Week 9 - It's our last week. You made it

Here's tomorrow's schedule.  Looks like a it's going to be a great fall soccer day.

This is our last week.  If you've not registered for the winter session yet, now would be a spectacular time to take care of that.

Week 8 - Snow is good! Snow is fun! We will play!

All for forecasts I see call for some light snow or a wintery mix for our U7 sessions.

This is way better than rain!  We have the most fun on days like this!

It will be brisk.  Please remember to dress your kids warmly.  Gloves, hats, jackets, long underwear.

See you at the field.

Week 8 - November 2

This is our first weekend of questionable weather.  We'll play if we can.  I'll make the decision by 8:00 AM, and will post to this blog.  We'll play as long as we don't have heavy rain.  Yes, we'll play with light rain and even snow!

If we do play, expect it to be cold and damp.  Dress warmly!  Long pants and long shirts under the uniform.  You might want warm jackets too.  If you have good gloves, bring them.

Here's the planned schedule.  If turnout is light, we'll be forming makeshift teams and may combine fields at game time.

  

Week 7 - 10/26

Here's this week's schedule...

Week 6 - 10/19 + Time to register for Winter soccer

Welcome back!  Here's this week's schedule...

And don't forget to register for the winter session:

http://www.maldenyouthsoccer.org/register.html

10/12 - No Soccer This Weekend

Happy Columbus Day!

Week 5 + Soctoberfest TODAY + no soccer next week

The schedule for tomorrow is posted below...

But...  Don't miss Soctoberfest TODAY!  There will be a pickup game including the U7 age group at 1:00.  I hope you can make it.

Please be aware that there will not be soccer next week (10/12) in honor of Columbus Day Weekend.

Week 4 + SOCTOBERFEST announced!

Hello Parents,

You can find tomorrow's schedule below.

BUT FIRST...  please be sure to note that next Saturday is Soctoberfest 2014!  You can find some details about the event at this blog post.

SOCTOBERFEST!!!!

Please join us at Soctoberfest on Saturday, October 4, 2014 from 10 am to 5pm at Devir Park.

This year’s festivities will include:

-          Refreshments and bake sale

-          Scrimmages for all age groups

-          A U9 and U7 age specific round robin tournament

-          Music, bouncy house, face painting and crafts tables

-          New England Revolution and Boston Breakers tables

-          Prize Raffles

-          Stick around until 5pm and cheer on your coach in the coaches game

All Soctoberfest proceeds go to our non-profit organization for equipment and to keep registration fees low.

If you or your company would like to make a donation please contact Maria Cotter @ fundraising@maldenyouthsoccer.org

Week 3

Here are the field assignments this week.

Week 2 + Wait list & attendence problems + Rain Policy

Hello Parents,

I hope the first week went well for you all.  Please shoot me an email if you have any concerns or needs.

We have a waiting list for the league.  After this week, if any teams seem to have un-notified attendance problems, I will add players to those teams.  If you missed last week and plan to miss again this week, please let me know asap.

I would like to keep you informed about the rain policy for this season. We have a short season with limited opportunity for makeup games. We will have an aggressive rain policy this year.  We will only call off the game in either very heavy rain OR if lightening is predicted in the area.  As always, check back on this blog for weather updates.

Here are the field assignments for tomorrow...

Week 1 - Here we go!

Tomorrow is the start of our fall season.

The first day is always hectic!  Please arrive AT LEAST 15 minutes before your game time to get your uniforms and get situated

Here are the field assignments.

See you in a few hours!

U7 Fall Soccer Team Assignments

<UPDATED 9/6 with late adds and final adjustments>

Coaches

Team	Color	Coach	Assistant	Assistant
Seattle Sounders	Green	David Walsh	Chris Santillo
DC United	Black	Hugo Bonilla	Joshua Smith
Montreal Impact	Blue	Jennifer Manning	Stephen Roberts
Chicago Fire	Red	Jason Hamelin	Kenny Antonucci	Thano Markos
NE Revolution	Navy	Jim Dean	Michael Zimmerman
Houston Dynamo	Orange	Jose Zayas	Richie Lamonica
Portland Timbers	Forest	Anthony Gioia Chiarenza	Elizabeth Borden
Columbus Crew	Golden	Rick Berliner	Omar Alani
Colorado Rapids	Purple	Javier Bauer	Doug Danoff
Toronto	Grey	Kristl McNulty	Jennifer Vargas

Players

Name	Team
Zeylik Kaba	Seattle Sounders FC
Elliot Webster	Seattle Sounders FC
Ryan Walsh	Seattle Sounders FC
Bridget Walsh	Seattle Sounders FC
Oren Santillo	Seattle Sounders FC
Iylazia Taylor	Seattle Sounders FC
Avery Callahan	Seattle Sounders FC
Andres Diaz	Seattle Sounders FC
Brian Bianchi, Jr.	Seattle Sounders FC
Damien Perkins	Seattle Sounders FC
Alexa Bonilla	D.C. United
Brianna Carrasquillo	D.C. United
Adam Cheng	D.C. United
James Gage	D.C. United
Mary Gage	D.C. United
Scott Gage	D.C. United
Michael Brandano	D.C. United
Thomas (T.J.) Lynch Jr.	D.C. United
Atticus Smith	D.C. United
David Ruane	D.C. United
Patrick Manning	Montreal Impact
Charles Manning	Montreal Impact
Joaquim Nunes	Montreal Impact
David Delacruz	Montreal Impact
Anderson Costa	Montreal Impact
Noah Elbadaoui	Montreal Impact
Jennifer OHara	Montreal Impact
Christopher Roberts	Montreal Impact
Layla Benhamou	Montreal Impact
Aldair Bernadin	Montreal Impact
Keira Twomey	Chicago Fire
Edward Hamelin	Chicago Fire
Giovanni Trinchese	Chicago Fire
Antonio Trinchese	Chicago Fire
Mark- Simon Kafeero	Chicago Fire
Dimitri Miranda	Chicago Fire
Christian Antonucci	Chicago Fire
Lucia Antonucci	Chicago Fire
Mariano Spadafora	Chicago Fire
Ryan Tuxbury	Chicago Fire
Yassir Halaissi	New England Revolution
Tuan Bui	New England Revolution
Saisrihasa Telajala	New England Revolution
Saisrinitya Telajala	New England Revolution
Giovanni Santo	New England Revolution
Samuel Silverman	New England Revolution
Christian Norena	New England Revolution
Andrew Dean	New England Revolution
Thomas Russo	New England Revolution
Nate Zimmerman	New England Revolution
Jacob Morrison	Houston Dynamo
Griffin Leon	Houston Dynamo
Jacoby Simonelli	Houston Dynamo
Jacob Lee	Houston Dynamo
Alejandro Zayas	Houston Dynamo
Lincoln Boswell	Houston Dynamo
Kail Boswell	Houston Dynamo
Dagny Boswell	Houston Dynamo
Olivia Laidlaw	Houston Dynamo
Collin Sullivan	Houston Dynamo
Jay Raj	Portland Timbers
Anthony Chiarenza	Portland Timbers
Keegan Little	Portland Timbers
Kyleigh Borden	Portland Timbers
Jeremiah Manso-Ortiz	Portland Timbers
Sinead Samuel	Portland Timbers
Joel Perez	Portland Timbers
Siddharth Revankar	Portland Timbers
Marcus Mojica	Portland Timbers
David Shi	Portland Timbers
Amelia Berliner	Columbus Crew
Charlotte Berliner	Columbus Crew
Nicholas Bartalini	Columbus Crew
Samuel Toledo	Columbus Crew
Cooper Fiore	Columbus Crew
Colin Okoth	Columbus Crew
Ryan Roman	Columbus Crew
Kaitlyn Knox	Columbus Crew
Urja Sharma	Columbus Crew
Aarush Karmacharya	Columbus Crew
Jordan Bauer	Colorado Rapids
Ahmed Moukara	Colorado Rapids
Thomas Cronin	Colorado Rapids
Audriana Ricketts	Colorado Rapids
Achilles Brandao-Rodriguez	Colorado Rapids
Ethan Danoff	Colorado Rapids
Kai Danoff	Colorado Rapids
Savannah Campbell	Colorado Rapids
Kayla Rigano	Colorado Rapids
Mogos Ghile	Colorado Rapids
Andrew Ginivisian	Toronto FC
Joseph Molinar	Toronto FC
Eoin Godfrey	Toronto FC
Sofia Vargas	Toronto FC
Caio Luiz Paiva	Toronto FC
Achilles Coutinho	Toronto FC
Corynne Mcnulty	Toronto FC
Girmari Francois	Toronto FC
William Baker	Toronto FC
Simar Raina	Toronto FC

Welcome to U7 Fall Soccer

<Updated 9/7 for colorado rapids color change>


Hello Parents,

Welcome to Fall Soccer for U7, for 5 and 6 year olds.  Registered players should have received an email with your child's team assignment.  Contact the league if you do not receive it.  There are several things you need to know before the first day.

The Blog

This Blog will be the primary source for information, schedules, directions etc. Please bookmark it.  Feel free to use it and let us know what we can do to improve any aspect of U7 Soccer.

http://MaldenSoccerU7.blogspot.com/

Cancellations due to weather will be posted to the blog... please check it within an hour of the start time on game-day morning.  If you do not have access to the internet on Sunday mornings please let me know.

What You’ll Need

Parents will need to supply:

1. If you already have the correct uniform, please use it.  If not, the league will supply a shirt, shorts and socks on the first day
2. Sneakers or cleats.  We play on an artificial turf, so please be sure to have appropriate shoes.
3. Shin pads
4. A size 3 ball with the players name on it
5. Long pants and long sleeved shirt worn under the team shirt if the weather requires it
6. Water - for frequent breaks

The Schedule

The season begins on Sunday, September 7 and the last day is Sunday, November 9.  There is no soccer on October 12 for Columbus day.

All U7 soccer will be on Sunday mornings, with 2 sessions each morning.  The early session will start at 9:00 (6 teams, 3 games) and the second session will start at 10:30.  Each session will run for 85 minutes and will be split between drills/skills practice and scrimmage against another team.  We take frequent breaks so it’s not as intense as it sounds.

Our Philosophy

At the U7 level we continue focusing on basic skills, and begin incorporating more of the basic rules into the experience.  Goalies will also be used.  Our primary focus remains providing a fun and healthy environment for the kids to discover their emerging soccer skills.

We do not focus on winning.  We don't keep official score, celebrate wins, or mourn losses.  We try for every player to get equal playing time, and try to keep the number of players on the field.  We encourage skillful play, good attitudes and teamsmanship.

We will begin to introduce new rules in addition to what we did with U6:

1. We will play 6 v 6 with a goalie
2. Portable stand-alone nets will provide goals
3. Substitutions should be made when play stops and should occur approximately every 5 - 10 minutes
4. If the ball goes out of the side bounds it should be "thrown-in" as quickly as possible by the team that did not kick it out
5. The game will start with a kick-off at the center, as will the second half of the game
6. After each goal, the team scored upon will start again by kicking-off at center.  A successful kick-off means that the ball needs to roll 1 revolution forward and be touched by another player
7. Hand balls result in an INDIRECT kick to the opposing side
8. No slide-tackling allowed, results in an INDIRECT kick to the opposing side
9. No pushing with the arms or hands allowed, results in an INDIRECT kick to the opposing side
10. No tripping from behind allowed, results in an INDIRECT kick to the opposing side
11. No checking with hips allowed, results in an INDIRECT kick to opposing side
12. No off-sides called
13. We also will be changing halfs of the field at half-time

Basic Rules for Parents

1. At least one adult supervisor must stay during the entire session and is responsible for watching kids if they wander away from play
2. Parent involvement is appreciated and encouraged when appropriate but please try not to interfere with the session
3. Due to insurance rules players who are not registered with the league cannot play
4. Players must not wear jewelry such as earrings, watches, necklaces, etc.  

The Season Schedule

Date	Time	Home Team	Away Team	Field
Week 1	9:00 AM	Toronto (grey)	Portland Timbers (forest)	Field 1&2
Sun 9/7/2014		DC United (black)	Colorado Rapids (purple)	Field 3&4
		Chicago Fire (red)	Montreal Impact (blue)	Field 5&6
	10:30 AM	NE Revolution (navy)	Seattle Sounders (green)	Field 1&2
		Columbus Crew (gold)	Houston Dynamo (orange)	Field 5&6
Week 2	9:00 AM	Portland Timbers (forest)	Chicago Fire (red)	Field 1&2
Sun 9/14/2014		DC United (black)	Columbus Crew (gold)	Field 3&4
		Montreal Impact (blue)	Houston Dynamo (orange)	Field 5&6
	10:30 AM	Seattle Sounders (green)	Colorado Rapids (purple)	Field 1&2
		NE Revolution (navy)	Toronto (grey)	Field 5&6
Week 3	9:00 AM	Colorado Rapids (purple)	Houston Dynamo (orange)	Field 1&2
Sun 9/21/2014		Portland Timbers (forest)	NE Revolution (navy)	Field 3&4
		Montreal Impact (blue)	Seattle Sounders (green)	Field 5&6
	10:30 AM	Toronto (grey)	DC United (black)	Field 1&2
		Chicago Fire (red)	Columbus Crew (gold)	Field 5&6
Week 4	9:00 AM	Colorado Rapids (purple)	Chicago Fire (red)	Field 1&2
Sun 9/28/2014		Columbus Crew (gold)	Toronto (grey)	Field 3&4
		Seattle Sounders (green)	DC United (black)	Field 5&6
	10:30 AM	Houston Dynamo (orange)	Portland Timbers (forest)	Field 1&2
		NE Revolution (navy)	Montreal Impact (blue)	Field 5&6
Week 5	9:00 AM	DC United (black)	NE Revolution (navy)	Field 1&2
Sun 10/5/2014		Colorado Rapids (purple)	Columbus Crew (gold)	Field 3&4
		Houston Dynamo (orange)	Toronto (grey)	Field 5&6
	10:30 AM	Montreal Impact (blue)	Portland Timbers (forest)	Field 1&2
		Chicago Fire (red)	Seattle Sounders (green)	Field 5&6
NO SOCCER OCTOBER 12 in honor of Columbus Day Weekend
Week 6	9:00 AM	Toronto (grey)	Chicago Fire (red)	Field 1&2
Sun 10/19/2014		Portland Timbers (forest)	DC United (black)	Field 3&4
		Seattle Sounders (green)	Houston Dynamo (orange)	Field 5&6
	10:30 AM	NE Revolution (navy)	Colorado Rapids (purple)	Field 1&2
		Columbus Crew (gold)	Montreal Impact (blue)	Field 5&6
Week 7	9:00 AM	Houston Dynamo (orange)	NE Revolution (navy)	Field 1&2
Sun 10/26/2014		Montreal Impact (blue)	Toronto (grey)	Field 3&4
		Colorado Rapids (purple)	Portland Timbers (forest)	Field 5&6
	10:30 AM	Chicago Fire (red)	DC United (black)	Field 1&2
		Seattle Sounders (green)	Columbus Crew (gold)	Field 5&6
Week 8	9:00 AM	Toronto (grey)	Seattle Sounders (green)	Field 1&2
Sun 11/2/2014		NE Revolution (navy)	Chicago Fire (red)	Field 3&4
		Montreal Impact (blue)	Colorado Rapids (purple)	Field 5&6
	10:30 AM	Columbus Crew (gold)	Portland Timbers (forest)	Field 1&2
		DC United (black)	Houston Dynamo (orange)	Field 5&6
Week 9	9:00 AM	Portland Timbers (forest)	Seattle Sounders (green)	Field 1&2
Sun 11/9/2014		Columbus Crew (gold)	NE Revolution (navy)	Field 3&4
		DC United (black)	Montreal Impact (blue)	Field 5&6
	10:30 AM	Toronto (grey)	Colorado Rapids (purple)	Field 1&2
		Houston Dynamo (orange)	Chicago Fire (red)	Field 5&6

Pine Banks Field

All games will be held at Pine Banks Field on Main St. between Melrose and Malden.

We will use this configuration for game day: