U06-U09 FAQ for Coaches & Managers

Woodland Soccer Club, 2011

Dear U06-U09 Coaches and Managers:

Thanks for your interest in coaching! We hope you return to coach again this next season.

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. We hope you will be able to coach again this year.  
• If you are not planning on coaching, please let us know. We also would like to know who could take over for you.
• If you are returning, please let us know. Better yet, just register in the Coaches data base today (see below).
2. “Mod” soccer covers U06-U09.
3. Please direct all registration-related questions to the WSC Registrars:
• Mod Girls Registrar is Susan Schudie sschudie@gmail.com
• Mod Boys Registrar is Trisha Juhnke trishjuhnke@comcast.net
4. Returning players from last Fall need to register by June 2^nd to guarantee a spot on the same team. If you contact your Registrar, they can send you a roster of who has signed up.
5. Players can only play on one WSYSA team. Players cannot play on both Select and Rec teams.
6. New players ...  [Woodland registration policy]
• Please remember that new players are placed on teams by the Registrars.   We try to honor requests. Often, conflicting requests occur. We need to balance team sizes and need to place kids from folding teams, etc…  Spring players that did not play on a Fall 2010 team are considered new players.   
7. Please register in the Coaches data base for each Fall season.   Need to register once a year.
• Same username and password as you used to register your kid.  (Though, it is not the one you used w/ SYSA for Spring Soccer).   If you did not receive your userid/password via email in early May, please contact your Registrar.
• As part of the coach registration process, RMA information is queried for.   If you need a new one, it re-applies or renews it for you. You will likely get an email indicating you have applied for an RMA. If your RMA is current, you will not be notified.
8. Your assistants need to register, too.  Anyone who might coach practice or a game needs to be registered as a WSC coach.  Please remind them to register.
9. Players are not eligible for game play until WSC has verified their proof-of-age. WSC will contact you in Summer about any unverified players.

Logistics:

U06 & U07: 6 players on team play 3 vs 3 no goalie

U08: 8 players on team play 4 vs 4 w/ goalie

U09: 9 players on team play 5 vs 5 w/ goalie

Lots of information of interest to Mod coaches, parents, and players can be found in the Mod section of the Woodland website.

Lots of coaching info is on the Woodland web site.  You might find the WSC Coaching Sessions helpful.  These are a complete set of coaching sessions for every Mod age group.   There will be a WSC U6-U7 coaching clinic in August.   Final date will be emailed to coaches and posted on web site.  If that date doesn't work for you, Woodland will reimburse you for attending coaches’ clinics. Many of these are listed on the Coaches' Courses webpage.

WSC U06-U08 teams are responsible for the setup and takedown of the Wallingford field each week (Saturdays).  Each team helps setup nets once a season.   Have your team manager recruit these people now.   A WSC Wallingford setup/work party occurs on one evening in late August.  Encourage your parents to attend.

Thanks for coaching!

--
Ray Farbarik

President, WSC