Online Registration now required for Rec League Coaches.
This will enable us to be more on top of new and returning
coaches, easily conduct background checks, send out group
emails, etc.  Your cooperation and compliance is greatly
appreciated.  Coaches, please register no later than July 15th.

REC LEAGUE: Click HERE to login to your existing Coach Account
or to sign up as a new Coach.

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Article written by Alex Kos on the STYSA website:
"Don't be a JOYSTICK Coach"

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April 6, 2010
Ron Grigsby, Director of Training and Coaching BYSO

“Are you CRAZY? You can’t see that foul!!!”

It’s the start of the spring season and this phrase can be heard around the soccer field too often. I would like to take a moment to remind everyone about what is really important on game days… sportsmanship. We often make sure the players exhibit good sportsmanship; playing fair, following the rules and being polite to our opponents. But the real job of good sportsmanship belongs to our coaches and parents watching the game. How many times have you been to a soccer game and heard the yelling and outrageous comments coming from the folks on the sidelines. Very often these comments are aimed at a referee, that even though they are getting paid (not really very much money), whose job it is to make sure the game is played following the laws of the game. These referees have to attend certification each year and pass a test of 100 questions. Now, you have parents yelling about a situation that they really have no idea how the rules should be enforced. On top of all this, stop and think what type of image the parents are projecting to not only the visiting team but to their own child. As the old saying goes; the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. The child sees this behavior and figures if it’s okay for their parents to acts this way then it should be all right for them too. BYSO has a code of conduct that each parent signs when they register their child to play soccer. It lays out the behavior that the organization expects everyone to follow. Simply stated I think we should all treat each other how we would like to be treated ourselves. I’m a bit of a movie buff and one of my favorite movies is Lonesome Dove. There is a scene in the move where Captain Call, played by Tommy Lee Jones, beats a soldier up for attacking his son. After the fight, Captain Call mounts his horse and tell the town folks watching the fight, “ I won’t tolerate rude behavior in a man”. BYSO will not tolerate rude behavior from any spectators. Please be a good example to your child and represent our community proudly.

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Aztex Summer Soccer Camp is coming to Bastrop June 14-18!  Please spread the news with your players and parents!  Click HERE for details.

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Article written by a coach out of Indiana.   Anyone Can Fly

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Please email our Director of Training, Ron Grigsby, to request any assistance with coaching plans, training materials, etc.

Coaches, we encourage you to continually educate yourself.  With various articles, training sessions and web video links available through the coach education website with US Youth Soccer.   Numerous videos can be found at:  www.youthsoccer.org/multimedia/index.asp .

STYSA has a Coach Handbook web edition packed with articles about STYSA programs and competitions as well as timely and informative coaching articles designed for novice and experienced coaches alike.  To print your own copy of this handbook, at this link.

US Youth Soccer has training activities and practice plans for all different age levels as well.  Just go to http://www.usyouthsoccer.org/coaches/CoachConnect_LessonPlans.asp to pull up the activites and plans for the age group you are working with.

Sample Practice Training Sessions for a U8 Team:
Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Session 5

Session 6

Session 7

Session 8

Session 9

 
Here are some time format examples on how to schedule your practice:

Thanks for all your support to BYSO.