. We offer both House League and Competitive program for our U5-U8 grassroots program.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact foothills@telus.net, or by phone at 403 225 9388.

Thank You

Indoor 2011/2012 League Structure

League Structure: Indoor 2011/12

 

 

U14-U18

 

1. Tier I, Tier II/III Seeding. Tier IV/V Seeding, Tier VI (no Tier VI for U16 or U18)

 

2. Tiers I-IV leads to Provincial Competition. Tier V leads to Inter-Cities, Tier VI leads to Indoor City Finals

 

3. U14, U16 and U18 Tier II and III - will be combined into Tier II / III seeding groups. Anyone can enter their team(s) into these groupings and rank each of their teams (should they have more than one) to assist CMSA in trying to balance out the seeding groups. The seeding round format will depend on the number of teams entered into these groups. At the end of the seeding round, teams (to be determined when the format is originally created) will advance to Tier II or III playoffs. Again, the format will depend on the number of teams entered. At the end of season, the top finishers in Tier II and III will advance to ASA provincials.

 

4. U14, U16 and U18 Tier IV and V - will be combined into Tier IV / V seeding groups. Anyone can enter their team(s) into these groupings and rank each of their teams (should they have more than one) to assist CMSA in trying to balance out the seeding groups. The seeding round format will depend on the number of teams entered into these groups. At the end of the seeding round, teams (to be determined when the format is originally created) will advance to Tier IV or V playoffs. Again, the format will depend on the number of teams entered. At the end of season, the top finishers in Tier IV will advance to ASA provincials and the top finishers in Tier V will advance to Inter Cities Championships.

 

5. U14 Tier VI will play a seeding round and playoff round where possible.

 

6. For all age groups, Tiers I-III may play any day of the week.

 

7. U14 Tier IV and V will play on Saturdays. U14 Tier VI will play on Sundays.

 

U12

1. Tier I/II Seeding, Tier II/III Seeding, Tier IV/V Seeding, Tier VI

 

2. Tiers I-IV leads to Provincial Competition. Tier V leads to Inter-Cities, Tier VI leads to Indoor City Finals

 

3. U12 Tier I, II, and III– U12 will be split into a Tier I / II, and Tier II / III seeding groups. Clubs are to make sure that teams they feel have a valid shot at a Tier I spot are placed into the Tier I / II seeding group. Anyone can enter their team(s) into these groupings and rank each of their team (should they have more than one) to assist CMSA in trying to balance out the seeding groups. The seeding round format will depend on the number of teams entered into these groups. At the end of the seeding round, teams (to be determined when the format is originally created) will advance to Tier I, II, or III playoffs. Again, the format will depend on the number of teams entered.

 

4. U12 Tier IV and V - will be combined into Tier IV / V seeding groups. Anyone can enter their team(s) into these groupings and rank each of their teams (should they have more than one) to assist CMSA in trying to balance out the seeding groups. The seeding round format will depend on the number of teams entered into these groups. At the end of the seeding round, teams (to be determined when the format is originally created) will advance to Tier IV or V playoffs. Again, the format will depend on the number of teams entered. At the end of season, the top finishers in Tier IV will advance to ASA provincials and the top finishers in Tier V will advance to Inter Cities Championships.

 

5. U12 Tier VI will play a seeding round and playoff round where possible

 

6. U12 Tier IV and V will play on Sundays. U12 Tier VI will play on Saturdays

 

7. Tiers I-III may play any day of the week.

 

U10

 

1. League format will remain the same as previous seasons (Tiers A-C; seeding round and playoff round where possible)

 

 

U10 Tier A  games will be scheduled for Sundays.

U10 Tier B games will be scheduled for Saturdays.

U10 Tier C games will be scheduled for Sundays

 

3. All U10 teams will be automatically entered into the Indoor City Finals at the end of the season.

 

4. Scoring will continue to be a one goal difference.

 

U6 and U8

 

1. U6s games will be scheduled for Saturdays, U8s games will be scheduled for Sundays

 

2. All teams will play their last league game as part of the U6/U8 Indoor Minifest. There is no additional cost for this event. Teams will all receive medals at this event.

 

3. Clubs can order t-shirts from Tim Horton’s for all teams at no cost through the CMSA office. Clubs can order player kits (Jersey, shorts, socks) from Shane Homes for all teams at no cost through the CMSA office.

 

4. Coach and Player Development sessions will be offered at no cost for all U6 and U8 teams registered in CMSA.

 

5. U6’s play at the SSC, CWSC or CNESF

 

6. U8’s play at the SSC, CWSC or CNESF

 

7. SSC – Subway Soccer Centre, 7000 48th Street SE

 

CWSC – Calgary West Soccer Centre, 11014 Bearspaw Dam Rd

 

SSC – Subway Soccer Centre, 7000 48th Street SE

CWSC – Calgary West Soccer Centre, 11014 Bearspaw Dam Rd NW

CNESF – Calgary North East Sports Facility, 401 - 33 Street NE