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The LUYSA GoalPost Newsletter
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 Dear LUYSA Member,
 Since our last issue, the fields of LUYSA have been busy preparing for playoffs, celebrating cup wins and kicking off the start of the new spring development program. Congratulations to all of our teams for a successful end to the fall 2009/2010 season! Please check out the LUYSA website, www.luysa.com, for more details about our team accomplishments. And, while we are talking about accomplishments, we would like to extend a very big THANK YOU to our many volunteers who gave of their time over this past season, and continue to do so, keeping this club operating day in and day out! We couldn't do any of this without you!
In this issue you will once again find an article from our Technical Head Coach, Mark Parker along with details about the upcoming LUYSA AGM. We have also included information about our new online registration system, the details about our upcoming 2010/11 U14-U18 Fall Tryouts, and, like the last issue, Spotlight sections highlighting some of our LUYSA members.
Have you ever wanted to become a soccer referee? Now's the time to let us know! How about taking on a larger volunteer role with LUYSA? Check out the Help Wanted Section, there's lots to do and we need you!
We would love to hear from you! Tell us what you would like to see in upcoming issues. Send your comments, feedback, and ideas to info@luysa.com.
Yours in soccer,
The LUYSA Newsletter Team
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LUYSA Annual General Meeting
Announcement
All LUYSA members are invited to attend the AGM:
Tuesday, May 4th @ 7:30pm
Fraser River Presentation Theatre
Langley Civic Facility
4th Floor, 20338 65 Ave
All active members in good standing shall be allowed to vote at the AGM. There will be no voting by proxy. There will be one vote per family. |
From The Technical Head Coach
Mark Parker For many the current season has come to an end, which means we can start to look forward to the warmer weather with hopefully a lot less rain. We have also reached the time in the year that we have to undergo the player evaluations and the selection of teams for the coming fall / winter season. More commonly known as the "tryouts"
This article may be a bit controversial in many senses, - from the parents' point of view it could be, from a club point of view it could be, from the governing body of BC Soccer's technical department it will be supported, from a coaches point of view it might be a bit controversial.
So why do we have player evaluations or the dreaded tryouts? We have player evaluations to select players' to teams, to create select teams to instill a pecking order of teams (gold team, silver team, bronze team etc), to separate the good from the not so good - ok so you get my drift - or are we looking to take the cream off the top? I have to ask are we doing this in the most appropriate way? I personally don't think we are.
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The 11+
A Complete Warm Up to Prevent Injuries  Warming up prior to playing and training is a matter of routine for any serious player. A smart warm-up not only improves your performance, but also helps you to prevent injuries. "The 11+", the new injury prevention programme from FIFA's Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC), provides a complete, football-specific warm-up and can easily be integrated into a daily training routine.
"The 11+" is divided into three parts: it starts off with running exercises (part I), moves on to six exercises with three levels of increasing difficulty to improve strength, balance, muscle control and core stability (part II), and concludes with further running exercises (part III). The different levels of difficulty increase the programme's effectiveness and allow coaches and players to individually adapt the programme. "The 11+" takes approx. 20 minutes to complete and replaces the usual warm-up before training. Prior to playing a match, only the running exercises are performed, for about ten minutes.
"The 11+" has proven to cut injuries by up to half - if performed correctly and regularly. When it is adopted together with the values of fair play, it enables you, as a player or coach, to protect yourself, your team and your opponents and thus increase everyone's enjoyment of the game.
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New Online Registration System
RAMP Interactive LUYSA has switched to a new online registration company, RAMP Interactive. Some of you may have already used the new system for the U14-U18 evaluation registrations and many of you will be using it in the near future when the online registration opens up for fall 2010/2011. All members will need to create a new account before beginning the registration process. We hope that you find this system easier to use. |
U14 - U18 Tryouts
Fall 2010/ 2011
The Under 14 to Under 18 tryout dates for the 2010/ 2011 fall season have been announced. Click here for more details and to register. The 2010/2011 fall season general online registration will be open soon. |
Would You Like To Be A Referee?
Make $ While Being Involved In A Sport You Love!
 If you will be 12 years of age or older before Sept 30, you are eligible to take the small sided level referee course. A small sided referee can referee U9 & 10 games and can line full-sided games. Langley will be offering a small sided course in September. It will be set up in late August. An email will be sent to all registered Langley youth soccer families and it will be posted on the LUYSA and LFC websites. Space is limited. If you will be 14 years of age or older prior to the course date, you can take entry level referee course. You must meet the age requirement. This is an entry-level course for all ages. You do not have to have any prior courses or experience. With this course, if you are 14 - 16 years old, you will become a youth referee, if you are 16 or older you will become a district referee. Both district and youth referees can referee 8 v 8, referee full-sided games, and line full-sided games. Langley is offering a course on August 27 - 29. To register for this course, it must be done through BC soccer. Go to www.BCsoccer.net and scroll to the bottom and look in the 'featured area' for the box labelled 'referee clinics'.
Are you presently a small sided referee?
Please make sure you email officials@LUYSA.com to ensure you are included on the 2010 - 2011 referee lists. |
Help Wanted!
Become A LUYSA Volunteer
Game Scheduler
LUYSA requires a volunteer to set up the weekly game schedules on the online website. This job will take about 2 - 3 hours per week.
Skills necessary: a good working knowledge of the computer and the ability to use excel Job description: The club scheduler will go to bcsoccercentral and download the week's game schedules from 4 - 6 different pages at least 10 days prior to game day. The games are copied and pasted onto the week's schedule. The scheduler then sorts according to North/South and according to field. Games are then moved to fill turf time according to the criteria set out by the club. Field conflicts are resolved and schedule is balanced. Any additional field requests are added to the schedule, if there is room. Once the schedule is together, the schedule is sent to the referee assignors. If you think you would like to be involved in this job please email: officials@LUYSA.com
Referee Assignors
We require referee assignors for the upcoming season. The job entails the following:
- You must be reliable. The job must be completed every week. If you are going away for a week or two we can work around it for a short term.
- computer skills to send emails, attach files to email, and work in excel
- the job can be done from your home, work, the car, or where ever you have a phone and computer.
- Have time after school to call suitable referees to fill games
- the job should take 2 - 3 hours per week, every week
- It can be done a bit at a time
- You do not need to know anything about refereeing. All that you need to know will be taught to you.
How the referee assigning works each weekend:
- You will receive a computer schedule of the weekend's games at least 7 days prior to game day.
- You choose from your list of referees who is eligible to referee that age and level.
- Call or email the referee/s outlining the game details.
- Once a referee confirms they are able and willing to do a game/s type their name into the appropriate referee box on the schedule.
- Move on to the next games.
- Generally you will have 6 - 10 games to fill each week but of course this depends on the availability of the fields and how the schedule happens to fall that season. Some weeks may be more and some may be less.
If you are interested in becoming a referee assignor please email officials@LUYSA.com
Field Lining Coordinator
Job Description:
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Coordination of initial dimensioning and setup for all lined fields used by LUYSA for the season.
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Coordination of dimensioning and setup for any additional fields that become available over the season.
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Coordination of purchase of paint for lining season (2 - 3 orders per season).
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Locate and allocate line painting staff for each of the fields used by the club.
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Distribution of paint to line painters over the season
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Distribution and collection of paint equipment at the start and end of season.
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Coordination of invoices and confirmation of payment with club and line painters.
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Liaison with LFC to distribute coverage of fields amongst the two clubs.
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Liaison with Director of Fields
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Liaison with Director of Officials.
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Liaison with Club financer
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Liaison with Club Administrator
This is a great position for someone that wants to become involved with the club with an interest towards understanding more about the fields that LUYSA uses over the seasons of play. The initial start-up of the season is the busiest time for this position. Once the fields have been established, the demands on the person involved is greatly reduced. The position becomes one of maintenance and ensuring that the fields are being painted and the workers are getting paid for their work. The ideal candidate would come from the younger age groups in hopes of retaining the position for several years for continuity. If anyone has any questions about the position, please email Martin Middleton. |
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Langley United Youth Soccer Association
PO Box 26015
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Board Member
Spotlight
 Candiss Thavonesouk
Director of Volunteers
We are all aware of the stresses and pressure that comes with being a director of a non-profit organization, why did you want to take on this responsibility? It is all about the community and getting it done for the boys.
Obviously being the person responsible for getting others to do the work, takes up a lot of personal time, if you had this time to yourself what would you be doing? SHOPPING!!!
If you could change one thing about soccer in Canada what would that be? More support/funding - for a game that is huge everywhere else around the world, we need to step it up.
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Youth Player Spotlight
 Graham Kasper
What age group and team do you play for?
My current LUYSA team is U16 Metro B
How long have you been playing for LUYSA? I have been playing soccer in Langley for 10 years.
Why do you play soccer? I play soccer because it's the best game in the world!
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Youth Player Spotlight
 Vaggeli Boucas
What age group and team do you play for?
I play for Langley United U-14 Metro A Select team
How long have you been playing for LUYSA? I have been playing for LUYSA for 3 years
Why do you play soccer? I play soccer because I love to compete with the top level players of British Columbia and one day with players across the world. I also play because I have the will to win against the other teams. Read More... |
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Volunteer Spotlight
 Anne-Marie Middleton U17 Coordinator
What is your volunteer role with LUYSA? I am a coordinator at the U17 level, and will transition to U18 this coming season.
How long have you been a volunteer with LUYSA? This was my 10th season as a coordinator. Next year will be my last in this role.
Do you have a child / children that play soccer with LUYSA?
Both of my sons have played soccer for LUYSA. One of my sons played U17 Gold this past year and will finish off his youth soccer career at U18 next season.
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