Dynamo Soccer - A Message from the President

Dear Coaches,

Welcome to a brand new season of Dynamo Soccer. I hope this season will be both fun and rewarding for you and your players. There are several thoughts I would like to share with your before the season begins.

1. Most youth coaches are kindhearted volunteers. These men and women try hard to make sports enjoyable and rewarding for kids. However, on occasion some youth coaches do not fit the mold of a good role model for children. Here are some suggestions for quality coaching:

1. Teach and re-teach! Don’t chastise or yell at players for making mistakes.
2. Kids who are having fun on the field are winners. Dynamo Soccer is not concerned about wins and losses. Make sure your players having fun. Make sure your players learning. Make sure your practices are NOT monotonous and boring. Visit the Dynamo web site for coaching resources to keep your practices lively, fresh and fun.
3. Coaches do not berate referees or verbally abuse players. Treat the fields as your workplace. Are employees in your business taken to task and embarrassed in front of 200 spectators? If there are concerns with referees or players use private, voice controlled conversations. Remember to teach and inform, not abuse and embarrass.
4. Good coaches communicate often with parents, they organize the details for every practice, they arrive on time, and they teach skills; they do not just scrimmage each practice.
5. Monitor playing time: Every player must play the minimum of half of each game. If a child for some reason refuses to play, notify the referee and the child’s parents of the situation. Do your best to encourage the child to get on the field.
6. Do not run up the score of a game: If the goal differential becomes greater than 4 it is required that coaches substitute their higher skilled players or play the higher skilled players at a defensive position to slow down their scoring. Other ideas include having players shoot only with the weaker foot, take shots only after a significant number of passes to team mates, and to take shots only outside of the penalty area.
7. Read through the Dynamosoccer.org website. There is a lot of valuable information for coaches including responsibilities, age group specific rules, and coaching resources.
8. Check your mailbox in the coach’s room BEFORE each game!

2.Communication with parents is very important! Please make sure your player’s parents are in the loop of team happenings. Technology makes this easy! Below are a few methods you can use to keep families up to date with practice schedules, rainouts and other important information. However make sure you accommodate parents who lack technology or the skills to use technology.

a.  Use Dialmycalls.com. This website is free and makes all of your calls for you. No need to make 16 calls to notify parents, just make one. This is the website/phone system the coaching coordinator used this to notify you about picking up your rosters. The only restriction to keep it free is that you can only send out one message per day to no more than 25 phone numbers and there is a short advertisement.

b.   You can also use Text Messaging, Twitter, or create a Facebook page for your team.

3.The Dynamo Soccer Board will have several positions open for next season. We need your help. Please consider joining the board. Positions that are up for election include the President, Secretary, and Parent Representative. Other board positions that need to be filled which are appointed by the Executive Committee include Sponsor Chair and Draft/Registration Chair. Some shuffling may occur with current board members however this then opens up other positions. If you are interested in joining the board please let me know.

Thanks,
Jeff Gindy
Dynamo President
Jelegi77@comcast.net

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5-23-09