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Who
Boys and girls
who live in the City of Rye or Rye Brook and/or attend
public or private school in Rye
Commitment
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Two 10 week seasons - Fall and Spring (Sept.-Nov. & April-June)
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No games Columbus Day Weekend, Memorial Day Weekend or Easter
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Game each Sunday, mandatory team practice on Saturday and a mid-week
practice with a professional coach.
Format
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U9 and U10 teams play an 7 V 7 format on a smaller field
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U11 teams play a 9 V 9 format
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U12 and older teams play an 11 V 11 format on a regulation-sized field
Travel team
soccer is competitive team soccer comprised of teams from communities
in Westchester, the Bronx and Manhattan. We are under the immediate
jurisdiction of the Westchester Youth Soccer League and must follow
their rules and guidelines. While the program is more competitive
than our Saturday intramural program, the U9 and U10 age groups are
considered developmental. The primary focus of the program is to
teach the game of soccer grounding players in the skills, tactics and
strategies of the game while fostering a love for the sport.
We strive to
teach children the sense of accomplishment that can be achieved
through working together. Towards this end, we require a commitment
from each child to work hard, come to scheduled practices and games,
to support each other and to win or lose as a team. As there are
often more potential players than there are team positions available,
we ask that players who choose to participate on Rye Youth Soccer
travel teams make it their primary sport during soccer season.
Emphasizing
teamwork and commitment serves a greater purpose than to teach
abstract values. It is the most efficient way to develop competitive
teams. This is because soccer is a team sport and because games are
won by teams, not by collections of individuals. Just as importantly,
it teaches that success can be achieved by hard work. It is not
unusual that a college All-American started as a substitute player on
a community team.
Finally, the
philosophy of emphasizing sportsmanship helps to teach children how to
handle themselves in the most competitive of situations. Towards this
end, we expect and insist that parents and other fans set good
examples of sportsmanship through positive reinforcement of players,
coaches and referees. Parental sideline conduct is strictly monitored
by Rye Youth Soccer Board members.
The
philosophy of the program ensures that every child who demonstrates a
commitment to the team will play in every game. The amount of playing
time will vary depending upon the child’s progress and the game
situation. Depending upon the size of the team, each child can expect
to play a third of each game.
Boys and
girls are formed into teams based on gender and age. Ages are defined
as being younger than an age by a specific date (e.g., for the 2006-07 year, U9s must be born
between 8/1/97 and 7/31/98). This is a New York State League rule.
We encourage
children who are not selected to a travel team to play in our extended
intramural program to continue building skills until such time as an
opening occurs on a travel team.
We are
limited by our league to forming 3 teams per year in the U9 and U10
categories consisting of a maximum of 14 players each. We do field an
“A” team in each age group each year. All 3 teams within an age
group practice together as a unit. U9 teams will remain intact for
the first 2 seasons. Thereafter, we encourage upward movement over
downward movement. Players who move down will do so only after the
spring season.
Due to the
developmental focus of the U9 and U10 program, it is imperative that
players be selected to play at the appropriate level to maximize
playing time, build skills and maximize enjoyment.
Those wishing
to play travel team are selected based on the following three
processes:
-Input from
Rye Youth Soccer intramural coaches rating each player based on their
impressions over the course of the intramural season
-Tryout
rating players individually on speed, ball control, kicking/shooting
and one-on-one (judging offensive and defensive capabilities) on a
scale of 1-5 (5 being the highest)
-Tryout
scrimmage rating players based on game situation
Coaches are
selected by the Executive Board of Rye Youth Soccer with direct input
from the Director of Soccer and the Director of Intramurals.
Intramural evaluations completed by parents are also utilized.
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