As soon as possible contact the parents of your team and let them know the following:

To: FC Menasha Coaches From: Mike Hinterthuer FC Menasha Coaching Coordinator th, 2016 Date: Wednesday, April 27 Welcome to the start of the 2016 soccer season. Thank you for volunteering to coach one of the 40 soccer teams in FC Menasha. The continued success of FC Menasha depends on finding and maintaining quality coaches and assisting with their coaching education and development. You should leave tonight s meeting with the following items: 1. Team Roster if there are enough players registered 2. A Medical Release form for each player (If they filled one out at registration), and additional blank forms for those that did not 3. Referee Check (Academy, U10 U19 and U8 girls teams only) 4. A copy of the 2015 EC Referee Fee Schedule (U10 U19 and U8 girls) 5. Individual & Team photograph order forms and information will be posted 6. Check Request, reimbursement form (attachment) 7. Modified Rules of the game for U6 U12 (attachment) 8. Concession Stand Schedule (also will be posted Online) 9. Club Contact Information 10. Schedule for U4-U8 Coed in-house teams. All others are posted Online for teams playing in E.C. or State League. 11. FC Menasha Fields map 12. East Central Jamboree Team Sign up (Rec Teams Only) 13. FC Menasha Camp Info 14. Fundraiser catalog, order forms, and information 15. Scrimmage Day schedule 16. 3V3 tournament As soon as possible contact the parents of your team and let them know the following: Page 1

Many of your coaching and administrative questions will be answered if you read and understand the attached information. Please be sure to read and familiarize yourself with the East Central Rules and Regulations document posted on the East Central Soccer District website under District and Policies. Every coach should have a copy of this document with them at their games. If you have questions or need additional coaching assistance during the year, please do not hesitate to call or email. Regards, Mike Hinterthuer Phone: (920) 850-7418 E-mail: mhinter71@yahoo.com When and where will you be holding practices? Note: The FC Menasha complex, Wittmann Park Soccer fields, and the Menasha High School fields may not be used for practices. The U4 U8 team practices are an exception to this rule. We will use Local Trainers for teams. What night your team will have games? Please see the Days of Play handout for your team. Play begins for each age group as listed: U11 to U14 Classic Boys and Girls Week of April 25 U4 to U14 Recreational Coed and Girls Week of May 2 U15 to U19 Classic Boys Sundays beginning May 1 U16 & U19 Recreational Sundays beginning May 10 U15 to U19 Classic Girls Week of June 13 The only accurate game schedule is available from the FC Menasha web site. Your team s schedule may change without notice!! Do not give preliminary hard copies of schedules to parents!! Ideally, you want to direct your parents to the FC Menasha website to ensure that they get updated and accurate information. www.fcmenasha.org The tentative schedule for the meet and greet day (April 30th) Page 2

Recreational Players Meet and Greet with your Coach on April 30 While at the the club, if you are playing recreational soccer, stop by and meet your coach and get your team uniform. So coaches do not need to be there all day, the following schedule has been set. Please come during the time your age group is listed. At the club we will also have our fundraiser person handing out samples. Make sure you stop by and visit him as well! Starting time: (coaches will stick around for 30 minutes) 9:00 AM U4, U5 and U6 Players 9:30 AM U8 Players 10:00 AM U10 Players 10:30 AM U12 thru U16 Reimbursement A copy of the FC Menasha Check Request form is attached. To be reimbursed, a check request form must be completed and returned along with a receipt to: FC Menasha Attn. Treasurer PO Box 481 Menasha, WI 54952 The following expenses are reimbursable. All Coaches and Assistant Coaches: Cost of coaching clinics up to $150.00 per year. The signup for coaching clinics is handled online now. Therefore, you must pay for the class in advance. You will need to fill out the check request form and submit it for reimbursement. WYSA coaching pass and renewal. FC Menasha pays the $10 original coaching pass fee and the $2.00 upgrade fee. If you lose your coaching pass, the $25.00 fee for a replacement is NOT reimbursable. U10 to U14 Recreational Coaches: Cost of goalkeeper gloves up to $50.00 per year. All Classic Coaches and U16 U19 Recreational Coaches: Cost of goalkeeper equipment up to $110.00 per year. Page 3

East Central Recreational Jamboree This tournament, will take place July 9 th and 10 th. All games will be played in Howard (Azco Nobel Park). All U8-U19 FC Menasha recreational teams are invited to play in this tournament. If you are going to participate in this tournament please let us know and fill out the form in the packet by May 21st and return it to Kevin Otto. No exceptions will be made after May 21st. Referee Fees IMPORTANT -- You are responsible for paying half of the referee fees for every game both the home and the away games. All coaches of U9 - U19 co-ed teams and U8 U19 girl s teams will receive a referee check for ALL your league games home and away. It is your responsibility to pay the referee prior to EVERY GAME. Please make sure you have the exact amount of money for each referee. The following is an example only: If you are a U12 coach, you need to bring a total of $29.00 to every game to pay the referees. The $29.00 should be comprised of the following: $ 13.00 to pay your half of the center referee fee * center ref gets paid: $26.00 ($13.00 from each team coach) * You need to bring one $10 bill and three $1 bills, $ 16.00 to pay your half of the assistant referee fees * each assistant gets paid $16.00 ($8.00 from each team coach) * You need to bring two $5 bills and six $1 bills. As coaches, we are responsible to bring the CORRECT change for the referees to each game. Do not pay any referees for your tournament games! Referee fees for any unplayed games must be returned when you return your equipment at the end of the season. U4, U5, U6 and U8 co-ed teams will not receive a referee check because these teams do not have referees. The coaches of these ages will referee their own games. Page 4

Score Cards There are no paper score cards IMPORTANT Coaches for East Central games should receive a login in to enter score online. This should be done by the winning team (or home team in event of tie) within 24hrs after the completion of the game. U4-U10 will not be keeping score Coach Passes All FC Menasha coaches and assistant coaches must have a coaching pass issued by WYSA. To obtain a WYSA coaching pass you must: Have the proper coaching license for the level of team you are coaching. Fill out the forms located on the WYSA website: http://www.wiyouthsoccer.net/ Along the left side you will see COACHES. Hover over that. COACH PASS will pop up. Click on it. You will see a link for REGISTRATION. Click on it. Since you are doing this for the first time, click on the link at the bottom to "Enter ekidsafe System". From there you just follow the instructions. You will need to upload a picture of your face that will be put on the pass. The card will get mailed directly to me and I will deliver it to you. $10 registration fee for your coaching pass will be reimbursed by completing the Request for reimbursement form Equipment and Jerseys Gary Schreiber Your team s equipment and jerseys should be picked up at FC Menasha Complex concession stand on for meet and greet day (April 30th). If you cannot pick up the equipment yourself, an assistant or someone else from your team should pick up your equipment. If your team cannot pick up your equipment at the designated times or you have questions about equipment, contact Gary at 920-720-0280. Additional equipment available by request includes discs, cones, keeper jerseys and pinnies. Page 5

Coaching Education The Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association (WYSA) requires all coaches to have the following license: All recreational coaches U5 U19 must have a Y1 license at a minimum. All classic coaches and assistant coaches must have an E license at a minimum. It s recommended that U15, U16, U17 and U19 classic coaches obtain their D license. An E license is a prerequisite to obtaining the D license. The number one criteria used to select coaches for the FC Menasha Soccer Club Classic teams is the level of coaching license. All soccer-coaching courses are free to FC Menasha coaches and assistant coaches. All course signups are handled online now. You will be required to pay with a credit card. Then you may submit the receipt to the club to receive a reimbursement check. Here is the website address for the Coaching Clinics: https://active.leagueone.com/olr/pages/cliniccourses.aspx?clubid=12699 Player Safety You will find copies of the medical consent form with this packet. Players medical release forms are included if they filled one out during registration. If they did not fill one out at that time, we have included blank ones to be filled out before 1 st practice or game. Keep these completed forms with you at all practices and games during the season All coaches for U8 Girls, and all U9 and above receive a first aid kit. If you run out of supplies, contact Gary Schreiber, the equipment manager to obtain replacements. A first aid kit is available in the back half of the building on counter inside door is available for U4 U8 Coed teams to use, as well as any other level playing a home game. U8 girls and U10 and above will have one in their equipment bag since those teams travel. The first aid kit and ice should be brought to every practice and game in the event of any minor injuries. Coaches of younger teams should remind parents to make sure they purchase soccer shoes (not baseball or football) for their child. Unlike baseball shoes, soccer shoes do not have a cleat on the very front of the toe. Shoes are inspected prior to each game by the referee. The referee may ask any player to change shoes if the inspection indicates the shoes are not safe. Page 6

East Central Safety Rules All players must wear shin guards. Players cannot participate in practice or games without shin guards. Shin guards must be completely covered by the player s socks. Jewelry cannot be worn during games. This includes bracelets, earrings watches, rings, metal barrettes, and hair twists with metal or hard plastic. Hair should be tied back with rubber band or a soft hair tie. Hair wraps with beads must be tied back with the rest of your hair during games and practices. Medical alert bracelets must be taped to the body. Casts, splints, or braces will be allowed unless the Referee feels it is being used as a weapon or becomes a safety hazard. Knee braces must be sufficiently padded and approved by the referee. Slide tackling is not allowed in any recreational league play. Soccer Camp We are pleased to announce we will be participating in the British Challenger camp and the Chicago Fire this year, which will be June 13-17. The Challenger camp will take place in Little Chute this year and ther Fire camp will be in Menasha. Camp information is online at our website as well as a brochure included in this packet. We will have a Challenger Camp in the fall as well. Fields, Parking and Rescheduling Please instruct your parents to park in the following locations for games at FC Menasha and at Wittmann Park. 4 fields at the Earl St. Soccer Complex Parking is available in the FC Menasha parking lot, along Airport Road and along Earl Street. Parking is also available in the Sure Dry Basements gravel parking lot, located off of Earl Street, across from the Complex. Please respect this generous offer from Sure Dry Basements, by respecting their property and by cleaning up any litter you see in their parking lot. 3 fields at Wittmann Park Parking is available in the Wittmann Park parking lot. Parking is available along Airport Road Parking at Wittmann will be scarce, especially if there are two games at the same time or a nonsoccer group function is in progress at the pavilion. Do not park at the businesses along Airport Rd. or at Kitz & Pfeil. Page 7

All U4, U5, U6, U8 Coed and U10 Coed games will be played at the Soccer Complex. Fields for tournaments are yet to be determined. Maps to additional fields required will be included in tournament info packets. Even after the season begins, practice on the game fields is prohibited. Several parks, including Clovis Grove and Pleasants Park, are available for practicing. Please save our field for games! Please do not have your players warm up in the goal areas! These areas get a lot of wear and tear during games alone, and can become dirt holes by the end of the season if we don t take care of them! The Menasha High School fields and Fritsch Park may not be used for practices. Coaches for the 1 st game on fields 6A and 6B are responsible for getting the goals out of the equipment room and setting them up. Coaches for the 2 nd game on fields 6A and 6B are responsible for taking the goals back to the equipment room. Game Cancellation due to weather It is up to each club to determine if games will be cancelled due to weather. As soon as practical, FC Menasha HOME game cancellations will be posted on the FC Menasha web site. Rescheduling The below instructions are in addition to completing of the East Central District Re-schedule Online form. These should be done BEFORE completing the district online form. If you have a game suspended or postponed for any reason (usually rain or school event conflict), the Home coach should take the following steps: 1. If game needs to be rescheduled due to school event conflicts - Notify Kevin Otto 722-0609 or Kurt Schodorf 954-6832 at least 48 hours before the scheduled game, telling us that the game will not be played, so we can cancel scheduled referees 2. If game needs to be rescheduled due to weather - we will notify you that the fields will be closed. And the closure will be posted on the website. 3. Contact the opposing coach to come up with two to three alternate dates for the game to be played. 4. The Field scheduler will advise if there is an appropriate size field available on the alternate dates selected. 5. Kevin or Kurt will contact the FC Menasha Referee Assignor - Justin Oshefsky to schedule referees for the Page 8

rescheduled game. 6. Any games needing to be reschedule should be submitted using the East Central District Re-scheduling From found on the District website on the drop-down menu of the Current League heading (link below): http://www.ecdsoccer.org/page/show/736848-game-rescheduling Practices The club has hired trainers to work with our younger aged teams again. The intent of this is to have the trainers work with the coaches and with the players. We want to teach the coaches as much as the players so that everyone s knowledge continues to grow. The coaches are expected to assist the trainers during practice. The following is the current schedule: Age Group Night of play Training/Practice Time Game Time U4coed Tuesdays 5:30 to 6:00 (field 6) 6:00 to 6:30 (field 6) (Training done by coaches for U4 group) U5coed Tuesdays 6:30 to 7:15 (field 6) 7:15 to 7:45 (field 6) (Training done by coaches for U5 group) U6coed Wednesdays 6:00 to 6:45 (field 6) 6:45 to 7:15 (field 6) U8coed Thursdays 6:00 to 6:45 (field 6) 6:45 to 7:15 (field 6) Individual/Team Photographs It will be the coach s responsibility to let the team know when and where the pictures will be taken and to have the team organized for the picture. Picture dates will be June 21 and 22. You will receive a schedule with your assigned time in this in an email and will be posted on the web site. The order forms are in your packet you have been given. Fundraiser This year s fundraiser product delivery/pick up day is the morning of Saturday, June 6. Please see cover letter included in this packet and order forms and catalog in separate envelope. Page 9

Soccer Web Sites www.fcmenasha.org/ FC Menasha Soccer Club website www.ecdsoccer.org East Central District website www.wiyouthsoccer.net/ Wisconsin Youth Soccer association website www.wiyouthsoccer.net/ Then click Coaches tab and then Risk Management/Coach Pass topic Coaches Pass page. Every coach is required to have a coaches pass. If you do not have one, please go to the above website and follow the directions to obtain a new pass or renew an outdated one. All persons on team sideline must possess WYSA-issued Coach pass card or Manager pass card. www.ecdsoccer.org/page/show/992508-days-of-play Official nights of play document for all age levels www.ecdsoccer.org/page/show/170469-schedules For Field Locations for all East Central District soccer fields, click on the Location link for your scheduled game. www.ecdsoccer.org/page/show/167570-policies East Central District Policies and Rules and Regulations documents www.fifa.com/worldfootball/lawsofthegame.html Link to the official FIFA laws of the game website www.asktheref.com/soccer%20rules/question/ Ask the Referee website. You can learn a lot from reading the questions and answers on this website. Page 10

East Central District Recreational Jamboree Sign-up Due by May 21, 2016 Team Name Age Group Coed / Girls Coaches Name Contact Name Phone Phone Please return to Kevin Otto by May 17 th FC Menasha Attn. Kevin Otto PO Box 481 Menasha, WI 54952 kjotto@new.rr.com 920-722-0609 Page 11