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!!!!!! Time for Soccer!!!!!
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CYC Sports Video - Who we are? We are you!!
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Welcome to St. Joe Soccer
St. Joseph offers CYC soccer for girls and boys grades Kindergarten through High School, as well as a training league for pre-K (anyone who can physically run through age 4). Registration is held from May through June 15.
Teams have 10 games on weekends during the season that is held between mid-August and early November.
Practices and tournaments can extend the season to early August through mid-November. Grades 5 through 8 are eligible for City County Playoffs. St. Joe Manchester is a member of the West County CYC division with CYC of St. Louis Archdiocese, and away games will have various locations as shown at www.cycwestcounty.com.It is the goal of the SJM soccer program to promote a positive experience following Catholic values and the spirit of CYC sports. We are dedicated to providing a safe, family-oriented environment for our children to grow and to enjoy organized sporting activities. Sport mirrors life, and the lessons learned through sport are meant to build children in many different ways that are expected of all involved to emulate.
Select for more information on CYC Sports: https://playcyc.org
General Information Team Formation SJM Soccer Contacts Registration Fees Eligibility to Play for SJM Soccer Resources CYC ID Cards Coaches Field Conditions Uniforms Referees CYC Rules - Season runs from mid-August through mid-November
- 10 Games played on weekends with rare exceptions
- One team practice during the week between Monday nights and Thursday nights
- One optional skills training from Twellman School of Soccer on Wednesday nights
- CYC ID Card required
- $130 registration fee
- For Grades K-4:
- Games are played with 8 players (7 + Goalie)
- Teams typically have 10-14 players
- Focus in practices and games is skill development, maximizing touches on the ball, and understanding soccer fundamentals
- Your coach may opt to participate in one tournament (pre-season or post-season)
- For Grades 5 – High School
- Games are played with 11 players (10 + Goalie)
- Teams typically have 14-18 players
- Your coach may opt to participate in one pre-season tournament
- Grades 5-8 may be eligible for CYC playoffs, and will be communicated to coaches near the end of the regular season
- HS is girls only
Training League (ages 4 – pre-K)
- Season begins in mid-August through late October
- Games played on Saturday mornings
- Games are played with 5-6 players (4 or 5 players + Goalie)
- Practices held on Wednesday evenings
- Shirt, shorts, socks, and size 3 soccer ball provided to each player (included in registration fee for Training League players ONLY)
- $100 registration fee
Registration Fees
CYC League (Grades K-High School) $130
Training League (pre-K) $100- Multipe child registration discounts apply - $25 for a second player, $30 thereafter
- A late registration fee of $50 applies from the Registration End Date (June 15th) until the program can no longer accept players for that gender and age level.
- If for any reason the season is cancelled before play begins a full refund will be provided
Uniforms
All jerseys, shorts and socks are purchased by the player/family and are not returned to SJM.
Your player’s coach will send you a link to the MyUniform.soccermaster.com website to order your uniform.
CYC requires all players on the entire team to wear the same jersey style, shorts, and socks; these are checked by officials before each game played.
How Teams Are Formed?
We will do our best to place your child on a team with friends or classmates from their school. Please be patient with us if we can not accomodate all requests as we also need to balance team sizes.
Ultimatey we will use our Soccer Committee to help mange out of balance situations or team mergers while working with coaches and parents as much as possible.
Eligibility to Play for SJM
Soccer is open to boys and girls through 8 th grade who meet at least one of the following criteria:- Registered members of St. Joseph Manchester Parish
- Attended St. Joseph Manchester School or SJM’s PSR program
- Reside in the SJM Parish boundaries.
St. Joseph Manchester welcomes all families regadless of religious back ground.
Coaching Interest – Learn More Here!
SJM Soccer is always seeking parents who want to be actively involved with their child’s sports to become coaches. The rich tradition of SJM soccer in CYC is built on parent volunteers who make a difference.
One doesn’t need to have extensive experience playing soccer – just a desire and attitude to help kids grow through sport.
SJM will provide coaches with resources to effectively lead a team, including:- New Coach Orientation seminar
- Links to soccer practice drills for respective age groups
- Access to interactions with Tim Twellman and other SJM coaches
All coaches are required to complete the following activities to interact with our youth:- Complete CYC Sports Coaches Training Program
- Complete Safe Environment Program
- Apply for CYC Coaching ID Card
If you are interested, please reach out to Mike Gavornik at mike.gavornik@gmail.com
More information on CYC requirements can be found at http://www.cycstl.net/coaches
Referee Interest? More Here!
SJM values our officials to make the games worthwhile for all involved by administering the rules.
If you have interest in officiating games and have completed 5 th grade, please reach Jim and Amanda Cravens at jcravens23@gmail.com or acravens23@gmail.com. Referees are typically at least 2-3 grades above anyone competing in the game.
All referees must be re-certified each season to be scheduled. Ref training sessions will be held in late July, and will be posted in our parish bulletin and on the St. Joseph Manchester page on Facebook.
SJM uses the Horizon Web Ref app for referee availability and scheduling.
SJM Soccer Committie Contacts - we have open positions - if you want to join, please reach out to Mike Gavornik
Director, Soccer Program Mike Gavornik mike.gavornik@gmail.com Asst. Director, Referees, Scorekeeping Jason O’Bryan jmobryan7@gmail.com Asst. Director, Training League Patrick Winter pwinter_sjm@outlook.com Asst. Director, Refeees Jim Cravens jcravens23@gmail.com Asst. Director, Everything Else! Amanda Cravens acravens23@gmail.com
Soccer Resources
- CYC Rule Books - Soccer and other Sports
- Concussion Training Course
- US Soccer and EA Sports Drills
- Terry Michler’s CBC Dutch Touch Resource Center
- Soccer Websites for Coaches
- Footy for Kids Website – UK
Field Conditions
CYC West County uses RainoutLine to message updates on field conditions. The Rainout Line app can be downloaded for free on a smartphone, or accessed at https://rainoutline.com/search/dnis/3142270240.
CYC Rules
To see rules related to CYC soccer, please visit http://www.cycstl.net/forms-and-rulebooks/rulebooks
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