Section 5 - Area B - Region
279
West Knoxville/Bearden at Lakeshore Park
Knoxville, TN USA
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AYSO Region 279 Soccer!
Positive Coaching * Good Sportsmanship * Player Development
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COACHING NEWS:
Special Notice About Jewelry (All Coaches Should Take Note)
Required Coaching
Certification Make up Games and Practices Right-click either of these links and "Save Target As..." to download. |
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Guidance For Coaches & Referees |
Special Notice About JewelryJewelry worn in the hair, around the neck or on hands presents a hazard when players are actively engaged in playing. NO JEWELRY IS TO BE WORN BY PLAYERS DURING GAMES OR PRACTICES.This includes, but is not limited to, rings, bracelets, necklaces, brads or beads in hair (even beads that are braided or woven into hair, such as "cornrows", "tassils" or whatever the current name is), or pins of any kind. When doubt, coaches should just say no. Please inform parents of this prior to practices or games. This restriction also applies to tournaments, in or out of the region. |
Required Coaching CertificationEach team needs two coaches both of which must be certified at or above the level of the team they are coaching. Both coaches must complete the Safe Haven course. And both coaches should have a copy of the player registration forms for the season. The copy should be resigned to have an original signature by one of the parents. This is an insurance requirement in case of an injury and provides release for the coach to take action if the parent is not present. This is also becoming a requirement for many tournaments and tournament officials are becoming stricter about checking coach certifications in the National database. |
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Requests for players on a specific team - Team BalancingThe national AYSO policy does not allow for coaches or players to request to be on a specific team. The only pairing allowed is for coaches with their children (or nieces/nephews) and siblings if they are close to the same age. The other type request that we try to honor is for a practice night or not to practice on a particular night. Social interaction is important to children's growth and soccer provides a relaxed and informal way to develop those skills. Note that many children make new friends through soccer that they keep through high school and beyond. For each Spring season we do make an effort to keep the teams together from the Fall. Some exceptions occur when the whole team doesn't return or the coach doesn't return. Then the team may be combined with another team in the same situation, or the players may be split among multiple teams. New players coming in will be placed on teams at the discretion of a committee appointed by the commissioner. For each Fall season all players go back into the general pool and coaches participate in an organized draft with oversight by the regional board. Some trading does occur after this draft, but only if both coaches agree and it is sanctioned by the AYSO coordinator for that division. An instance of this would be if a player didn't specify a practice night conflict on the registration form and got assigned to a coach that was practicing on that night. The reason that prompted these rules occurred many seasons ago, but without them there is no way to prevent the problem from occurring. AYSO has five tenants in its philosophy. One of these is "Balanced Teams". We try to ensure that games played are fun and that the outcome of games will be even. It is not fun when games are 8-0. We will do what is possible during team formation to prevent this. Many seasons ago coaches had no restrictions and would request players for car-pooling reasons or friends that wanted to stay together. This environment resulted in stacked teams where coaches pulled together all the most skilled players that were as good as or better than Club teams in the area. But the result was they beat all other teams heavily and on a consistent basis. This was not good for either side since the players that lost badly had no fun, and the players that won had no challenge to improve their skills. The coaches for the winning team even had the additional chore to prevent taunting and other unsportsmanlike conduct since these players were still young and had not learned to deal with ego yet. But there is benefit to having highly skilled players play together as well as against each other. For more information about the Avanced Training Program, read on |
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Advanced Training Program -- ATPTo allow for all the exceptional players to play together as well as those who have a keen interest in bettering their skills we have instituted the Advanced Training Program (ATP). Any player can join regardless of skill, but they have to be committed to learning soccer. No missing practice, no disruption of practice, and complete attention to the coach. They can be asked to leave if they don’t follow these guidelines. Players must still participate on the regular AYSO team for practices and games to join ATP. The only restrictions are on age. Since AYSO is about fun we don't start to stress aggressive competition in the early years. ATP is for players starting at the second year of U10 eligibility and through the two U14 years. ATP girls are in the Spring and ATP boys are in the Fall to avoid conflicts with area Middle School and High School soccer. Teams will play on Sunday afternoons against other AYSO regions that have similar programs or against area club teams if the Regional Commissioner approves the game. There is no set schedule so the coach or a volunteer from the players’ parents organizes games throughout the season. Coaches for ATP must:
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