CYA Travel Soccer
Spring 2013
Agenda
• Welcome
• DC United
• Program Update
• Travel Update
• Q&A
D..C United/Washington Spirit
• CYA D.C. United/Washington Spirit Liaison
– Stuart Flower
• D.C. United
– D.C. United Community Representative
• Fernando Guerena
– fguerena@dcunited.com
• Contact Fernando for:
– Group tickets and outings
– Opportunities to be ball boys/girls, player escorts, etc.
– CYA Night at DC United
• Details coming soon
• Washington Spirit
– Working with the Spirit to identify partnering opportunities
PROGRAM UPDATE
Carlos Orantes – CYA Soccer Chairman
Organizational Structure
Soccer
Chairman
Carlos Orantes
Technical
Director
Oscar Feilu
Academy
Programs
Travel
Recreational
Camps
Coaches &
Trainers
Neal Rei
Dylan
Sutherland
Esteban
Prayon
Ionel Canavra
Mary Casey Patrick Finney
Sofiane
Allaouat
Sudy Gervais
Amanda
Lockey
Nazir Amin
Ryan Abbot
Operations
Travel
Mark Smith
ODSL
Rick Greenfield
WAGS
Paul Barboza
NCSL
Heidi Howser
Recreation
Bantams
Matt Marshall
Juniors
Kimo Kaloi
Seniors/SFL
Catie Price
All Stars
Rich
Schwarzkopf
TOPSoccer
Dan Fleig
General &
Administration
Webmaster /
Nike Liaison
Matt Marshall
Administration
Rich
Schwarzkopf
Field
Development
Mike Mirda
Travel
Referees
Alan Liotta
Field
Scheduling
Phil Yanchulis
DC United
Liaison
Stuart Flower
Quartermaster
Open
Rules &
Discipline
Alan Liotta
Accountant
Susan Gibbs
Registrar
Cindy Aune
Oscar Feilu – Technical Director
• Oscar Feliu is a Spanish native with a vast
background in youth development. He holds a
Master’s Degree in Sport Science (soccer
specialization) and a Bachelor’s Degree in
Physical Education from the University of Lleida
(National Institute of Physical Education of
Catalonia, Spain).
• While in Spain, Oscar personally worked with
some of the most recognized soccer coaches in
the world including the former Director of the
F.C. Barcelona Youth Academy and former
Technical Manager of the Liverpool F.C. Academy
to name just a few. Oscar is also a former player
in the Spanish National 3rd Division and holds
coaching credentials from both the RFEF (Royal
Spanish Football Federation) and the
USSF. Oscar’s coaching career spans over twelve
years both in Spain and the US.
Mark Smith – Travel Coordinator
• Mark Smith was appointed as the new CYA Travel
Soccer Coordinator role previously carried out by
Mark Abbott. Mark has been involved with CYA
Soccer for over seven years. He has held several roles
including coaching teams and most recently
coordinating our Emerging Talent Program (ETP).
• Mark grew up in Fairfax County, playing rec and travel
soccer for a local club, high school and eventually
club soccer at VA Tech until academics won the fight
for his time.
• Mark holds the USSF “E”, NSCAA Advanced Regional,
and NSCAA Goalkeeping Levels I & II certifications,
and is scheduled to attend the NSCAA Goalkeeping
Level III course this spring.
• Mark’s love for the game and his dedication to our
soccer program, especially for his kids’ teams (U9
WAGS and U11 NCSL), make him a perfect fit for this
volunteer role.
CYA Trainers
Oscar Feilu Neal Rei Dylan Sutherland Esteban Prayon
Ionel Canavra Mary Casey Patrick Finney Sofiane Allaouat
Sudy Gervais Amanda Lockey Nazir Amin Ryan Abbot
Heidi Howser - Supermanager
• Heidi is awesome because…
– She singlehandedly managed 22 Travel Teams
– Took care of 250+ Kids
– Made Countless Runs to the Registrars Office
– Orders Uniforms, Equipment, Etc.
– Registered us for all of our tournament
– Answers email nearly 24 hours a day
– Always picks up her phone when you call her
And she does it all with Class, Grace, and a Smile
THANK YOU HEIDI!!!
Goals & Objectives – From Fall 2012
• Program Goals
– Improve retention, development, and recruitment for
Players, Trainers, and Volunteers (coaches &
administrators)
– Increase level of education, competition, & performance
• Facilities Goals
– Increase inventory of quality fields
• Administrative Goals
– Improve communication, organization, & planning
– Streamline uniform / equipment procurement &
distribution
– Create, maintain, & foster unique brand
Soccer Program Progress
September
•CYA
Contracts
Professional
Trainers and
Technical
Director
October
•ETP program
doubles in
size
November
•Soccer
Academy
Announced
December
•329
Participants
in Winter
Academy
Programs
January
•Super Y-
League
Teams
Announced
February
•Nike
Partnership
Finalized
•Eurosport
Sponsorship
Finalized
March
•Pre-Travel
Academy
Launch
•New soccer
Web Site
Launched
Academy Programs
Program
Age Group
Recreational
Travel
First Kick U4-U6 X
Emerging Talent Program U7-U8 X
Player Development Academy
U9-U19 X
Speed & Agility U9-U19 X X
Goalkeeping U9-U19 X X
Pre-Travel Academy U7-U8 X
Travel Academy U9-U12 X
Spring Break Soccer Camp U9-U14 X X
Field and Facilities Development
• We continue to work with public and private
organizations to build and improve our fields
• EDS Fields Project
– Construction has begun at the EDS Fields site
• We lost 2 Full Size and 2 Mid Size fields
– The new development includes new fields
• 2 Lighted Full size turf fields with “overlays”
– Overlays allow a full size field to be split into 2 mid size fields
• Fields will be available to CYA in Spring of 2014
• CYA will have priority rights to the fields
Administration
• Communications
– We have received a lot of feedback regarding improving
communications
– Three main areas to improve identified
• Response time
– Timely responses to emails and phone calls
• Transparency
– Open and Honest Communications
• Communications Infrastructure
– Improved web site and communications vehicles
• Uniforms and Branding
– We have made progress here, more details coming
Goals & Objectives – Going forward
• The goals from fall of 2012 are still a work in progress
and we will continue to pursue them
• Additional Goals
– Develop an incentive program for volunteers
• Each season we struggle to get people to volunteer and as a 100%
volunteer run program, we are dependent upon our volunteers to
effectively run the program
– Expand our Academy programs with activities that apply to all
sports
• Fitness, Speed & Agility, Nutrition
– Fill open positions
• Quartermaster to manage the equipment
• Field and Facilities Manager to set up and maintain our fields
• Bantam Division Coordinator to run the U5-U7 rec program
– Establish a Soccer Board / Steering Committee
• Be on the look out for communications
NEW SOCCER WEBSITE
Communications – Website
• CYA Soccer has a new home on the Internet
– Soccer news
• Current events and updates on all of the things going on with CYA Soccer
– Master Calendar
• All of our events in one place
– Program Pages
• Expanded content for our programs
– Facilities Pages
• Pictures, Directions, Descriptions, Field Maps – coming soon
– Online Store
• Get CYA Soccer gear online
– Mobile Device Compatible
• Customizable to get information that is important to you
– Resource Pages
• Age Group Coordinators, Coaches, Team Managers
• Goal is a one stop shop for all of our soccer information
– 992 unique visitors to the site in 4 days!
Team Pages
Website
Mobile App - iOS
Communications – Website
• The new site also has “Team Pages”
– Each team can create a team page
• Roster, Practice Schedule, Game Schedule, Photo's, Video’s
– Team pages include messaging
• Post to the team page and the post is sent to all of the registered team
members
– Mobile Applications
• Team pages are also accessible via mobile apps for iOS and Android
Devices
• Post messages, photos, videos from the field
• Alerts when schedules change
• Your Team Schedule will always be with you
– The Page will only be useful if…
• Someone from each team manages the page
• Everyone on the team uses the page
• Contact Matt Marshall if you would like to build a page
for your team – matt.marshall@cyasoccer.org
NIKE PARTNERSHIP
Past Uniform Issues
• Recreational Teams
– Issues with quantity and sizing
– No consistent look or CYA branding on rec uniforms
– Problems with numbering for the SFL teams
• Travel Teams
– Issues with consistent delivery
– No consistent look across the Travel Teams
• Based on these issues, we sought alternatives with a
focus on…
– Customer Service, Distribution, Value
– Nike provided us with the best value
• We are now a “Nike Premier Soccer Club”
Benefits of being a Nike “Premier” Club
• Deep discounts on Nike Gear
• 35%-40% off of retail
• Puts cost on par with “off-brands”
like Score, Hi-5
• Premium product at a
discount price = value
Benefits of being a Nike “Premier” Club
• Less than 100 Nike Premier Clubs nationwide
– Only 1 in Northern Virginia (PWSI)
• Use of Nike logos, branding, and marketing resources
• International Club Tours and Training
– 100+ International tournaments and training opportunities
• Visit and play with premier international clubs (Manchester United,
Barcelona, Juventus , CBF – Brazil National Team, KNVB - Netherlands
National Team)
• Coaching education opportunities
• Club Event Product Support
– T-Shirts and Balls for camps and tournaments
• Preferred Entry to Nike sponsored Tournaments
• Reserved ticket blocks to local US National Team Events
Benefits of being a Nike “Premier” Club
• Identification Camps
– Twice a year, Nike will come on site to evaluate our best
players in the U13-U19 age ranges
– CYA Players who excel during the evaluation sessions may
be invited to participate in National Nike/US Soccer
identification camps
– Each year Nike selects promising soccer players from
around the world who are given “The Chance” to compete
for spots in the Nike Soccer Academy program
– Google/YouTube “Nike The Chance” for more info
Eurosport Online Store
• Eurosport (soccer.com) will build an online store for
CYA membership to place orders for CYA equipment
• The Store will be online in May
– Recreational Section
• Ability to order CYA Recreational Uniforms on demand
– Spirit Wear Section
• Public section of the soccer.com website dedicated to CYA product.
All product images will be customized product with the CYA logo
– Travel Teams Section
• Private section of the soccer.com web site with customized team
by team stores with rosters, required and optional equipment
TRAVEL UPDATE
Agenda
• Safety
• Team Budgets
• Uniforms
• Training
• Other Items
SAFETY
Safety – Weather
• If you hear thunder or see lightning
– Get off the field ASAP
– If it is a fast moving storm, leave equipment until after the
storm blows over
– Wait at least 30 minutes after the last lightning sighting or
thunder to resume play
• Help us maintain the fields
– Please keep off the fields if they are wet especially the
center and the goal
– Please do not conduct practices in the center of the fields
if possible
Game Rescheduling
• NCSL
– All cancelled games will be rescheduled
• WAGS
– Four days for teams to find acceptable makeup dates
– Home team then contacts their field coordinator to find a
field and refs for those dates
– If this is not done within 4 days, WAGS will reschedule the
game, possibly on the visiting team’s field
• ODSL
– Seven days for teams to find acceptable makeup dates
– Home team then contacts their field coordinator to find a
field and refs for those dates
– If this is not done within 7 days, ODSL will reschedule the
game, possibly on the visiting team’s field
Safety - Behavior
• You need to monitor the behavior of the players,
coaches, and parents
• Escalate internal issues to your AGC and they will
take care of it
• Your AGC is the coach of the Purple team
• NCSL & WAGS have TSLs
• Set an example with your behavior
• This is supposed to be competitive, yet fun!
Safety – Concussion Awareness
• Concussions are currently a major focus area in all
levels of sport from recreational to professional
• CYA is developing a series of injury prevention and
awareness seminars to help us better understand the
causes of injuries and how to deal with them
• Player safety is our top priority!
• Seminar for all interested
– April 30, 7:30pm, Chantilly H.S.
TEAM BUDGETS
Team Budgets
• Promised transparency & accountability
– All expenses clearly laid out
– Team financial manager
• Documents on web site
• Some expenses/fees required
– CYA and league fees (VYSA, ODSL, WAGS, NCSL)
– Trainers
– STARS (U13 & above)
– Uniforms
– Tournaments
• Other expenses at team discretion
– Equipment & miscellaneous
• Budget and payment reminder
UNIFORMS
Fall 2013 Travel Kits for ALL teams
• Starting fall 2013, all CYA teams will wear Nike
– Kit contains
• 2 game jerseys (Home/Away)
• 2 game shorts (Home/Away)
• 2 game socks (Home/Away)
• 1 warm-up (Jacket & Pants)
• 1 training jersey
• 1 training shorts
• 1 team backpack
• New uniforms every two years
Fall 2013 Uniforms
Fall 2013 Uniforms
TRAINING
Training
• Expectations
– Open, two-way communication
– Start on time and stay focused
– Coach should be at every game and practice, and arrange
coverage if not available
– Coaching staff expected to send weekly emails
– Team progress, training reviews, logistics
– Policy of 35% - 40% playing time
– Attendance, behavior and attitude dependent
• Needs
– Coaches need to know when their players will not be at games
or practices, or will be late
Training
• Academy vs. team practice
– Academy sessions are designed to focus on technical skills and
individual tactical concepts
– Team Training sessions are designed to also focus on technical
skills and individual tactical concepts. Additionally adding small
group tactical concepts (progressively)
– Academy sessions standardize training objectives and "soccer
language" across all our age groups
– Academy sessions will expose the players to different coaches /
players, increasing the club feeling
Spring Tryouts
• Tryouts will be first two weeks of June
• Selections and announcements complete by 21 June
– via email
• Will have estimated team budgets for fall at tryouts
• Would like to know who is committed to coming
back
• All positions open, but want to have continuity in
program and teams
• Movement among teams a possibility
Parents Roles
• Positively support your child, team, and club
• Respectful behavior towards all
• During games, leave the coaching to the coaches
– Discuss any issues with your child’s coach
– Contact the Travel Coordinator if not satisfied
• Congratulate your child at the end of games
– Take into account your child’s effort
• Be proactive with team’s activities
– Volunteer to participate in team events (social, etc.)
• Teach a respect for facilities and equipment
– Help your child meet the required commitments
Other Items
• Additional team volunteer opportunities
• Fundraising
– Funds must be provided to CYA (we are non-profit)
– Funds will be added to the team account and can be used with
the authorization from the team treasurer/manager.
– Guidelines on web site (chantillyyouth.org)
– General Info Policies & Procedures
• Photos for player cards
• Patches
– Pickup at CYA office next to Cassel's
– Cindy: Tuesday & Thursday 10am – 5pm
Other Items (cont)
• Super Y
– Nationwide youth league operated by United Soccer Leagues
(USL)
– Dedicated to progression and designed for talented youth
players destined for college, professional, or international
careers
– League is played during summer – no conflicts with regular
season
– Collaboration with NOVA FC
– NV Royals (boys)
– NV Majestics (Girls)
– CYA will manage technical aspects of the teams
– Teams created with a core of CYA players plus players from
across multiple area clubs
Other Items (cont)
• CYA-sponsored spring tournament
– A unique tournament to the area being hosted by CYA
– No other Northern VA clubs hosting small-sided “street soccer”
tournament
– A small (one day) tournament that can be managed with outside
help
– Will get CYA on the map
– Allows CYA to learn how to organize and run an event
– With a well-run, one-day, tournament, builds CYA’s reputation if
we decide to host a more traditional weekend tournament
– Helps broaden CYA brand
– Date: June 29
COMMENTS & QUESTIONS?
