COMPETITION NOTICE
All coaches and participants are advised that the following teams will only be participating through the end of pool play. In the event any one of these teams is ranked first or second in their pool, the team with the next highest number of points will go on to the medal rounds.
U12B-21 3/T/220 Pool C
U12G-17 5/C/160 Pool DD
U14B-11 3/B/1143 Pool D
U14B-15 7/A/941 Pool B
U16B-12 14/I/1370 Pool C
U19G-07 7/A/274 Pool DD
U19G-12 7/A/527 Pool AA
U19B-22 7/O/178 Pool C
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Practice Field Info (6-29-08) Thanks to the efforts of the National Games Organizing Committee, field permits have been secured so that AYSO teans that wish to can practice prior to or in between their games in the competition. For more details click here.
In the very unlikely event that the National Games are cancelled, all registered teams will receive full refunds. Memorabilia that is pre-ordered and paid for by teams will be distributed.
For any team that withdraws prior to 90 days from the National Games (end of business day in Hawaii on April 6, 2008) a full refund will be provided. If a team withdraws within 90 days of the National Games, there will be no refund.
Coach Certification Training Requirements for Secondary Season, Tournament and National Game Coaches
UPDATE – UPDATE – UPDATE – UPDATE
As previously announced, the National Board of Directors approved a Position Statement presented by the National Coaching Commission which requires all coaches participating in the AYSO National Games, Secondary Programs, Inter-sectional AYSO tournaments, non-AYSO tournaments and International competitions to be trained at the age/skill level of the team they enter and coach. This approval occurred in October 2006 and was otherwise to go into affect August 1, 2007.
When the matter was recently revisited, however, the NBOD voted to delay the implementation of this policy until August 1, 2009. This new window will allow time for this very important change to be communicated to all of our membership and time for our coaches who wish to participate in these secondary opportunities to obtain the required training. This notification will serve as the first in this line of communications. Over the coming months, the National Coach Commission will undertake an aggressive effort to communicate this requirement to the membership and to see that more training courses are scheduled and conducted. In turn, coaches will now have two years to seek out and take this valuable training.
While a "Temporary Bypass Certification" had been discussed, your AYSO leadership knows that better trained coaches make for better skilled players, which creates higher energy levels, more excitement and fun, as well as success. As such, it will not be implemented.
The delayed implementation date will thus result in the opportunity for additional coach training courses with greater attendance of our grass-root volunteers. We also suggest that regions work with other regions or areas to organize mini-Super Camps -- where a battery of coaching courses can be offered -- and offer them at different times, in order to maximize attendance and give greater options for course completion. These camps have the added benefit of bringing the volunteers of an area or section together and increasing the spirit of cooperation and teamwork. It is considered appropriate for a region to reimburse a volunteer for some or all of any expenses incurred in getting this much-needed training.
We thus encourage you to be supportive of the Coaching Commission effort when considering coaches for any secondary play teams or establishing rules of any competition of which you may be a part. Reward those who have sought the training and have improved their skills to provide a greater service to our players. The program deserves nothing less.
Thank you, in advance, for raising the quality of coaching and the entire AYSO experience for the kids.
