Opeongo Selects Soccer
U17B ERSL
Outline
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Goal
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Staff
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Try-outs
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League
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Practices
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Student Athletes
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Nutrition
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Respect
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Future
Goal- Realistic
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It is the Goal of Opeongo Soccer to improve the skill level of soccer in the
Ottawa Valley and provide a higher level of competition to youth who desire
the challenge
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No one wants to lose every week, and we will do everything in our powers to
prevent that. However we must enter this season with realistic goals. Our
team will be comprised of all most completely house league level players who
have not had the opportunities until now to play at this level of soccer.
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The other teams at these levels play soccer year round and have mostly all
chosen soccer as their primary sport vice hockey or anything else.
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Our Goal this season is simply be competitive and to grow as a team.
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We will re-evaluate our goals periodically throughout the year.
Staff
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Head Coach – Allan Turtle
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Assistant Coach – Mark Peever
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Manager – Carole Buxcey
Try-Outs
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Game – December 12th Saturday in Carleton Place at Beckwith Arena 2-4 pm
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Sundays – Eganville District Public School – 5 to 7pm Starting January 11th 2016
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These will be the primary try-outs for the team.
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If there are any weather warnings through the winter (Freezing rain/Snow) there will be no
Try-out that week. We have players trying out from as far as Petawawa and Beachburg so will
not take unnecessary risks.
Originally proposed was a $100 for Try-outs and a $50 return should your youth be cut.
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This is now unconfirmed as the Club in Carleton Place has some issues, however if this game is
postponed to the new year everyone will be emailed soonest.
The initial fee is still $100, if your youth does not make the team you will receive a $100
refund to be applied to your local club registration
18 Roster positions 2 Designated Reserve positions
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Designated Reserves are call-up players who are only allowed to play a maximum of 5 games
through out the season but must be Player Carded and covered under insurance. These players
will only pay the initial $100 fee, will be permitted to train with the 1st Team and will have
their own team kit for the season.
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These players can be expected to be called up because of injuries, ill-timed family vacations,
Player misconduct resulting from yellow/red cards or Coach levied penalties.
Try-Outs
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Players will be graded out of 80 based on
the rubric
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Players will compete by position
(Coaches reserve the right to changes
players positions as we see fit)
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The final Part of Try-outs will be a Peer
Review Process – This will ensure that
there is not any player who is here solely
for themselves, and no one will know
that better then the players they play
with. Each player at the end of try-outs
will receive a scorecard with there
teammates listed and they will rank
each other by secret ballot.
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The end result is to create a team that is
strong, competitive and has high team
chemistry
League – ERSL T2 Competitive
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The ERSL is a Regional Competitive League.
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Ottawa Clubs in this league often charge $300 a month for their players to play in these
competitive divisions. (We are $300 for the season)
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Home Field will be Legion Field in Eganville
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1 Game night per week (last year was Tuesdays at this age group)
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This is COMPETITIVE Soccer. House league the goal is
“fair” playing time for every player and fun overall.
Competitive is skill driven, Winning is the goal. Fun should
be derived from the love of the game.
Playing time while attempted to be as fair as possible,
will be awarded according to the game situation
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League
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Game Days
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Players will always wear there track tops and training shirts to games
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Since Games away games are in Ottawa or potentially Kingston (1 team from
Kingston) Parents are Strongly encouraged to come up with Ride Sharing
plans. i.e. one family drives a couple kids one week and then alternate the
following week
Practices 2 per week
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There will be 2 Practices per week – there will be one fitness practice and one
technical practice – days of the week will be set based on field availability.
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If players expect to start the following game then they should attend
practices
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Failing to attend multiple practices will result in being suspended for a game
and Reserve player being called up
STUDENT Athlete
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These youth are Student Athletes. Student comes first. Provided a parent gets
in touch to advise one of the coaches that your player cannot attend practice
due to school work, no penalties will be incurred.
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Players must focus on their school work. Players can be benched at parents
request if grades are an issue. Please give us sufficient notice so we can make
sure a Reserve player is available
Nutrition
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According to the most recent Canadian Community Health Survey, done in 2004, 53
percent of males aged 14 to 18 are not getting the minimum number of servings of
vegetables and fruit on a daily basis.
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The bare minimum The minimum in 2004 was five servings of vegetables and fruit,
combined, but has since been upped to seven servings for teen girls and eight for
teen boys. (Source: alive Magazine, Sept. 2013)
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52% of teen boys are overweight or obese.
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Today’s youth are set to face diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and
diabetes well before the previous generation.
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Once the team is set Parents will meet with a
Nutritionist at the beginning of the season. The players
will have a similar meeting with team staff.
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Players must not “diet” but must eat appropriately for an athlete
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Garbage in – Garbage out
Respect
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2-way Street
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Parent Respect
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Parents need to police themselves on the sidelines and ensure that our parents
never attack any of our players or opposing team players.
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Parents do not coach from the sidelines. Let the coaches coach, Parents cheer
Player Respect
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All players will be treated like young adults provided they act like young adults
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No talking back to coaches, any issues with any Coach from Opeongo Speak with
Allan Turtle – Technical Director. If with Allan speak to Tom White Opeongo
President
Coach Respect
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Players are expected to listen whenever any coach is talking.
Future
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Allan - Military Member
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Posting, exercise,
Opeongo Development
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This season is a test season for future age groups, if this team decides to continue
on to U-18 then all the power to them however the goal for the 2017 season will be
to run a U15 age team in this league and develop it a over a number of seasons.
Questions?