Recreational Travel
Teams for Fall 2008 are being formed. Coaches will contact players sometime in August 2008.
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The GSYSC currently participate in the Lancaster Area Girl Soccer and the Lancaster County Intramural Boys, Intramural Leagues. The Intramural league is a league based on a recreation play philosophy with constitution and bylaws, registrar, appeal process, insurance coordinator, and officers. (Under EPYSA Guide lines)
Players participating in this league:
• Not required to use player passes and rosters for registration.
• Not required to use licensed referees.
• Intramural fees for players and teams must be paid.
• Participation does not qualify a team for travel team tournaments and/or US Youth Soccer/EPYSA Cup play.
• All players are registered through one in-house affiliate.
• League is not required to use player passes and rosters for registration but must supply a list of affiliate clubs/teams participating in the Recreational League to EPYSA.
• Not required to use licensed referees.
• Recreation fees for players and teams must be paid.
• Participation does not qualify a team for travel team tournaments and/or US Youth Soccer/EPYSA Cup play.
Travel Club – A soccer Association with at least one (1) team in a travel league.
• Required to have a travel team director and insurance coordinator.
• Register players and team with Travel League.
• Travel Clubs have no direct affiliation but are indirectly affiliated through their travel league.
Recreation Philosophy
• No recreational player shall be subject to tryouts, invitations, recruiting or any process to roster players selectively to any team on the basis of talent or ability.
• There shall be a system in place to create fair and balanced distribution of
playing talent among the teams participating.
• No player shall be denied participation due to talent or ability.
• All players MUST play a minimum of 50% of the game except for injury, illness or discipline.
Please review the Shirt Care policy
Boys (U10-14*) and Girls (U10-U14*) teams competing in a less competitive league against other Lancaster County teams. For less experienced, less aggressive players. Each team will play one weekend game and have two practices during the week. Practice times and days are set by the coach of the team. There are no try-outs required. Each child will play close to 50% of each game. Practice starts in August.
*Child must be under this age on August 1, 2006.
U-12 Age Group - child born between 8-1-94 & 7-31-96
U-10 Age Group - child born between 8-1-96 & 7-31-98
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Players’ Contract
Players representing GSYSC have a level of accountability that should be encouraged and enforced by parent or guardian.
As a player representing GSYSC, I will pledge to:
- Exercise good sportsmanship.
- Play as a team, not as an individual.
- Show respect toward coaches, team members, opposing team members, fans and referees.
- Respect all Club equipment, especially jerseys that must be returned at the end of a playing season and launder jerseys prior to their return.
- Notify my coach if I cannot attend a practice or a game. Understand that failure to attend practices could result in reduced playing time during a game.
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Parents’ Contract:
It is critical for parents to be involved in their children’s activities. The level of involvement will vary from parent to parent. However, it is important to understand that even the smallest level of involvement is significant to both the child and the Club.
As a parent representing a GSYSC player, I will pledge to:
- Become more involved in Club and team activities.
- Reinforce to my child, the importance of his or her attendance at practice, as well as, games.
- Contact the coach if my child is unable to attend a practice or a game.
- Ensure my child arrives at practice and games on time, wearing appropriate soccer gear.
- Ensure my child has water for practices and for games.
- Ensure my child is picked up from practices and games in a timely manner.
- Ensure any and all phone chain information is passed on as quickly as it is received.
- Promote positive feedback to all players and referees, refraining from any and all negative comments.
- Understand that my child’s skill level will differ from the other players, and will respect my child for what he or she can bring to the game.
- Help oversee the game and practice areas, making sure litter and trash are removed.
- Support the coaches and players when requested to do so, by providing fruit at halftime for travel team games.
- Provide constructive criticism and positive feedback for improvement of the Club’s programs and activities.
- Understand and appreciate the fact that coaches and club members are volunteers, appreciating their time and commitment to my child.
- Demonstrate appropriate behavior at all times, by making positive comments only. I will encourage the entire team, and not just my child.
- Refrain from questioning or verbally abusing the referee and/or coach.
- Refrain from coaching from the sidelines.
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