Volume 13 Issue 4
www.ayso779.com
October 16, 2004
Winning vs. Success
by Jerry Norton
Region 779 Newsletter
EVERYONE PLAYS, OPEN REGISTRATION, BALAN CED TEAMS,
POSITIVE COACHING, GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP
The coach of a youth sports team
needs to have a definition of success that is not predicated solely on
winning a game or having a winning season. Players and coaches
alike should understand that participation, performance, effort and
improvement count as much if not
more than the final score of any
game.
compromised.
In youth sports, “striving to
win” is a fundamental element
of the competitive process and
in striving to win, an individual athlete should strive to
perform the very best he or she
possibly can. The task for the
youth coach is to help young
athletes develop skills and to
perform those skills to the best
of their individual abilities. By
teaching players that good
performance and maximum
effort equate to success while
poor performance and a lack of
effort lead to failure, the players’ motivation can be enhanced and success is within
the reach of all players and
coaches.
The old expression “It’s not
whether you win or lose but how
you played the game” is much preferred over the more modern Vince
Lombardi adage that “Winning isn’t
everything. It’s the only thing.”
Unfortunately, children today are
learning that success equates to
winning and failure to losing. We
glorify winners with trophies,
plaques and parades and ignore,
even vilify losers, but when winning becomes the only objective of Encouragement and effective
youth sports, other very important goal setting are the coach’s
values and objectives are lost or key tools in this pursuit. The
coach must work closely with
each player to set specific
behavior-oriented goals. These
should be obtainable but challenging, individual performance goals, goals which view
success in terms of surpassing
one’s own performance standards rather than exceeding the
performance of others. In this
way all players, the skilled and
the less-skilled continue working to improve performance
and can measure their current
skill level relative to their previous performance.
The goals and the player’s
progress in achieving them
ultimately provide a measure
of each player’s effort and
improvement. Thus, a successful performance, which is not
dependent on the score of a
game, is within the reach of
every player.
Volunteer of the Week Program
Do you know someone who exemplifies the
philosophies and spirit of AYSO? Someone
who goes beyond the call of duty to ensure
that our kids have the best experience possible out on the soccer field? If so, we’d like
to know about this person, too!
Beginning next week, AYSO 779 will recognize these hard-working individuals in the
weekly Newsletter. If you would like to
nominate a candidate for Volunteer of the
Week, please e-mail the editor with the name
of the individual and the reason for your
Inside this issue:
Winning vs. Success
1
Volunteer of the Week Program
1
Referee Corner
2
Coaching Information
2
Referee Points
2
VIP, U5, U6 and U8 Game Highlights
3
Our Sponsors
4
nomination. In order to
be considered for the
next newsletter, please
submit your nomination
to the e-mail address
below no later than
Sunday evening.
Thank you in advance to
all you great volunteers!
John Trevgoda, Editor
[email protected]
Quote of the Day
"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the
greatest bunch of individual stars in the
world, but if they don't play together,
the club won't be worth a dime."
-Babe Ruth
Referee Corner
Rule 9—The Ball In and Out of Play
For those of us who were raised playing basketball or American football, trying to determine whether the ball is in or out of play during a soccer game is somewhat difficult.
Unlike basketball or football, the position of
the player or the player's feet is irrelevant.
Only the position of the ball matters.
Is it In…or Out??
Try imaging the soccer field as a three dimensional box, with invisible vertical planes rising from the outside of the two touch-lines
(side-lines) and the outside of the two goallines. As long as the ball is within those invisible planes or is in contact with one of
those planes, it is not out. It must entirely
leave the box to be out. This is a very simple
concept, but, particularly for those accustomed to basketball or football, there are
times where the ball appears to be out of play
when it is not. For example, a ball rolling
along outside the touch line remains in play as
long as part of the ball is over the touch line.
A player may run outside the touch line to
play it.
Does anybody need
more Ref Points??
The U-10 and older divisions invite those teams that have accumulated sufficient referee points to participate in a post season
tournament. To qualify for this tournament, each team must acquire 19 Ref Points by Week 10 of the season. In the past, the
only way a team could earn Ref Points was by refereeing games.
For the remainder of this season, teams will be rewarded with Ref
Points for assisting with other tasks necessary for our kids to enjoy their soccer experience. One Ref Point for parents who volunteer for the following tasks:
•
Painting the Fields prior to the Saturday games.
•
Staffing the Referee Tents throughout the day on Saturdays.
•
Assisting with the opening and closing activities at one of
our four venues.
By definition, the ball is out of play when:
•
It has completely crossed the goal line
or touch line, whether on the ground or in
the air
•
Play has been stopped by the referee.
The ball is in play at all other times, including when:
•
It rebounds from a goalpost, crossbar
or corner flag post and remains in the field
of play
•
It rebounds from either the referee or
an assistant referee when they are on the
field of play
It is the job of the referee (aided by the
assistant referees) to determine when the
ball leaves the field. The Referees' decisions should be quick, strong and confident.
Coaching Information
• All coaches and assistant coaches must wear their Safe Haven
badge at all times while coaching. Beginning this week,
coaches and assistant coaches will not be allowed to participate
in the game if they are not wearing their badge.
• All volunteers (including coaches, assistant coaches and referees) are required to be Safe Haven certified. Another Safe
Haven class will be scheduled in the near future if there is sufficient interest. Please contact your Division Coordinator for
more information.
• The regional website, www.ayso779.com, will have the team
standings along with up to date referee point status.
• Please remember that the teams playing the first and last games
of the day are responsible for setting-up and disassembling the
goals on their respective fields.
Each team is eligible for earning a maximum or three Ref Points
each Saturday (including games refereed). If you are interested,
please e-mail Ken Anderson, Referee Administrator, at [email protected]
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VIP, U5, U6 and U8 Game Highlights
Girls U8
Team Thunderstorm played an incredible game.
Girls! You are playing very well. Keep up the
effort and the great team work. Amanda, Alexis,
McKenna, and Alex played great goalies. Lexi
awesome offense and great defense. Stephanie
great job! Klowy & Danielle great offense. Kate
excellent ball handling. Delaine and Sabrina great
defense. Bethlehem, Kyra & Sydney played great
offense. We are very proud of all of you!!!!
The Little Leprechauns had another great game
with quick footwork and amazing kicks by Natalie
A., Natalie, V, and Sophie. The Leprechauns
defense and passing by Jordyn,Hailey W., Karmen, Marina, Laura, Cara, & Cami was awesome.
The great footwork, defense, and passing, helped
the Leprechauns score, with goals made by Ryan,
& Hayley. As always, the girls played tough and
had alot of fun. Keep up the good work Leprechauns!!
Our Purple Stars continue to play out of this
world. Nice effort in defense by Mary Jane, Ashleigh, Sabrina, Olivia and Madison. Cleaver up
field passing by Dominique, Lauren L., Brianna
and Divina. Maya, Melody, Manisha, Lauren U.
and Elisabeth all hustled to get the ball to their
teammates for goals by Madison and Olivia.
Excellent team work goes to our Purple Stars and
their super coaches.
are proud of you!
showed great teamwork with their passing skills.
We're proud of you all!
Girls U6
Orange Crush - Congrats to all of our girls, you
all played an outstanding game Saturday!
Our budding Little Sprouts are becoming quite a
team with Mackenzie, Madison, Claire, Erin,
Jenna, Grace and Karina racing upfield toward the
goal, while Vanessa, Chikeri, Victoria and Sidra
defended vigorously. Way to "grow" girls!
GO, LADYBUGS!!! Tori and Krysta had great
goal saves and scored goals too! Brooke and Gigi
had great corner and goal kicks when they weren't
busy scoring goals! Both Marylan and Jessica M.
had kicks that found the net too! Emma, Jessica
G., Erin and Catherine made great passes and
played tough defense too!
Good hustle Mermaids . Our girls put up a good
defense and worked hard to get the ball up field.
Great teamwork from all the girls including Alexis,
Alyssa, Cassidy, Haley, Jamie, Linzey, Lisa, Madison, Megan & Samantha. Great goals made by
Alexis, Cassidy, Madison & Samantha. Keep up
the good work girls!
Boys U8
The Raging Robins had an awesome performance
on Saturday. Great goals from Ellie, Katlin and
Lauren. Excellent play by Heather, Marina,
Ashlyn and Allison. Bailey had a good throw in.
Way to go Robins! Hi fives all around.
The SHARKWAVES are really getting the hang
of things! Garret, Joey, Grant, Devin, Conner, and
birthday boy, Andrew scored goals this week. The
rest of our boys worked so hard on defense. Way to
go Sharkwaves!
Another early and exciting game for the TURBO
TINKS! What great hustling from Natasha,
Demi, Michelle and Cassandra. Terrific offense
from Erica, Elise, Alyssa, Madison and Nika!
Samantha, Rachel, Taylor and Jacky each shared
magical goals.Congratulations to our players of
the game, Taylor, Michelle and Elise!! Keep up
the great teamwork TINKS!! Thanks coaches Jeff
and Mike!!
Fantastic performance by the Scorpions! Though
we were short of players, the Scorpions never gave
up. Energetic Jacob & Justin had a superb game
playing defense as well as offence while Xavier &
Darren contributed to their great performance.
Keep up the great work Scorpions!
Once again the EMERALD BRATZ were unstoppable. Jesse, Shreya, Danielle and Alexis all
scored goals! Madison, Shweta & Isabelle were
outstanding in assisting with the goals. Shyla,
Katelin, & Sarah were terrific at keeping the ball
close to the goal. Jessica, Brianna & Megan were
fabulous defenders. Kylie did a great job at goalie.
WAY TO GO BRATZ!!
Sparkling Stars continued to play their hearts
out. Great goals by Abby and Alexis! Awesome
saves by Talia, Nicole, and Emily. Destiny, Erin
and Brook A. played great defense. Zamonie,
Brianna, and Halle showed nice passing and hussle. Kylie, despite an injury...you played a terrific game. Thank you girls for continuing to make
your coaches and parents proud!
Great job SHOOTING STARS, you really
showed off your team work. Brielle and Jasmine
each scored goals. Keep up the good work, we
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The Red Dragons played a great game. The heat
didn't stop the boys. They were great on the field.
Zachary, Garrett, Christian, Travis, Brian, Brady,
Derek, Xavier, Rahul, Jaideep, Daniel and Nathaniel make a great team. Keep up the spirit boys!
Our coaches, Tom and Kirk were great as usual.
Everybody is having great fun.
What a tough game the Silver Sharks had on
Saturday! But again, the boys played with beautiful team work and were able to pull away with an
awesome game. Corey did a fabulous job and went
into the game very aggressive. Joshua also had a
terrific game and played great offensively. Riley
played well defensively and Adam definitely
brought his ‘A’ game! Another wonderful game
for the Silver Sharks!
The Webshooters once again played a super
game! Milan, Justin, Will, and Jonah made great
saves at the goal. Andy displayed great footwork,
while Jake and Dan had fantastic kicks. Gabriel
had an awesome goal, and Aaron dribbled the ball
well down the field. Justin, Jacob, and Aiden
The White Warriors played awesome again this
week. They held their positions and ran the field
well. There is noticeable improvement every
week with their passing, throw-ins and kicks.
Great offense and defense by the whole
team. Super Job Warriors !
The Fireballs scorched the field with their excellent passing and teamwork! Fantastic protection
by goalies Conor and Jeremy, with defensemen
Sujay, Kyle, Roby, and Sean. Clever upfield
maneuvers by Collin, Tyus, Kodi, Cameron, Zach
and Jake. Wow boys!
The DRAGONS are burning up the field with
their awesome playing. Goal scorers of this game
were Nick and Tomas. Our goalies, Alex, Nolan,
Diego and Steven did a great job at stopping the
ball. Way to go. Dominic, Aaron and Kyle had
fast feet and played great defense. Good hustle
down the field and passing by Justin, Mikey and
Christopher B. MVP's of this game were awarded
to Steven and Dominic. Great job DRAGONS
The CRUSHERS continued to dazzle on the field
during week 4 with stellar defense and a relentless
offense that never seemed to tire! Paa-kwesi
continued to shine on defense. Nicholas also
provided strong support. Brandon had a nice
header to his teammates. Grady, Matthew, Jacob,
and Josh did a good job in goal. Ryan and Jakob
did a good job pushing the ball up field. Special
kudos to Derek and Lou for filling in as coaches they did a great job!
There was no stopping SHARK ATTACK this
week with Jacob and Alex playing outstanding offense and defense! Matthew T. was all
over the field, blocking balls and taking shots, and
Matthew B. made a great goal, followed by more
from Gabriel and Riley. Awesome game boys!!
Boys U6
The Daredevils just keep on rolling. In week 4,
the team did a great job working on skills they
learned in practice. Bradley and Mason played
well together breaking away from the pack to
score. Isaac and Abel also worked well together
getting each other the ball. Outstanding job done
by Austin to score. Christopher L. and Christopher B. played a smart game also. We love
watching the effort you guys put forth, keep up
the good work!
The PIRATES were on the look out for treasure,
and brought home the goals, including those
scored by Logan and Andres. Daniel N, Brett,
Zachary, Michael, Jake and Manuel brought home
the rest. With help from the rest of the crew Anthony, Brent, DJ, Daniel C and Jason - the
Pirates were awesome!! Great teamwork guys!!
The Mad Dogs had us all up and cheering again
this week. Michael had an excellent game pro-
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VIP, U5, U6 and U8 Highlights
tecting the goal and made a lot of awesome
saves. Steven also had a great game and cinched
up the ending with a great kick into the dog
house! Ben celebrated his birthday with a great
shot at the goal and a score! Way to go team.
We had fun watching!
Lets hear it for our SCORCHERS!! You guys
showed great teamwork with your dynamic
moves. Jarvis, Johnathan, Jared, John, Christopher, you guys played great! Micheal, A.J.,
Kevin, Ethan, Marcello, Chandler and Kiki., you
all are awesome! A special shout out to ETHAN
and CHANDLER for their birthdays. Happy
Birthday from the SCORCHERS!!!
The Fireballs sizzled again this week with some
great teamwork. Christian, Zach, and Alex did a
terrific job blocking goals. Neil was terrific,
playing great defense. Good job Tyler V., Tyler
H., Dylan, Noah and Ajay scoring goals! Impor-
tant assistance came from Camden and Gabriel as
they continued to block and kick defensively.
Way to go team!
Under 5
Great job on the field FIRE DRAGONS! Congratulations to Cameron L. for his first score of
the season! Awesome scoring by Andreas, Cameron B., Cameron L., Derek,
Justin and Katlyn. Great hustle on the field by
Chandler, Julia, Nina and Rebekah. Way to go
team! Everyone missed Gabriella and Jake!
The Flaming Stars had a spectacular game this
Saturday! Jared had a great time on the field
helping the team score and using his fantastic
defense skills. Nolan was on fire with great
teamwork and Diego made some big kicks and
great plays. Kaitlyn has really come out of her
shell and is playing more aggressively, running
fast and throwing while A.J. did an awesome job
- their parents are very proud of them. Both
Holly and Matthew had a good time dribbling
and kicking to keep the ball downfield for the
team while Seamus hustled both up and down the
field throughout the game. Josh and Edgar
worked hard with their great moves. Jacob used
his quick passing skills. He and the entire team
showed great sportsmanship. As always, our
coaches were superb leaders. Everyone missed
Julia. Way to go Stars!
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, it’s the SHOOTING
STARS burning through the field. Miles and
Donevan controlled the tempo with their quick
feet and stellar ball control. Ryan supplied the
power for the team with his thunderous left kicks
on goal, but who could forget Savanna breaking
through defenders and scoring a goal in traffic.
The entire team did fantastic. You are all onestep below soccer greatness!
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
The following is a partial list of our
2004 sponsors. Join me in thanking
them for giving so that our kids can
enjoy.
5 Day Business Form Mfg.
A Mobile Carpet and Floor Cleaning
Abrew Family
Advanced Recruiting
Air Cabin Engineering, Inc.
Albright & Associates
Alkapuro, Inc.
American T.V.
Appraisal Network
Aviana Global Technologies
Ball Corporation
Baskin and Robbins
Bright Star Educational Consultants
Burbank Roofing
Calcraft
California Discount Tile
Capitol Realty Group
Casarez Auto/Diesel Repair
Certified Welding
Chick Fil-A
Chino Capital, Inc.
Chino Hills Childrens’ Center
Chino Hills Eyecare Optometry/Dr. Suneet Gupta
Chino Hills Pharmacy
Classic Furnishings
Connie Henson @World Travel
Continuous Forms Control, Inc.
Covina Collision Repair
Creason & Aarvig, LLP
Curt Hagman
Curves for Women
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Datallegro, Inc.
Deberick Photography Team
Diamond Bar Washer and Appliance Repair
Diamond Lenders Group
Dolphin Imaging
Driscoll
Dzhandzhapanyan Family
Eagle-Tek Leather
Eclipse Packaging & Printing
English Research Services
Family Orchard
Forest Lawn
Frank R. Stolfi Appraisals
Frankeberger & Company*
Gary Hoertig Co.
Gianetti & Assoc.
Gold Star Transportation
Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc.
Golden Star Transport
Gordon Painting
Grazianos, Phillips Ranch
GRW & Son, Inc.
Hilts Consulting Group, Inc.
Hinojosa Blenders
Hoffman Auto Finders
Impact Decisions
In Style Limousines
Integrity Design Group
International Forest Products, Inc.
J. C. Cabinets
Kuehl Insurance Agency
Laura Jauregui
Law Offices of Scott Wheeler
Lawrence Renteria Century 21
Real Estate
Liquorama Fine Wine
Louise Chicken Café
M.A.P.I. Properties
Madsen Family
Magnolia Street Autobody
MBB Banners
McDonalds
Medical Group of Chino Hills
Montgomery Niemeyer& Co.
Montoya Family
Munesue Massage
New York Pizzeria, Chino
Omnia Leather Furniture
Oromar Silkscreen & Embroidery
Paplia Family
Paul Blake
Planet Beach Tanning Salon
Plaza Guadalajara, Chino
Production Mortgage
Public Safety Education, Inc.
R.D. Metal Polishing
Ramirez Family
Red Dragon Karate
Red Robin
Rendino’s
Rio Rancho Pontiac-GMC-Buick
Riverside D.A.
Robert & DeAnne Tetzlaff
S & S Pool Services
Safety Images
Samaha & Associates, Inc.
Samuel S. Berro, DDS
William H. Harrison, DDS*
Shea Homes
Spectrum Lifts and Loaders
Stadium Pizza
Steve & Jill Adams
Steve Paysen & Associates
Structural Shortcrete Systems,
Inc.
Sun Club
Super Glass Windshield Repair
Talent Tree
ThinkASG.com
Thomason Mechanical Corp.
Triple A Freight, Inc
Ultimate Autosound & Accessories
US Healthworks of Chino Hills
USI Insurance Services
Ventura G. Mejia
Veronica L. Loukota
Weber Plywood
Western Fashion, Inc.
Whitney Family*
Woodchips & Sawdust, Inc.
Woo-Sam Family
World Financial
Xavier Pezo Insurance Service
Yary Photography
* Sponsors Multiple Teams
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