Fall 2010 (updated August 24)

• NOW POSTED: District Team Home field and game times.
• NOW POSTED: Fall Practice Fields (pdf). Field reservations begin first week of August. Be sure to check reservation times as they change from week to week, but generally are 5pm-8pm at most venues until daylight decreases in the fall months.
• Summer Coaches Game is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 22, 1-3 at Hiawatha field
• Mandatory Coaches meetings
  • District Coaches (U12 and older, and U11 teams playing District),
    Thurs., July 15, 7-8:30pm, Grace Church, 10323 28th Ave SW, Seattle
    • Agenda (pdf)
    • Coaches packet - revised July 29 for Association Coaches meeting (pdf)
  • Association Coaches (U8 to U11 teams),
    Thurs., July 29, 7-8:30pm, High Point Community Center, 6929 34th Ave SW, Seattle
    • Agenda (pdf)
    • Coaches packet (pdf)
  • Coed U6 and U7 Coaches
    Thurs., Aug. 19, 7-8:30pm, Grace Church, 10323 28th Ave SW, Seattle
    • Agenda (pdf)
    • Coed U6/U7 Coaches packet (pdf)
• Sports Participation Policy - Seattle Parks, 2002 (PDF). This document lists guidance for use of athletic fields in Seattle. Please note: NO AIR HORNS at fields.
• Fall Registration
  • Opens June 1 and closes June 30 (for players U-8 and older) or closes August 15 (for coed U-6 and U-7).
  • Late registrations are accepted on a space-available basis. Please refer to our player assignment guidelines.
  • If you plan to coach this fall, please register early and include the list of players you are expecting back on your team and any new players (please note our player assignment guidelines).
  • If your team plans to "play up" an age group, all players must register at their league age group and "request to play up." A WSSC Board member will contact you to discuss your request. Teams will be manually moved up an age group by a WSSC Board member.
• Rules -- please review the rules page.

Spring 2010

March 22, 2010 UPDATE

Hello Spring Coaches --
Thanks again for serving with us! Uniforms should be available for pick-up later this week. We will send an announcment to coaches as soon as they arrive. The match schedules should be available by the end of the month. If you have not already done so, please email your team families to let them know that you will be coaching their players this spring. And if you were not present at the Spring Coaches meeting, please download and review the 2010 Spring Coaches Packet.

• March 15, Spring Coaches meeting (and Annual General Membership meeting)
  • Agenda (PDF)
  • 2010 Spring Coaches Packet (PDF)
  • Bylaw Revision - approved (DOC)

Spring 2010 Coaches Game - view past coach game photos.

Fall 2009

UPDATED 12/1/09 - Sealth Field Practice schedule / team assignments (PDF).

• The Fall 2009 Practice Field Schedule (PDF) has been REVISED (Posted Nov. 2, 2009).
• Concussion Education Informed Consent by Coaches and Players -- all Fall 2009 participants should have received an email from Washington Youth Soccer (WYS) about the informed consent. View the home page, right column, for instructions to log in to your member account.
• District Coaches (U-12 and above) -- schedules and home game times/locations have been announced -- review the District III Teams Coaches page.
• Fall 2009 Practice Field Schedule (PDF)
• Fall 2009 Coaches Packet, revised 8-26 (PDF)
• Coed U-7 Coaches Meeting Agenda, 8-26 (PDF)
• Review of soccer movies (Bend it Like Beckham, The Miracle Match, more....) by WSSC Coach, Paul Sampson, to recommend to your players. This page also lists coaches links and resources.
• Fall Schedules -- view schedules page
• Rules -- please review the rules page. If you are a U-7 to U-11 (mod) coach, print out the rule overview for your age group.

The following information is extracted from the Fall 2009 Coaches Packet (PDF).

Referees

Please remember that the referee has the final say during your game. There is a place to evaluate a referee on our referee web site Trias (www.triassoccercentral.org) if a coach wishes to submit one for a specific game/referee. You will need to register on Trias, log in and then click on Coach-Evaluate Referee.

It is also policy that a game must still be played in the event that a referee does not show up to officiate. Please be prepared in case this happens. In the event that no officials show up for the game, it is recommended that each team have a volunteer officiate the game for each half.

Also, it is not acceptable for a coach or parent to attack a referee in any way (verbally or physically) or question their calls. In such cases, the club will back the referee and the person that committed the attack will be disciplined. Verbal attacks against referees are considered abuse. It is a bad example to parents, players and spectators.

We want the WSSC to model and practice the highest standards of fair play and sportsmanship. At the conclusion of each match, all WSSC players and coaches should shake hands with their opponents and the referee.

Rosters

All 11-a-side teams (U12 and older) have a maximum roster of 18. If there are kids that are not assigned to a team and there is room on a team roster, our club by-laws mandate that the child be assigned to an available roster. WSSC first assigns to the team that has the least number of players.

Maximum Rosters: U7=6 (co-ed), U8=8, U9=9, U10=10, U11=14, U12 and older=18.

Team Pages

With our online registration system, coaches can set up a Team Page accessible from the WSSC home page to communicate practice and game information to their team families. When you register as a coach using your username and password, you can use this same username and password to log into www.westseattlesoccer.org/sam to activate your team pages and view your roster. This is your Admin view.

On this page, you can create a separate username and password for your team parents to use to communicate practice and game times and any other information. This is also where you can email everyone on your roster and print out medical release forms for each player. If you need more information on this feature of WSSC's website, please contact the WSSC Board at wsscboard@gmail.com.

Tournaments

WSSC reimburses up to $200-$400 per team (depending on age group) per calendar year for tournaments. For more information on this, please check our policies page.

Tournament participation requires advance planning and preparation. The Coach must complete and sign the approved WSSC and HSA Tournament roster form (Click Here to download an electronic version [MS Word], and Click Here to download the PDF version.), which includes the player's full legal name and date of birth, and provide any other documentation specific to that tournaments entry requirements. This documentation must be forwarded to the WSSC Registrar at wssc.registrar@gmail.com for signature approval. Once WSSC approval is granted, the WSSC Registrar must forward the documentation to the Association Registrar for final approval. Please allow at least seven (7) business days to accomplish this function. View WSSC board roster.

Remember that you and your team are representing the Club and the Highline Soccer Association. Play hard. Play fair. Have fun! Go WSSC!

Treats/Snacks

If you want someone to provide snack or treats for each game, create a list at the beginning of the season with different families taking on this task for each game. This can be communicated via email or your team pages.

Trophies

The West Seattle Soccer Club does NOT provide trophies for players or teams, but we have arranged a significant discount for WSSC Members on trophies, medals, and recognition plaques with Northwest Trophy - 1314 Howell Street, Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 682-3523 http://www.nwtrophy.com/

View the 2009 WSSC Coaches Packet (PDF) for more information. Have more questions? Let us know and we will update this page with the information.