Information Reach Out
Session
Presented by:
MYS Board of Directors
Jan 2013
Agenda:
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Introduction of Board Members; how/when I got involved with MYS
Review of MYS mission and background facts
Review of organization past and current structure
Review of open positions
Break out sessions
Q&A
Introduction of Board Members
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President – Kelly Kemp
Vice President – Christine Eddy
Treasurer – Darlene Anderson
Registrar – Jenn Blood
Secretary – Dan DeSimone
Intown Director – Desmond Doyle
Travel Director – Bob Rowe
Coach and Player Director – Matt Savoie
Field Director – Dana Cooney
Equipment Director – David Cass
Member Relations Director – Jim Boushell
Mission
Provide the youth of Mansfield, MA an opportunity to play soccer and be part of a team in an
enjoyable, fair and safe environment. MYS strives to provide opportunities for children to
develop basic and advanced soccer skills, to learn the value of team work, learn to have fun while
being active and to build personal confidences. MYS creates an atmosphere where the children’s
enthusiasm & excitement for soccer serve as a catalyst for its future growth.
The MYS program is run successfully by volunteers who unconditionally commit their time and
talents; there are no paid positions on the board of directors.
History
The MYS program was founded in the 1983 and started playing on fields around the schools and
Memorial Park. The years since, MYS have expanded considerably by offering the sport of soccer
to the growing youth population in Mansfield. This led to a vision to build a recreation complex at
Plymouth Street. The development of the complex was achieved by a partnership with the town
of Mansfield and MYS. Towards the partnership MYS donated a matching gift of $94,000 to
develop the back and front fields. That major field development project was completed in late
2000. FOG was the third phase completed in Fall of 2010.
MILESTONES
• 30th anniversary (2013 !!)
• Membership:
• ~ 1,100 players 850 families
• > 400 adult volunteers
• ~ 100 youth and adult referees.
• Program/Player Development
•2005 – Adopted USYS recommended smaller game sizes; introduced 8 v 8 in travel
•2007 - Adopted USYS recommended micro-dual sided for it’s youngest members
• Providing more individual involvement, decisions, and development
•2011 - Winter, MYS introduces Futsal as a winter development program.
• Infrastructure
• 2001 – First annual Columbus Day Cup Tourney
• 10 Years later, 2011
• 126 teams (60% non-Mansfield!)
• Thousands of visitors during weekend to Complex and Greater Mansfield
• Spring 2007 - FIELDS OF GREEN Campaign kick-off to FUND, renovate & improve complex
• Fall of 2010 - Renovations & Turf Completed !
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
• MYS actively gives back to the community by:
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Offering player fee assistance
Funding (2) Annual high school scholarships
Coordinating funding and enforcing the safety regulations at the complex
Participating in the Mansfield Clean up event
Donating to community Relay for Life event
Lending equipment to community non-profit events
Participating in community events such as downtown parade and fun night
Donating to the food pantry
Donating gently used soccer equipment to charitable organizations Special Olympics and US
soccer passback program
Offering families the ability to volunteer together and spend quality time together
Offering members a chance to stay involved by participating in positive community activities
Being a vehicle for coaches and youth peers to seek out and volunteer for the Special
Olympics organization.
MYS more than just soccer
Following the research of the Active Living Research Organization, an organization which
strives to identify environmental factors and policies that influence physical activity, especially
among children.
Their studies report that:
• Regular physical activity enhances academic performance,
• Participation in regular physical activity;
 The habits they establish in childhood carry over to adulthood
• Regular physical activity has a positive impact on behavior and healthy
lifestyles in youth
• Involvement in positive activities encourages healthy development and help
children make positive choices and avoid high-risk behaviors .
The environment that our youth live in can make it challenging to be physically active,
MYS is striving to make “being active” easier and more readily available.
Historical Organization
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Registrar
FundRaising
Director
Coach and
Player Director
Travel Director
Boys
Coordinator
Girls
Coordinator
Travel Ref
Coordinator
Intown Director
Intown Ref
Director
Equipment
Director
Field Director
PR Director
Tournament
Director
President
Tournament Director
Vice President
New Organization
End of
Year
Event
CORI
Coordin.
Ref
Assignor
Fundraising/
Marketing
Vendors
Field
Marshalls
Registration
Volunteer
s
Marathon
game
Placement/Schedul
e/Scoring
Newsletter
Treasurer
Finance
Statements
Operational
Secretary
HS
Scholarships
Registrar
Intown
FundRaising
Director
Event
Coordinator
Travel
Web Site
Admin
Events
Coordinator
Picture
Days
Sponsorship
Renew/New
Apparel
Coordinator
Coach /
Player
Director
Pick Up
Soccer
Camp
Coordin
Travel
Intown
Director
Director
Boys
Coordinator
Girls
Coordinator
HS Coordinator
Game Day
Evaluation
Coordinator
Director
Travel Ref
Coordinator
Operations
Coordinator
U6 Coordinator
Intown Ref
Coordinator
Town Laision
Equipment
Director
U7 Coordinator
Ref Mentor
U8 Coordinator
U9-U11 Coordinator
U14 Coordinator
Coach Eval
Coordinator
Field
U5 Coordintor
Try Out
Coordinator
Referee
Director
Field Scheduler
Public
Relations
/PR Director
Newsletter
FundRaising Director
Help our program continue its success with fund raising by leading, overseeing and coordinating
creative and professional fund raising events, activities, local business sponsorships. The MYS
fundraising foundation has been establish, this position drives new ideas while maintaining
sponsorship base. Several limited participation positions roll up to the director position.
 Event Coordinator – Lead events for MYS such as Revolution Nights, Revolution
Experience, High School pizza nights, adult social get together, participation in Mansfield
family fun night. Multiple coordinator positions available so no one coordinator would be
overwhelmed by leading multiple events.
 Sponsorship Coordinator - Primarily responsible to renew sponsorships under the
direction of the Fund Raising Director.
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 Apparel Coordinator - Primarily responsible to lead apparel sales for MYS with the
objective to raise funds for MYS as well as promote youth soccer throughout the Mansfield
community. Position is under the leadership of the Fund Raising Director.
placements. Responsibilities are limited to the spring season.
Travel Director
 Travel Try Out Coordinator – Individual to organize the travel try out schedule, schedule
evaluators, schedule volunteer help for check ins, communicate to members. Rolls up to
Travel Director. Responsibilities are limited to end of spring season.
 Game Day Evaluation Coordinator - Individual to help with coordinating game
evaluations for the travel teams. Schedule volunteers, collect data, communicate with
coaches. Responsibilities are limited to the spring season.
 Coach Evaluation Coordinator – Individual to help with coordinating the travel team
coach evaluations of players. Main responsibility is to communicate to coaches the format
for evaluations, collect the data and compile it for travel director to use as input to travel
placements. Responsibilities are limited to the spring season.
Intown Director
 Age Group Coordinator – Individual acting as a point person for a specific age group to
lead team placements, coach selections and information communication under the direction
of the Intown director.
 Referee Director
MYS is looking for an individual to be the point person for the MYS referee program. Fall and Spring seasons.
This position is on the Board of Directors of MYS and has voting and input for policy and procedures.
 Referee Mentor – Individual to lead a referee mentoring program for MYS. Includes scheduling of
mentoring, collecting feedback, communicating feedback to referees, organizing referee training sessions.
Field Director
 Field Operations Coordinator – Individual to lead the weekly morning preparation of fields, coordinate
volunteers. Position rolls up to Field Director board position.
 Field Scheduler – Individual to be the point person to work with the Intown and Travel coordinator to
schedule game times and field layouts. Limited to first few weeks of each season. Position rolls up to Field
Director board position.
 PR Director
Lead efforts for MYS to communicate to membership and community. Use coordinators to help deliver a season
newsletter and promote MYS in local newspapers
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Newsletter Coordinator – Responsible with the guidance of the PR Director gather MYS
news, articles, event calendar from board members. Publish Fall and Spring
newsletters. Current software used is MS Publisher.