Livermore Youth Soccer League

General Announcement - Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Status Update On Club Technical Director

Dear Members,

On Friday July 23, LYSL Board Members Brent Koch and Dan Dremalas met with Troy Dayak, Robert Fairclough and Sheila Rhoads to review a new contract offer to Troy to serve as the Club's Premier Program Technical Director from July 26 through November 30, 2010. Troy has received the offer and is taking it under consideration. It is possible that we will not know his decision for several weeks until he returns from a European coaching tour.

The offer for Technical Director Services through the end of the fall season allows a more seasonally appropriate realignment of the contracting period for this work. Under the new proposal, we continue to have Troy in place as Technical Director to provide on-field observation, analysis, instruction and feedback for the premier players and coaching staff through the end of the fall 2010 playing season. Meanwhile, the Board will be studying how the needs of the Club could be best served by an Executive Director, a Director of Coaching and a Technical Director or some combination of these positions. After this review is completed, with staff and member input, we will publish the position openings and announce our acceptance of applications. We welcome Troy's future considerations for bringing his expertise and accomplishments to serve our children under the new structure of these positions.

The decision to offer Mr. Dayak a more short term contract has been difficult and not without controversy. With a wide diverse membership, the support for that decision reaches each end of the spectrum. Our goal is to recognize the differences of opinion and find some common ground to put a solution in place that serves current needs while the options for improvement are studied and vetted. We look forward to sharing more information and soliciting your input as this process moves forward.

Sincerely,

Livermore Fusion SC
Brent Koch
President

Friday Fun - Thursday, July 22, 2010

Fusion Fridays
All recreation program players are invited to join premier program training staff for our Fusion Friday training sessions. The ten weekly drop-in training clinics are included with your recreation registration fee, so there is no added charge. Your son or daughter will have a fantastic time learning and developing new skills with the Club's professional training staff while you wind down your work week at the park. (Please note the location change for session 2 only.)

1.	Friday	07/30/2010	5:30p-7:00p	Robertson Park
2.	Friday	08/06/2010	5:30p-7:00p	Robert Livermore Park
3.	Friday	08/13/2010	5:30p-7:00p	Robertson Park
4.	Friday	08/20/2010	5:30p-7:00p	Robertson Park
5.	Friday	08/27/2010	5:30p-7:00p	Robertson Park
	Friday	09/03/2010	No Session	Labor Day Weekend
6.	Friday	09/10/2010	5:30p-7:00p	Robertson Park
7.	Friday	09/17/2010	5:30p-7:00p	Robertson Park
8.	Friday	09/24/2010	5:30p-7:00p	Robertson Park
9.	Friday	10/01/2010	5:30p-7:00p	Robertson Park
10.	Friday	10/08/2010	5:30p-7:00p	Robertson Park

Please note the non-standard location for the August 6 session.

General Announcement - Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Message To Membership

Dear Members,

Recently, the Executive Board voted to terminate the current Director of Coaching contract with Troy Dayak because the Club was not receiving the performance outlined in his contract. Since then, the Executive Board and Premier Program Committee have met with the premier program coaches, trainers and managers to:

Communicate the termination of the the DoC contract
Reiterate that the direction of the club is not changing
Inform them that the scope of the Director of Coaching roles and responsibilities was under review

At the meeting, the premier coaches, trainers and managers asked the Board to try and identify alternate solutions to this separation. The Board has requested and received a recommendation from a subcommittee of coaches/trainers. We are now in the process of drafting a revised contract with a different scope of services for Troy's consideration.

This message is intended to provide the same information to all membership. Rumors and messages that only contain partial facts are already being circulated. Until this matter is resolved, we are reluctant to reply to individual messages that will further "rumors" vs. factual information sharing.

We do not want to violate Troy's privacy in this matter. Once this issue has been resolved, we will provide a more detailed account to membership. In the meantime, we ask you to trust your elected officials to perform their due diligence and represent the best interests of the club based on the factual and complete knowledge of the situation that we have.

Respectfully yours,
The LYSL Executive Board

Referee Courses - Tuesday, July 20, 2010

USSF License Clinics Hosted by LRA

The Livermore Referees Association has announced their 2010 license clinic schedule. Two USSF Grade 8 and two USSF Grade 9 classes are offered this summer. Please click the 'read more' link for more information about this fun and interesting opportunity to see the game up close.

PCA Double Goal Coach Course - Wednesday, June 30, 2010

PCA Double Goal Coaching Workshops
Livermore Fusion SC (LYSL) requires ALL coaches, in ALL age groups, in ALL playing programs (House/Rec-Plus/Premier) to participate in a PCA double goal coach course. Club hosted classes will be offered free to all coaches free of charge on the following two dates:

Wednesday - July 21, 2010, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Beeb's Sports Bar and Grill Banquet Room

Tuesday - August 17, 2010, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Beeb's Sports Bar and Grill Banquet Room

Beebs is located next to the Las Positas Golf Course clubhouse off Airway Blvd at I-580. [MAP]

read more....

Coaching Courses - Saturday, May 22, 2010

Summer Coaching Classes in Livermore

This summer the Club is able to offer five CYSA coaching courses including the F, E, and GK. We are also providing field and classroom space for a District III hosted E/D. Click the 'read more' link to learn more.

Former LYSL player receives AMWAY Soccer Scholarship. - Friday, May 07, 2010

Juan Guerrero Jr. Selected for Amway Soccer Scholarship

The San Jose Earthquakes have selected Juan Guerrero Jr. as the inaugural recipient of the Amway Global Soccer Scholarship. In an effort to open the Earthquakes Youth Academy to players of different socio-economic backgrounds, Amway Global will cover soccer-related expenses for Guerrero and one other player in 2010.

Youth Partnerships - Friday, March 19, 2010

SJ Earthquakes and FC Gold Pride Partnerships

On March 18 the LYSL Full Board of Directors unanimously approved entering youth partnership programs with the San Jose Earthquakes and FC Gold Pride. All players, coaches, volunteers, and families will receive the lowest ticket discount and will be eligible for many unique experiences for home games.

New Recreation Referee Program - Wednesday, March 03, 2010

New U9-U10 Referee Program For 2010 Season

Historically, the U9-U10 House team matches have had insufficient licensed referee coverage. This is true for LYSL as well as every other soccer league in the Tri-Valley area without a mandatory referee program. This year, LYSL is pleased to announce a new program aimed at addressing this short-fall in referee coverage for these age groups.