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Middle School Co-ed League
The Middle School Recreational League, Elm City Cup, is open to middle school age boys who are in 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th grade, and girls who are in 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th grade. Co-ed teams are encouraged, and must have at least 4 girls on the team.
We are hoping to put together teams for all middle schools in the Elm City. Please let us know if you are a teacher or a parent who wants to organize a team at your middle school.
Go to the Elm City Middle School Soccer League Facebook page for news.
Program Director :
David Diah, email: kingda_vid@hotmail.com, 203-772-9238
Clinical Director and New Haven White Coach
Andre Ambersley, email: kgnfive@gmail.com
Practice Time and Location:
Wednesdays: 5:00 – 6:15 pm Boulevard Field
Check the website for weather announcements. NHYSoccer.org
Game Times/Locations:
Saturday Mornings at Boulevard Fields beginning at 8:30 a.m. and going to noon. Schedules to be distributed to coaches and on Facebook.
Join us at the Elm City Cup Middle School Soccer League!
· Open to all 5th to 9th grade boys and 6th to 9th grade girls!
· Affordable – only $30 per child!
· Play Saturday mornings at Ella Grasso Boulevard
· Supervised by experienced coaches
· Join your school team or one of the other city teams
Just contact one of our directors and start playing the beautiful game!
· David Diah – 203-772-9238, kingda_vid@hotmail.com
· Andre Ambersley kgnfive@gmail.com
Elm City League
Officials Guidelines
·
As an
assistant referee (AR), you are an integral part of the officiating crew (the
center, the other AR and yourself). You
must work together as a TEAM, communicating with each other primarily (NOT with
spectators or coaches along the sidelines).
Focus on YOUR responsibilities, and try to communicate when necessary with
the center referee primarily, because the center is actually the person in
charge on the field. The center
ultimately makes the final decisions on the field.
·
Show
respect to ALL individuals attending the match – players, coaches, parents,
fans, not only to other officials.
·
As an
official, your PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES are threefold:
(1) Help to ensure the safety of players, as
well as spectators (and anyone else attending the match)
(2) Help to ensure that justice is served -that
fair calls are made for both teams
In this regard, try your best – we
all make mistakes. If you make a
mistake, learn from it but don’t dwell on it. Even if you hate a player or
coach on one team, DO NOT PLAY FAVORITES!
HOLD NO GRUDGES! This will only create more tension on the field and
result in potentially serious and dangerous situations! ALWAYS TRY TO BE FAIR TO ALL!
(3) Keep the match going – officials do not
dwell on any one situation unless it’s a serious injury or disturbance – they make
the call and move on – DO NOT debate recently made calls by the officiating
team with spectators, coaches or players.
If someone tries to suck you into a heated discussion about a call
simply ignore it. You should be
professional and courteous but DO NOT feel as though you owe anybody an
explanation for a call – because you don’t!
·
BE ON
TIME. Show up at least 15 minutes prior
to kick-off (8:45 AM at the latest).
Remember, part of your job as an AR is to help inspect the field and the
goal nets prior to each match. Make sure
that the goal is properly secured (so it doesn’t tip over or fall apart), and
that the netting doesn’t have any holes in it.
If so, try to tape them up (you’re center should carry a roll of tape to
games for this purpose). Help remove debris from the field to keep it
safe and playable for players. Also,
the center should hold a brief pre-game talk about details like signals and how
to communicate during the match (substitutions, fouls, disturbing behavior,
etc.)
·
KNOW YOUR
FLAG SIGNALS. Please check out the
instructional video on this subject as well as other key topics at www.newhavenref.blogspot.com for
officiating the game of soccer.
·
Assignments
for the upcoming weekend will appear under the Assignments tab of the www.NewHavenRef.blogspot.com web
site. If you have questions about an
assignment or can’t honor one, call the referee assignor (that’s me) as soon as
possible so I can find a replacement for you!
You can call or text me at 203-252-6219.
You should also send me an email at rwiegs@comcast.net
·
PLEASE
REVIEW Law 11 – the OFFSIDE RULE by watching the instructional video on the www.NewHavenRef.blogspot.com web site every Friday (on the day prior to
each match).
·
WEAR
PROPER ATTIRE. This consists of the
official jersey, black shorts and black socks.
You can and should wear black bergalene or under-armour lining when it
gets cold. You should invest in a
digital watch that counts down the seconds for each half. (Cell phones have them, but you must not
answer phone calls during games and keep cell phones in a pocket so it doesn’t
distract you or others). Carry a small
pad and a pen/pencil to record goals scored and any caution-able
offenses). You should wear a pair of
cleats or turf shoes if possible.
·
I hope
you have fun as an AR for the Elm City Soccer League. I also encourage you to become a certified
Connecticut State referee so you can officiate more games in the CJSA (and make
more money too!). To become certified,
please visit www.ctreferee.net for
further info.
·
THANK YOU
FOR HELPING US OUT THIS SEASON!
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