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All SASC Coaches, Assistant Coaches and club volunteers must complete, sign and have on file with the registrar a Disclosure Form.

Team Roster

  1. All coaches must attend the mandatory pre-season "Coaches Meeting."
  2. Coaches may be handed an "Unofficial" team roster. You will receive your official roster known as a "GOLDEN ROD" when all player and coach forms have been completely processed.  The club or district registrar will notify you when it is ready.
  3. Contact all players within one week of receiving a roster.  Identify yourself, give contact information and provide first and season practice information.  This is also a good time to recruit volunteers by stating your team's needs.
  4. Keep your golden rods with you at all times both at practices and games. This form contains the necessary authorization for medical treatment.
  5. In the Fall you will receive player ID card.  Please get your ID cards laminated.  Keep them with you until the end of the season then you can pass them out to the children. Their use is for insurance ID and tournament play. Kinko’s laminate cheaply. ID cards must be laminated for their official use in Tournament Registration.

 

Rules of Fair Play and Sportsmanship
In addition to the modifications to FIFA rules, SASC has the following requirements on the recreational game.

  1. Every player must play at least half of each game he/she attends.
  2. The Coach should strive to make each child a “starter” for at lease 50% of the games in a season.
  3. The Coach should strive to put each player in a position to score (i.e., forward or attacking mid-fielder) at least 50% of the time over the length of the season. Players should NOT be limited to, or pigeonholed into positions, even though they themselves may have their initial preferences. Players should be challenged to experience the “total” game of soccer.
  4. Every player who wants to must have the opportunity to play as goal keeper at least ½ a game during the season.
  5. Coaches are expected to make adjustments when team is leading by 3 goals. Adjustments include:
    1. Moving players that have little chance to score into scoring positions, i.e. swapping dominating player with goalkeeper, swapping forwards with fullbacks, etc.
    2. Play more ball possession / defense rather than high pressure attacking.
    1. When all else fails with young, overzealous goal scorers, and your team is leading with 5 goals play 1-2 players short for the remainder of the game.

Comments: The purpose of the above rules is so that players should NOT be limited to, or pigeonholed into positions, even though they themselves may have their initial preferences. Players should be challenged to experience the “total” game of soccer.

In addition opposing coaches, parents and players should congratulate each other after the game and a “Thank you” offered to the referees.

Equipment

Team Equipment:

SASC supplies: We also suggest:
  1. Balls
  2. Medical Kit
  3. Cones
  4. A bag to carry all
  1. pinnies or vests
  2. mini goals
  3. whistle
  4. watch 
  5. goal keeper gloves

Game Equipment:

  1. Nets and flags are at the field. They are in the Club containers placed and locked right at the fields where the club teams play.
  2. If your team gets a late start on Saturday morning your game will be cut short to maintain the schedule for the remainder of the day.
  3. Home team of the first pair of teams in each age group U-6, U-8,  U-10 and U-12 to play is responsible for nets up.
  4. Home team of the last pair of teams in each age group U-6, U-8,  U-10 and  U-12 to play is responsible for nets down.

Child’s Equipment Rules:

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