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Dear Parents:
The coaches are excited
and pleased to have your children on our team. We will try our best
to do all the right things for the team and your child. We will teach them good sportsmanship, how to work together
as a team, how to improve their soccer skills through practice, hard
work, and hustle, and most of all, have FUN.
We will try the best we
can to give all players as much playing time as possible.
The exceptions to this rule are if players are consistently late or exhibit inappropriate behavior. Our philosophy is to try
to expose players to as many positions as their ability allows as
well as their physical safety.
Oceana
will provide your child with a team jersey (which must be returned at season’s end),
black soccer shorts and black team socks. Please see below for additional equipment requirements.
All the
coaches are volunteers who are willing to devote a lot of time and effort to work with
your child. We are licensed by the Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association (MAYSA) (www.mayouthsoccer.org).
You can help us in the following
way:
For All Practices
Please be on time, players
dressed appropriately, with plenty to drink. No jewelry of
any kind is allowed. Please try to let us know if your player will be absent.
For All Games
Again, please be on time
and call your coach if your child will be absent. Players should
arrive a minimum of 30 minutes before game time for warm-ups.
Required equipment:
team jersey, black soccer shorts, black socks, shin guards, soccer
cleats, and water bottle. No jewelry of any kind is allowed.
During The Game
Parents and friends must
remain on the side of the field opposite the teams. Please
do not stand behind the goals or allow siblings to do so.
Encourage
your players in every possible way. Please do not coach from the
sidelines-it is very distracting to the players.
All cheering
and fan support should be in the form of positive encouragement. We ask that
parents and fans refrain from negative criticism, especially of the referees (please read the “Zero
Tolerance Policy” for coaches and parents), who after all, are only trying to do the very
best job they can. Coaches are responsible for parent’s behavior at games. If the referee
complains to the coach, the offending parent will have to leave the field or the team will forfeit
the game.
We ask
that you support the MAYSA methods of teaching and coaching even if you disagree. We
welcome any discussion of our philosophy. However, for consistency, we want all the players working
with us together.
Please
keep abreast of team news, announcements, and the upcoming schedule at our web site.
We will always phone you personally with any last minute scheduling changes.
We welcome
and encourage your input. Feel free to contact any one of us either personally, by
phone or email. We will try to address your concerns as best we can.
Thank
you for the opportunity to coach your children! It is a priviledge.
Your Oceana Coaches
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