Select Team Tryouts — Coach Info

The Select Program Vice-President, Adrian Rigby, will hold a meeting for all approved Head Coaches. This meeting will take place Wednesday, May 17 at 7:00 PM at the UHV Athletics Office. If you cannot attend the meeting, or have any questions, please email Adrian at vysoselectvp@gmail.com.

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• The Board of Directors will coordinate and conduct player tryouts. The tryouts will be held at the Riverside Soccer Complex.

• Tryouts are open to all children in the age range of the team. Each child has an equal opportunity to be chosen for the team.

• Emails will be sent to all age-eligible players about player tryouts for each team. These emails will be sent on May 9.

• Players must register before they can attend tryouts. The registration link, and other information for parents, is posted on the Tryouts — Player Info page.

• Each team will have a four-member evaluation committee that will evaluate players at tryouts. Each evaluation committee will be comprised of the team’s coach and three people appointed by the Select Program Vice-President.

• At the conclusion of the team’s last tryout session, the evaluation committee will choose the players for that team. The evaluation committee will submit the list of players to the Select Program Vice-President.

• The full team formation rules can be found in Articles 3 and 4 of the Standing Rules.

Tryouts will be held for the teams below.

Yes, players can try out for more than one team. If a player is selected for more than one team: the player’s parents will receive the following information:

• The teams the player was selected for
• The head coach contact information for all teams the player was selected for
• Explanation that the parents are responsible for deciding which team the player will play on
• Instructions for notifying VYSO with the parent’s decision
• The deadline for deciding which team to play on

Minimum number of players in order to form the team:

• U11–U12 teams: nine (9) players
• U13–U19 teams: eleven (11) players
• The minimum number of players must be reached using players that were not selected for another team.

Any person that will interact with players in VYSO (including, but not limited to, coaches, assistant coaches, trainers, managers, assistant managers, board members, employees, other volunteer roles) must complete the following required steps:

•Register
•Submit Background Check in GotSport
•Upload a passport-style photo into GotSport account
•Complete the CDC Heads Up Concussion Training Module in GotSport
•Complete the SafeSport Training Module or Refresher in GotSport

Team Officials (coach, assistant coach, trainer, manager, assistant manager) must also be approved by the Board of Directors after completion of the steps listed above.

All head coaches, trainers, and assistant coaches must have one of the following coaching licenses.

• U.S. Soccer A, B, C, D or E Coaching License
• U.S. Soccer 9v9 Grassroots License (online or in-person) {U11—U12 teams}
• U.S. Soccer 11v11 Grassroots License (online or in-person) {U13—U19 teams}

All coaches are encouraged to continue their education by taking new or higher level coaching courses.

Each team must have a Team Manager.

All select teams shall have a Team Manager in addition to the Head Coach. The Team Manager cannot be the spouse of, or live in the same household as, the head coach. The purpose of this is to give each team two independent representatives of the team that will have access to the team information. (Standing Rule 3.7)

Head coaches must submit the list of team officials by June 3 so that the Board of Directors can review/approve those individuals when forming teams on June 5.

The Board of Directors will meet on June 5 to review lists of players and form teams. Coaches will be notified of team approval/denial by June 8. Coaches will receive the list of players, with contact information, on this date as well. Coaches must contact all players by June 11.

• The player registration fee will be determined by the WDDOA Flight the team will play in.
  • Prime Teams = $460
  • Challenger Teams = $445
  • Alpha Teams = $400
• All registration must be completed online. No paper registrations will be accepted.
• Payment plans will be available.
• The player registration fee must be paid in full no later than July 31.

• We will keep the same uniform for another year.

• Returning players that do not need a new uniform will not be required to purchase a new uniform.

• Each new player will receive two full uniforms (jersey, shorts, and socks).

TBD

• You can add players and team officials, with approval of the Board of Directors, at any time up until any applicable WDDOA or STYSA roster deadlines.
• VYSO does not have a roster deadline.
• There will be a link on the Select Coach and Manager page for the form to add players and team officials.