NYSWYSA is holding elections for three District Commissioner positions in November. This is a two-year commitment and includes a seat on the NYSWYSA board.

The districts up for election are Buffalo, Southern Tier and Syracuse.

Date: Sunday, October 17th

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Location: Lakefront Park Field #12, 1645 Boulter Industrial Parkway. Webster, NY 14580

Advance Registration Required.

For more info, contact Diana at dgroth@nyswysa.org.

A virtual conversation that recognizes the unique perspectives of our Hispanic/ Latinx members and opportunities for leadership and growth in youth soccer.

Presented by: HSS - Hospital for Special Surgery and USYS

Date: Thursday, October 14

Time: 7:00PM EST

Co-Host: Andrea Garcia, Assoc. VP of University Advancement at Touro University California and Tim McCoy, Executive Director of PA West

Panelists: The panel will consist of Male & Female professional and youth soccer players.

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.

“I wish my kid would practice more on his own,” said one mom to me at a recent talk. “He could be so much better if he applied himself.”

“I hear you,” said her friend. “If he spent as much time practicing as he does playing video games he could be amazing.”

Sound familiar? Do you have children, or athletes on your team, that are really struggling to get better because their habits and application today have very little correlation with their long term goals? Heck, couldn’t we all use a few more good habits in our lives, and a few less bad ones (I write as I swallow my third Vienna Finger of the day). I think the answer to that is yes, we could all benefit, especially our young athletes.

The new season is almost here, did you plan for next season already? A good preparation and a structured season plan will help to guide a team safely through a season and allows us to develop the players’ and teams’ skills equally. If we coaches follow a structured season and an idea through the season, it will make it easier to plan the practice sessions, and to develop and challenge the players systematically and equally. However, the content for structuring a season requires an age-appropriate approach. The way girls and boys learn depends on the age and the level of their skills. In this newsletter we will give you an idea how to structure a season plan for different age groups.

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This week, PCA and Cloud9 joined together to host the webinar entitled, “Can eSports Teach Life Lessons?” It was an open discussion all about the gaming culture and coaching or parenting young gamers using social-emotional development skills. PCA’s Marti Reed and Cloud9 Training Grounds Director, Samir Bolar, moderated the conversation and were joined by amazing panelists Dr. Rachel Kowert, Research Director of Take This, Jorrel Batac, Director, Scholastic Fellow Program NASEF, Sue Thotz, Senior Program Manager, Common Sense Education and co-founder of Equity in Action CA, and Larry Miljas, a parent advocate.

Check out the full replay, and the top 5 takeaways from the conversation.