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ASL
UPDATE - PLEASE SEE BELOW WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE
LAST FEW MONTHS.
To offer a
high level overview the ASL has made some significant
strides in the few months we have been in existence. What
started as a scheduling league quickly turned into something
much greater. W will still be a scheduling league but more
importantly we are a Training Repository for each Club. What
I mean by that is this; we are here to help each Club in
anyway that we can. We have formed alliances and
partnerships with Soccer Professionals to offer Coaches
Training, Players Training, Parents Training, Camps,
Tournaments, etc.
To give you an example, we have either finalized or are in
the process of finalizing by the end of this month the
following:
Coerver Training: We are offering all Clubs
the ability to have European Premier League training for
their Coaches. If we can train our Coaches to be better
Coaches, they will translate that to the field and produce
better players. There are many different programs available
to each Club.
Positive Coaching Alliance: We are offering
Parent and Coaches Seminars to explain what is expected from
a Parent perspective as well as what we expect from Coaches.
We need to get away from Parents being bad role models on
the pitch.
Tampa Bay Rowdies: Training and Fundraising
programs have been set up. More details to follow.
Major League Soccer: Coaches training and
Athlete Camps. I am meeting with the MLS on 27 January 2009
to finalize the details.
soccer.com: We offer discounts on all uniforms
and accessories purchased through soccer.com regardless of
brand affiliation. Using the purchasing power of tens of
thousands of items helps all of our Clubs reduce their cost.
This isnt just for U8 through U11s either; this will
benefit each Club across their entire organization.
FYSA: Finalizing and approval of our
affiliation application expected by they May 2009 FYSA
meeting. This
will be for the Fall Season
US Club Soccer: Meeting with US Club Soccer on
28 January 2009 to finalize application. This will be for
the Spring Season
The above represents just a little of what we have to offer
to the Clubs. As a League the 2009/2010 Year will have us
offering U8 through U11 Boys and Girls soccer. The proposed
format is as follows:
o U8 Boys/Girls No Scores, No Standings
o U9 Boys/Girls Scores Kept, No Standings
o U10 Boys/Girls Scores Kept, Standings Kept
o U11 Boys/Girls Tryouts, Scores Kept, Standings Kept,
Divisions 1 & 2
Please remember these are suggestions to start the
conversation on how we want to move forward. Development by
definition is an evolution of progression. If our intent is
to develop our student athletes to the best of our ability
so that by the time they reach the Sr. Age Group they are
prepared for the level of skill and competition they are
going to face, we should be thinking about our Academy
structure now and to how best assisting each other in
accomplishing those goals. Once the Athletes get to the U11
Age Bracket, it is a Competitive Format. We are still
modifying this and are open to input.
We will TRULY play geographically. There are
more than enough teams to make travel very light at these
age groups. For example, there is no reason a team from
Pinellas would need to go to Lakeland UNLESS it was
agreed upon by the Coaches.
We also offer End of Year Tournaments and Mini-Jams
throughout the year. For the 2009/2010 Year we will be
offering this throughout Region C. We have also been asked
to implement this in Region A which we will do starting with
the 2010/2011 Season. At that time we will also expand to
have the age groups go from U8 through U14.
Who is involved right now? Almost 100% of Pinellas County
there are some Clubs in Citrus, Pasco, Polk, Hernando,
Hillsborough, Manatee and Sarasota Counties that have
already committed to next year or have asked me to come
speak with them about joining. In fact, I just met with
several Clubs last week that wants to bring several Clubs
(not teams, Clubs) to the ASL next year. Before they did
that they wanted to know what our plans are, who was
involved, who was running the organization, etc. I believe
after presenting what our goals are they have a better
understanding of who we are are where we are headed.
Our goal in all of this is to be a Co-Worker alongside of
each Club, to offer any assistance that we can and most
importantly train the Athletes the proper way while they are
young. If we can train them at a younger age while keeping
in mind the larger goal we will all be successful.
If I can be of any assistance or if you have any questions,
please feel free to contact me. I look forward to hearing
from you and would enjoy speaking with you and your Club. I
am available almost any time. Thanks in advance!
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