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| | Welcome to our EBYA Fall Soccer season!
The dip in temperatures this weekend has made us even more excited about Fall Soccer! And it's perfect timing for our EBYA Soccer <> Union Group Outing this evening @ 6pm at Subaru Park to see the Philadephia Union vs Chicago Fire FC. Catch the game on TV,Twitter, orFox Sports Radio!
Everything is ready to go with our season. Over the next few week's, we'll be building teams. Team assignments, practice & game schedules will be announced no later than Saturday September 4. Practices start the week of September 6 with first games on Saturday September 11.
Please look for an introductory communication from your child's division commissioner this upcoming week with high-level information and a request to fill any available volunteer roles!
**We do anticipate a need for many more volunteers this season.** Last year's Fall season had 60% of families volunteering for a role. This past Spring, that number fell to 30%. For our Fall 2021 season, only 15% of families have volunteered. Please step up & take on a volunteer role this season - you'll contribute to a great experience both for your child & hundreds of others in our program!
This season, we are continuing to implement thePositive Coaching Allianceprogram which includes meetings for all coaches and families. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. Links will be sent out closer to the events:
Thur Aug 12 - Positive Coach Alliance - Double-Goal Coach Zoom Meeting - 7:30pm to 9:00pm -**Mandatory for all coaches
Thur Aug 19 - Positive Coach Alliance - Second Goal Parent Zoom Workshop - 7:30pm to 9:00pm -**Mandatory for all parents
And a big thank you to all of our volunteers! As previously emphasized, we are an all-volunteer league and your commitment makes our league possible.
Once again, we are all excited to get out on the fields and play soccer!
We have some useful notes below as we prepare to setup our divisions and assign players to teams. Please note that our most common questions & answers may be found in the FAQs on ourSoccer Parents page.
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| |  Communications and Expectations
 * Get the app! We encourage all coaches and families to use theGameChangerTeam Managerapp for communication and scheduling
* Your child's division commissioner will send an introductory email within a few days
* Key dates are on ourSoccer Website. Over the next week, we will develop our division layouts based upon the number of players registered. With sufficient volunteers, we will be assigning players to teams during the weeks of August 9, 16, and 23.If volunteers are lacking, team assignments will be delayed.
* Team assignments and schedules will be announced via automatic emails from our website
* Each team will have a weeknight practice at 6PM. Games are played on Saturdays with games beginning as early as 8AM and typically no games starting later than 3:30 PM. Practice start the week of Sep 6. First game day is Saturday, Sep 11.
* We also reserve Sundays for make-up games at the originally scheduled game time
* Look for weekly email blasts to the Soccer league on Friday afternoons with updates and info
Prepare for the Season
 * All players must wear shin guards - you can often get them as part of a combo pack including cleats and a soccer ball at your local sports retailer. Helpful note - Socks are worn OVER your player's shin guards.
* Two highlighted rules within ourFAQs- earrings must be removedfor practices and games, and there is no heading the ball in practices or games, at any age level
* Sunday Make-up games - We only have Sundays available to makeup rain-outs - rained-out games will be rescheduled on a future Sunday at their originally scheduled game time.
* We do not make-up games if cancelled due to snow
Hey Coaches!
 * We provide practice plans viaYouthSoccer101.comto simplify your coaching experience. This season the program will also include an online video training series.
* We will offer several coaching clinics targeted to our younger divisions. Keep an eye out for the scheduling announcements
* All coaches must submit a background check. Details are on ourSafety Info page
** If you have any questions about coaching or volunteering, please email us:[email protected]
Wait Lists
* Although we've activated as many wait-listed players as possible, we do not expect to have spots open up for all of the kids on our wait list this season due to our league's limited capacity
* Movement off of the wait list typically occurs between now and the 3rd week of the season
* We encourage all wait listed kids 12 and under to participate in our EBYA Fall Baseball and Softball leagues
* We have also partnered with DARC to coordinate sessions of theirSoccer Shotsprogram to be hosted at Community Park this Fall
Division Formats and Tentative Game Schedule Info
 * Game times are staggered with sufficient time between games on each field to assist with parking as well as ingress and egress
Division LayoutsDivision | # of Teams | Practice Nights | Practice Field | Players per Team | | COED 4 and 5 Year Old PreK | 12 | Mon/Tues | 5-1 thru 5-5 | 7 | | COED Kindergarten | 12 | Wed/Thur | 5-1 thru 5-5 | 7 | COED 1st Grade | 12 | Mon/Tues | 5A/5B, 6A | 11 | 2nd/3rd Grade Girls | 8 | Wed/Thurs | 4A/4B | 12 | 4th/5th Grade Girls | 6 | Wed/Thurs | 1A/1B | 13 | 6th/7th/8th Middle School Girls | 4 | Wed/Thurs | 2, 3 | 18 | 2nd/3rd Grade Boys | 10 | Mon/Tues | 4A/4B, 6A | 12 | 4th/5th Grade Boys | 6 | Mon/Tues | 1A/1B | 13 | 6th/7th/8th Middle School Boys | 4 | Mon/Tues | 2, 3, 6 | 18 | COED 9th thru 12th High School | 3 | Wed/Thurs | 3 | 17 |
Below is our tentative Saturday game schedule. Prior to publishing the official schedule, please expect game times to vary by about 30 minutes from this tentative schedule:
Saturday Game TimesDivision | Field | Times | | COED 4 and 5 Year PreK | 5-1, 5-3, 5-5 | 9:00am, 10:30am, Noon | | COED Kindergarten | 5-1, 5-3, 5-5 | 10:30am, Noon, 1:30pm, 3:00pm | COED 1st Grade | 5A/5B | 9:00am, 10:30am , Noon, 1:30pm | 2nd/3rdgrade Girls | 4A/4B | 9:00am, 10:30am, Noon, 1:30pm | 4th/5thgrade Girls | 1A/1B | 9:00am, 10:30am, Noon, 1:30pm | 6th/7th/8thMiddle School Girls | 2 and 3 | 11:00am | 2nd/3rdgrade Boys | 4A/4B | 9:00am, 10:30am, Noon, 1:30pm, 3:00pm | 4th/5thgrade Boys | 1A/1B | 9:00am, 10:30am, Noon, 1:30pm | 6th/7th/8thMiddle School Boys | 2 | 8:00am, 9:30am, 12:30pm | COED 9ththru 12th High School | 3 | 8:00am and 9:30am
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2021 EBYA Soccer Committee
 * As mentioned in our intro above, initial communications will be emailed out by your child's volunteer division commissioner. Our division commissioners are listed below for your reference
* Members of our EBYA Soccer Committee volunteer an immeasurable amount of time and energy year-round to ensure the success of your child's soccer league. Please thank them for their hard work and dedication
Volunteer Division Commissioners
COED 4 and 5 Year Old PreK -Mike Mize
COED Kindergarten -Mike Mize
COED 1st Grade -Chrissy Eagles
2nd/3rd Grade Boys -Mark Hineman
4th/5th Grade Boys -Dave Westwood
Middle School Boys -Steve Bagent
2nd/3rd Grade Girls -Chrissy Eagles
4th/5th Grade Girls -Attie Heunis
Middle School Girls -Ron Kummerer
High School COED -Jeff Seibert
Member at Large-John Fernandes
Soccer Committee Chair -Mike Mize
Key Dates- Thursday, July 1 - Registration Opens
- Saturday, July 31 - Registration Closes
- Monday, Aug 2 - Late Registration Opens (limited spots available)
- Week of Aug 9 - Team drafts and/or player assignments begin (over next 3 weeks)
- Thursday, Aug 12 @ 7:30pm to 9:00pm - Mandatory Coach Zoom Session - Positive Coaching Alliance
- Thursday, Aug 19 @ 7:30pm to 9:00pm - Mandatory Parent Zoom Session - Positive Coaching Alliance
- Saturday, Aug 28 - Field Day - Equipment bag and field setup - 9am @ Soccer Shed (all volunteers welcome)
- (Tentative) Saturday, Sep 4 - Uniform distribution and coach clinics
- Saturday, Sep 4 - All families notified of team assignments, practice/game schedules published (announcements likely will be earlier, but this is the deadline)
- Week of Sep 6 - Practices start week of Sep 6
- Saturday, Sep 11 - First Game Day
- Saturday, Oct 2 - Picture Day
- Click here to view the Picture Day schedule (when published)
- Click here to view the Picture Day location at the park
- Click here to place your order (when published)
- League Code = TBD
- Weekend of Nov 6/7 - Playoff Weekend #1 (for older divisions with playoffs, all younger divisions - Sat Nov 6 is a normal game day)
- Weekend of Nov 13/14 - Playoff Weekend #2
- Saturday, November 13 - Final game day for non-playoff divisions, and any playoff divisions with fewer than 10 teams
- All players in divisions 2nd/3rd Grade Boys/Girls and Younger receive participation medals
- Top finishers in divisions 2nd/3rd Grade Boys/Girls and Older receive 1st/2nd place medals
Field Map* All practices & games take place at East Brandywine Community Park: 440 Dilworth Rd, Downingtown, PA 19335  |
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Please let us know if you have any questions!
Thank you,
EBYA Soccer
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