Recreational Concerns

• Emphasis placed on clubs being in charge

1. Worried about when Select starts
2. U10 (?)
3. Costs for this age players
4. Emphasis should be on Recreational

a. Keep it cheap
b. Longevity of playing age
c. Health issues for players
d. Need more information to trickle down to the coaches

• Clubs need a voice as well as the coaches, but don’t let the coaches
  lead the battle
• Don’t let recreational play be labeled as the feed for the Select Teams
• Need to make sure we have a place to play for all players
• Recreational play should be U6-U30
• Channel between Recreation and Select
• Change the “stigma” of recreational soccer
  1. Only good enough if you play for a Select Team
  2. Need to come up with a campaign for promotional use to make this
  socially acceptable
• There should not be an attitude that there is a difference between Recreation
  and Select/Premier. Need to treat the same
• Need to develop a vibrant younger player base to keep their interest peaked
  and keep playing longer
• Parents are driving the kids to the higher level teams. The parents goal is not
  always the best for the player
• Need to know if there is an area where Rec is strong and have the State put
  together a best practices
• Need to find out how some of the older players are being retained. Bryan
  Vasbinder to look into this
• High school coaches tell the players that they will not play on the team if they
  don’t play Select

Coaches 

• Coach Licenses
  1. Need more over here
  2. Need to know how to seek out the training (Dave covered this)
  (Mike Washington – D6 Instructor)
• Coaching Handbooks
  1. Not distributed down to coaches
  2. WSYSA needs to look at a new dissemination practice
• Need to get coaches Excited About Learning and try to encourage them to go
  and get it
• A mentor system for coaches in an Association with academy style learning
• Try mandating coach training in the lower ages
• Look at WIAA coach training program

Clubs

• Need help promoting recreational soccer in Tri-Cities!
• Costs for some of the areas are a burden for the clubs (call Dave
  Schumacher, Mike Margolis or Bryan Vasbinder for help in these situations)
• Would like to have the State determine the criteria for when club and
  association teams start so that they can’t be all fighting for the same players
• Membership pass (card) needs to go to all players if they should or could be
  used for proof of registration

Recruiting

Parent Information
1. What to do for the player
2. How to find the best program for your player
3. Where to go for information

Communication, Communication, Communication
1. Needs to be correct at all levels
2. Informational blog on website

• Mike Terris offered the district to have a District Recreational League
  Took show of hands to support the discussion at their retreat

D6 President’s Cup
1. How you want it formed
2. When you want it
3. Where you want it
4. Make it fit your needs
5. Age groups
6. Who can participate
7. Champions to State Championships
8. Final in December

Total Randomization for Rec Players
1. 50/50 for it
2. Concerns about coaching
3. Playing with friends
4. Local area formations

Select / Premier Concerns

• PDL background from Dave Schumacher
• Concerns on how clubs can get into the PDL
• Eastern WA PDL group will cross over game to the west side PDL teams. This could include Latino teams. Money is part of the concern
• U13 was an issue for the Like vs. Like
• Don’t feel like they should have to merge to become something
• Concerns about deleting the WSYL
• Are we moving towards a European model?
• Will this remove the Association Level?
• What can be done to retain upper level players?
• Concerns that if clubs do not combine, then Eastern WA will not have any players at upper levels
• WSYSA to lay out the plan for premier soccer – to be clear and decisive

Definitions
1. ODP
2. Super Club
3. PDL
4. Premier

• Concerns that it would take years for clubs to get into the PDL
• What steps do the new WSYL level teams need to take to get like competition
  of equal play as PDL?

1. State Cup
2. Existing Tournaments
3. Open Scrimmage

• Player Club Pass

1. What Ages
2. PDL age only
3. PDL teams only

• GHS Time Frames

1. State Cups
2. Tryouts

a. Girls Tryouts in November
b. Boys Tryouts - have a pre-high school season weekend
c. Girls U15

• Boys State Cup - Jan-Feb is very hard for Spokane
• State Cup reformatted? YES
• Diversity – Latino population
• Wants state to be one authority & moral authority

Scholarship Opportunities

• Used players with scholarships to referee small sided games. Paid them nine dollars ($9.00) per game for payment back for scholarships.
• The U13 and U14 time for games could be extended for more playing time to players
• Boys U16 through U18 ODP now that Crossfire and WA premier are gone?
  Academy Program for 91 and 92
• ODP Communication to get back to all areas on team participation
• The need to travel will slow down. Not practicing every weekend in the spring.
• Economically more affordable to the ODP Program
• Open tryouts are the best way to get scouted if not scouted through leagues
• Not state friendly
• Not required for all eastside players to attend all functions
• Trying to make this a State Funded Program
• Rosters change every year
• ODP is the calendar year and this makes it hard on scouting
• WA East ODP Program?
• Per cent (%) of Players
  1. 18,000 in D6
  2. 125,000 in State