June 2006
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The Commissioner's Youth League (CYL) is Back!
Teams that are not placed into the
into any of the State Leagues after you
in the various district leagues. Each age
By Shari Tumey
CYL will be notified prior to July 15th to
register for the CYL don't worry; we'll
group is sponsored by a specified
District 2 Commissioner
ensure time to enter any of the other
have that information and remove your
District.
he coaches' feedback is in, and since
T
district league competitions.
team's name from our list.
In order to be invited, a team must
the response was so positive - we're
Registered teams will be "ranked" by
actively participate in the process. The
Here's how the approval
doing it again! Teams are chomping at
an RPI based on an algorithm criteria
rules for the CYL closely follow WSPL
process works:
the bit to be a part of the Commis-
designed and approved by the Directors
rules. These rules and application/league
The association/club registrar will
sioner's Youth League (CYL).
of Competition in Districts 1, 2, 3, and
procedures are now on the CYL website
approve the team registration online and
Our mission is to provide a tightly
4. The top teams will be accepted and
(http://dnn.wsysa.com/cyl). The entry
authorize online fee collection at the
competitive niche for those teams that
team, club, or association level.
placed into a league if the spread of RPI
fee is $100.00.
did not qualify at or participate in the
The association/club VP of Develop-
is not significant top to bottom. Please
After the LPTs, teams will have a
LPT process, or have not qualified for
ment will approve the team registration
note that teams will not be allowed to
short period in which to "finish the
WSPL. We're an Inter-district travel
online and enter historic scores, stand-
know the placement of other teams or
application process" ­ so don't delay.
league supported by Districts 1, 2, 3, 4,
composition of divisions until the final
Have your Club or Association Registrar
and 7 that comprise the top teams age
(continued on page 9)
division announcement.
apply NOW! If your team earns its way
U-14 and above, that would normally be
2005/06 CYL SURVEY RESULTS
LEAGUE SATISFACTION
very satisfied
somewhat satisfied
neutral
somewhat dissatisfied
very dissatisfied
How satisfied are you with the CYL this season?
14
9
2
0
0
How satisfied are you with the level of competition the CYL provided?
17
8
0
0
0
Were you satisfied with how your team developed in
comparison to other CYL teams?
8
12
5
0
0
How did your players like the CYL?
11
10
4
0
0
How did your players' parents like the CYL?
11
9
5
0
0
TOTALS
62
50
19
0
0
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
very satisfied
somewhat satisfied
neutral
somewhat dissatisfied
very dissatisfied
How satisfied are you with responsiveness in
CYL Administrative support?
12
9
1
3
0
How satisfied are you with the CYL application process?
9
7
5
4
0
Rate your overall satisfaction with Administration of CYL.
11
9
5
0
0
TOTALS
32
25
11
11
0
TEAM SATISFACTION
very satisfied
somewhat satisfied
neutral
somewhat dissatisfied
very dissatisfied
Rate your overall satisfaction with your teams' performance in CYL.
9
8
4
4
0
I think CYL helped our team develop better
than if we had played District?
12
8
4
1
0
TOTALS
21
16
8
5
0
RISK MANAGEMENT:
Know the System Before You Apply
tion notices and ensure you receive your
As an additional component to
was signed as (your name as submit-
By Don Mears
WSYSA's emphasis on safety and Risk
ted) on (date of submission), if this was
status notification and link. Please note
Risk Management Director
Management, please be aware of the fol-
not you then please contact WSYSA
that this is a system-generated email and
elcome to another year of soccer.
W
lowing two resources available.
immediately at (253) 4SOCCER.
no response is necessary.
By now most tryouts are over and
For those of you with kids, Julie at
To check your Application Status
Secondly, when you do check the
some teams are lining up for LPTs while
the State Office now has a number of
there is a personalized link available,
link you may see an indication of a con-
other teams are checking out tourna-
Child ID Kits with DNA. With over
please click the link to see your infor-
fidential note in your history. This is nor-
ments. Within the Risk Management
797,000 children estimated missing in
mation. You can also get back to this
mally an inner office memo indicating
(RM) arena this means an increase in
the United States alone, WSYSA is trying
link  through  your  SAM  Member
that you were cleared using the WSP
applications for clearances as new
to do its part by giving these away free to
account. When the page appears it
WATCH program and had no adverse
Coaches and Administrators come on
any parent who comes into the office
should show your name, current status,
records within the WATCH program.
board. As the number of applicants rise,
and asks for one.
and a history.
Please do not be concerned about the
so do the number of questions. To facili-
Also, I have brochures available on a
If your status is displayed as `Not
note being there.
tate use of the system, here are some of
FREE child safe browser that's available
Cleared' that means that we are still
Third, ladies, we must have your
the most critical things to remember.
for download. If you wish to download or
reviewing your application; you can con-
maiden name to process your applica-
First and foremost, when you submit
check the browser out simply type in the
tinually check your application status
tion. If you are not married then you can
an application on Bonzi, YOU MUST USE
following link.... http://www.tuki.com/
using this link. If you are cleared then
leave the line blank. If you are currently
YOUR LEGAL NAME.
If you have questions regarding Risk
you should receive a card in the mail in
or have previously been married then we
Now, when you submit an applica-
Management, I am available via email at
the next 4-6 weeks. Once your card has
need your maiden name to process the
tion, for example, to be a coach and you
d.mears@earthlink.net and will endeavor
been mailed, it will be reflected in your
application. I will not allow the process-
are currently registered in the RM sys-
to answer all emails within one day.
history.
ing of any applications that do not have
tem, you will receive an email as shown
Finally, the RM Committee is look-
I would like to ask everyone to add
this information from June 15th forward.
below.
ing for representatives from each district
the RMA email address `rma@wsysa.com'
Also, this bears repeating again,
to get involved in the process. Please let
"This notice is to inform you that
to your email safe list or spam filters;
watch your spelling and make sure you
your District Commissioner know if you
especially AOL users. This simple action
we have received a request to process
are interested. s
will help alleviate the number of rejec-
have entered the correct date of birth.
an RMA form on your behalf. The form