Are you a soccer player born in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 or 2012? Are you committed to becoming better at the sport you love to play? Do you want the opportunity to play with and against other good players your age? Do you want to learn more about the Olympic Development Program (ODP)? If you answered yes to any of the following questions then the 2021 NYW Academy is just what you’re looking for.

Come improve your game and learn from the acclaimed NYSWYSA Coaching Staff.

Attention All Fall League Clubs: Your coaches and volunteers should all be submitting their Risk Management applications NOW if they are expired or are new applicants. The current Risk Management registration season will close at Midnight on September 15th in preparation for the new season cut over.

The new 2022-23 Risk Management registration season will re-open on November 1st.

As an additional reminder only legal name and verified DOB should be used in BOTH Sports Engine and RosterPro. That includes Safesport and Concussion Awareness training.

Grassroots (9v9 and 11v11) and D-License coaching education courses are currently being finalized. Additional details on dates/ locations will be available shortly.

Coaches interested in being added to the list, please contact Scott Craig at scraig@nyswysa.org.

Any club interested in holding an in-person Grassroots or D-License course, please contact Scott Craig at scraig@nyswysa.org or 607-427-8563

Registration for the Spring 2022 season (15U - 19U) is now open and will be open until September 17, 2021. Click Here to Register

US Youth Soccer (USYS) is excited to announce the hiring of Simon Collins as the new Commissioner of the USYS National League.

With an extensive background in soccer — as a player, coach and director, both in the U.S. and internationally — Collins’ passion for the game is broad and far-reaching. He brings more than 25 years of sports industry experience to the USYS National League, along with a vast knowledge of sports management and business. Collins most recently served as the Technical Director for EDP Soccer — helping to oversee four National League Conferences while playing an integral part in the EDP Soccer business development team.

The Player Status Department is responsible for the processing of all registration requests, both professional and amateur, as outlined in the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. The services provided and processed by Player Status are required to be compliant with FIFA regulations, thus the department is part of the Compliance Department of U.S. Soccer. One of those registration types is International Clearances.

The international clearance registration forms have been updated to reflect FIFA criteria/guidelines and streamline the process. Failure to adhere to instructions and criteria outlined will result in submission being rejected and/or processing delays. Updates include:

One registration process which has been slightly modified is the age requirement for P10s. Continuing to process P10s for players aged 10 and older would open the Federation, members, leagues and clubs to risk and possibility of fines. Thus, P10s will be processed for qualifying players aged nine (9) and younger to bring the process in compliance with FIFA regulations.

Did you know the majority of kids BELIEVE their nutrition is good — until they learn what really is good fuel for an athlete or that 40% of young athletes don’t eat breakfast? 

 

We are asking and demanding so much of young athletes these days, yet, they don’t have the knowledge or understanding of basic nutrition. Sports Nutritionist Tavis Piattoly is our guest to help sort through fact and fiction and give parents and athletes an actionable plan to help them succeed. Piattoly is the former New Orleans Saints, Pelicans, and Tulane Athletic dietician, and the Co-founder and Director of Sports Nutrition for My Sports Dietitian (www.mysportsd.com) and the Eat2Win Nutrition App.

For young soccer players, participating in repetitive technical training activities involving heading during practice may result in more total head impacts – but playing in scrimmages or actual soccer games may result in greater magnitude head impacts. That's according to a small, preliminary study released recently at the American Academy of Neurology's Sports Concussion Conference.