Weekly updates by the Region 9 Coach Administrator will be posted here starting in late August or early September.
Week 10 at the Creek, Friday, 11/11/2022
Medal and Plaque Distributions:
- Non-Competitive (6U, 7U and 8U) Divisions’ participation medals will be available for pickup at the Info Booth between 7:30 am and 2:30 pm on Final Saturday, 11/12/2022 - provided that the required Volunteer Points (2) are already obtained by the Non-Competitive teams. Those Non-Competitive teams who will be earning their last points on Final Saturday will be able to get their participation medals only after their volunteer shifts are completed.
- Competitive (10U, 12U and 14U) Divisions' Ron Volk award plaques are ready for pickup as well at the Info Booth between 7:30 am and 2:30 pm on Final Saturday, 11/12/2022. There’s only one Ron Volk plaque for each Competitive team; the nominated player’s name will be on the plaque only if the online entry had been made on time (by Friday, 11/4/2022), otherwise a blank Ron Volk plaque is available for the asking if you still want to award a player on your team that best embodies the AYSO spirit.
- Each 10U and 14U Competitive Division/Group’s top 3 team medals will be distributed at 5 pm on Final Saturday, 11/12/2022, in Info Booth - after all the final day scores, Referee Points and Volunteer Points are tallied and verified. Competitive teams must have earned at least 3 Volunteer Points AND 10 Referee Points in order to be able to claim their top 3 team medals.
- The top 3 finishers in each Competitive 12U Division - 12UB and 12UG - will have been determined by 1 pm on Final Saturday; but the first and second place finishers may or may not be decided on the same day depending on what happens at the second to last games at 11 am in the 12U Regional Tournament on Saturday. So while the 2 third-place teams can pick up their bronze medals on Final Saturday at 5 pm at the Info Booth, the first and second place finishers may have to wait until Final Sunday, 11/13/2022, in order to claim their gold and silver medals.
- Please note that only the top 3 finishers in a Competitive Division/Group will be able to get the medals – unlike the Non-Competitive Divisions, no participation awards will be given in the Competitive Divisions/Groups.
- Please also note that the top 3 finishers in all 4 10U Groups (Groups A & B in 10UB as well as Groups A & B in 10UG) will receive medals if the required Volunteer and Referee Points are earned; and that all 4 14U teams - 2 in 14UB and 2 in 14UG - will be awarded first or second-place medals if their minimum Volunteer and Referee Points are met.
Area Playoffs for Competitive Divisions on Saturday-Sunday, 12/3-4/2022, at the Creek:
Again, Region 9 (Thousand Oaks) had been granted the following 10 entries, assuming the advancing teams will have fulfilled the required minimum Volunteer (3) and Referee (10) Points by Final Game Day, Saturday, 11/12/2022:
- 10U Boys: 3 entries - the top finisher in each group (A and B) advances; the second-place teams in each group will play a head-to-head game on Sunday, 11/13/2022, with the winner advancing;
- 10U Girls: 3 entries - the top finisher in each group (A and B) advances; the second-place teams in each group will play a head-to-head game on Sunday, 11/13/2022, with the winner advancing;
- 12U Boys: 1 entry - the top finisher in Regional Playoffs held in the last 2 weekends advances;
- 12U Girls: 1 entry - the top finisher in Regional Playoffs held in the last 2 weekends advances;
- 14U Boys: 1 entry - the top finisher in the 2 head-to-head games (one in Area play, the other on Final Saturday) advances;
- 14U Girls: 1 entry - the top finisher in the 2 head-to-head games (one in Area play, the other on Final Saturday) advances.
As was mentioned earlier, the Commissioners are fighting hard with Area for additional Playoffs berth/s for the second-place finisher/s in the 2 12U Divisions. So it is still possible for one or both second-place finishers in the 12U Regional Tournament to get invited to Area Playoffs - please stand by and thank you for your patience.
More Area Playoffs details will be communicated to the Playoffs-bound teams asap.
IMPORTANT notice to potential Area Playoff teams: please DO NOT let the players sign (or otherwise damage) their uniform sets in end-of-regular-season celebrations as a player may be disqualified for wearing a "vandalized" uniform set at Area Playoffs.
A big THANK-YOU for volunteering to coach from the Region 9 Coaching Staff, we will be there in the entire weekend for your further assistance.
See you on the field and Have a Fantastic Final Saturday/Sunday!
Region 9 Coaching Staff
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Week 9 at the Creek, Friday, 11/4/2022
Ron Volk Award Nominations End at Midnight Tonight, Friday, 11/4/2022:
- It's something very special to the nominated player to have his or her name engraved on the Ron Volk plaque, so please do your online nomination (one player only per team) at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-isaayXSTrR5yg6byeRzW9tEkH8-LaMjbbwNMvQi27Ms-qA/viewform?usp=sf_link before midnight tonight if you already have someone in mind that best embodies the AYSO Spirit on your team.
- You can still get a blank (with no engraved name) Ron Volk plaque at the Info Booth on Final Saturday, 11/12/2022, if you want to present it to a special player on your team even if you miss the nomination deadline tonight.
- Please note that this award is for Competitive (10U, 12U and 14U) Divisions and Extra teams only, not for the Non-Competitive (6U, 7U and 8U) teams.
Area Playoffs FAQs:
Q: Will the weekend of 12/3-4/2021 be the only days for Area Playoffs?
A: Yes, this shortened Playoffs format (compared to the 2-weekend event in the past) appears to be permanent.
Q: Will the postseason end on Sunday, 12/4/2022?
A: It will end for most Playoffs teams by Sunday, 12/4/2022; but if your team finishes in the top 2 places in your age group in Area Playoffs, you will get invited to the Section/League Championship in the weekend of 2/18-19/2023 in Bakersfield, in which case you will continue practicing till mid-February 2023.
Q: Will the Area Playoffs-bound Teams be able to practice in the Thanksgiving Week?
A: Yes, but the lighting of the practice fields will be limited, with details to be released later.
12 Regional Tournament Starts This Weekend:- Please double check the game schedule at http://aysoregion9.web803.discountasp.net/Region9_2004/DisplayGameSched.asp?s_GameHome=&s_GameGender=&s_GameNo=0912ug&s_GameDate=&s_GameField=&s_GameDiv=&s_DivGroup=&tblGamesPageSize=&tblGamesOrder=&tblGamesDir= or at the Info Booth to make sure when and where your first game and next games are.
- The top 3 finishers in each 12U Division - 12UB and 12UG - get medals, with the first-place team in each Division going to Area Playoffs - provided that the minimun Referee and Volunteer points are or will have been obtained by Findal Saturday, 11/12/2022.
- The Commissioners are working hard to get a second Area Playoff berth for one or both 12U Divisions, so it is possible that the second-place finisher/s in the Regional Tournament could get to play in Area Playoffs as well, assuming the required Referee and Volunteer points are earned - please stay tuned.
Modified Rule for Kicks From The Penalty Mark (KFTPM/Shootout): as was stated earlier, all games that are tied at the end of regulation will go directly to KFTPM - no overtime. In order to better accommodate AYSO's substitution rules, however, instead of only players that were on the field at the end of the match being allowed to kick, ANYONE on the team who had played the game is allowed to kick. The coach will need to decide which players will kick, and tell the referees their numbers ahead of time.
Player Ratings are due by Sunday, 11/6/2022:- Please go to the following website to do the player ratings for 08U-19U and Extra teams: http://aysoregion9.web803.discountasp.net/Region9_2004/PlayerRatingsInstr.asp
- You will be asked for a username/login and a password, a combination which is unique for each team. So, if you happen to coach more than 1 team, you will need to login separately for each one. Your login information is:
- Username = the letters "tc" plus your 6-character Team Designation (e.g. tc12UG03; tc08UB01; tc14UBX1)
- Password = your 6-character Team Designation (e.g. 12UG03; 08UB01; 14UBX1); all upper case.
- Note: 8U Team Designations should start with a zero (e.g. 08UB01)
- Please take a few minutes to read and understand all of the instructions on the “Guidance for Filling Out the Ratings Forms” page before you jump into the actual Ratings form.
Have a Super Fun Game Day tomorrow! Region 9 Coaching Staff
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Week 8 at the Creek, Friday, 10/28/2022
Ron Volk Award Nominations (for Competitive/Extra Divisions Only) Due, Friday, 11/4/2022:
- Ron Volk was a beloved Region 9 coach, division administrator, Assistant Commissioner, Commissioner, and much more. He passed away at a young age due to illness, but his love and gift for the Region and children continues through this award.
- The award that bears Ron Volk's name is not just a sportsmanship award, it should be regarded with the highest esteem -- even more so than a first-place trophy or medal. Please consider a player on your team to receive this prestigious award: it doesn't need to be the best athlete or the top scorer at all, it should be someone on your team that best embodies the AYSO spirit of sportsmanship and teamwork.
- Please nominate your player (one player only per team, competitive divisions/Extra League only) by completing the Google sheet at:
- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-isaayXSTrR5yg6byeRzW9tEkH8-LaMjbbwNMvQi27Ms-qA/viewform?usp=sf_link
- The deadline for the online entry is Friday, 11/4/2022 if you want your player’s name engraved on the Ron Volk plaque, there will be no exceptions.
Medals and Plaques Distributions:- Non-Competitive (6U, 7U and 8U) Divisions’ participation medals, team sponsor plaques, and Competitive Divisions' Ron Volk award plaques will be available for pickup at the Info Booth between 8:30 am and 2:30 pm on Final Saturday, 11/12/2022 - provided that the required Volunteer Points (2) are already obtained by the Non-Competitive teams in order to receive the participation awards. Those Non-Competitive teams who will be earning their last points on Final Saturday will be able to get their award medals only after their volunteer shifts are completed.
- Competitive (10U, 12U and 14U) Division/Group’s top 3 team medals will be distributed at 5 pm on Final Saturday, 11/12/2022, in Info Booth, after all the final day scores, Referee Points and Volunteer Points are tallied and verified. Competitive teams must have earned at least 3 Volunteer Points AND 10 Referee Points in order to be able to claim their top 3 team medals.
- Please note that only the top 3 finishers in a Competitive Division/Group will be able to get the medals – unlike the Non-Competitive Divisions, no participation awards will be given in the Competitive Divisions/Groups.
- Please also note that the top 3 finishers in all 4 10U Groups (Groups A & B in 10UB as well as Groups A & B in 10UG) will receive medals if the required Volunteer and Referee Points are obtained; and that all 4 14U teams - 2 in 14UB and 2 in 14UG - will be awarded first or second-place medals if their minimum Volunteer and Referee Points are met.
- There’s only one Ron Volk award plaque for each Competitive team: the nominated player’s name will be on the plaque only if the online entry had been made on time (by Friday, 11/4/2022); otherwise a blank Ron Volk award plaque is available for pickup if you still want to award a player on your team that best embodies the AYSO spirit.
12U Regional Playoffs to be Held in Next 2 Weekends:
- 12U Divisions' regular season ends this Saturday, 10/29/2022;
- 12 Standings for both 12UB and 12UG will be checked and double checked before the Seedings are determined and updated by Sunday, 10/30/2022;
- 12U Double Elimination Tournament lasts 2 weekends, with Sunday games scheduled;
- A team cannot be eliminated by only 1 loss in a double elimination tourney (see attached sample brackets for further reference).
We look forward to seeing you on the field tomorrow!
Region 9 Coaching Staff
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Week 7 at the Creek, Friday, 10/21/2022
Goal Access for Practice Conditionally Restored Starting Next Week:
- The Permits and Field Team has reinstated our privilege to use goals for practice starting next week, 10/24/2022, on the condition that the goals be locked back up where they were taken from per CRPD safety mandate. Please note that this is a "One Strike We are Out" policy.
- Many thanks to those coaches who had volunteered to lock up goals left unlocked on weekday nights to help ensure our compliance with CRPD requirements; our special thanks go to Coach Oswaldo Montufar, who has volunteered to make sure that all goals are locked after practice on every weekday night!
- Coach Oswaldo will be our coordinator for goals for practice on weekday nights: please email him at [email protected] to get the new code for next week so we know exactly who will be using the goals for practice, and whom to follow up with to ensure our safety compliance.
Middle School Soccer Tournament Impacting our Practice Space in the Next Couple of Weeks:
Below are the rest of this year's Middle School Tourney dates and field locations:
- Thursday, 10/27/2022: Fields 8-13, from 4-7pm;
- Thursday, 11/3/2022: Fields 1&2, from 4-7pm.
Teams assigned to practice on neighboring fields, especially on Fields 16, 17 & 20, during these times will need to make space for the displaced teams. Basically everyone needs to play nice and MUST share field space on those nights.
Basic Requirements for Area Playoffs Berths apart from Final Standings:- Minimum of 3 Volunteer Points (can be earned up till Final Saturday, 11/12/2022);
- Minimum of 10 Referee Points (can be earned up till Final Saturday, 11/12/2022);
- Certified Head and/or Assistant Coach for the Age Group, as well as updated background check (Risk Status), and certification in Safe Haven, Concussion Awareness, Cardiac Arrest, SafeSport, and Fingerprinting;
- Positive representation of Region 9 in Area tournament – on the field, in the technical area, as well as on the spectator side.
- Area Playoffs will be held at the Creek fields in the weekend of 12/3-4/2022 - one weekend only, with rained-out dates on 12/10-11/2022.
Zero Tolerance for Abusive Language in AYSO's Kid Zone:
ALL PLAYERS, VOLUNTEERS and SPECTATORS have the right to participate in a safe and positive environment; they should conduct themselves in a polite and courteous manner appropriate for youth recreational sports from the time they arrive in the vicinity of the field to when they leave it.
Offensive/abusive language or gestures, together with serious foul play, violent conduct and spitting, are Red Card (send-off) offenses.
The sanctions for the first such Red Card send-offs are as follows:
- For players: the player must sit out the remainder of the game and leave the field and area of play; the team plays with one fewer player; the player will miss at least the next game.
- For coaches: the coach must sit out the remainder of the game and leave the field and area of play; the coach is suspended for one game: he or she will not be allowed to participate in their teams' next game even as a spectator.
- For spectators: the spectator must sit out the remainder of the game and leave the field and area of play; the spectator will serve a one-week suspension from all AYSO games, practices and associated activities.
And the second Red Card offense will result in suspension from all AYSO games, practices and associated activities for the remainder of the season for all such players, coaches and spectators.
Thanks for helping make AYSO a Safe Haven for all our families!
Have a spectacular game day tomorrow!
Region 9 Coaching Staff
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Week 5 at the Creek, Friday, 10/14/2022
We Are Still Looking for Coaches to Support Our All Stars (AS) Program:
- AS is a great pathway to continue playing post season at a higher level.
- If you are interested, please contact Steve Popp, our AS Coordinator, at [email protected].
- As a precursor, a coach must be division certified and be current in all required certifications.
- Coach consideration, selection and approval have been ongoing since October 1st. Thank You!
Area Playoffs in the Weekend of Saturday-Sunday, 12/3-4/2022, at the Creek:
Area E has finalized the number of entries for each of its 6 Regions for the Saturday-Sunday, 12/3-4/2022 Area Playoffs to be held at the Creek - our home fields.
Region 9 (Thousand Oaks) has been granted 10 entries; below is the breakdown of our Playoffs berths by Age Groups, assuming the advancing teams will have fulfilled the required
minimum Volunteer (3) and Referee (10) Points by Final Game Day, Saturday, 11/12/2022:
- 10U Boys: 3 entries - the top finisher in each group (A and B) advances; the second-place teams in each group will play a head-to-head game on Sunday, 11/13/2022, with the winner advancing;
- 10U Girls: 3 entries - the top finisher in each group (A and B) advances; the second-place teams in each group will play a head-to-head game on Sunday, 11/13/2022, with the winner advancing;
- 12U Boys: 1 entry - the top finisher in Regional Playoffs held in the last 2 weekends advances;
- 12U Girls: 1 entry - the top finisher in Regional Playoffs held in the last 2 weekends advances;
- 14U Boys: 1 entry - the top finisher in the 2 head-to-head games (one in Area play, the other on Final Saturday) advances;
- 14U Girls: 1 entry - the top finisher in the 2 head-to-head games (one in Area play, the other on Final Saturday) advances.
Important! Please take note of the following:
- All 12U Regional Playoffs games, as well as the 10U wildcard game on Sunday, 11/13/2022, will go straight to Penalty Shootouts if they are tied in regulation - no overtime play will be given;
- If the 14U teams split (1 win and 1 loss) their 2 head-to-head games on Final Saturday, they will go straight to Penalty Shootouts - no overtime play will be given; otherwise, the team with the most game points in the 2 head-to-head games in 14UB or 14UG wins the division and advances to Area Playoffs.
- The Rain-out dates for Area Playoffs are Saturday-Sunday, 12/10-11/2022 - the weekend after.
Region 9's Tiebreaker Rules for Final Standings:In case teams are tied in Standings in total game points, the following are Region 9’s Tiebreaker Rules for Final Standings, in order of importance:
- Most Referee Points (New for this year!)
- Head-to-Head Winner
- Fewest Red Cards
- Fewest Yellow Cards
- Fewest Goals Against
- Coin Flip
From the Regional Referee Administrator Sean Donohoe:
- Please remind coaches not to simply forfeit matches if they might be short a few players.
- Even if only four players showed up [in a competitive game], the teams could still play a forfeited match, with a player or two from the opposing team playing on the too-short team.
- The point is: the players should play. It’s OK to have fewer players playing on your team than what the other team has.
- PLAYING is more important than WINNING. This is not emphasized enough.
- Also, please ask U7/U8 coaches to fill out the game card properly AND turn them in to the Ref Tent after the match.
- How to fill out game cards: https://www.ayso9.org/Default.aspx?tabid=949922
- Coach should also have player names in Numerical Order, first and last names, their team division and number and coaches’ names at the top.
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Week 3 at the Creek, Friday, 9/30/2022
From Region 9's All Stars Program Director Steve Popp:
Dear Coaches – Region 9 is looking for coaches to support the All Stars (AS) program.
- AS is a great pathway to continue playing post season at a higher level.
- If you are interested, please contact Steve Popp at [email protected].
- As a precursor, a coach must be division certified and be current in all required certifications.
- Coach consideration, selection and approval will begin October 1st. Thank You!
CRPD Middle School Soccer Tournament Impacting Practice Space:
- This is the first week the Middle School Tourney will impact our practice space.
- Impacted Times and Fields: Tuesday, 10/4/2022; Fields 8-13, from 4-7pm.
- Teams assigned to practice on neighboring Fields 16, 17 & 20 during these times will need to make space for the displaced teams.
- Basically everyone needs to play nice and MUST share field space on those nights.
Sunday Games and Postseason Playoffs:
- Competitive Teams: please inform your parents that if your team makes the Area Playoffs in the weekend of 12/3-4/2022, at the Creek (our home fields), your season does not end on Final Saturday, 11/12/2022. More information about Area Playoffs - eligibility, practice schedule, etc. - will be provided towards the latter part of the season.
- 12U Teams: the final 2 weekends are Regional Playoffs/Tournament for your divisions, which include a few Sunday games; please plan ahead and mark your calendars accordingly. Also, winners of the Regional tournaments not only receive the awards, but also qualify for Area Playoffs - if other requirements are also met.
- For Area Playoffs winners, this postseason's Section 10/League Championship is scheduled for the weekend of 2/18-19/2023, in Bakersfield.
3-Quarter Minimum Play Rule:
- For 7U/8U, 10U and 12U Divisions, the rule means “no one plays a 4th quarter until everyone else has played 3 quarters”.
- If a player cannot play the 3-quarter required time due to injury or other issues, please make sure to notify the referees so they can record such cases in the game card.
- Repeated violations of the rule will result in game forfeits or point deductions in Standings for competitive division teams.
Have Fun and Dream Big on Game Day Saturday!
Region 9 Coaching Staff
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Week 2 at the Creek, Friday, 9/23/2022
From Regional Referee Administrator Sean Donohoe:
Please remind the coaches:
- Stay in the Technical Area, which is the width of the Center Circle (NOT THE BUILD-OUT LINE!) AND a yard off the touchline. (Page 36 of the Coaches Manual.)
- Prevent coaching by spectators. If it cannot be handled, ask a Board Member to help for the next week. (Page 36 of the Coaches Manual.)
- Keep spectators on their own touchline between the edges of the Penalty Areas. (Page 36 of the Coaches Manual.)
- Keep spectators and coaches physically OFF the touchline, so they do not affect play AND so they do not block the view of the Assistant Referee. (Page 36 of the Coaches Manual.)
- If spectators want to record the action or retrieve off-field balls from behind the goal, NO CHEERING.
- When a Referee Staff member or Board member asks during a match to do any of these things, they should comply, and they should not respond that “The Referee hasn’t said anything so it must be OK.”
From Permits and Field Team:
We are in jeopardy of losing access to the goals - there are goals left unlocked and unsecured everyday on the fields.
- Please email [email protected] if you see goals left out when you arrive at their sessions, or if you see coaches leaving goals out at the conclusion of their training sessions.
- We really want to allow everyone to continue to use the goals, but we are not going to have CRPD complain that we are not upholding our end of the bargain. If necessary we will recode the locks and not give the combos to the coaches that we have identified as the problems.
- Since at this point we really can’t narrow down who is/are the problem (other than it’s not the United/Extra coaches), all core coaches are in danger of losing access to goals for practice.
Late Arriving Players:
Region 9 follows AYSO National guidelines for late arriving players to games.
Late arriving team members shall be substituted as follows:
- If the team member arrives during the first “quarter”, the team member must play a minimum of two of the remaining three “quarters”.
- If the team member arrives during the second or third “quarter”, the team member must play a minimum of one “quarter”.
- And once the 4th quarter starts, there’ll be no playtime at all for any late arriving players at that time.
Please make sure to ask the referees to note “late-arriving” on the game card as the reason for such players not being able to play the regular minimum playtime.
Goalkeeper Rotation Rules for 8U, 10U and 12U:Game time at the goalkeeper position for 12U and under divisions is restricted as follows, in order to allow out-field skill development for all younger players:
- 8U: 1 quarter only;
- 10U: up to 2 quarters (consecutive or alternate);
- 12U: up to 3 quarters (consecutive or alternate).
Frequent infringements on the rule will lead to game forfeits or point deductions in Standings for competitive teams.
Fillable and Printable AYSO Official Game Card:
- For those who want to save time by not having to manually enter the player names and their jersey numbers each time we fill out a game card, please find the attached fillable and printable official AYSO Lineup Card in PDF format.
- Please make sure that you print out the completed form on CARD STOCK (Legal Size 11x14 inches is ideal), and with the matching BACK side. Plain paper and/or no-back-side game cards will not be accepted.
- You can always get a blank game card from the Info Booth to fill out if you forget to bring your own; please do not go to your game without a game card.
- Again, please fill out the game cards with FULL (first, last) player names, in JERSEY # order, BUT DO NOT FILL OUT THE SUBS on the card. The Coaching Staff will be contacting the coaches individually if they continue not to follow these basic game card rules.
Have a great Picture Day and Game Day tomorrow!
2022 Region 9 Play Format:
2022 Number of Players on the field / on the team /
referees / keeper by Division |
Division | Players on
the Field | Players on
the Team | Referees | Keeper? |
6U Boys 6U Girls | 7 v 7 6 v 6 | 9 8 | none | no |
7U Boys | 8 v 8
| 10 | 1 | no |
7U Girls | 8 v 8 | 10 | 1 | no |
8U Boys | 7 v 7
| 9 | 1 | yes |
8U Girls | 7 v 7 | 9 | 1 | yes |
10U Boys | 8 v 8 | 10 | 3 | yes |
10U Girls | 8 v 8 | 10 | 3 | yes |
12U Boys | 9 v 9 | 12 | 3 | yes |
12U Girls | 9 v 9 | 12 | 3 | yes |
14U Boys | 11 v 11 | 15 | 3 | yes |
14U Girls | 11 v 11 | 15 | 3 | yes |
Short-sided Play:
Short-sided play is always preferred to forfeits/no play.
In the spirit of Everyone Plays, please do not cancel your game if you are short of players; you can just show up with whomever you have and let them have as much fun as they can.
In non-competitive divisions (8U and under), there are no minimum # of players required for short-sided play, and the opposing coach must agree to lending players or reducing the # of players on the field.
In competitive divisions (10U and up), the regular-sided coach is encouraged, but not required, to lend players or to reduce the # of players on the field - due to impact on Standings/Area Playoffs eligibility and/or compliance with the 3-quarter-minimum-playtime rule.
There’s also a minimum # of players requirement as noted below for short-sided play in the competitive divisions:
- 10U: 5 players - the non-shorted side MUST reduce to 7 on-field players or lend a player to the short-sided team in order to play 8;
- 12U: 6 players;
- 14U and up: 7 players.
From the Regional Referee Administrator Sean Donohoe:
The following game card mistakes found in last Saturday's opening games will need to be corrected:
- Game cards with first name only, and written hastily - First and Last Names must be entered legibly.
- Team roster not in numerical order - Player list must be in order of Jersey #s.
- Substitutions pre-filled out - substitutes must be verified and marked by the Referee before each quarter is played.
Please remind coaches of these pre-game duties that can be done anytime during the week and not five minutes before game time.
Also, please remind the coaches and their attendees that the HOME team is on North side or West side touchlines. The map states it.
- No, the first team to arrive does not get to choose.
- No, the Home team doesn’t get to choose.
- This is also true for both Extra Sections.
- It's luck of the draw if the sun is in the eyes or the wind is in the face.
From the Permits and Field Teams:
As usual, CRPD Middle School Soccer Tournament will impact our practice space.
Below are this year's Middle School Tourney dates and field locations:
- Tuesday, 10/4/2022: Fields 8-13, from 4-7pm.
- Thursday, 10/20/2022: Fields 1&2, from 4-7pm.
- Thursday, 10/27/2022: Fields 8-13, from 4-7pm.
- Thursday, 11/3/2022: Fields 1&2, from 4-7pm.
Teams assigned to practice on neighboring Fields 16, 17 & 20 during these times will need to make space for the displaced teams. Basically everyone needs to play nice and MUST share field space on those nights.
Also, CPPD will be closing the entire Conejo Creek South Park for required maintenance, Tuesday, 10/11/2022, through Thursday, 10/13/2022.
Teams that still choose to practice in that week will all need to do it on Monday, 10/10/2022, and/or on Friday, 10/14/2022; thus no fields are reserved by specific teams on those 2 days (except for Fields 1&2 which are reserved for United teams), as we all need to share the space for practice.
Happy Footballing and Best Luck for Game Day 2 tomorrow!
- Region 9 Coaching Staff