MASSACHUSETTS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION
MEMBERSHIP SERVICE AND BENEFITS
"Its all about TEAMWORK..."
Mass Youth Soccer is committed to providing a fun positive and productive soccer environment to all of our players, coaches and parents. To do so we must team up with all of our Member organizations and give them the benefit of nearly 35 years of operation. There isn't another club or organization in Massachusetts that has more experience with, a more clear understanding of and a more objective view of youth soccer than Mass Youth Soccer. Simply put, we are here to help your organization run more efficiently and more effectively. Only when it does, can we be confident that our players are getting the most out of their soccer experience as possible. As a team we can accomplish great things!
In addition to Insurance issues and CORI checks we do for all our members, we provide many other Free Services to our Members on a continuous basis. We are here to consult with each of our Members and to help solve or avoid problems that others already have experienced. Further we are here to help you in any way we can to make your town/club organization run more smoothly and effectively. If you ever have any questions about any soccer matters feel free to call our staff and please look at the below free offerings and take advantage of them!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS WORKSHOPS
Mass Youth Soccer will come to your Board of Directors' meeting and conduct goal setting (1-3-5 year plan), teambuilding (how to organize to maximize efficiency), and/or strategic planning sessions. Whatever you would like from us, we will provide. We can also come and simply share information with you as to what has worked with other Boards around the state and country and what has not worked. Please direct any questions or requests to Director of Communications, Tucker Reynolds at
Treynolds@mayouthsoccer.org.
PLAYER ISSUES WORKSHOPS
We will conduct a workshop for all those involved in your organization focusing on issues facing parents and players. For instance , Mass Youth Executive Director, mike Singleton will discuss Player Burnout and Dropout Phenomena and what parents and organizations can do to help prevent it. Direct questions and requests to MSingleton@mayouthsoccer.org.
ON-LINE RESOURCE LIBRARY
Mass Youth maintains an On-Line Resource Library which contains articles and treatises on topics ranging from Sports Psychology to Player Development to the Benefits of small-sided Games. For a look, please click Resource Library.
CLUB AND PLAYER DEVELOPMENT MANUAL
This Manual, also located in our On-Line Resource Library, was written by our Executive Director, Mike Singleton. It serves as a wonderful guide for all organizations and coaches to the ins and outs of player development. it also helps organizations address concerns of growth and education for its administrators and coaches.
CONTINUING COACHING EDUCATION
Coaching Education must never come to a halt. Mass Youth constantly strives to provide opportunities for coaches to continue their coaching education. Any coach that is interested may join Ian Mulliner, our Technical Director, or any one of his State Coaches or ODP Coaches to "shadow" them as they conduct a training session at a Mass Youth Technical Development Center or at an Olympic Development Program training session. Ian Mulliner and his staff are the most highly qualified coaches in Massachusetts. Coaches are invited to join them. They will receive a copy of the Coach's Session Plan and the opportunity to discuss the session, their team and areas of concern. Please direct any questions you may have to our Technical Director, Ian Mulliner at IMulliner@mayouthsoccer.org.
FREE E-NEWSLETTER
Mass Yout transmits an E-Newsletter 8 times a year. It contains current news and highlights and previews upcoming events. The E-Newsletter discusses topics of interest to our Membership and announces new corporate partnerships and benefits of interest to the Membership. To subscribe Click here or simply go to the Home Page of our Website..
AGE GROUP PRACTICE PLANS
Mass Youth publishes a variety of Practice Plans for players of all ages and stages of development. These Practice Plans are in a constant state of being updated and they reflect the latest training methods and practices in youth soccer today. You can see our Practice Plans by clicking the banner on our home page.
Mass Youth Soccer is committed to being the finest youth soccer organization in the country. It can only achieve this by teaming up with its Members. If there is any topic, issue or subject that interests you or that will help make you more effective as a coach or administrator or that will help your Program run more smoothly, Mass you will do whatever it can to help. Please give us a call and let us know how we can help.
