Join us at 7:00 AM at the downtown Dunkin Donuts on Saturday April 5th.   We split up into groups to handle all of the fields and are usually done by 8:30 AM. 

 

 

 

The Spring BAYS Travel season opens next Saturday, April 12.  The season runs for 10 weeks, including Memorial Day weekend, and ends on June 14. 

 

The BAYS League Schedule and up-to-date Standings for all of the Winchester teams is available here.   This link is also available on our website www.winchestersoccer.net

 

All players should have heard from their coaches and should have received their practice schedules and practices will start as soon as the fields are open.

 

Good Luck to all WSC teams!

 

Sandlot (In-town) soccer starts on Saturday, May 3rd and runs for 7 weeks, ending Saturday, June 21st.  There will be no in-town soccer on Memorial Day weekend; Saturday, May 24th. 

 

Time	Age Group	Field
8:00-9:15	U7 Girls	Mullen
9:30-10:30	U6 Boys	Mullen
10:45-12:00	U6 Girls	Mullen
12:45-2:00	U8 Boys	Mullen
2:15-3:30	U8 Girls	Mullen
3:45-5:00	U7 Boys	Mullen

 

 

 

Field space is always scarce in Winchester but this spring season is the tightest season in the club's history. With the introduction of new programs and the continued growth of existing programs, the demand for Winchester field space has exploded in recent years.  Our registrations continue to climb, this season over 1,600 players have registered for WSC programs.

 

The initial Spring 2008 Field schedule represented a 15% reduction in our field space and did not allocate enough field space for us to run our programs.  This initial allocation would have forced us to make widespread cuts affecting hundreds of our members. 

 

The WSC Board and the Fields Committee worked to restore the fields that we need to run our programs this spring season.  We thank the Town Manager, Board of Selectman and the Recreation Department for their support and their efforts in this process.

 

We were able to restore most of the game field space that we need, though our allocations were still reduced by 10%.  Some teams will be limited to one practice a week.  Many teams will not receive the field space that they wish and we will squeeze more teams on to the fields this spring.   We ask your patience this season. 

 

The WSC is committed to work with the Town and the other community-based, youth sports organizations to streamline the process in the future.  We ask for your support with this effort.  If you would like to get involved, please contact Kip Garlow, WSC Fields Committee Chair at

kgarlow@comcast.net

 

Dear 2008 Spring Soccer Coaches:

 

You are the great ones for leading our children through the ups and downs, fun and development in the game of soccer and more importantly life. 

 

Like it or not you are role models - and as you think about your season think about the things you can control to make your season a guaranteed success.  You cannot really control the weird scores that hit the top of the cross bar, bang off your goalie's head and go in, the questionable referee calls, the sick player, the bad directions, etc.  You can control the way you and your team represent our town, our club and yourselves.

 

Good sportsmanship is a guaranteed ingredient of not only a successful season but parents that appreciate their child's emotional development.  A good attitude builds winners! 

 

Click here to read the rest of this important message from the Sportsmanship Chair!

 

The WSC Ombudsman Committee, also known as the "OC", led by JD Hale, recently published its Mission Statement:

 

The WSC Board of Directors, in a Special Meeting convened for the purpose, unanimously approved an amended set of Bylaws on March 20, 2008. 

 The amended Bylaws, adopted at the Board Meeting on April 2, 2008 are the product of several months of careful and thoughtful review from an excellent legal team drawn from our community.  Richard Bardi, Esq.; Gary Grassey, Esq.; Jacqueline Welch,Esq.; Joop Grevelink and Charlie Stackhouse formed the core of the Bylaws Committee.  The Bylaws Committee carefully weighed and considered all advice and suggestions put forward by Club, Winchester community and WSC Board members during this elaborate process. In step with a changing legal landscape, the new Club Bylaws incorporate new best practices. 

 

This overhaul of our Club Bylaws represents a major step forward for our Cluband we appreciate the tremendous effort expended by the Bylaws Committee to bring our Bylaws up-to-date with the realities of our growing Club.  Click here for the amended bylaws.

 

Spring 2008 Program

WSC hosted a special event on Saturday March 22 to prepare all U9 girls for their first travel season.  In addition to meeting their coaches and receiving their travel uniforms, the girls and their parents received an orientation into the world of BAYS travel soccer. 

 

The Blast-off event featured guest speaker, Tracey Leone.  Leone, a Winchester resident, is currently the Assistant Coach of the Harvard Women's Soccer team.  Tracey has a distinguished career in US Women's Soccer as both a player and a coach.  She is the first American to win a World Championship as both a player and a head coach.  The girls were thrilled to hear  Tracey speak about US Women's soccer and we hope to foster strong ties between her and the WSC.

 

The WSC is one of the oldest and largest youth soccer clubs in Massachusetts. 

 

The WSC, founded in 1967, has grown from a small club with a handful of recreational teams to club with 1,600 registered players, a 25-member volunteer Board, hundreds of coaches and a wide variety of programs to serve the diverse needs of our broad membership.

 

We are planning to celebrate our long history of providing recreational activities for the kids of Winchester and would like your input.  Please contact us at secretary@winchestersoccer.org with your ideas!

 

Click here for more information and to register today!