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Recreational Program Information

Overview

The Recreational Program is devoted to the enjoyment of the game in a recreational environment without the emphasis of higher level of competition and time commitment. The purpose of the program is to provide an opportunity for the participant to have fun, learn the sport and develop life skills including a life long love of the game.

Teams are grouped by age categories from U5-U19 independent of skill level or natural talent and ability. Typically the season training starts in July followed by internal club league play in September through November. All coaches are parent volunteers.

2011 Player Registration is now CLOSED

2011 Open Registration closed at midnight 6/15/2011. Players can still register through 7/31 with a late fee for placement through the waiting list process.

Program Costs for 2011 (Including $50 Late Registration Fee 6/16 through 7/31):

	$150 + $50 = $200	for U5 - U8 age groups
	$175 + $50 = $225	for U9 and older age groups

2011 Recreation Season Important Dates

Recreation Coaches Training Clinic (Session 1) Saturday July 16, 2011

PCA Double Goal Coaches Workshop Thursday July 21, 2011

Team Parent Meeting Thursday July 28, 2011

Recreation Coaches Training Clinic (Session 2) Saturday August 6, 2011

Start of Fall League Games U5 through U14 Saturday August 27, 2011

Start Of Fall League Games U16-19 Saturday September 10, 2011

Picture Day (Max Baer Park) Saturday September 18, 2011

Recreational Program Committee

Position	Volunteer	E-mail Address
AGC U5-U6 Girls	Kelly Victor	agcu6g@fusionsc.org
AGC U5-U6 Boys	Kristine Ellis	agcu6b@fusionsc.org
AGC U7-U8 Girls	Lisa Rosburg	agcu8g@fusionsc.org
AGC U7-U8 Boys	Keith Downs	agcu8b@fusionsc.org
AGC U9-U10 Girls	Lisa Qu	agcu10g@fusionsc.org
AGC U9-U10 Boys	Laura Johnston	agcu10b@fusionsc.org
AGC U11-U12 Girls	Tom Ellis	agcu12g@fusionsc.org
AGC U11-U12 Boys	David Stanick	agcu12b@fusionsc.org
AGC U14 Boys and Girls	Tricia Bregman	agcu14@fusionsc.org
AGC U16-U19 Boys and Girls	Natalie Lloyd	agcu1619@fusionsc.org
Recreational-Plus Coordinator	John O'Connor	recplus@fusionsc.org
Program Committee	Group E-mail	(rec@fusionsc.org)

2011 Recreation Calendar

Program Guidelines

PLAYER BEHAVIOR ON THE FIELD - If a player, usually younger ones, are not fully participating with the team, seem distracted and unwilling to play, cry all the time, hits others, there might be something going on that the parent needs to be aware of and address. The club supports its coaching and their great volunteerism to coach the players. The coaches have a responsibility to coach the players. While they can help with small issues off the field of play, it is expected that parents will address issues of basic commitment and behavior with their child. If the coach can help, please offer suggestions. Everyone's goal is a positive and fun time for everyone!

Fusion SC games are officiated under the FIFA Laws of the Game. Fusion SC and the Livermore Referee Association (LRA) meet to review special modifications for the Recreational programs. The links below will outline the modification for U5, U6, U7, U8, and U10. There are no modifications for U11 and above.

Please note that the CYSA Team Manual the coaches receive each year contains some rule guidelines that the leagues may or may not use. The rules we use are listed below.

Rules of the Game for U5

Rules of the Game for U6

Rules of the Game for U7

Rules of the Game for U8

Rules of the Game for U9 & U10

Please note that in the end, the referee's judgment and decision on the field is final, regardless of CYSA or Fusion SC rules or guidelines.

Overview of Age Group Guidelines

Age Group	Players on Roster	Players on the Field	Time per Half	Rules (Same as FIFA, with the following modifications for Recreational)
U5 & U6	8	4 no goalie	16	Substitutions: Any stoppage by either team. One retry on improper throw-in. No offside No direct or penalty kicks; 6-yards clearance for indirect kicks.
U7	8	5 no goalie	20	Same as U5 & U6
U8	9	6	20	Same as U5 & U6
U9	13	8	25	Substitutions: Throw-in by own team; goal kick or after goal by either team; half-time. One retry on improper throw-ins. No direct or penalty kicks; 8-yards clearance for indirect free kick.
U10	13	8	25	Same as U9
U11 & 12	14-15	11	30	Same as FIFA
U13 & 14	14-15	11	35	Same as FIFA
U15 & 16	14-18	11	40	Same as FIFA
U17 - U19	14-18	11	45	Same as FIFA

For any questions, please contact:

Director of Recreational Program, house@fusionsc.org

U9-U10 Referee Program

Historically, referee staffing levels have not supported proper officiating of the U9-U10 House team matches. This is true for Fusion SC as well as every other soccer league in the Tri-Valley area without a mandatory referee program. This happens because referee coverage is prioritized from the top down based on age groups and competitive division to correspond with managing the greatest risk of injury and conflict. This year, Fusion SC is pleased to announce a new program aimed at addressing this short-fall in referee coverage for these age groups.
Under the new mandatory U9-U10 Referee Program, all U9-U10 Recreational teams will provide (a minimum of) two adult volunteers who will successfully complete the USSF Grade 9 Referee training course offered by LRA (Livermore Referee Association) and fully paid for by Fusion SC. These volunteers will be required to officiate any match that counts towards league standings. The club paid course fee will also include each graduate referee's first year USSF license fee. The schedule for the summer course offerings will be posted in the coming weeks. We plan to make the classes convenient and they are always informative. Fusion SC will also provide a starter referee uniform kit (including a yellow short sleeve jersey, black shorts, socks and a game record wallet) at no charge to each Grade 9 class graduate of this program. These team referee volunteers will provide a valuable service for the transitional U9-U10 divisions and fill-out a full complement of volunteers for each team just like the coach, team manager, publicity person, etc. These are the first age groups where the Laws Of The Game become more fully enforced, including the widely misunderstood Law 11 (Offsides), and where official scores and standings are kept. Having 100% coverage for these age groups ensures that the rules are enforced fairly and that the matches are safe for the players. Attention to fairness and safety in order to ensure the players' enjoyment of the game are the referees’ primary responsibility. Fusion SC and LRA staff will attend 2010 match play in the U9 and U10 age groups to support the successful implementation of this program. Additional information regarding this program will be posted on this page in the coming weeks.

Publicity

How to Submit Team Publicity

Your team's game information can be submitted for publication in one of Livermore's three local newspapers. To submit your information, please read the following instructions.

REMINDERS:

All information is required by NOON on Sunday at the latest to make newspaper publication deadlines. No exceptions! If it is not in on time, your information may not be submitted to the papers for that week.
Game results must include results for BOTH TEAMS. The newspapers and the league want the results for both teams. If only one team is turned in, the information will not be submitted.
- To do this, the team publicity people should locate each other and introduce themselves before the start of the game. If a publicity person is not available, the coach or assistant-coach will act as back-up. Decide who will be sending in the report - typically this is the Home team, but it can be the Visitors. Then meet up and compare notes and player name spellings after the game.
- Do not capitalize the complete team names or player names. Only capitalize the first letters of the word. (Title Case).
- Check your spelling. This information will not be checked for spelling errors before it is submitted to the paper. Be especially careful to spell the players names correctly.

Once you have submitted your team publicity, the results will be submitted to the three local papers within the week.

Tri-Valley Herald - Fusion SC Publicity Results are published in the Wednesday edition in the back of the Sports Section.
The Independent - Fusion SC Publicity Results are published in the Thursday edition in the Sports Notes section.
The Valley Times - Fusion SC Publicity Results are published in the Friday edition in the Home Town section.

CONTACT: Publicity Coordinator, publicity@lysl.org

Submit Team Publicity

All information is required by NOON on Sunday at the latest. No exceptions! This is a deadline we set in order to meet the newspaper deadline, which is not flexible. Thank you.

If it is not in on time, your information will not be submitted to the papers.
Please fill out the form as completely as possible.
Game results must include results for BOTH TEAMS.