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Important Dates |
Sunday April 27: Registration period for Fall Travel Soccer begins
Saturday May 3: Sandlot (In-town)Spring Season Opens
Sunday May 4: TOPS Spring Season Opens - 1:30-2:30 Lynch Field (note new time)
Wednesday May 7: WSC Board Meeting
Saturday/Sunday May 24/25: Memorial Day Weekend - No Sandlot (In-town) or TOPS
Sunday June 1: Deadline to register for Fall Travel Soccer
Wednesday June 4: WSC Board Meeting
Saturday June 14: BAYS Travel Season Ends
Sunday June 15: TOPS Season Ends
Saturday June 21: Sandlot (In-town) Season Ends
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Announcing the new WSC Game Reschedule procedure! Follow the Game Reschedule link on the WSC website to submit your game reschedule choices directly to the Fields Committee. This new, streamlined procedure is the only way to request a field for a league game!
Please be respectful of the other WSC teams and adhere to the field schedule. Our fields are quite crammed this spring and we all need to work together and cooperate with other teams.
Understand that the High School teams have priority on the fields. Please stay off of the field if a High School team is using it.
A reminder that if fields are closed by the Town, all WSC teams are to stay off of the fields.
It is essential that all teams comply with the field closures, so check the hotline or the website!
Hotline: 1-781-440-6501
Please respect our fields, clean up after your team. Thanks in advance for your cooperation! |
| Volunteers Wanted!
We encourage and invite you to get involved in the WSC.
The WSC is looking for volunteers to help update and maintain our website as well as to evaluate new technology platforms for the future. Please let us know if you can help the club in this important area!
Contact us to help out! |
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Just a reminder that Winchester Soccer Club adheres to the Mass Youth Soccer and BAYS Travel League Zero Tolerance Policy towards game referees.
All coaches and all spectators shall support the referee. Failure to do so will undermine the referee's authority and has the potential of creating a hostile environment for the players, the referee, and all the other participants and spectators.
The WSC asks all coaches and spectators to review the Zero Tolerance Policy and to support our young referees by complying with this policy. | |
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Dear Winchester Soccer Family,
What a great spring we are having! Our travel teams are in the fourth week of the season, the BAYS High School teams played their first game last weekend and Sandlot (In-town) and TOPSoccer open their spring seasons this weekend. Hopefully the weather will cooperate towards the end of this week!
Make sure the read this edition to stay up-to-date with all the latest news, important program reminders and special events. We have some exciting events coming up, with appearances from Gold Medalist and World Champion Christine Lilly, and New England Revolution stars Steve Ralston, Jay Heaps and Michael Parkhurst. Also, don't miss the recommendations to both conserve fuel and increase your fun this season!
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Sandlot (In-town) Starts Saturday May 3rd |
Sandlot (In-town) soccer starts on Saturday, May 3rd. Players should come dressed to play with a WSC reversible shirt (available at T Michaels), black shorts, shin guards, sneakers or cleats, black shorts, and soccer socks covering their shin guards.
Players should also bring a filled, labeled water bottle and a labeled size 3 soccer ball.
Sandlot Schedule:
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8:00-9:15 |
U7 Girls |
Mullen |
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9:30-10:30 |
U6 Boys |
Mullen |
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10:45-12:00 |
U6 Girls |
Mullen |
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12:45-2:00 |
U8 Boys |
Mullen |
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2:15-3:30 |
U8 Girls |
Mullen |
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3:45-5:00 |
U7 Boys |
Mullen |
Don't forget to check the website or hotline for weather related cancellations! |
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TOPSoccer: Reaching out to disabled youth for over a decade |
 TOPS, The Outreach Program for Soccer will kick off its spring season Sunday, May 4 at Lynch Field. Sessions run from 1:30 to 2:30 on Sundays through June 15, 2008. There is no session on Memorial Day weekend.
Critical to the success of the program is the collection of typically developing junior coaches who volunteer their time each week to ensure that a special needs child is able to fully participate in each session.
If you are interested in participating WSC's TOPS program as a junior coach (ages 12 and up - no soccer experience necessary), an athlete (ages 6 to 16) or an adult volunteer, please contact Melinda Weber at melindaweber@comcast.net.
Junior Coaches Matt Lindmark, Matt Smith and athlete Adam Horwitz enjoy an afternoon of TOPSoccer. |
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Register for Fall Travel Soccer |
Believe it or not, it is time to sign up for Fall Travel Soccer. The deadline to register for the fall is June 1st so, beat the rush and sign up today!
Click here to register online. |
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Girls Technical Training featuring World Champion and Gold Medalist Kristine Lilly |
The first ever technical training featuring Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Two-time World Cup Champion, Kristine Lilly is being held May 29th, right here in Winchester!
This session has been designed specifically for the serious soccer player to teach technical skills and game tactics using advanced training techniques. This session will be guided by Kristine Lilly and will focus on enhancing ball skills, and technical and tactical drills to improve confidence.
This technical training is open to all Winchester Soccer Club and Sachems FC players Gu8-Gu18.
Date: Thursday, May 29th
Time: Gu8-Gu11 4:00-5:30PM
Gu12-Gu18 5:30-7:00PM
Location: Manchester Field
Cost: $75 includes an autographed t-shirt
Sign up now! Space is limited and this training session will fill up quickly. Click here for more information and to register today! |
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Boys Technical Training featuring Revolution Academy Director Deven Apajee joined by Ralston, Heaps and Parkhurst |
 The first ever technical training featuring three current New England Revolution players; Jay Heaps, Michael Parkhurst and Steve Ralston is being held May 30th, right here in Winchester!
 This session has been designed specifically for the serious soccer player to teach technical skills and game tactics using advanced training techniques.
This session will be guided by Revolution Academy Director Deven Apajee and soccer stars Jay Heaps, Steve Ralston and Michael Parkhurst and will focus on enhancing ball skills, and technical and tactical drills to improve confidence.
This technical training is open to all Winchester Soccer Club and Sachems FC players Bu8-Bu18.
Date: Friday, May 30th
Time: Bu8-Bu11 4:00-5:30PM
Bu12-Bu18 5:30-7:00PM
Location: Mullen Field
Cost: $75 includes an autographed t-shirt
 Sign up now! Space is limited and this training session will fill up quickly.
Click here for more information and to register today!
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BAYS Presidents Cup |
 The BAYS Competition Committee is pleased to announce the 8th Annual Division 3 BAYS President's Cup for Spring 2008. An F.A. style, open format cup competition which may be entered by any team within the following groupings:
- Girls or Boys U14 Division 3
- Girls or Boys U12 Division 3
- Girls or Boys U11 Division 2 New this year!
- Girls or Boys U11 Division 3
We encourage all qualifying teams to register. For more information and to register, visit this link on the BAYS website. |
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District Select Tryouts Announced |
 The Mass Youth Soccer District Select summer soccer program is for players born from 1989-96 (U12-U19). Top soccer players from across Massachusetts form high-level teams for summer league and tournament play.
Two or three games are played per week, in addition to at least one weekly training session. Matches begin July 13 and conclude with a tournament on August 9 and 10.
Girls Tryouts are Scheduled for Saturday May 3rd and May 17th. Boys Tryouts are scheduled for Saturday May 10th.
Visit our Tryout page for more information. |
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Women's Soccer Update |
 John Jenke, Age Group Coordinator for the GU9 group writes, edits and produces a weekly Women's Soccer Update. The newsletter contains the latest news, scores and player profiles. There are also helpful hints, training tips and links to interesting videos. Check out the April 26th Edition.
We have posted all of the past issues of Women's Soccer Update on our website. Click here to view the past issues of Women's Soccer Update. |
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Coach Mentor Lesson Plans Available On-Line |
 The Coach Mentor Lesson Plans are available on the WSC Website. To get the most from the sessions and to provide the players with the best experience, all coaches should review the plans before the session.
The Coach Mentor team prepared a Coach Education and Player Development Handbook. This handy guide is available here and at www.winchestersoccer.net |
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Manchester Field Project |
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 On April 10th the Winchester Soccer Club represented all of the Winchester Youth Sports in a 'One Voice' show of support for the Manchester Field Project. Click here to view a copy of the presentation.
The Manchester Field renovation would include a new track and baseball field for the high school, football field for the middle school and high school programs, and a multi-use turf field for soccer, field hockey and lacrosse.
Winchester has very limited field space and our field utilization, as a town, has reached an all time high. In fact, most of our fields are utilized at 95-100% of their capacity.
A redesigned Manchester Field complete with turf and lights will expand our field inventory through extended hours and decreased field closures due to weather conditions.
Click here to view the other Manchester Field Presentations. |
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Carpooling is Good for the Players and Good for the Parents and Saves Gas Money! |
 The BAYS geographic group of towns runs basically from Winchester down to North Attleboro - so our two towns frame the northern and southern borders, basically. Someone has to be on the northern end! This does mean in some brackets our teams have a few games with longer drive times. Think of this as an opportunity versus an economic (i.e. gas), time or social challenge!
Our experience running a lot of travel teams over many seasons is these travel games are the most fun. Why? One word: Bonding. Parents and Players!
One of us drove by the car driving a group of girls last week (the car has a load of parents) -and when we went by them - the girls were absolutely in a doubled over fit of laugher over something, who knows what. You just cannot replace that - the fun of soccer takes many forms - and happy players contribute to making good and successful players. Longer drives actually make this situation more likely to arise.
So next time you are about to say - "Coach, we will meet you at the field" - think twice. Carpooling from a location like the Swim Club or VO parking lots - is defiantly the way to go. Save money too!
Pile the kids into a couple of cars - and even more challenging get the parents into just a few too! Designate someone, give the coach a break, to just organize this stuff. It is easy - and well worth the effort!
 A Message from the WSC Ombudsman Committee: Jan Koss, Tom Schneider, Doug Darby, Joanne Baldini and JD Hale, Chair.
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Don't forget to check the website or the Field Status Hotline 781-440-6501 before heading to the fields.
Registration is open for Fall Travel soccer, so sign up today!
Carpooling is a great way to make some new friends and save gas money along the way!
Enjoy your kids!
Sincerely,
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