Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club1 Fall 2015/Spring 2016 Registration Meeting May 19, 2015 Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club

2 Board Introduction Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club Overview Registration Process / Uniforms Pre Travel Program Q&A Agenda

Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club3 Executive Board: Founder: Ken Finder President: Mouris Saghir Vice President: Spencer Haimes Secretary: Jeff Maxon Board Member: Peter Corbin Board Member: Andy Hoemann Other key contacts: Registrar: Jamie Wagner Tournament Director: Glenn Christal Uniform Manager: Patty Chernick Game Day Coordinator: Traci Erenfryd Key contacts

Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club4 Who are we? –Non Profit (501c3) volunteer organization –Rye Brook’s Travel Soccer Program –Participant in the Westchester Youth Soccer League (500+ teams) –Play in both Fall & Spring seasons –RBYS currently has over 20 travel teams 2nd grade – High School Pre-Travel program for K – 1st grade – Run by the Red Bulls Youth Development trainers Number of teams varies based on how many players register –Over 400 boys & girls in the program Who we are

Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club5 Mission The RBYS Mission To provide the highest quality soccer experience for our children that balances participation with competitive play in a fun and challenging environment

Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club6 The Commitment –All children are expected to attend and participate in all practices and games unless excused. –Children must exhibit good behavior during practices and games –Excessive absences will be dealt with by the Coaches, at their discretion –Games are played in bad weather and on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Travel Soccer is a BIG commitment Your commitment

Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club7 Practice –Weekly Practices – run by Red Bulls trainers and parent coaching staff 1 weekday session (Monday, Thursday or Friday for 1.25 hrs) 1 Saturday Practice (for 1.5hrs) High School teams practice Saturday only (1.5 hrs) WYSL games every Sunday (including Mother’s and Father’s Day) –Winter play and training is at the discretion of the coach and team, which is not included in club fees. Practice

Current Pre-Travel= K, 1 st and 2 nd grades –Practice 1/week in Spring –U8: Pre-travel Travel= U9-High school Balanced teams until U13 Comparable skills teams for U13- High school This Fall Pre-Travel= K and 1 st grade –Practice 2/week in Fall and Spring –U8= Travel Travel= U8- High school Developmentally appropriate teams for U8 & U9 Balanced teams for U10 - U12 Comparable skills teams for U13- High school Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club8 Current balanced teams are grandfathered in and will be phased out once they reach U13 Team formation- changes

Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club9 Playing out of Grade If there is no available roster spot on the player’s grade appropriate team, the player may be offered the opportunity to play out of grade by the Executive Board, at its sole discretion Age eligible players who are cut from their grade, may only play down a grade if roster spots are available Non Rye Brook Players: Non Rye Brook players will have no standing over Rye Brook players in regard to roster spots, unless they have participated in the program for a minimum of the full previous year (Fall / Spring) Non Committed Players: A player who leaves their team after the formation of that team will not be allowed to participate on any RBYS team for a minimum of one season, except if that player circumstance’s falls within the RBYS Refund Policy (available on the website). Team formation

Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club10 All Grades –Club maintains the right to reshuffle the teams if the Executive Board deems necessary –Club maintains the right to create a new team – based on several factors including but not limited to: New players register to play, which allow us to meet the minimum requirements for a new team. In addition, the minimum requirements for the existing teams must be maintained –In the case that a team loses players to bring it below the minimum roster requirement, ALL teams at the given grade bracket may be subject to either a rating and reshuffling or a tryout and cuts. Rating & Reshuffling - enough players still remain for the same # of teams Tryout and Cuts - in the case where the number of teams will need to contract and therefore not enough roster spots will exist Team formation

Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club11 Roster Size Guidelines Age / GradeMatch Format RBYS Minimum RBYS Maximum u8 (2 nd grade)6 v 6TBD u9-u10 (3 rd / 4 th Grade)8 v u11- u12 (5 th/ 6 th Grade)9 v u13 + (7 th - 12 th Grade)11 v Roster size

12 Age / GradePlaying Seasons PracticeTeam Makeup Playing Time RBYS Dues U8 (2 nd grade) 6 v 6 Fall & Spring1 Weekday & Saturday Comparable skills Meaningful time in each half $600 full year u9-u10 (3 rd- 4 th ) 8 v 8 Fall & Spring1 Weekday & Saturday Comparable skills for U9 Balanced for U10 Meaningful time in each half $600 full year U11 (5 th ) 9 v 9 Fall & Spring1 Weekday & Saturday Balanced Guaranteed time in each half $600 full year U12 (6 th ) 9 v 9 Fall & Spring1 Weekday & Saturday Balanced Coaches discretion $600 full year u13(7 th ) 11 v 11 Fall & Spring1 Weekday & Saturday Comparable skills Coaches discretion $600 full year u14+ (8 th –12 th ) 11 v 11 Fall / Spring 8 th & 9 th Spring 10 th -12 th SaturdayComparable skills Coaches discretion $550/ $ 275 per season Team details- Fall 2015/Spring 2016

Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club13 1.For existing teams, season- long continuous process conducted by assigned Red Bull trainers on the teams 2.For existing and new teams, 2 tryout sessions in early June conducted by Red Bull trainers for U8 & U9 teams this is the only rating mechanism and it will be conducted on June 8 th & 15 th 3.For existing teams- Parent coach input 4.Commitment will be used as a tie breaker between players ranked equally by the above  The rankings will be based on the evaluator’s rating of ability, effort and attitude  Those on a wait list will also be separately evaluated by the same Red Bulls trainers in the event that there is subsequently an open roster spot Ratings

Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club14 Registration Process for players and coaches: –May 21, 2015: Registration Period begins You MUST register to reserve a potential spot for the season –This applies to all players including returning players In order to complete the registration process, go to the club website and complete on line registration process. This is found under the registration tab. Check the website to confirm your registration has been received and entered (updates should be entered daily) –May 31st, 2015 – 11:59 PM: Registration deadline There are no exceptions to the deadline –After the Registration deadline, team frameworks will be established and tryouts (if necessary) will be scheduled –ALL PAPERWORK, FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE ON THE CLUB WEBSITE AT Registration

Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club15 All fees are due in total at the time of registration All fees are fully refundable to players who do not make a team Once a player has been assigned to a team, there will be no refunds, with the exception of medical exemptions and hardships Registration dues

Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club16 Team Gear Uniforms Optional –Jackets –Bags –Sweat suits RBYS uniform supplier: Soccer & Rugby Imports Greenwich, CT Uniform

Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club17 K – 1st Grade Pre Travel Training Program –For K- 1st grade girls and boys –Curriculum and program developed by RBYS in conjunction with the New York Red Bulls –Mix of skills and games designed to help players make the transition from recreation soccer to competitive travel –Mondays 3:45pm- 5:00pm & Saturdays 9am-10:15am –Fall & Spring seasons –$250 per season Pre-travel

Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club18 All information and forms from tonight's meeting are ava ilable on the club website at Online information