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Agenda

• Welcome & Introductions
• Introduction to the program – Chris Howard, General

Manager

• 3rd grade logistics – Guido Buchbinder, 3rd Grade

Director

• Curriculum overview – Chris Howard, General

Manager

• Q & A
• Draft!!

Overview of WUSC

Chris Howard – General Manager

• Goals of the in town programs
• US soccer mandates – changes

– Team and Field size changes – Heading rule – Concussion policy

• Referees
• WUSC 4th grade – 8th grade
• Programs:

– Premier League – Academy programs – Summer clinics

• End of year Jamboree

3rd grade Overview

• 3rd grade season runs for 7 weeks starting Sept. 16th and ends Nov.5th with no

soccer on Columbus Day weekend (Oct. 7).

• Grade 3 Girls play Saturday morning at 10:30am (Sprague).
• Grade 3 Boys play Saturday afternoon at 3pm (Sprague).
• There is 1 additional practice during the week for grade 3.
• Games are played 7 v 7 including a goalie
• 3G have 10 teams and 3B have 8 teams, each with 11 – 12 players per team.
• End of season evaluations are very important
• Coordinators:
• 3G – Philippe Gabriel
• 3B – John Dyer, Paul Reilly

3rd grade Practice

• To reserve a field the practice reservation system must be used. System is now

live and ready for booking.

• Coaches can reserve up to 11 weeks for practice.
• Please avoid Premier league times: Girls: Tu&Th 3:30-4:40 Boys: M&W 3:30-4:30

Training

• The trainers will be around the fields on the first week.
• Coaches can email Roxy to schedule a trainer to come to their practice session if

they would like.

• Training material: On the Wellesley United website under “Coaches Corner”

– 7 v 7 formation, rules of the game, curriculums, player development matrix and drills to review at the practice sessions How to handle players who can not attend practice

• Players participate in multiple activities outside of WUSC. Usually 1 - 2 players

cannot attend the practices.

• If a player can not attend a practice, they can attend practice with another
• team. Coaches can also offer to meet with the player before game time.
• Feel free to refer the parent to the grade coordinator.

3rd grade Field Setup

• Grade 3 Girls set up nets and corner flags on fields 1 and 4

– Arrive at least 30 mins before game time. Goals will be all

• ver complex due to Friday night practice. Need 2 adults to

set goals up, and need to retrieve corner flags from box.

• Grade 3 Boys return corner flags to storage box from fields 1

& 4, leave goals in place. – Last players on the field. Refer to pictures on the following slides

7v7 Goals

Please use grass nets for games, you need 2 people to set up. No sand bags needed. Do not use grass nets

• n turf fields.

Please use turf nets on turf only. 1 set of turf nets at whole

• complex. 2 sand bags needed

Sprague Fields

Sprague Corner Flag Replacement and Pickup Location

• WUSC box next to new town box. Located between field

3 and 2.

Curriculum

• Curriculum is located on the Wellesley United website under

“Coaches Corner”, access code is: Soccer2015

• Weekly game schedule located on the Wellesley United

website under “Current Season” tab

• Role of the Trainers

Questions?