NEW INITIATIVES, A NEW LOOK, A WHOLE NEW YEAR! CEO & Technical Director, John Madding sets the new tone for Oregon Youth

Soccer for 2016 with increased numbers, and personalized service.

GOAL LINESFebruary 2016

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“We are extremely excited that you are part of the ride.

We have no intentions, however of sitting on our laurels this year, and will

continue to put the Oregon Youth Soccer Association

among the best in the country. ”

-John MaddingCEO & Technical Director

OYSA

OREGON YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION’S MONTHLY MAGAZINE

WELCOME TO GOAL LINES 2.0 We’ve given Goal Lines a facelift, and brought it into the 21st century. With the ever changing landscape of soccer in the US and particularly here in Oregon we felt there was no better time to upgrade Goal Lines than right now!

Until this issue you had been receiving this as a static newsletter 4 times a year. While this was certainly appreciated by some, the general consensus was that it needed to be a vehicle that was able to communicate quickly, and stay current with the changing times! So here it is…in digital magazine format!

Now Goal Lines will be a monthly magazine, and will be packed full of content that is designed for everyone! T.E.A.M. is the theme for 2016 and that means something for everyone! So whether you’re a coach, a player, an administrator, a parent, a referee, or even someone who is brand new to the soccer world, there is something that should pique your interest.

Oh, and there are a few hidden links in the magazine to keep you on your toes. Click on a few of them to open up an entry form for this month’s competition and you could win four tickets to a T2 game. Happy hunting!

WHAT’S INSIDE THIS MONTH’S ISSUE?

✓ Convention updates

✓ Grassroots coordinators

✓ Our calendar of events

✓ Our Annual General Mtg recap

✓ The all new CoachNet program

✓ Where’s Vinny?

✓ Lesson plans

✓ Referee introductions

✓ Meet The Club - Pelada

WHAT’S NEW IN GOAL LINES?

Simply put, EVERYTHING!

We’ve completely redesigned Goal Lines from the ground up to ensure that you’re getting the most out of each issue.

Starting with the delivery method itself, Goal Lines has

become completely interactive and contains up-to-the minute news about what’s going on in Oregon’s soccer communities.

Like something? Click it…chances are there’s even more

to the story.

WE MADE IT EASY TO SHARE, TOO! See an article that you want to send to your team? Think there is a page that would interest the parents on your U15 girls team? How about a video clip that you know your players would love to see?

Now it’s easier than ever to share! Just click the icon up there in the top right corner of the magazine, and you can decide to share however you like! Just drag the highlighted section over to the piece you want to share, and then chose one of the pop-up options.

Share just the article that’s relevant to them, instead of the whole magazine!

2015 MLS CHAMPS Portland Timbers forward Lucas Melano, left, of Argentina, and forward Fanendo Adi, of Nigeria, raise the trophy after defeating the Columbus Crew 2-1 in the MLS Cup Final.

Photo courtesy of KOIN6 news

NSCAA BALTIMORE CONVENTION RECAP It was another huge success in Baltimore this year as the NSCAA used the Convention

to celebrate it’s 75th anniversary. This 5-day day event brought all of the the world’s soccer enthusiasts together in one place in chilly Baltimore’s Convention Center.

The Oregon Youth Soccer Association sent staff members to the convention to train and participate in a myriad of different events, sessions, and planning meetings to

bring back the knowledge they garnered to make 2016 our best year yet.

There were some fascinating speakers, incredible lectures, and field sessions led by some of the best coaching staffs in the world.

Click the image below to see a video recap of the convention.

BY THE NUMBERS: ✓ 5 days

✓ Over 250 classes

✓ 5,200 coaches

✓ 10,500 attendees

✓ 1,225,000 sq. ft of space

✓ 300,000 sq. ft of exhibit space

✓ 85,000 sq. ft of meeting rooms

✓ 36,000 sq. ft ballroom for the Awards Gala

For a full gallery of photos click

the image to the right.

SEE WHAT YOU MISSED Click the logo below to see what

the entire class schedule was

GRASSROOTS COORDINATORS BRING LOCALIZED SERVICE We could not be more excited about this ground-breaking new initiative within OYSA. We realized that the scope of education we were able to provide in years past were limited by a single person who oversaw coaching education in the state. As the saying goes, ‘there’s only so much one person can do’ and that rang true in Oregon.

This new group of energetic coordinators give us tremendous flexibility and experience, as well as an incredible amount of LOCAL coverage for all of our clubs. Before these new positions were created, our furthest club was 339.4 miles away from our state coaching staff, now nearly every club is within 60 miles of a coordinator.

Their role is to provide, setup, administer, and teach coaching courses at your club, on your timeline, to make it as convenient as possible for you. It has never been easier to receive comprehensive coaching education from qualified instructors in our 42 years of existence.

You can see that our coverage is great, but it is not just geographic! We are extremely excited that a third of our Grassroots Coordinators are dedicated to our Latino population. Having this outreach program confirms our commitment to developing ALL coaches in Oregon, and especially the ones that we have traditionally had lesser success in bringing education courses to.

They’ll each be contributing to this magazine, too. They've got a lot of information to impart and all have their different take on coaching, and what it means to them, so watch in the coming issues of Goal Lines Magazine for their own individual articles.

As we said, you’ll be hearing from each of them in the coming months in Goal Lines, but to get your course scheduled now, simply click on their name to the right, to contact them!

WHERE ARE THEY?

Portland West / CoastalEihab Daoud

Portland East / I-84Darren Lilla

Central Valley/BendJohn Galas

Southern OregonAly Hollewijn

LatinoGraciliano Mosquera

LatinoCristian Curiel

MEET THE COORDINATORS All of our Grassroots Coordinators have extensive coaching background around the state of Oregon, and elsewhere so they bring unique experiences to their particular region. They range from former national youth players, international coaches, high school coaches, college coaches, Latino speaking, and even have a NWSL National Championship among their ranks.

(Top row, L-R): John Galas, Cristian Curiel, Aly Hollewijn.

(Bottom row, L-R): Graciliano Mosquera, Darren Lilla, Eihab Daoud.

PORTLAND METRO AREA Beaverton, OR 3/1 U8-U10 Referee Training

Beaverton, OR 3/3 U8-U10 Referee Training

Providence Park 3/6 Timbers vs. Crew

Providence Park 3/19 Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake

Providence Park 3/27** Thorns vs. Seattle Reign FC

Providence Park 3/30** Thorns vs. Oregon State

Merlo Field 4/2 T2 vs. Whitecaps FC 2

Providence Park 3/27** Thorns vs. Houston Dash

Vancouver, WA 4/2 OYSA Coaching Clinic

Merlo Field 4/8 T2 vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

**Pre-season tournament

BOLD = home opener

WHAT’S HAPPENING NEAR YOU? Looking to improve your coaching knowledge base? Thinking of moving onto the next level, or maybe just a refresher

course before the season? What about other soccer-related events?

Check out the schedule of events near you. Our coaching courses are asterisked in red!

To register for a coaching course, simply click the course listing to be taken to the registration page

CENTRAL OREGON Eugene 5/22 & 5/23 USSF ‘E’ License

Eugene 5/22 & 5/23 USSF ‘D’ License - Educational phase

Salem, OR 4/9 Capital FC Hosted Course

SOUTHERN OREGON Klamath Falls 2/27 & 2/28 NSCAA Level 2 Diploma

Klamath Falls 2/27 & 2/28 NSCAA Level 3 Diploma

Medford March 11-13 USSF ‘E’ License

Medford March 11-13 USSF ‘D’ License ^

Medford 6/17, 6/18, 6/24, 6/25 NSCAA National Diploma^^

^ Instructional Phase only

^^ Spread over two weekends. The candidate must attend both.

Click Team Badge for Full Schedule

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING RECAP! The Annual General Meeting was another huge success. With our theme of T.E.A.M.

(Together Everyone Achieves More) we were able to present as much inclusive material as possible. There was something for everyone!

With the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront as our host we were able to accommodate over 160 people for the event, which was immediately followed by

the Annual Awards Luncheon, with keynote speaker, Dr. Matthew Robinson.

We did coaching courses, workshops, business meetings, a Technical Director/Head Coaches Meeting and hosted the President’s Reception. It was great to catch up with so many people from around the state that we don’t get to see on a weekly

basis. You can see those presentations HERE.

FUN FACTS 160 attendees

42 head coaches

24 Presidents

Closest club represented was under 3 miles away

Furthest club represented traveled from 339 miles away

10 awards given away

16 silent auction gifts which raised over $1000 for the Oregon Youth

Soccer Foundation

SPECIAL TOPIC COURSE: SCIENCE OF YOUTH SOCCER In addition to the Annual General Meeting, we hosted a new educational piece

designed specifically for coaches of younger soccer players from a physiological, mental, and physical load.

Ian Barker, Dr. Max Trenerry, and Dr. Matthew Hawkey all presented on different topics to the nearly 60 coaches in attendance. We also had a field session at

Buckman Field where Ian demonstrated some of the newest techniques in training the youth players.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR

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US Youth Soccer TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) is a community-based training and team placement program for young athletes with disabilities, organized by youth soccer association volunteers.

The program is designed to bring the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any boy or girl, who has a mental or physical disability. Our goal is to enable the thousands of young athletes with disabilities to become valued and successful

members of the US Youth Soccer family.

How do you participate?

Check out the list below of areas where clubs already have a TOPSoccer program running or contact your club about starting one. We can help you, too, to set up and run a program within your club, and ALL FEES ARE WAIVED for the

TOPSoccer program by the Oregon Youth Soccer Association.

EXISTING PROGRAMS

Click on any name to email the director of that program.

Albany

Beaverton

Clackamas

Eugene

Gresham

Medford

Milton Freewater

State Chair (OYSA)

COMING IN 2016 Hillsboro

St Helens/Warren/Scappoose

TOPSOCCER COACH OF THE YEAR

Joslynn Bigelow was our 2016 Coach of the Year for

TOPSoccer in January’s Annual General Meeting.

Joslynn coaches for Eastside Timbers in their TOPS

program.

The Oregon Youth Soccer Association’s new CoachNet program has been created so that coaches can receive enhanced benefits above and beyond those offered by their club as well as be a part of a network of other coaches brought together

to receive enhanced coaching.

Being a member of CoachNet enables, among other things, coaches to receive free items, discounts, free training, access to special events, Timbers & Thorns game tickets, apparel, and invite-only participation in development discussions for

further enhancement of the program.

We’ve tiered the program, outlined below, to enable coaches to select a membership that suits their individual needs.

SILVER LEVEL - $95 ✓ Full NSCAA membership for one

year, which includes:

✓ Subscription to Soccer Journal

✓ Access to NSCAA online resource library

✓ Discounts on courses

✓ Discounts on the National Convention

✓ $1M in General Liability insurance

✓ Member t-shirt

CLUBS CAN BENEFIT, TOO! The more coaches your club has registered for

CoachNet, the more gear your club will receive.

You could receive free Bazooka goals, free Silver, Gold, or Platinum memberships, and

even free admission to the 2017 NSCAA Convention in Los Angeles, CA.

Details are outlined on our website, by clicking the CoachNet logo.

GOLD LEVEL - $125 ✓ All of the benefits listed in the

Silver level

Gold Level coaches also get:

✓ Access to special, invite-only events hosted by the Oregon Youth Soccer Association

✓ Two tickets to a T2 game that OYSA selects

✓ 10% discount on an OYSA offered coaching course

PLATINUM LEVEL - $175 ✓ All of the benefits listed in the

Silver & Gold level

Platinum Level coaches also get:

✓ Additional 10% on any OYSA offered coaching course (total of 20% off)

✓ A pair of tickets to the October 6th Portland Timbers game vs. Colorado Rapids

’T.E.A.M.’ MEANS EVERYONE…REFS, TOO Referees are an incredibly important part of soccer in Oregon, and with the

appointment of David Grbavac as the Manager of Referee Development we have a greater emphasis on recruiting, retaining, and mentoring young officials in the state.

David’s role going forward will be to continue to expand on the relationship between the state association, the Oregon Referee Committee, and young referees throughout the state. He’ll be coordinating classes for new referees, both Grade 9 and 8, as well

as encouraging existing referees to continue on with their education.

In just the month of February so far, we have seen traffic driven to the Oregon Referee Committee website increase almost 600% based on the marketing and outreach that we are now doing, and we hope it continues as we truly bring the referee world into

the fold ensure that we are a T.E.A.M.

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David achieved the USSF Grade 5 referee badge, and has been an assignor and a state assessor for many years. He is widely respected as one of the premier referees in

the state and we are extremely excited to have him onboard.

BY THE BOOK ✓ There are currently 985 registered

referees in the state of Oregon

✓ 456 referees were active in PDX.

✓ There were 279 referees under 19 years old in the Portland area.

✓ There were 3,605 Timbers & Thorns League games that were refereed Fall 2015

✓ Active referees averaged 5.9 games each in the Fall season

✓ There will be a projected 27,300 minutes of soccer played in the Spring for the U8-U10 Developmental League

WHISTLE STOP Times are changing in

Oregon’s soccer landscape.

Our members reached out to us and asked us to review how referees are trained, retained,

mentored, assigned and recruited.

So we’ve done just that!

This page lets all referees, from the rookies to the most

experienced, know what is going on specifically for them in their corner of the game.

MEET THE CLUB - PELADA FOOTBALL ACADEMY Pelada FA runs developmental youth soccer programs in the Eugene area and fosters connections between neighboring programs and communities.  Their mission is to provide positive teaching techniques and competitive player development for all those who wish to achieve a high level of ability and enjoyment of the game.

Their Fall season offerings include two separate programs. Pelada Primary Academy which is for the 10 year old player and younger, and then the Pelada Preparatory Academy which has players from 11 years up to 14.

Want to be featured next month? Just email us, and tell us a little bit about yourself.

CLUB STATS ✓ Players from 5 years old to 18 years

old, with HS teams

✓ Located in Eugene, OR

✓ Play in the Willamette Valley, and Portland Timbers/Thorns Leagues.

✓ They have 348 players registered with OYSA

✓ They have 15 paid coaches on staff

✓ One of the newest clubs in the Oregon Youth Soccer Association.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / FOUNDER: JOEY GARAH

Joey is the founder and director of Pelada Football Academy. He has been coaching in the Eugene area since 2005, and before that in the Corvallis/Philomath area since 1994.

Prior to starting Pelada Football Academy, Joey founded Grassroots Soccer Clinics (2010-2012) and coached for Marist High School (2008-2012), FC Willamette

(2006-2008), Goal-Line Soccer Clinics (2006-2008), Kidsports (2006-2012), Philomath High School (2003-2005), and AYSO programs in Corvallis (1994-2002). Joey holds a BA in English Language Literature from University of Oregon, Honors College, as well as the

USSF C license in 2014. You can contact Joey here.

MONTHLY LESSON PLAN FROM OREGON YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION Each month we will feature a new lesson plan for you. Simply click on the image below to go to a downloadable PDF.

WHAT’S VINNY BEEN UP TO THIS MONTH? Vinny, the OYSA van, has been all over the state recently! He’s been down to Eugene, over to the coast, all over the place in Portland, and chances are he’s been at a game near you. Oh, and occasionally we even do interviews inside him.

Click the image and check out an episode of “Inside Vinny”.

It’s a chance for you to get to know a coach, a player, a president or just someone you wanted to hear from!

Hey, you could be next!

FOLLOW VINNY ON TWITTER

ROAD LOG So far this month Vinny has

logged 527 miles visiting different clubs around the

state.

CLUBS VISITED:

Hillsboro

FC West

Forest Grove

Westside Timbers

FC Columbia County

Roseburg

FC Portland

WHERE’S VINNY?

INSIDE VINNY!

JANUARY 11 - 15, 2017, IN LOS ANGELES The NSCAA Convention is coming to the west coast for the first time in years!

Book early to get your hotel reserved and your tickets in! We’ll see you there!