EYSA CLUB SELECT

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Last updated: March 9, 2008

EYSA 2008 CLUB SELECT

Please refer to the Age Chart to verify the correct category.

Each year many of our players look for a higher level of play. The answer may be the EYSA Club Select Program. Each Club in our Association is given the opportunity to have one or more Club Select teams for both boys and girls U-13 and older players, with tryouts open to all players.

Club Select play, which is often referred to as District Select, is a level of play in which the involvement is typically somewhere between that of recreational and premier play. It usually appeals to the player seeking a level of competition higher than recreational ball, and for players not able or willing to commit to a year-round program. Generally, the travel, cost and time commitment of this program is considerably less than that of the premier program, but more than recreational. Coaches are required to meet minimum qualifications, which the sponsoring Club monitors. Issues such as practice location, team finances, pre- and post-season tournament participation are items addressed independently by each team.

No advance registration is necessary for Club Select tryouts. Registration is in-person at the field 20 minutes before the tryouts. This leaves time to complete paperwork, warm up and receive your tryout jersey. Bring a water bottle, shinguards covered with socks, a ball, and soccer shoes (no baseball cleats) and dress for the weather! Please do not wear your team jersey. A parent/guardian signature will be required at sign-up. In addition, if a player did not register with a WSYSA Association in 2006, they will need to produce a copy of a certified State issued birth certificate, passport or military ID and pay a $12.00 registration fee made out to the club, in order to ensure medical coverage.

It is strongly recommended that a player attend all tryout dates in the age group that applies in order to be seen by all evaluators. If you cannot attend the first session, call the respective coach/club to advise them of your situation.

Tryout dates for Fall 2008 teams are now posted.

EYSA Club Select Policies and Guidelines
Revised 3/1/05

Sponsoring Clubs will send team tryout information using the EYSA Club Select Tryout Information form to the EYSA Registrar by February 21st annually.

I Administration of Program	II Coaches Application	III Publicity of Team Tryouts
IV Age Group and Gender Eligibility	V Head Coach Qualifications	VI Team Formation and Player Selection
VII Level of Play for Season	Post Deadline Procedures	Club Select Forms

I. Administration of Program

A. Sponsoring Clubs shall:

1. Appoint a Club Select Coordinator.
2. Review and screen teams and coach applications if willing to sponsor a team.
3. Accept or reject team and coach applications based in part on the criteria set forth by the EYSA Club Select Policies and Guidelines.
4. Have Club Select Coordinators communicate among one another to select tryout dates and times so that they're staggered in a particular age group and gender.
5. Have tryouts after the conclusion of the Eastside FC formal published tryout dates and times for an age group and gender.
6. Have Club Select Coordinators discuss the number of teams in a particular age group and gender to determine the feasibility of all teams being formed.
7. Agree to and abide by the written Club Select Policies and Guidelines.

B. The EYSA Registrar may request documentation from any Club, team, or coach.

II. Coaches Application

A. The application indicating a desire to coach a Club Select Team at a specific age group and gender shall be made to the sponsoring Club. The sponsoring club will either approve or disapprove of the intent to sponsor the team and participate at the level applied for. The Clubs shall screen all applicants and insure they have met the minimum head coach requirements.

B. A failure to meet the required deadlines will disallow the consideration of the applicant for participation in the program. However, there is a late process recourse for a team application discussed later in this document.

C. The denial of a coaches application is subject to appeal at the appropriate Club level and EYSA Board of Directors (BOD).

III. Publicity of Team Tryouts

A. Club Select tryout information will be published by EYSA in a spring newsletter.

B. The sponsoring Club Select Coordinator will be the liaison between the Club and EYSA.

C. Approved coaches may provide a handout of their respective tryout information in their particular age group and gender at Eastside FC tryouts of the same age group and gender. The time and date must be agreed upon in advance.

IV. Age Group and Gender Eligibility

Teams can be formed for boys and girls age U-12 through U-19.

V. Head Coach Qualifications

A. The minimum head coach qualifications shall include one or more from each category listed directly below:

1. License:

* U-13 through U-14	-	WSYSA "E" License or above
* U-15 through U-19	-	WSYSA "D" License or above

2. Practical Experience:

at least 4 years coaching experience in youth or adult soccer, or
at least 1 year playing experience at the NCAA, Professional, or National Team Level, or
at least 2 years of varsity play in high school, or
at least 3 years adult playing experience since high school or college

B. An exemption from one or more of the above requirements may be applied for at the time of application and must accompany the application.

C. All coaches must sign and have on file with the sponsoring Club:

1. The Washington State Patrol background check
2. WSYSA Disclosure Statement
3. EYSA Code of Conduct
4. Any other documentation required by the sponsoring Club

VI. Team Formation and Player Selection

A. Evaluators shall:

1. Include the head coach and at least two (2) additional evaluators.
2. Not be permitted to have a member of their immediate family participating in tryouts, with the exception of the head coach.
3. Be approved by the sponsoring Club in advance of tryouts using the Head Coach Qualifications (V.A.1. and 2.) as a guideline.

Every attempt should be made to have new selectors each year for each age group and gender.

B. Player Selection Policies:

1. A minimum of two (2) tryouts will be held for each age group and gender, however, three (3) tryouts are recommended over a two weekend period.
2. Tryouts are open to all age-appropriate players registered with WSYSA. (Note: see Playing Up Restrictions)
3. At the conclusion of each tryout day, evaluators will determine a numerical ranking for the players. The evaluators will pick the top eleven (11) players to the team from overall rankings after the final day of tryouts. The head coach may complete the roster with discretionary picks that need not agree with the evaluators' rankings. If necessary, the family member of the head coach may be one of the discretionary selections, unless they are one of the top 11 picks.
4. A minimum of 14 players must be selected for each team during the tryout process. If 14 players do not show up for formal tryouts, or if in the opinion of the evaluators there are not enough qualified players available to make a competitive team, the selection process for the team can be held open past the formal end of tryouts with the approval of the sponsoring Club Board of Directors.
5. If there are one or more players at the tryouts who the head coach does NOT want on the team because of non-soccer skill issues, including perceived attitude problems, that player or players can be passed over for the selection with the approval of the sponsoring Club BOD.
6. If due to an injury or illness a player does not attend tryouts, the player may have the opportunity to tryout at informal sessions at the discretion of the coach, assuming the roster is not completed. All players to be eligible for selection, excluding injured or sick players, must be present at at least one formal tryout session to be selected to the team at the conclusion of formal tryouts.

C. Playing Up:

1. For age groups U-13 and U-14 a player playing up must be in the top eleven (11) by ranking to selected to a particular team. A player may only play up one (1) year. No more than five (5) players may be allowed to play up on any one team.
2. There are no playing up restrictions for U-15 through U-19.
3. Coaches are requested to observe the following guidelines. In the event a coach makes discretionary picks, preference is to be given to the "in age group" players over those "playing up" when skill levels are approximately equal. In any event, no player playing up should be selected who is so weak when compared to the rest of the team that they are unlikely to have significant playing time.

D. Coaches Child Exemption:

The head coach may automatically have an "in age group" family member play on the team they coach. This exemption does not under any circumstances apply to assistant coaches, even if the assistant coach is officially appointed by the sponsoring Club prior to tryouts.

E. General:

1. Teams are formed for one playing season as defined by WSYSA and disbanded at the end of the season. All players formerly on a team must requalify at tryouts to participate in successive years.
2. Playing time is at the discretion of the coach at all levels of Club Select play.
3. Failure to comply with the policies stated herein will be grounds for dissolution of that team, and suspension or removal of the coaches and administrators having knowledge of a violation by the sponsoring Club or EYSA.

VII. Level of Play for Season

A. Consult the EYSA Rules of Competition.

B. For the regular season, teams will play in District 3 competition, or as provided in paragraph VII, C. The level of play within an age group is influenced dependent upon whether it is newly formed or established, the previous win-loss records, the presumed strength of the team, and the recommendation on the application form among others. The sponsoring Club and EYSA registrars should consult each other for the final recommendation to District 3.

C. Premier and Classic League play

1. Club Select U13 teams are not permitted to participate in Premier League play, in other words, District II Premier League play.
2. Teams U-13 through U-18 finishing in the top three (3) rankings in a District III's top District Gold division, may participate in the League Placement Qualifying Tournament (LPT) the following season. Results of the LPT's determine eligibility and placement for WSYL Division I, II, and Classic League participation.

D. A Club Select team may petition the BOD for any exceptions to the immediate above stated policies.

Procedures for Teams and Clubs Not Making the Formal Application Deadline

A potential Club Select team must apply directly to a sponsoring Club and EYSA if it does not make the formal application EYSA deadline. The EYSA Coach Application for Club Select and the EYSA Tryout Information Form must be used. If approved by the sponsoring Club, the application shall be forwarded immediately to the BOD for consideration. The BOD has the final authority to approve or disapprove a late application. The BOD will address the issue of new application at a regular BOD meeting.

Club Select Forms

Two forms are provided for uniformity sake and convenience.

1. The Coach application for Club Select asks for basic information in the application process.
2. The sponsoring Club will fill out the Club Select Tryout Information Form and return it to the Association Registrar by the date determined by the BOD.