Sacred Heart Soccer SHGSC

Agenda 1.US Soccer Changes Age Brackets Small Sided Games Referees 2.Concussion Policy 3.Sacred Heart Changes for Fall 2016 How are we affected? ­League Play ­Teams SHGSC Specifics ­Tryouts – 2016 ­Fee Structure ­Uniforms

2016 Sacred Heart Soccer Board of Directors President Colleen Lawlor Youth Ministry Director Kathryn Cohagan Travel Coordinator Chris Derzak Non-Travel / In-House Coordinator Bill Nellies Secretary Jessica Williamson Treasurer Randy Chiat Non-Travel / U-6 and U-8 Coordinator Stuart Kahn Fundraising / Marketing Julie Bahr Equipment Coordinator Jim Ellis Fields Coordinator John Hedrick Registration Chris Derzak Website Coordinator Chris Derzak Tournament Coordinator David Brown Player Development Rick Folio Coach Education Erik Gonder

US Soccer Changes Age Brackets – Use Birth Year instead of School Year – To align with the other 208 countries that use Birth Year age brackets – Improved player development – US Soccer Mandate – Aug 2017 – US Youth Soccer will start with Season

New Age Brackets Season Birth Year 2014 U U-6U U-6U-7U U-6U-7U-8U U-7U-8U-9U U-8U-9U-10U U-9U-10U-11U U-10U-11U-12U U-11U-12U-13U U-12U-13U-14U U-13U-14U-15U U-14U-15U-16U U-15U-16U-17U U-16U-17U U-17U U

New Age Brackets Simple Calculation: Year Season Ends – Birth Year = Age Group: – 2004 = U – 2008 = U – 2012 = U6

US Soccer Changes Small Sided Games – Anything less than 11 v 11 is a Small Sided Game – Smaller Goals, Smaller Ball, Shorter Duration – Start with 2016 Fall Season – With fewer players on a smaller field, players are more directly involved in the action of the game.

US Soccer Changes Three Referees – All 11 v 11 Games will use 3 Referees – Small sided games will continue to use 2 referees.

Concussion Policy Players in U-11 programs and younger shall not engage in heading, neither in practices nor in games. Limited heading in practice for players in U-12 and U-13 programs. Clubs should be aware of circumstances in which individual consideration is needed Referees should enforce these restrictions by age group according to the specified rules

Sacred Heart: How are we affected? League Play – All US Soccer members are required to institute these initiatives by August – US Youth Soccer will start with Season – Local leagues, CMSA, BBSL, HCSL will apply these rules starting Fall 2016 – ABSP (CYO) will not adopt the US Soccer suggested changes.

Archdiocese of Baltimore Soccer Program ABSP – CYO USSF Rule changes for fall 2016 season At its February board meeting, the board discussed the various suggestions made by the USSF regarding age, team size, field size, number of referees, game times, etc. Importantly, the board reviewed, and gave great consideration to, the comments, suggestions and recommendations that were submitted by various programs. By and large the input from the programs was not to implement the suggested changes. (Only one program supported adoption of any of the suggested changes--and that program recommended a gradual phase-in of the suggested “age” change). In light of the foregoing, the board voted not to implement the USSF suggested changes. The board will review its decision following the coming season. The board suggests, therefore, that if your program did not make its position on the suggested changes known to the board, that it should still do so as the board will review its decision following the conclusion of the coming season. ​Tim Madden​ President Archdiocese of Baltimore Soccer Program

Sacred Heart: How are we affected? Teams – Our goal is to keep existing teams together as best as possible – “Play Up” permitted, “Play Down” not permitted – Greatest impact will be this year – Considerably less impact each year

Sacred Heart Tryouts Dates – Tryouts – Start Sunday May 15 – Sacred Heart – Father Hooper and School Side Fields – Full Tryout Schedule will be posted on the website and distributed to registrants by April 20. – Tryouts wrap up May 28 – Teams and Rosters will be announced by June 1

Sacred Heart Changes Fees – Tryouts Free Registration – Travel Soccer Fees - Dynamic Directly related to the expenses incurred by each team. Based on League and Tournament play – Two tournaments Father Hooper – Labor Day tournament One additional tournament will be included in base fee. – Additional Referees – New Goals – Information sheet distributed at Tryouts

SHGSC Changes Uniforms – Moving to Brand Name Uniform – Adidas Tiro shirt, Tastigo short, Copa Socks – 2 Year usage – Ordered directly by player/parent – Soccer.com – Shipped individually – Additional Spirit-wear and player equipment/apparel will be available

SHGSC Uniforms