Hello SYSA families,
What a great end to Session 1! Thanks to all our parents for working with us through the last few weeks when we had so many game changes. The league is very appreciative that Shaker is so flexible and exhibits such good sportsmanship. We have a reputation among our competitors for being fierce but fair and always good sports. THANK YOU!
A few reminders: We DO have training on Monday, January 17th even though the kids are out of school that day.
Session 2 games start the weekend of January 22/23 and Team managers will be entering them into Sports Engine soon. You can always find them here if you want to confirm.
We ask that families RSVP on Sports Engine as soon as they know their availability for games so we can reach out for subs if necessary.
Have a great week!
Also, we made a few changes to the age group practices: the BU11-12 age group practice is now on THURSDAYS at 5:00 PM at FORCE RICHMOND so we could offer more space to the group for practice. The BU13-15 age group is back to 6:00 PM on Wednesdays. If you have questions about practice schedule, please reach out to Coach Yasser.
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We Need Your Help!!
As many of you are well aware, since the pandemic began, trained referees are in short supply. We're hoping some of our members will get trained and help out with our Recreation games and eventually move on to Travel games.
If you're interested and would like more information please fill out this google form.
The new referee certification process involves just five steps..
- Create a personal profile in the U.S. Soccer Learning Center.
- In the Learning Center, register for a New Grassroots Referee Course, based on your availability.
- Complete the Introduction to Safe and Healthy Playing Environments training, housed in the Learning Center.
- Complete a self-paced Grassroots Referee Module, also housed in the U.S. Soccer Learning Center.
- Attend the virtual Field Training Session with a local referee instructor. (There are classes in January, February and March but they fill early!)
Once you have completed steps 1 through 5, you will be a certified Grassroots Referee and ready to officiate games.
January Birthdays
Ian Ludwig
Grace Duan
Eli Ajiboye
Ariya Patel
Anne Hale
Sydney Karfeld
Coach Ryko Marich
We want to hear from you!
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, or if you feel like this email contains incorrect information, please let us know at one of the contacts below. We thank you for your support of this program and the support of your player(s).
For program related questions - please contact Director of Coaching: Yasser Hussein
For registration questions, please contact Registrar: Kristin MacPhail
For all other questions - please contact Board President: Sara Schiavoni
