Practice Fields:  The following fields may be used for soccer practices:

• Two full size fields south of Mt. Hope Cemetery
• One U10 size field south of Mt. Hope Cemetery
• One U12 size field in the northeast corner of the Anza Soccer Complex

No one is allowed to practice on the regular fields at the Anza Soccer Complex except for the High School Varsity and Junior Varsity teams.

Team Parent:  As a coach, you should recruit one or two parents to be the “team parent(s)” to help you set up practices.

Soccer Rules by Division:  Click here for a summary (short version) of the soccer rules applicable to each age division of WYSA.  This summary lists the number of players, length of games, rules applied, etc.

Guidelines for Coaching:  Click here for the PowerPoint presentation that was used for the new coaches’ orientation this fall.

Soccer Coaching DVD’s:  All coaches should have received a DVD entitled “The Novice Coach:  An Introduction to Coaching Youth Soccer” in their coaching bag.  If you did not get a copy or need another one, contact the Executive Director.  In addition, the following DVD’s can be checked out from the Watertown Regional Library:

• Super soccer skills
• All the right moves
• Systems of play: understanding the numbers games
• Play like champions
• Championship soccer drills
• How to coach very young soccer players