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The 2008 season is shaping up to be the best yet! Youth soccer is one of the fastest growing sports in Canada and the FDSA is eager to help foster the development of grass roots players in the Fredericton area. The FDSA looks forward to a season of fun, friendship and fair-play. Based on the 2007 year end survey some minor changes to the programs will be implemented this year.
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The Youth Recreational Kickoff Tournament will be held one week later to avoid any interference with year end exams for our youth players.
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The Year End Jamboree will remain status quo for this season.
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The drafting of the teams will be simplified this year. The teams will be selected by the FDSA staff using the player ratings collected at the end of last year’s season. The players will be assigned to teams based on their skill level and each team will receive an equal amount of players at each skill level to ensure balanced teams. A small evaluation session will be held for players who do not have a current rating.
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Nights of Play |
For those born in 1996 or 1997
(Youth 12U) |
Girls play Mon & Wed; Boys play Tues & Thurs: 5:30-7:00 (grass), 6:30-7:30 (turf) or 7:00-8:30 (grass) at various locations. |
For those born in 1994 or 1995
(Youth 14U) |
Co-ed teams will play on Tues & Thurs: 7:30-9:00 (turf) or 7:00-8:30 (grass) at various locations. |
For those born in 1992 or 1993
(Youth 16/18U) |
Co-ed teams will play on Mon & Wed: 7:30-9:00 (turf) or 7:00-8:30 (grass) at various locations.
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For those born in 1990 or 1991
(Youth 16/18U) |
Co-ed teams will play on Mon & Wed: 7:30-9:00 (turf) or 7:00-8:30 (grass) at various locations. |
| For those born in 1989 or earlier |
Senior Women will be joining the FSSL, with practice times and locations to be determined. |
For coaches and volunteers, please note the following important dates:
1. Orientation Session for all NEW FDSA Volunteers: Thursday, May 22nd from 6:00pm - 7:30pm at Fredericton Inn.
2. Youth-Specific Volunteer Meeting: Thursday, May 22nd from 7:30pm - 8:30pm at Fredericton Inn (team lists, equipment bags and uniforms will be available at that time).
3. Youth ON-FIELD Volunteer Practical Training Session: Saturday, May 24th from 10:00am - 12:00pm at Fredericton High School (gym side).
12U Boys and Girls (for those born in 1996 or 1997)
The FDSA will retain the 7v7 format for the 12U league which was implemented in the 2005 season by Soccer NB in order to promote more touches on the ball. Due to the closure of fields at Waterloo Row, all games will be played on the UNB artificial turf.
14U Co-Ed (for those born in 1994 or 1995)
The 14U league will remain Co-Ed for the 2008 season. The primary advantage of this format is the ability to offer a league with a larger variety of teams, as opposed to two gender specific leagues. The number of teams has grown every year which is a testimony to its success.
16/18U Co-Ed (for those born in 1991 or 1992-16U; 1989 or 1990-18U)
This league will again remain Co-Ed for the 2008 season. Teams from other clubs will again be invited to join the FDSA.
FDSA YOUTH PLAYER RATING AND TEAM ASSIGNMENT
Since all 2007 FDSA players in the youth program have been rated by their coaches on a scale of 1-3 (1 = more skilled players), the skill evaluation portion of the draft for the 2008 season will only consist of players who did not play during the 2007 season. The skills will be evaluated during modified games on Monday and Tuesday evenings, May 26th and 27th. These modified games will be held for each age division and gender (12UG; 12UB; 14U Co-Ed and 16/18U Co-ed). The skill rating of these players will be determined by the coaches within each division, led by a facilitator. These ratings and the 2007 ratings will be used to assign all players to teams for the 2008 season.
The team assignments will be conducted by the Youth Director and the FDSA staff on Thursday, May 29th. The team list will then be e-mailed to coaches on Friday May 30th so all players can be contacted for the start of the season. There will not be an actual “draft” this year. Prior to the start of the season, each team will be allowed one player trade. The trade must involve two (2) players of equivalent rating. All trades will need to be approved by the Youth Director prior to the start of the season.
Protected Players
i) Only the Coach, Assistant Coach and one helper (manager) son/daughter are to be protected. Therefore, a maximum of 3 players can be protected per team.
ii) Siblings will be protected.
iii) Only in extreme circumstances will the Executive Director in consultation with the Director of Youth, make a decision of protecting a player.
iv) There will be no special requests.
2008 SCHEDULE FOR MODIFIED GAMES
PIZZA HUT YOUTH KICK OFF JAMBOREE
Following a week of play, the youth season will kick off with a jamboree on Friday and Saturday, June 13th and 14th. The rain date is June 15th. The individual and team photos will be taken at this time.
PIZZA HUT YEAR END YOUTH TOURNAMENT
The summer season will end with a fun tournament on the weekend of August 16th & 17th.
SPONSORSHIP
The FDSA would like to thank Lisa King and Phyllis Blanchard with McDonalds for sponsoring the 12U Girls; Bruce Webb from W.K. Webb & Associates and Joanna White from Drive Marketing (Dundee Wealth Management) for sponsoring the 12U Boys; Marie Lafford and Reid Manore of Tim Hortons for sponsoring the 14U Boys and Girls; Adrian McNamara from Corey Pet Foods for sponsoring an individual 16U/18U team; and Shawn Cotton from Pizza Hut for sponsoring the Youth Kickoff Jamboree and Year-End Tournament.
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