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WPL Club Fall 2020 Season - Wellesley United Soccer Club
 WPL	
  Club	
  
Fall	
  2020	
  Season	
  
WPL Club Fall 2020 Season - Wellesley United Soccer Club
WPL	
  Club	
  Agenda	
  
       •   Who	
  we	
  are	
  
       •   WPL	
  Club	
  Overview	
  
       •   Fall	
  WPL	
  Club	
  teams	
  and	
  Coaches	
  
       •   Parent	
  Managers	
  
       •   CCL	
  NE	
  Overview	
  
       •   Club	
  Passes	
  
       •   Team	
  Snap	
  App	
  
       •   Parent	
  ResponsibiliBes	
  
	
     •   Player	
  ResponsibiliBes	
  
	
     •   Coach	
  ResponsibiliBes	
  
       •   Equal	
  Playing	
  Time	
  
       •   Covid	
  Guidelines	
  and	
  Rules	
  
WPL Club Fall 2020 Season - Wellesley United Soccer Club
Who	
  We	
  Are	
  
       Senior	
  Staff	
  
       •       Chris	
  Howard,	
  General	
  Manager	
  
       •       Lewis	
  Wright,	
  WPL	
  Director	
  
       •       Dale	
  Carr,	
  Travel	
  Director	
  of	
  Coaching	
  
       •       Chris	
  DiCecca,	
  In-­‐Town	
  Director	
  
       	
  
       Wellesley	
  Premier	
  League	
  Board	
  
       •      Kelly	
  Van	
  Biert	
  
	
  
	
     •      Ruth	
  Keyes	
  
       •      Erin	
  Thornton	
  
       •      Johanna	
  Himes	
  
       	
  
       	
  
WPL Club Fall 2020 Season - Wellesley United Soccer Club
WPL	
  Club	
  Overview	
  
         Mission	
  Statement:	
  To	
  develop	
  Wellesley	
  United	
  Soccer	
  
        Club	
  players	
  seeking	
  higher	
  level	
  coaching	
  in	
  a	
  professional	
  
                                        environment.	
  
                                                    	
  
       WPL	
  Juniors	
  →	
  Premier	
  League	
  →	
  WPL	
  Club	
  	
  
       • Player	
  Development	
  &	
  Growth	
  
       • CompeBBve	
  Club	
  Environment	
  
	
  
	
     • Professional	
  Coaches	
  &	
  PracBce	
  Plans	
  
       • Season	
  Assessments	
  /	
  Player	
  EvaluaBons	
  
Teams	
  and	
  Coaches	
  
Girls	
                                      Boys	
  
	
                                           	
  
2011	
  Girls	
  –	
  Lewis	
  Wright	
      2011	
  Boys	
  –	
  Dale	
  Carr	
  
2010	
  Girls	
  –	
  Kevin	
  Friel	
       2010	
  Boys	
  –	
  Kevin	
  Friel	
  
2009	
  Girls	
  –	
  Chris	
  DiCecca	
     2009	
  Boys	
  –Rob	
  Gallucci	
  
2009	
  Girls	
  –	
  Jake	
  Sykes	
        2008	
  Boys	
  –	
  Dario	
  Teodoro	
  
2008	
  Girls	
  –	
  Chris	
  Howard	
      2007	
  Boys	
  –	
  Rob	
  Gallucci	
  
2008	
  Girls	
  –	
  Dario	
  Teodoro	
     2006	
  Boys	
  –	
  Dale	
  Carr	
  
2007	
  Girls	
  –	
  Chris	
  Howard	
      	
  
2006	
  Girls	
  –	
  Lewis	
  Wright	
  
	
  
Parent/Covid	
  Managers	
  
•   At	
  least	
  one	
  Parent/Covid	
  Manager	
  will	
  be	
  assigned	
  to	
  each	
  Wellesley	
  
    WPL	
  Club	
  team.	
  This	
  is	
  now	
  required,	
  by	
  MYSA,	
  to	
  have	
  a	
  ‘Covid	
  manager’.	
  
    If	
  you	
  are	
  interested	
  in	
  becoming	
  a	
  team/covid	
  manager	
  please	
  contact	
  
    Lewis	
  at	
  premierleague@wellesleysoccer.org	
  
	
  
The	
  Team/Covid	
  Manager	
  will	
  perform	
  some	
  of	
  the	
  following	
  duBes:	
  
• Keep	
  track	
  of	
  players	
  availability	
  for	
  pracBce	
  and	
  games	
  using	
  the	
  Team	
  
     Snap	
  app.	
  
• Ensure	
  the	
  Covid	
  policies	
  from	
  the	
  club	
  are	
  being	
  adhered	
  to	
  by	
  all.	
  
     (masks,	
  saniBzer,	
  social	
  distancing).	
  
• Ensure	
  spectators	
  are	
  socially	
  distanced	
  and	
  wearing	
  masks	
  at	
  all	
  games.	
  
• Communicate	
  field	
  changes	
  or	
  pracBce	
  cancellaBons	
  
Parent	
  Managers	
  
Girls	
                                             Boys	
  
2011	
  Girls	
  –	
  Courtney	
  Koenig	
  	
      2011	
  Boys	
  –	
  Parent	
  Manager	
  Needed	
  
2010	
  Girls	
  –	
  Hillary	
  Goldberg	
         2010	
  Boys	
  –	
  Parent	
  Manager	
  Needed	
  
2009	
  Girls	
  –	
  Johanna	
  Himes	
            2009	
  Boys	
  –	
  Akila	
  Weerapana	
  
2009	
  Girls	
  –	
  Liz	
  Drews	
                2008	
  Boys	
  –Parent	
  Manager	
  Needed	
  
2008	
  Girls	
  –	
  Ruth	
  Keyes	
               2007	
  Boys	
  –	
  Billy	
  Fayerweather	
  
2008	
  Girls	
  –Parent	
  Manager	
  Needed	
     2006	
  Boys	
  –	
  Carrie	
  Reepmeyer	
  
2007	
  Girls	
  –	
  Johanna	
  Himes	
            	
  
2006	
  Girls	
  –	
  Donna	
  Paglia	
  
	
  
CCL	
  NE	
  Overview	
  
• The	
  NSL	
  League	
  has	
  merged	
  with	
  the	
  Club	
  Champions	
  League	
  New	
  
  England	
  (CCL	
  NE).	
  This	
  provides	
  an	
  exciBng	
  opportunity	
  for	
  top	
  
  teams	
  to	
  compete	
  at	
  a	
  NaBonal	
  level.	
  
• CCL	
  New	
  England	
  is	
  a	
  conference	
  of	
  the	
  Club	
  Champions	
  League	
  
  which	
  has	
  leagues	
  in	
  Virginia,	
  Maryland,	
  Washington	
  and	
  New	
  
  England	
  
• NaBonal	
  Pathway	
  through	
  league	
  play	
  for	
  U13	
  and	
  up.	
  
• Direct	
  qualificaBon	
  to	
  the	
  USYS	
  Eastern	
  Regional	
  Championships	
  via	
  
  the	
  League	
  Championship	
  Playoff	
  CCL	
  New	
  England	
  age	
  group	
  
  champions	
  (both	
  Club-­‐to-­‐club	
  and	
  Team-­‐based)	
  qualify	
  to	
  the	
  CCL	
  
  New	
  England	
  League	
  Championship	
  
• Playoff	
  Winners	
  advance	
  to	
  USYS	
  League	
  Championship	
  Playoff	
  
  versus	
  CCL,	
  Long	
  Island	
  Junior	
  Soccer	
  League	
  (LIJSL)	
  or	
  the	
  NaBonal	
  
  Capital	
  Soccer	
  League	
  (NCSL)	
  

	
  
Club	
  Passes	
  
• Players	
  can	
  be	
  invited	
  to	
  play	
  on	
  other	
  WPL	
  Club	
  team	
  by	
  
     using	
  the	
  NE	
  CCL	
  club	
  pass.	
  	
  
	
  
• Players	
  will	
  be	
  chosen	
  to	
  play	
  for	
  other	
  Wellesley	
  teams	
  based	
  
     on	
  their	
  ability	
  and	
  their	
  effort	
  in	
  pracBce	
  sessions	
  and	
  games.	
  

• Tournament	
  passes	
  can	
  be	
  given	
  out	
  to	
  Wellesley	
  players	
  
  from	
  other	
  Clubs	
  to	
  compete	
  for	
  Wellesley	
  in	
  any	
  given	
  
  tournaments.	
  
Team	
  Snap	
  App	
  
 We	
  will	
  be	
  using	
  the	
  TeamSnap	
  app	
  this	
  season	
  
 to	
  organize	
  all	
  of	
  our	
  teams	
  pracBces	
  and	
  
 games.	
  It’s	
  a	
  great	
  way	
  to	
  keep	
  updates	
  on	
  who	
  
 is	
  going	
  to	
  be	
  available	
  for	
  pracBce	
  and	
  games	
  
 each	
  week	
  and	
  to	
  send	
  updates	
  on	
  anything	
  
 game/pracBce	
  related.	
  
 	
  
 Please	
  note	
  that	
  as	
  part	
  of	
  our	
  COVID	
  
 protocols,	
  parents	
  will	
  be	
  required	
  (track	
  and	
  
 trace)	
  to	
  use	
  TeamSnap	
  to	
  let	
  the	
  club	
  know	
  
 which	
  events	
  (pracMces	
  and	
  games)	
  your	
  
 children	
  will	
  be	
  aNending.	
  If	
  players	
  do	
  not	
  
 respond	
  via	
  TeamSnap,	
  they	
  will	
  not	
  be	
  
 allowed	
  to	
  pracMce	
  or	
  play	
  games.	
  
	
  
Parent	
  ResponsibiliBes	
  
• Parents	
  to	
  refrain	
  from	
  side	
  line	
  coaching	
  of	
  all	
  players,	
  
  including	
  their	
  own,	
  while	
  supporBng	
  the	
  team	
  in	
  a	
  posiBve	
  
  and	
  enthusiasBc	
  manner	
  
• Parents	
  to	
  be	
  respeciul	
  of	
  the	
  Zero	
  Tolerance	
  Referee	
  Policy	
  
• 24	
  hour	
  rule:	
  Parents	
  are	
  banned	
  from	
  discussing	
  a	
  game,	
  a	
  
  play	
  or	
  any	
  feedback	
  on	
  game	
  or	
  training	
  days	
  
• Parents	
  to	
  ensure	
  players	
  have	
  all	
  the	
  required	
  training	
  alre	
  
• Parents	
  to	
  inform	
  the	
  coach	
  with	
  at	
  least	
  a	
  two-­‐day	
  noBce	
  if	
  
  they	
  cannot	
  amend	
  training	
  or	
  a	
  game	
  on	
  the	
  team	
  snap-­‐app.	
  
Player	
  ResponsibiliBes	
  
• Players	
  to	
  be	
  respeciul	
  to	
  the	
  coach	
  and	
  teammates	
  at	
  all	
  
  Bmes	
  
• Players	
  amendance	
  to	
  be	
  a	
  minimum	
  of	
  75%	
  of	
  games	
  and	
  
  training	
  
• Players	
  to	
  come	
  focused	
  to	
  both	
  games	
  and	
  training	
  
• Players	
  to	
  come	
  in	
  WPL	
  Club	
  alre	
  to	
  both	
  games	
  and	
  training	
  
Coach	
  ResponsibiliBes	
  
• Coach	
  to	
  be	
  approachable	
  and	
  personable	
  to	
  all	
  players	
  and	
  
  parents	
  
• Coach	
  to	
  look	
  and	
  act	
  professional	
  at	
  all	
  Bmes	
  during	
  training	
  
  and	
  games	
  
• Coach	
  to	
  be	
  punctual,	
  organized	
  and	
  prepared	
  for	
  each	
  
  training	
  session	
  and	
  game	
  
• Coach	
  to	
  communicate	
  directly	
  to	
  the	
  players/parents	
  48	
  
  hours	
  aper	
  each	
  game	
  during	
  the	
  season	
  
• Coach	
  to	
  always	
  put	
  the	
  development	
  of	
  the	
  player	
  ahead	
  of	
  
  the	
  score	
  line	
  and	
  team	
  record	
  
Equal	
  Playing	
  Time	
  
• Playing	
  Bme	
  will	
  be	
  at	
  the	
  discreBon	
  of	
  each	
  coach	
  based	
  on	
  
     the	
  players	
  commitment,	
  performance,	
  altude	
  and	
  effort	
  
	
  
• The	
  club	
  does	
  not	
  guarantee	
  equal	
  playing	
  Bme	
  
Risk	
  Level	
  of	
  Sport	
  
As	
  we	
  move	
  forward,	
  we	
  would	
  like	
  to	
  make	
  sure	
  our	
  players	
  and	
  families	
  understand	
  the	
  
COVID-­‐19	
  reopening	
  approach	
  as	
  it	
  pertains	
  to	
  the	
  “Risk	
  Level	
  of	
  Sports”	
  categorized	
  by	
  the	
  
state.	
  	
  MA	
  youth	
  sports	
  are	
  now	
  classified	
  into	
  three	
  categories	
  based	
  on	
  the	
  risk	
  of	
  transmission	
  
of	
  COVID	
  during	
  the	
  sport	
  as	
  tradiBonally	
  played:	
  
• -­‐Lower	
  Risk	
  (i.e.	
  golf	
  and	
  tennis)	
  
• -­‐Moderate	
  Risk	
  (i.e.	
  soccer	
  and	
  baseball)	
  
• -­‐Higher	
  Risk	
  (i.e.	
  football)	
  	
  	
  
The	
  state	
  also	
  provides	
  regular	
  guidance	
  on	
  the	
  type	
  of	
  play	
  each	
  sport	
  may	
  parBcipate	
  in	
  from	
  
least	
  risk	
  to	
  greatest	
  risk:	
  	
  	
  
• Level	
  1	
  Individual	
  or	
  socially	
  distanced	
  group	
  training	
  
• Level	
  2	
  CompeMMve	
  PracMces	
  (group	
  games,	
  drills	
  and	
  scrimmages)	
  
• Level	
  3	
  CompeMMons	
  (games)	
  	
  
• Level	
  4	
  Tournaments	
  	
  
Soccer	
  (moderate	
  risk	
  sport)	
  is	
  currently	
  in	
  the	
  Level	
  3	
  phase	
  (compeBBon/game	
  play	
  permimed).	
  	
  
Return	
  to	
  soccer	
  guidelines	
  
• Most	
  up	
  to	
  date	
  guidelines	
  can	
  be	
  found	
  on	
  the	
  MYSA	
  website	
  
    hmps://www.mayouthsoccer.org/return-­‐to-­‐soccer-­‐acBviBes/	
  
• COVID	
  rules	
  and	
  guidelines	
  that	
  have	
  been	
  shared	
  by	
  the	
  state	
  and	
  
  the	
  club	
  remain	
  in	
  effect	
  for	
  all	
  players	
  and	
  families	
  throughout	
  
  these	
  sessions.	
  
• Every	
  player	
  will	
  need	
  to	
  bring	
  their	
  own	
  mask	
  (neck	
  gaiters	
  are	
  not	
  
  permiNed),	
  ball,	
  water	
  and	
  hand	
  saniBzer	
  to	
  each	
  session	
  
• Players	
  must	
  wear	
  a	
  mask	
  throughout	
  the	
  session	
  
• There	
  will	
  be	
  cones	
  on	
  the	
  floor	
  6p	
  apart	
  from	
  each	
  other	
  on	
  arrival	
  
  for	
  each	
  player	
  to	
  wait	
  at	
  
• If	
  your	
  child	
  is	
  feeling	
  unwell	
  please	
  keep	
  them	
  home	
  
• Parents	
  are	
  to	
  self-­‐cerBfy	
  that	
  their	
  child	
  is	
  illness	
  free.	
  
• If	
  your	
  child’s	
  temperature	
  is	
  over	
  100.4	
  the	
  child	
  should	
  not	
  	
  
  amend	
  the	
  session.	
  
Spectator	
  Requirements	
  
•   The	
  league	
  is	
  	
  required	
  to	
  stagger	
  games	
  to	
  allow	
  teams	
  and	
  spectators	
  to	
  
    exit	
  and	
  enter	
  field	
  space	
  without	
  encountering	
  previous	
  or	
  subsequent	
  
    teams.	
  ParBcipants	
  are	
  required	
  to	
  leave	
  the	
  field	
  (including	
  the	
  parking	
  
    areas)	
  immediately	
  aper	
  games.	
  Spectators	
  arriving	
  early	
  should	
  wait	
  in	
  
    their	
  car	
  unBl	
  the	
  field	
  is	
  clear.	
  
•   MYSA	
  guidelines	
  limit	
  1	
  spectator	
  per	
  player.	
  If	
  there	
  are	
  too	
  many	
  
    spectators	
  at	
  any	
  given	
  Bme,	
  play	
  will	
  be	
  halted	
  unBl	
  the	
  numbers	
  work.	
  
•   All	
  spectators	
  must	
  adhere	
  to	
  the	
  current	
  social	
  distancing	
  protocol	
  –	
  6p	
  
    apart,	
  face	
  masks	
  to	
  be	
  worn.	
  
•   Spectators	
  must	
  park	
  in	
  the	
  designated	
  areas	
  for	
  the	
  field	
  of	
  play.	
  	
  
Game	
  ModificaBons	
  
In	
  order	
  for	
  WPL	
  Club	
  to	
  play	
  our	
  league	
  season,	
  we	
  are	
  REQUIRED	
  to	
  make	
  the	
  
following	
  temporary	
  changes	
  to	
  the	
  laws	
  of	
  the	
  game.	
  
	
  
• Heading	
  –	
  All	
  intenBonal	
  heading	
  of	
  the	
  soccer	
  ball	
  is	
  suspended	
  for	
  all	
  ages.	
  
• Shoulder	
  to	
  shoulder	
  contact	
  –	
  	
  suspended	
  or	
  any	
  other	
  intenBonal	
  physical	
  
      contact	
  is	
  to	
  be	
  considered	
  a	
  violaBon	
  of	
  Law	
  12	
  -­‐	
  playing	
  in	
  a	
  dangerous	
  
      manner.	
  Indirect	
  free	
  kick	
  restart	
  or	
  other	
  applicable	
  foul	
  or	
  misconduct	
  based	
  
      on	
  the	
  referee’s	
  interpretaBon.	
  
• Slide	
  tackling	
  –	
  suspended	
  for	
  all	
  ages.	
  
• Throws	
  in’s	
  –	
  replaced	
  by	
  kick	
  in’s.	
  
• Corner	
  kicks	
  –	
  replaced	
  by	
  a	
  corner	
  kick	
  in.	
  The	
  ball	
  may	
  not	
  be	
  kicked	
  	
  
       directly	
  into	
  the	
  opponent’s	
  penalty	
  box.	
  Opponents	
  must	
  remain	
  10	
  yards	
  (8	
  
       yards	
  for	
  small	
  sided)	
  from	
  the	
  corner	
  unBl	
  the	
  ball	
  is	
  in	
  play.	
  
• The	
  use	
  of	
  defensive	
  walls	
  is	
  currently	
  suspended.	
  
• The	
  use	
  of	
  a	
  drop	
  ball	
  to	
  restart	
  a	
  game	
  is	
  suspended.	
  An	
  indirect	
  free	
  kick	
  will	
  
       be	
  awarded	
  to	
  the	
  team	
  the	
  referee	
  deemed	
  in	
  possession	
  when	
  the	
  game	
  
       was	
  stopped.	
  
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