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COACHES' CORNER

 

Coach Risk Management (Must be completed by all coaches)

Information & Instructions form

 

Lancaster County Boys League Website (LBYSA)

http://eteamz.active.com/lcsoccer/

 

Lancaster County Girls League Website (LAGS)

http://www.lagssoccer.org/

 


 

LEAGUE RULES

For more game rules & regulations please see

The Rules & Regulations Page

 

Print this set of rules (pdf)

Substitution Rules: You may substitute players at the following times.

(a) After a goal by either team.

(b) Prior to a goal kick.

(c) After an injury, by either team, when the ref stops play.

(d) At Halftime

(e) Throw-in - On your throw-in & on your opponents' throw in but with the following stipulations on your opponents' throw-in.

(e1) Your opponent is sending in substitutes on their throw-in. (If the other team is not subbing players, you can not sub on their throw-in).

(e2) Your players must be at the half way line with the other team's subs, - ready to take the field when their players are called in by the ref. (You can not hold up the game because your subs were not ready). This rule went into effect spring 2007

 

Game Durations

BOYS

> U10 (2) - 25 min halves

> U12 (2) - 30 min halves

> U15 (2) - 35 min halves

> U16/19 (2) - 45 min halves

> Note: U15 thru U19 all play (2) - 45 min halves

GIRLS

> U10 - 12 minute quarters

> U12 - 15 minute quarters

> U15 - 18 minute quarters

> U16 - 40 minute halves

> U19 - 45 minute halves

Pinney & Game Ball Etiquette / Keeper Shirt Color Rule

Pinnies are worn by the home team if the visiting team's jersey is the same color. - However, it would be a good idea to bring pinnies to the away games... just incase.

 

Game Ball is to be provided by the home team. - Always make sure you have a properly inflated game ball.

 

The keeper 's shirt is to be a different color as their game jersey, but not the same color as the visiting team's jersey. A keeper's shirt, or a pinney can be used.

Offside Rules:

Boys U10: There is no off sides (off side rule is not enforced). However, Cherry-picking is not allowed. (Cherry-picking is when a player positions himself in front of the goal, or is noticeably in an off side position).

 

Boys U12: Off sides rule is enforced.

 

Girls Off Side Rule: Off sides is enforced in all age groups.

 

If you're not sure what offside is, or if you're having trouble understanding the rule,

Follow this link to a video on YouTube that shows & explains the rule.

 



Practice & Game Cancellation Procedures

 

Instructional Teams  (U6 & U8)

CANCELLATION DECISIONS ARE MADE BY THE DIRECTOR

 

Foul weather practice/game cancellations will be posted on the home page for these age groups. If it's been an ugly day & the forecast is for continued bad weather we may post the cancellation well in advance of practice/game time. -  IMPORTANTRemember to refresh the home page every time you revisit it when checking for cancellations. If you do not refresh the page, you might be viewing the old page that is stored in your temporary internet folder and not the updated page content. To tell if you are viewing the most recent page, write down the hit counter number (in the left links pane) & check the number again upon revisiting.

 

Instructional (U6 & U8) Make Up Games

Once games begin on Saturdays, cancelled games are normally played the following Monday in place of practice.


 

Intramural Teams (U10-U14)

CANCELLATION DECISIONS BEFORE THE START OF THE GAME ARE MADE BY THE COACHES. - ONCE AT THE FIELD OR IF THE GAME HAS STARTED THE DECISION IS MADE BY THE REF.

 

Playing Games In Foul Weather (Intramural Teams, U10-U14)

The league rule concerning playing in the rain is; a game must be cancelled or stopped early if it is Thundering/Lightning. A game might also be cancelled due to dangerous field conditions (very soft or muddy due to a lot of rain, or because of snow or ice on the field. Other than these conditions, a game does not need to be cancelled and some coaches will not cancel due to rain.

 

Intramural (U10-U14) Practice Cancellations

Coaches will call with the cancellations. We normally do not post cancellations on the home page for the these age groups because it's up to the individual coaches whether or not they will practice or play a game in the rain so they may cancel at the last minute.

 

Intramural (U10-U14) Game Cancellations

Games are required "by the league" to be cancelled by the home team (2) hours before the scheduled start time. This means parents should receive a phone call approx an hour and a half before start time.

 

Intramural (U10-U14) Make Up Games

If an intramural game is cancelled, the two coaches usually try to reschedule a make up game. The make up games are normally played during the week on a night in place of a practice.

 



BOYS - Red Carded Player Follow up Procedure.

Any player that is red carded is not only pulled from the game the day he is red carded, but he is not allowed to play in the next game. Hopefully this never happens, but if one of our players is red carded, the league's procedure is:

 

You are to provide our club's intramural rep the name & jersey number of the player that received the red card. The intramural rep is then responsible to call the the opposing coach of the next game and give them the name and jersey number of the carded player so this coach can make sure the carded player does not play in that game.

 

If a player of the team you are playing is red carded,

you are to provide our club's intramural rep with the name and jersey number of the player from the other team that received the red card. Our rep is then to call the next games coach that the opposing team will be playing to give them the carded players info.

Team Message Page:

If you would like to utilize a page on our website to post team reminders or helpful tidbits throughout the season, contact me (Phil) via email using the contact page email link. I will create a page for your team that will be password protected so your information is not public knowledge. You simply email me with the info you would like posted, provide me with a user name & password that you can give your parents, and I'll create the page. You can use this page to post info such as who has snacks each week, or any type of info you feel would be helpful to your parents. If you are familiar with FTP, you can upload & maintain your own page if you like.


Below are a number of sites that are helpful to you as coach, whether you are a beginner or have coached for some time.

A great place to start is Soccer Help.  As they say, their “soccer games are better than soccer drills because they are fun, maximize activity, minimize lines, are easy to set up and teach players to play soccer. Coaches will achieve more in less time.”

http://www.soccerhelp.com/

One of the most comprehensive pages I found is DeCatur Sports Page Soccer Drills, that includes an amazing array of articles, exercises and tips for the amateur coach to the premier level.  This guy also puts out a complete manual located at the site of the North Alabama Soccer League.

http://www.nasl.com/drills/manuals.htm

A great introduction to coaching is the Eastside Youth Soccer Association’s Introduction to Coaching the U8-U10 Player.  This author lays out the characteristics of players at the various levels as well as details what to expect from the  players as a coach.  Great tips for involving parents, clarifying your coaching philosophy, etc.

http://www.eysa.org/EYSACoachingManual.htm

Flashdrills is a bit more of a sophisticated site of youth soccer coaching drills.  The drills selected by the author are, in the words of the sponsor, “tried and proven soccer coaching methods to develop and enable young soccer players to reach their goals.

http://www.flashdrills.com/static_drills/dtoc.htm?CFID=2457410&CFTOKEN=89219136

If you want to access a comprehensive soccer manual, go to the SOCCER-COACH-L Basic Coaching Manual. There you find many items of interest, whether you are an experienced coach looking for new ideas or a brand new coach with no idea where to start.

http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~dgraham/manual/Pages/main.html

Another overwhelming site is Dynamsoccer,Org, which includes – among an array of other resources – the very well known Jeff Pill's Online Drills.  This includes information on practice sessions, drills and tactics by age level.

http://www.dynamosoccer.org/coachingresouces.htm

http://www.eteamz.com/soccer/pills/jpill.htm

I must include the most overwhelming compilation of soccer information ever to hit the internet. Football Training is a part of the Virtual Library of Sport  - the one-stop shop for quality sports resources on the internet.  Resources are constantly updated, mostly by our visitors and volunteer librarians.  Happy surfing…

http://sportsvl.com/soccer/general/training.html

Finally, if you are really curious and ambitious, here are a few more to keep you busy…

Check out How to coach youth soccer for the heck of it!

http://geocities.com/markpalm94598/Soccer.html

I like some of the drills at Y-Coach!

http://www.y-coach.com/CD/Soccer_Drills.htm

Learn from the experts at www.expertfootball.com

http://www.expertfootball.com/coaching/youth_drills.php

More and more and more at www.soccerclub.com  

http://www.soccerclub.com/training/drills/default.asp

I hope you find this helpful.

David Verrier

 


 

 

Lancaster Youth Soccer Club Lancaster, PA.