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Atwater Youth
soccer delivers quality youth soccer
programs that are both fun and educational. Our philosophies
are:
1.
EVERYONE PLAYS - Our program's goal is for kids to play
soccer-so we try to ensure that every player on
every team play at least half of every game.
2.
BALANCED TEAMS - Each year we form new teams as evenly
balanced as possible-because it is fair and more fun when teams of
equal ability play.
3.
OPEN REGISTRATION - Our program is open to all children
between 4 and 19 years of age who want to register and play
soccer. Interest and enthusiasm are the only criteria
for playing.
4.
POSITIVE COACHING - Encouragement of player effort provides
for greater enjoyment by the players and ultimately leads to a
better-skilled and better-motivated players.
5.
GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP - We strive to create a positive
environment based on mutual respect rather than a win-at-all-costs
attitude, and our program is designed to instill good sportsmanship
in every facet of C.Y.S.L.
Please
note that we welcome all our local youth that are interested in
playing soccer, this includes soccer players from Atwater,
Livingston, Merced, Winton, Le Grand, Planada, Balico, Buhach
Colony, the McSwain area, and other neighboring
communities.
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Missed The
2008 Registration ?
Call Henry at (209) 230-1234 to see if there are or will
be additional spots available in your child's age division(s).
PLAYERS WITH PARENTS THAT ARE WILLING TO COACH WILL BE
PLACED AT THE TOP OF THE LIST IF COAHCES ARE NEEDED, SO
PLEASE VOLUNTEER. WE NEED COACHES EVERY
YEAR!
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VIEW OUR PRE-SEASON NEWSLETTER
(Click
Here)
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Volunteer Positions
Available!
If you are interested in helping with one of these
positions please contact us immediately!
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INTERESTED IN COACHING?
THIS SEASON OR NEXT,
 CLICK HERE
FOR INFO ON HOW WE'LL TRAIN YOU FOR FREE!
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OUR REFEREE RADAR IS ON!
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KNOW HOW TO PLAY SOCCER &
LOVE HELPING YOUNG PLAYERS?
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WANT TO MAKE SOME SUMMER CASH & HAVE SOME
FUN?
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THEN WHY NOT COME REFEREE FOR US THIS
YEAR?
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WE'LL TRAIN YOU FOR FREE AND HELP GET YOU OFF ON
THE RIGHT FOOT!
(CLICK HERE FOR MORE
INFORMATION)
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 IMPORTANT DATES: 
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Every
Month - Atwater Youth Soccer holds a Monthly
Board Meeting @ 7:00pm at the Atwater Community
Center, unless posted otherwise below. All
parents, coaches, and friends are welcome to attend. Upcoming
events, current & past issues, and various other topics are
discussed. We'd love for you to attend so that you can stay
on top of your organization, and
especially if you can help out with even the smallest amount of
time, we all do this for this kids and hope that you
will help also. Please note that there is no meeting
held in December.
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Feb 7,
2008 - Monthly Board Meeting - To be held at the Atwater
Community Center @ 7:00pm.
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March 6,
2008 - Monthly Board Meeting - To be held at the Atwater
Community Center @ 7:00pm.
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April 3,
2008 - Monthly Board Meeting - To be held at the Atwater
Community Center @ 7:00pm.
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May 7,
2008 - Monthly Board Meeting - To be held at the Atwater
Community Center @ 7:00pm.
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May 14,
2008 - Registration Night - To be held at the Chamber of
Commerce from 5:30pm - 8:00pm.
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June 4,
2008 - Registration Night - To be held at the Chamber of
Commerce from 5:30pm - 8:00pm.
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June 7,
2008 - Registration Day - To be held at the Chamber of
Commerce from 9:00am - 2:00pm.
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June 11,
2008 - Monthly Board Meeting - To be held at the Atwater
Community Center at 6:00pm.
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July 9,
2008 - Monthly Board Meeting - To be held at the Atwater
Community Center @ 6:00pm.
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July 10,
2008 - Mandatory Coaches Meeting - 7:00pm At the Atwater
Community Center.
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July 11
& 12, 2008 - Free Coaches Training - These
are the the dates for the "F" License
coaches training class. Registration is limited so be sure to send
a note to Henry@AtwaterYouthSoccer.com
as soon as possible to get you in to this class! The class will be
delivered Friday night at the Atwater Community Center from
6:00pm-9:00pm and Saturday morning from 8:00am - 1:30pm (all
ending times are approximate) at Joan Faul
Park. There is no charge for
AYSL Coaches or Parents to attend. Click here for more
details.
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July 28
- August 1, 2008 - UK Soccer Players Training
Camp will be held every evening from 5:30pm - 8:30pm. Click Here For More
Details
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July 25,
26, & 27, 2008 - Free Coaches Training - These are
the dates for the "E" License coaches training
class. Registration is limitted so be sure to send a note to Henry@AtwaterYouthSoccer.com
as soon as possible to get you in to this class! The class will be
delivered Friday night from 6:00pm - 9:00pm at the Community
Center, Saturday morning from 8:00am - 1:30pm at Joan Faul Park,
and Sunday from 8:00am - 1:30pm at Joan Faul Park (all ending
times are aproximations). There is
no charge to AYSL Coaches, or Parents to attend!
Click here for
more info.
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August
2, 2008 - Annual Kickoff Picnic Where coaches and parents
meet for 1st time Click Here
For Details . Fundraiser packets will also be handed out
here to begin the fundraiser!
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August 2008 - Referee Class - AYSL
will be hosting a Referee Class available at no charge to
AYSL parent, players, and immediate family members who would like
to referee for us in the upcoming year. This class is necessary to
obtain your referee license that is required to coach a
competitive traveling team. This class is also highly recommended
for those coaches and parents that are just looking to expand
their knowledge of the game. Click here to email a
request to be included in this years
class.
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August 4, 2008 - PRACTICE
BEGINS! –
All teams are allotted 2 practice times per week. It will be up to the
coach’s discretion if their team will practice once games
begin. Some coaches
choose to practice once games begin and others will no longer hold
practice. Please keep
your scheduled practice time so that it does not interfere with
others.
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August
13, 2008 - Monthly Board Meeting - To be held at the
Atwater Community Center @ 7:00pm.
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August 8
& 9, or 2008 Free Coaches GOALKEEPER Training - We
are trying to arrange for a Goalkeeper Training Class to be held
on one of these two weekends. This will be the first Goalkeeper
Class offered in a very long time, so lets make it a success. You
should bring a player with you to get the full benefit of the
class. Upon successful completion you will be issued a CYSA
Goalkeeper Coaching License. There is no charge for AYSL Coaches or
Parents to attend. This one
will fill up very quickly, as class size will be limitted, so
be sure to register with Henry @ Henry@AtwaterYouthSoccer.com
as soon as possible to ensure we save you a spot! Click here for more
info.
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August
2008 - Uniform Pick-up/Mandatory Coaches Meeting -
Uniforms must be picked up by the coach or designee following the
coaches meeting at 7:30 at the Community Center.
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August
2008 - Pictures will be taken on this day.
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August
2008 - Fundraiser Turn In - Bring completed & totaled
forms to the community center from 4:00 - 8:00pm.
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August
2008 - Mandatory Referee Meeting - All referee's
interested in participating in the 2008 season, must meet at the
Atwater Community Center at 7:00pm.
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Sept 3,
2008 - Monthly Board Meeting - To be held at the Atwater
Community Center @ 7:00pm.
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Sept 4,
2008 - Coaches Meeting - 7:30pm Game schedules,
player passes, and more info will be handed out to coaches
& assistants at this meeting.
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Sept 6,
2008 - Let The Games Begin!!!
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Sept,
2008 - Pictures Pick-up - Will be at Joan Faul Park from 4:30pm -
6:30pm by the coach or a coach designated parent
only.
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Sept,
2008 - Picture Re-Takes - will be at Joan Faul Park from
4:30pm - 6:30pm on a first come first serve basis, and may be
canceled or cut of early due to weather of lack of light so show
up early!
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Oct 8,
2008 - Monthly Board Meeting - To be held at the Atwater
Community Center @ 7:00pm.
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Oct 9,
2008 - Mandatory Coaches Meeting - to
be held at the Atwater Community Center @
7:30pm.
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Nov 1,
2008 - Last Regular Season Game
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Nov 5,
2008 - Monthly Board Meeting - To be held at the Atwater
Community Center @ 7:00pm.
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Nov 6,
2008 - Mandatory Coaches Meeting - To be held at the
Atwater Community Center @ 7:30pm. Jamboree Schedules will be
handed out, rules will be discussed, & Jamboree will be
explained.
- November - 8th & 9th, 2008 7th
ANNUAL JAMBOREE (Similar to an AYSL only
tournament) - Coaches must sign up for
it at the coaches meeting to be held on Oct 9, 2008 or they will
not be included in the Jamboree.
- November 9,
2008 - Jamboree Awards Ceremony - To be
held at the Basket Ball Courts at Peggy Heller at
4:00pm.
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Nov. 2008 - McValley Cup
Tournament- To be held in Hanford, CA Tournament open to
all CYSA recreational teams, see below for more
details.
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Nov 13, 2008 - Annual
General Meetings (Elections) - To be held at
the Atwater Community Center @ 7:00pm. We will be holding our
Annual Elections for the 2009 AYSL Board. If you have any
questions about joining the board, positions available, or
non-board member positions available call Henry @ (209) 230-1234.
 QUICK NOTES: 
PICTURES:
Pictures will be taken on Saturday August
?th, 2008 at Manuel Barios Field. Photo time schedule will be posted
when it becomes available. (Click here for the 2008 schedule - not
yet available).
7th ANNUAL
JAMBOREE:
7th
Annual end of season jamboree is scheduled for
November 2008– information and sign-ups will be handled at
the coaches meeting in October at the Atwater Community
Center, with more information to be given in the coming
weeks.
ELECTIONS FOR AYSL BOARD
November 13th, 2008 at the Atwater Community
Center @ 6:00pm we will be having a general/elections meeting to
which everyone is invited to attend! Atwater Youth Soccer
League is always looking for help from within the community and the
parents/relatives of our fine young athletes! Every year we accept
nominations for various league board positions. These positions
carry various responsibilities, but without them our league
could not operate as it does today. If you feel you or someone you
know might be a candidate for one of these please contact us using
the contact us page provided on the menu. Please note that all
positions are strictly volunteer positions and are not paid. p.s.
When you see one of the board members at meetings or at the games
make sure to let them know how much we all appreciate all of their
time and efforts and I am sure they will be grateful and it will
probably help make any day brighter.
PRACTICE:
Begins
August 6th, 2008 – All teams are allotted up to 2 practice
times per week. It will
be up to the coach’s discretion if their team will practice once
games begin. Some
coaches choose to practice once games begin and others may cut back
on practices. Please
keep your scheduled practice time so that it does not interfere with
others.
GAMES:
Schedules
for games will be distributed Sept 4, 2008 & the games will
begin Sept 6, 2008. All games are on
Saturdays, coaches are responsible providing a copy of the schedule
to their players, but they should also be available on this
website.
PLAYER
CARDS:
All
players cards are to be maintained by the coach. Each
player MUST have a picture of the child and
the league registrar’s signature stamp on it. Please make sure you have
your cards at all games. Please note that all coaches and assistant
coaches must have their cards also. If you are missing one, please
call (209)356-0400 and leave a detailed message so that we can get
back to you.
FREE COACHING CLASSES &
TRAINING:
If you are interested in coaching or assisting a coach
in either our recreational league or our competitive league, or
would simply like to have a better understanding of the game of
soccer, then you will want to attend one of our free coach
training clinics. We bring some of the best trainers around to help
train you and even obtain a coaching license (which is usually
necessary for competitive league coaches). This is at great expense
to the league, but we feel it is important to help develop our
players, so you get this at no charge to yourself! If you are
interested please contact Henry DeSousa @ (209) 230-1234 or at Henry@AtwaterYouthSoccer.com.
You can also click here for more
information.
REFEREE
CALL!!
Would you like to
earn extra cash, while helping young soccer players in your
community? Are you a coach looking to improve your knowledge of the
game? Are you considering coaching or assisting a competitive soccer
team in our league and a referee license is required to coach
(which is usually the case)? If any of these answers are
yes, please contact Henry @ 209-230-1234 or at Henry@AtwaterYouthSoccer.com! The required training &
training costs are paid for by the league. That means there is no
charge to you! Classes are usually start in May or June so contact
us today so that we can let you know the next available class. Hope
to see you there! Click Here For
More Info On How To Become a
Referee
AYSL SPONSORS
Haven't sponsored a team yet? Click here to
print a sponsorship form. We greatly appreciate our team's
sponsors! It is funding in part from local businesses,
organizations, and families that allow us to continue to offer
affordable registrations for the youth of our community. Click here to see a list of our
sponsors.
AYSL
COMPETITIVE TEAMS
If you have a child or children that far
exceed our recreational soccer skill level and feel that you are
both ready to take it to the next level please be sure to check out
our competitive team section for more information. Click here to go to
the competitive
section.
U.C.P.
McVALLEY
CUP!
McValley Cup is one of United
Cerebral Palsy of Central California’s biggest fundraising
events. Traditionally scheduled in late October, McValley Cup
brings together over 200 California Youth Soccer Association soccer
teams from across the Central Valley to compete and raise money for
UCP's programs and services. It is often the first opportunity
for those who attend to become familiar with people with
developmental disabilities as well as fundraising and giving back to
their community. Click Here to
be directed to the McValley Cup website and check back regularly for
updates. The McValley Cup is intended to be played our our regular
season recreational players, so be sure that both Coaches &
Parents get together and sign-up if they are interested! For more
information on The United Cerebral Palsy of Central California click
here.
Board Members:
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