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August 2000 Newsletter

May 2000 Newsletter

March 2000 Newsletter

August 2000 Newsletter

Fall 2000 LSC Planning Calendar

Sep. 9, 2000	Fall Season Starts In-Town U8 (9:00) & U6 (10:30) AVYSL & NVYSL Games
Sep. 16, 2000	In-Town PeeWee (9:00) U8 & U6 Games AVYSL & NVYSL Games
Sep. 23, 2000	U8, U6, and PeeWee Games AVYSL & NVYSL Games
Sep. 30, 2000	U8, U6, and PeeWee Games AVYSL & NVYSL Games
Oct. 7, 2000	Columbus Day Weekend AVYSL Games Only Pepperell Tournament
Oct. 10, 2000	Spring Registration Starts
Oct. 14, 2000	U8, U6, and PeeWee Games AVYSL & NVYSL Games
Oct. 21, 2000	U8, U6, and PeeWee Games AVYSL & NVYSL Games
Oct. 28, 2000	U8, U6, and PeeWee Games AVYSL & NVYSL Games
Nov. 4, 2000	U8, U6, and PeeWee Games AVYSL & NVYSL Games
Nov. 11, 2000	AVYSL Games Only
Dec. 11, 2000	Spring Registration Closes

AVYSL and NVYSL game times/locations are listed in the respective league schedule books. All In-Town U8 and U6 games and PeeWee practices are played on the Russell Street School grounds.

Notification of Team Assignment

U8 and U6 team coaches will notify players of team assignments and practice information during the first week of September.

PeeWee coaches will notify players of team assignments during the second week of September.

Travel coaches will notify players of team assignments and practice times/locations starting in late August.

New LSC Board for 2000-2001

See new LSC Board as of July 2000.

Priority Assignment to Teams

LSC assigns players to teams in the following order in its effort to provide play for every registered player. Please note that Player Assessment participation is a criterion for travel players, U10 and up, only.

• Priority Group 1 — Registered on or prior to June 30, 2000 and participated in one of the three Player Assessment sessions during June.
• Priority Group 2 — Registered after June 30, 2000 and participated in one of the three Player Assessment sessions during June.
• Priority Group 3 — Registered on or prior to June 30, 2000 and did not participate in one of the three Player Assessment sessions during June.
• Priority Group 4 — Registered after June 30, 2000 and did not participate in one of the three Player Assessment sessions during June.

Registrants are assigned to teams in priority group order until no slots or no players remain.

If an age group is under subscribed, LSC may be unable to field a league team. For example, a full-sided team requires 12 players minimum, 18 maximum. If only five players register for a full-sided age group, LSC would be unable to provide play for these otherwise qualified players if it not engage additional players or to discover alternatives.

Sportsman-Like Conduct Policy

Littleton Soccer supports the growth of self-esteem as well as athleticism. LSC expects the following from athletes and families to insure a positive, supportive atmosphere for growth and enjoyment by all involved:

Sportsman-like Conduct

• Fair and kind treatment of all teammates, opponents, referees and coaches.
• No critical, insulting, foul or discriminating actions before, during and following games and practices.
• Respect for the decisions of referees and coaches. (Report inappropriate behavior on the part of a coach or referee directly to the LSC Board.)

Generally Helpful Conduct

• Please refrain from "sideline coaching" during practices and especially games. It is very confusing for the athletes and undermines the role of the coach. We welcome encouraging remarks, cheering and general support of both home and visiting teams.
• Please remain on the side of the field designated for spectators unless a referee or coach requests your assistance.

League Zero Tolerance Policies

For travel team player families, we request that you acquaint yourselves and your athletes with the NVYSL and AVYSL Zero Tolerance Policies as well as the MYSA Coach’s Code of Conduct.

These documents are located in the league schedule books. You may also find them under Conduct Policies on this web site.

May 2000 Newsletter

Fall Registration—Starts June 1st

Fall 2000 registration is in June. Starting June 1st, you will be able to obtain registration forms at the library and at the Park & Recreation office. Completed registrations with payment should be submitted to Park & Recreation.

The fee for registrations received on or before June 30th is $30 for In-Town Teams and $35 for Traveling Teams. If you are registering more than one child in a family at the same time, you may apply a $5 discount for each sibling after the first registration.

Late fees apply after June 30th -- plus $10 for In-Town Team registrations and plus $15 for Traveling team registrations.

World Cup ‘99—June 10, 2000

We will hold our World Cup tournament and celebration on Saturday, June 10th starting at 8:45 a.m. The Littleton Fire Department Color Guard will lead the parade from Jett Field to the football field at Russell Street. Following the national anthem, the tournament will run from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., followed by a cookout and presentation of trophies to the tournament participants. (Rain date is June 17th.)

Volunteers Needed for World Cup 2000

We need volunteers to help make World Cup Day ‘00 a success. We’re asking for at least one parent from each in-town team to assist. Call Bob Stall at 486-3601 today!

Annual Meeting— June 14, 1999

The Littleton Soccer Club annual meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 14, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room in the Shattuck Street building. The annual meeting, a requirement of the LSC’s Constitution, is open to all Members (parents of registered players) of LSC. The agenda is the nomination of candidates for and the election of next year’s LSC Board, and other items and input of import to Members.

The Board is made up entirely of non-paid volunteers. Current Board openings include President, Treasurer, Registrar, and Booster Director.

LYSA Fund Raising

Littleton Youth Sports Association is conducting its annual fund raising. If you are looking for a way to contribute directly to LSC—towards referee and coach training, CPR training, uniforms, equipment, field maintenance—please consider designating your contribution to Littleton Soccer. Thanks!

Evaluation Day— June 17, 2000

LSC Evaluation Day is Saturday, June 17th, 2000. All players who will travel in the fall of 2000 will be required to participate. Scheduling details, including times and age groupings, will be distributed shortly.

Evaluation Day will consist of a variety of individual and small group activities designed to allow travel staff to assess players’ skills. Travel staff will use their observations together with coach recommendations to assign players to traveling teams.

Evaluation Day is to enable player and team assignment to appropriate league divisions and flights, e.g., Division 2A, 2B, 2C. The leagues have moved to group teams within both division and flight by similar abilities. The leagues’ and LSC’s objective is to minimize "blow outs" of one team by another in the same flight., and to provide the best opportunity for challenging and rewarding play.

Fall 2000 and Spring 2001 Birthday Cut-Off Dates for In-Town Registration

Must be age...	By date...	To register for...
4 years old	September 1, 2000	PeeWee
5 years old	September 1, 2000	U6
6 years old	September 1, 2000	U8

Fall 2000 and Spring 2001 Birthday Cut-Off Dates for Travel Registration

Must be age...	By date...	To register for...
8 years old	August 1, 2000	U10
10 years old	August 1, 2000	U12
12 years old	August 1, 2000	U14

From time-to-time, LSC will petition a league for an exception when a player's level of play indicates an early move to the next level. LSC only takes such action with the coach’s recommendation and the consent of the player's parents.

March 2000 Newsletter

First Games Scheduled for April 8th

The first LSC travel teams’ and U6 / U8 teams’ spring season games are scheduled for Saturday, April 8th. The LSC PeeWee program starts one week later, on Saturday, April 15th.

You will be hearing from your coaches shortly about practice schedules, a team season kick-off meeting, and, for travel teams, the league handbooks with game locations.

Spring Assignment to Age Group

You’ve had many questions about when players move age groups. Players play the spring season in the same age group that they played in during the fall season. For example, all players on U8 teams in the fall of 1999 will remain playing in U8 in the spring of 2000.

In-Town Game Times

U8 games will start at 9:00 a.m. at Russell Street in the baseball and field hockey areas.

U6 games will be held on the football field at Russell Street starting at 10:30 a.m.

PeeWee scrimmages will start at 9:00 a.m. on the football field.

Refreshment Concession

We will be contacting In-Town player parents throughout the season to sign up one parent of each player to serve one 30-minute period during the season at the Saturday morning concession at Russell Street.

The concession is the primary fund raiser for Littleton Soccer. Last fall, the concession was very successful under the creative leadership of Donna Trainor and Nancy Bowen with the help of the many volunteers who donated their time each Saturday.

Special Thanks to Veryfine

Veryfine Products Inc. of Littleton donated the fruit drinks that we were able to offer at the refreshment stand last fall. Veryfine’s generosity contributed significantly to our being able to meet both our refreshment and fund-raising objectives.

Spring Game Schedule

In-Town U6 and U8 games start April 8. The In-Town PeeWee program starts April 15. There are no In-Town games scheduled during the Memorial Day weekend. The In-Town season ends on World Cup Day, June 10.

NVSYL Travel Teams’ games start April 8. There are no NVYSL games scheduled during the Memorial Day weekend. The NVYSL season ends on June 3.

AVSYL Travel Teams’ games start April 8. AVYSL plays a 10-game season, including Memorial Day weekend. The AVYSL season ends on June 10.

April 8	Spring Season Starts Games—U6, U8 and all Travel
April 15	Games—All In-Town and Travel
April 22	Games—All In-Town and Travel
April 29	Games—All In-Town and Travel
May 6	Games—All In-Town and Travel Picture Day—Schedule will be published.
May 13	Games—All In-Town and Travel
May 20	Games—All In-Town and Travel
May 27	Memorial Day Weekend AVYSL Games Only
June 3	Games—All In-Town and Travel
June 10	World Cup Day—In-Town Teams AVYSL Travel games only
June 17	Player Assessment Day (tentative) for Fall 2000 Travel players
June 1-30	Early Fall 2000 Player Registration

LSC Player Development Program

As we start our spring 2000 season, it’s time to remind ourselves of the objectives of our Player Development Program:

• Raise the average quality of players.
• Tighten the distribution of skill-level within a given team.
• Identify developmental milestones for each age group to provide a focus for the coaches.
• Enables LSC to assess progress via checklists, and so tailor clinics to focus on areas in most need of development.
• Improve the success of Littleton’s players, teams, and soccer organization.
• Enhance the fun experience of soccer, for players, parents, and coaches.

The Player Development Program is the basis for player skills development, soccer camp content, coaching guidelines, and coach clinics.

Travel-Team Practice & Game Fields

When the new high school construction starts, the King Street fields will no longer be available for recreational use. If this occurs during our spring season, LSC will announce alternate field assignments to maximize the use of the remaining field resources.

The new Ayer Road fields will be ready for play in the fall of 2000 and will alleviate any short term inconvenience we may experience this spring.

Thanks in advance for your patience and flexibility should we need to execute our travel-team field contingency plan.

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