Club Handbook
Dear Prospective Parents,
Thank you for considering the Delaware Select Soccer Club (DSSC) as the soccer family for your child. The information
contained in the following pages highlights what the club is about, what to expect at the tryouts and what to expect after the tryouts. We hope the information is helpful and proves to be a valuable resource for your family.
Table of Content
INTRODUCTION
COACHING AND TRAINING
FEE'S
PAYMENTS
UNIFORMS
CLUB STRUCTURE
TRYOUTS - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
TEAM MEETINGS
Introduction
The Delaware Select Soccer Club (DSSC) is DYAA’s competitive soccer program. DSSC teams play their regular season games in the Mid Ohio Select Soccer League (MOSSL) and participate in at least two select, invitational tournaments in the Fall season and 2 in the Spring season. DSSC boasts over 20 competitive boys and girls select teams playing in the U-9 through U-19 Age divisions. In total, there are over 230 boys and girls playing select soccer through DSSC. We also started a U8 academy division.
Coaching and Training
Coaches and Trainers representing the Delaware Select Soccer Club are well-experienced in the sport. Each coach and trainer holds a coaches license at least at the level required by the Ohio South Youth Soccer Association. Every Delaware Select team has a Head Coach, Assistant Coach(es) and Team Administrator. In addition, teams are supported by Club Trainers. Many of our trainers are from the OWU men's and women's team. Goal keepers also can attend keeper-training sessions throughout the fall and spring seasons, with 2-3 sessions per season.
Fee's
Select player’s fee's is $640.00 per year, this fee is made into 4 payments.
Select players's U15 and up is $320 for season
Buckeye Premier fee's are $800 per year, this fee as well can be paid into 4 payments.
Buckeye Premier fee's for U15 and up is $400 for season
U8 /U9 Academy is $320 per year, this fee as well can be paid into 4 payments.
As you likely know, this is by far one of the lowest club/select fees anywhere. The following will be covered by the player’s
registration fee:
- DYAA’s league fee
- MOSSL’s registration fee
- MOSSL’s tournament fee and field fees
- 2 Invitational tournament fees
- Liability insurance for player, coaches, DYAA, MOSSL and the City
- Player allocation of stipends paid to coaches and trainers
- Player allocation of fees paid to referees
- Club clinic held by OWU Men's team
- 2-3 Keeper clinics per season
Payments
First payment of $160.00 is due on the registration cut-off date for the summer (end of June) 2nd payment of $160.00 will be due before Fall Season begins (mid August) 3rd Payent of $160.00 will be due at the end of October. 4th payment of $160.00 will be dueat at the end of January.
Families will register on-line on our website DYAASoccer.org and go through the payment process. Everything this year will be online. Registration/payment for players and Administrator and Registration for Coaches. Payments are made through PayPal. If you do not own a credit card you will have to contact our President Art Miller at Amiller@dyaasoccer.org
Under special circumstances, the President of DYAA could grant an exception and approve the payment.
If the fee is not received prior to the team’s first practice, the player will be removed from the roster and not permitted to play (practice or games) until payment is made. This is more a liability issue then anything.
Requests for payment plan must be submitted in writing at least 10 days prior to the registration cut-off date as publicized by DYAA. Requests should be sent to Art Milller and Tanya Brehm.
Uniforms
- The uniform package will consist of 2 jerseys, 2 pair of shorts, and 1 pairs of socks.
- Cost is approximately $110
- Families will be asked to attend a uniform sizing and ordering session
- Payment is due when you place the order. Orders will not be placed without payment. Payments will not be processed until all of the uniform pieces are delivered in August.
- Additional gear can be ordered at the sizing meeting (bags, warm up gear, etc).
- U8 Academy Uniform fee's are $30 for two Jerseys
Club Structure
Club Name: Delaware Select Soccer Club
Team Name: Delaware Knights/Lady KnightsClub/Team
Colors: Red/Black
Club/Team Uniforms: Adidas home and away jerseys, shorts, socks
Regular Season League Play: DSSC teams play in the Mid Ohio Select Soccer League (MOSSL)
Tournament Play: DSSC teams play in one Central Ohio Invitational tournament plus in the season-ending MOSSL tournament
Professional Coaches/Trainers: Head Coaches/Trainers with at least 2 years varsity college and/or professional playing experience and/or high school or college coaching experience
Parent Team Administrator: Selected by the Head Coach and handles the team's administrative matters (i.e. carding, calling, logistics, tournament registration)
Time Commitment: 2 games per week during the 5 or 6 week season, season-ending tournament, training sessions as scheduled by the Head Coach, pre-season training
Travel Commitment: Home games and training sessions at Smith and/or Houk Park, away games in Central Ohio - typically Columbus metropolitan communities
Financial Commitment: $300 per season covering all DYAA league fees, MOSSL fees, tournament and field fees, liability insurance, stipends for professional coaches/trainers
Club Commitment: 50/50 Raffle every fall
Benefits: Professional coaches/trainers, competitive level of play, enhanced individual and team skill development, tournament experience and exposure, licensed coaches, trainers and refs, lots of fun, family-centered
If a player attends a tryout and is selected to a DSSC-MOSSL fall team, he/she does not need to try out again for spring. If a player attends a tryout and is not selected to a fall DSSC-MOSSL team, there are plenty of opportunities in the future…it simply means that the staff would like to see the player develop further and try out next year after playing in DYAA Rec. for another year.
Tryouts - Frequently Asked Questions
Tryout Schedule & Age Group Guidelines
A complete tryout schedule for teams playing during the 2012-13 seasons can be found on our website under Tryouts. Tryout Flyer includes information includes the tryout age group guidelines, dates, times and locations.
The Tryout Process & Evaluation
- You must pre Register online for our tryouts, you can find the registration on our website under "tryouts" If you do not get a chance to register online we will have registration at tryouts you can fill out.
- Tryouts are held over a two day period for each age group. Each tryout session will last approximately 2 hrs. Players are encouraged to attend both days if possible to allow our independent evaluators and coaching staff the opportunity to assess their skills. The more opportunities the evaluators have to see you child, the better their evaluation will be and subsequently the easier it will be to place your child on the correct team.
- The assessment will be on technical ability, small group and game-situation performance. For example, passing, receiving, juggling, shooting, dribbling, heading etc. They will also participate in small group activities such as 2v2, 3v3, 4v4 and/or 5v5. Finally, players are organized into teams and play in a match related environment similar to their age groups league format ( 6v6, 8v8 and/ or 11v11). The first night will focus more on the skills and finish with some small sided play and the second night will focus more on field play.
- At the end of the second night of an age group/gender tryout, the evaluator assessments are supplemented with input from the coaching staff and the Director of Coaching. The evaluation staff is comprised of the Directors of Coaching, the current team’s coaching staff, next year’s coaching staff and independent evaluators.
- When all evaluation is in and rosteres are put together we have a better idea on how many teams we will have in each age grps. The age grps and roster sizes vary on skill level and the number of kids trying out. If we have enough kids to make two teams in one age group then we will make an "A" team and a "B" team, if we have enough for a "C" team then we will do that.
- Age Groups:
- 6V6 U9 and U10 Boys and Girls Maximum roster is 12 minimum is 8
- 8V8 U11 and U12 Boys and Girls Maximum roster is 14 Minimum is 10
- 11V11 U13 and up Maximum roster is 22 minimum is 13
Notification - Did my child make a team?
- At the end of each tryout week, the evaluation team (independent evaluators, coaches and DOC) will meet to review the player’s evaluations and create the teams for next year. Together, the group will work to form the teams. Some teams will be more competitive than others. The focus will be on the developmental needs of each player & team, and will place players in the appropriate level of play
- The staff will begin notifying everyone that participated in tryouts with the results and offer roster spots at 2:00 PM on the Sunday after age group tryouts. This is a League by-law and must be followed by all clubs in central Ohio.
- Every family will receive a phone call from the coach of that team. The process can take a few days depending upon the number of players trying out in a specific age group.
The Calls
- If we are only having one team in your child's age group the coach will be calling all players who have been asked to play first. We would like an immediate response if/ when the offer is extended on Sunday afternoon. If a family needs time to consider the offer, they will have 3 hrs to make a decision to accept or decline the offer to join DSSC. IF we have more then one team, the A team will be making the calls first and once that team have been filled we will move onto the B team, we will NOT be calling the B team until the A team has been finalized. The Coach of the B team will then make his calls. After all teams have been notified the coach of the A team will then call the players who have not made the team(s).
- Please make sure you have provided a phone number where we can contact you on Sunday afternoon. If you will be traveling for a tournament or family vacation, please provide a cell phone number. Not being able to contact a player/family will result in your spot being offered to another player after a reasonable amount of time.
- If your child has not made a team please encourage them to keep working and developing their love for the game. We do offer a recreational soccer DYAA Pre K-5th and MSSA (middle school soccer) 6th-8th grade.
Can my child “play up” an age group
- US Youth Soccer defines the age group for each player. Basically, when trying out, a player in a specific age group cannot turn the age of that age group prior to August 1, of that year. Any child is permitted to play “up” in age if they meet the following requirements: (1) the player receives permission to tryout for an older age group prior to tryouts, and (2) That the player must understand that if they are not chosen for the higher age group and their true age group has already made it's calls they are not allowed to take a spot from another player in their age group. Final decisions are left up to the discretion of the Directors of Coaching.
What is the time and team commitment for a player who joins a team?
- It is extremely important to understand that upon acceptance of an offer to play, the commitment to the soccer program is for one entire year (August through the end of May). The commitment is to be honored by all Parents, Coaches and Administrators of the team.
- All players who have made a team are to participate in the club 50/50 fundraising, Scholarship kids fundraiser. This is mandatory. All players will be asked to sell 10-15 tickets to raise funds for players who are in need of some assistance to play soccer in our club. As a club we are a family and we try to help as many kids as we can, we keep our fee's low to make sure parents are able to make payments. Some families struggle to make this happen so this is a great way for all of us, as a club to help out. The Drawing is picked during our DYAA soccer tournament. The Winner will receive half of what is raised.
Fall Season: August, September, October
- Teams practice 3-4 times per week during the month of August. Once league games begin, teams practice 1-3 times per week based on their age group and game and tournament schedules.
- Teams play an average of 8 league games in the fall season, Teams participate in an average of 2 tournaments in the Fall season (included in fee's) A tournament may be local or it may require out of town travel and some additional expenses such as hotel, food etc. Winter Season Indoor training is not included in the team fees paid. All indoor training are up to that coach of that team.
Spring Season : March, April and May (for some teams extends into the first week of June)
- Teams practice 3-4 times per week during the month of March. Once league games begin, teams practice 1-3 times per week based on their age group and game and tournament schedules.
- Teams play an average of 8 league games in the spring season
- Teams participate in an average of 2 tournaments in the Spring season (included in fee's) A tournament may be local or it may require out of town travel and some additional expenses such as hotel, food etc.
- Where does DSSC teams practice? Play Games?
- Practices: These are schedule in advance with the coach and Director. Practices take place at the Houk Fields (YMCA Delaware), or Smith Park. There A few other locations around Delaware we have open space to practice. These sites are scheduled by the club directors so they are used in compliance with the arrangements set forth by the parks, school and churches granting access. We are respect our relationships with these facilities and treat them as such. WE ARE NOT TO PARK AT THE CHURCH AT SMITH PARK, CAR WILL BE TOWED.
- Games: All home games are schedule at the Houk Fields and Smith Park.
Uniform Sizing
Families will be asked to attend a uniform sizing and ordering session. This is done in mid June so we have plenty of time to get the uniforms in before our first game. Payment is due when you place the order. Orders will not be placed without payment. Payments will not be processed until the all uniform pieces are delivered in August.
Team Meetings
After offers are extended and accepted, there is much work that needs to be completed over the summer to ensure the players can start the season in August. Uniforms must ordered, paperwork and fees collected, meet the coaching staff and so much more! The team commitment meetings are designed to share information with parents about the upcoming season, allow the players to meet their teammates and to collect paperwork necessary to prepare for the team’s participation in competitive leagues. The team formation meetings will be scheduled by your coach with in the first few weeks of making the team.
Each child will need to bring a 1x1 picture of their head (shoulder up)
2 copies of their birth certificate
Signed copy of the player registration form along with the code of conduct form and medical release form (this will be given to you by your Admin/coach)
Thank you again, if you have any questions please email them to Tanya-Brehm
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