Goal Lines Magazine - Issue 9 - October 2016

OREGON YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION’S MONTHLY MAGAZINE

ISSUE #9

GOAL LINES EVERYONE PLAYS SOCCER!

If you’ve ever been to a TOPSoccer event you will know you’re a part of one of the most rewarding soccer experiences in the game! The Outreach Program for Soccer (TOPS) is a program designed specifically for kids with special needs, disabilities, or cognitive issues and we have 8 programs around Oregon.

Starting one within your club is easier than ever and the best part is that OYSA takes care of the registration fees, the insurance and even some of the gear to get you going!

Go to page 17 to find out all the details. Based on the smiles in the picture below, you can see that EVERYONE wins when you have a TOPSoccer program.

Photo credit: Kristi Lee

OREGON YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION JOINS CELTIC’S INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM Celtic Soccer Academy is delighted to announce that they have added Oregon Youth Soccer Association (OYSA) to their ever growing International Partnership Program.

This unique, first of its kind, long term partnership with OYSA will involve the sharing of club methodologies, coach education and it will also present members with the opportunity to visit Glasgow, Scotland to experience what life is like for an academy player at Celtic Football Club. (full press release on next page)

OREGON YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION JOINS CELTIC’S INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM Cel$c Soccer Academy is delighted to announce that they have added Oregon Youth Soccer Associa$on (OYSA) to their ever growing Interna$onal Partnership Program. This unique, first of its kind, long term partnership with OYSA will involve the sharing of club methodologies, coach educa$on and it will also present members with the opportunity to visit Glasgow, Scotland to experience Cel$c Football Club. OYSA will also have the chance to send coaches to Cel$c Football Club to aJend the renowned Interna$onal Coaches Conven$on in Glasgow and receive a behind the scenes look at how Cel$c develops young players to reach their poten$al.

OYSA boasts an impressive membership of over 65,000 and their hard work and dedica$on within the area of the Northwest United States was a major factor in the Cel$c Soccer Academy partnering with them.

John Madding, Technical Director at OYSA says: ‘The Oregon Youth Soccer Associa$on is excited to partner with the world renowned Glasgow Cel$c FC. Over the past year we have worked closely with Cel$c FC to design a rela$onship that will focus on con$nued development opportuni$es for our coaches. Cel$c FC has a rich history of player and coach development in Scotland and here in the U.S. We look forward to working with their staff in new and crea$ve ways.’

Cel$c Soccer Academy Manager Willie McNab added: ‘We are delighted to add Oregon Youth Soccer Associa$on to our Interna$onal Partnership Program and it again emphasizes our commitment to building rela$onships across the globe. This partnership with OYSA is the first partnership that Cel$c FC has with a State Associa$on and OYSA is a very ambi$ous and progressive organiza$on and we are looking forward to a long and prosperous partnership with them.

OREGON YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION JOINS CELTIC’S INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM About Cel*c Football Club Cel$c Football Club is one of the biggest and best-supported teams in the world. Wearing their iconic green and white hoops, Cel$c are instantly recognizable when they play and are renowned for playing aJrac$ve football, their passionate fans and their many successes on the field of play.

They are currently champions of Scotland and regularly compete in the UEFA Champions League, where they recorded one of their most famous victories by defea$ng FC Barcelona 2-1 at Cel$c Park in 2012. Cel$c are previous winners of the compe$$on when in 1967 they became the first Bri$sh team to be crowned Champions of Europe.

Founded in 1887, the club was formed as a means to alleviate poverty in the East End of Glasgow. The club now boasts 50,000 season $cket holders and millions of fans worldwide. Its stadium, which is also known as “Paradise”, has a capacity of 60,506, making it the second largest club stadium in the UK. The club remains true to its charitable roots via the outstanding work of the Cel$c FC Founda$on which aids local chari$es and global appeals.

Through the Cel$c Soccer Academy the club has many official partner clubs across the globe, taking the ethos of talent development, fair play and social interac$on through sport into many communi$es worldwide, teaching kids how to play “The Cel$c Way”. www.cel$cfc.net About Oregon Youth Soccer Associa*on Founded in 1974, the Oregon Youth Soccer Associa$on is a non-profit youth organiza$on that administers, supports & grows soccer across the State of Oregon. Its mission is "to foster an environment that promotes the physical, mental and emo$onal development of Oregon's youth through the sport of soccer".

Contact Informa*on Willie McNab, Interna$onal Soccer Academy Manager. Tel: +44 (0)141 551 4335.

Email: wmcnab@cel$cfc.co.uk John Madding, Technical Director. Tel: +1 503.626.4625 Email: john@oregonyouthsoccer.org

CORNER LET’S GO TIMBERS!

BY THE NUMBERS:

It’s the beauty of the playoffs. The excitement of the chase. The crazy ‘what ifs’ that come toward

11-13–8 record

the end of the season. But for the Timbers, in October, it comes down to that little red line.

Two points is the gap to the red line, with two games to go. If we throw out San Jose, and Seattle from the equation (knowing they’re probably both out and in, respectively) it comes down to us and Sporting KC. They’re 2 points up on us, and we both have 2 games to play. We’ve got Colorado at

46 goals for 49 goals against 45,971 miles travelled this season so far

home, and (already eliminated) Vancouver in BC. They have the Revs and then a tough one against

for away games (round trip)

San Jose who will be playing for pride. Let’s GO TIMBERS!.

Top scorer - Adi (15 goals)

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Check out our favorite Timbers videos this month that you may not have seen

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

NEXT OPPONENT

Here are the most recent match highlights from our favorite team

Sunday, October 16th

Providence Park

2pm PST

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.

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

GOLD LEVEL - $125

PLATINUM LEVEL - $175

✓ Full NSCAA membership for one year, which includes:

✓ All of the benefits listed in the Silver level

✓ All of the benefits listed in the Silver & Gold level

✓ Subscription to Soccer Journal

Gold Level coaches also get:

Platinum Level coaches also get:

✓ Access to NSCAA online resource library

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

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

✓ Two tickets to a T2 game that OYSA selects

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

Colorado Rapids

✓ Discounts on courses

✓ Discounts on the National Convention

✓ $1M in General Liability insurance

✓ Member t-shirt

✓ 10% discount on an OYSA offered coaching course

GRASSROOTS COORDINATOR: JOHN GALAS 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.

John is one of our most experienced and successful Grassroots coordinators. Holder of the USSF A license he is also the head coach of the Lane United FC team, but the highlight of his career so far is being Assistant Coach when the Thorns won their first NWSL title in 2013.

CONTINUING YOUR SOCCER EDUCATION There is an old cliche we use as coaches, continually preaching to our players to 'become students of the game'. We live in a soccer era now where access to games on television and live matches are readily accessible. Soccer on television is no longer an anomaly, it is the norm. Players have access to not only live matches, but highlight shows, YouTube clips, vines etc.. We are almost inundated with content and a daily basis.

I would encourage every youth coach in the state of Oregon to continue to mandate that your players watch games on television, and in

person. In this state alone, we have access to some of the best quality soccer in the country right in our backyard. If you are in the Portland area, the opportunities are abundant, from the MLS Timbers, and USL’s T2 to the Thorns, to watching quality Division I soccer at the University of Portland. Timbers and Thorns matches are unparalleled in the US in regard to quality and fan experience and University of Portland's iconic soccer culture is second to none in the NCAA and should be fully taken advantage of as new head coach Nick Carlin-Voight rebuilds the program.

Further down the I-5 corridor, you can make a stop in beautiful Corvallis Oregon and immerse yourself in two quality Pac-12 teams'

Oregon State Men's and Women's soccer programs. Both programs are stacked with talent, and having the opportunity to watch them play against the likes of other Pac-12 powerhouses like Stanford, UCLA, Cal is a unique experience. 40 miles south of Corvallis, you also have the opportunity to catch the University of Oregon Women's soccer program in action at Pape Field hosting some of the nations' premier college programs in UCLA, Stanford, USC, Cal among others. Oregon is littered with wonderful programs, at all levels. Corban University men's soccer program, the men's and women's programs at Concordia University in Portland continue to impress, and NAIA Southern Oregon University is worth watching if you have the opportunity.

Some of the most talented young men and women play in the state of Oregon or will come through and play in the state Oregon this fall,

and it is our responsibility as coaches to encourage and nurture our players' development. We must facilitate their education through training, watching games and studying the game. Encourage them to not only be fans of the game, but to observe a player in their respective position. We must challenge them to think critically about the game, it will only enhance their development. I hope all of you will spend the time this fall and take your respective teams to games around the state, wether it be the professionals in Portland, or the collegiate players across the state, this will only help in their long term development and increase their "soccer IQ". There is no better way to spend the fall in Oregon than watching quality soccer on display in our wonderful state.

Save the Date.

Oregon Youth Soccer will have it’s Annual General Meeting on Saturday, January 21st, 2017.

CONGRATS TO MARK PARSONS NWSL Coach of the Year CHICAGO (Oct. 3, 2016) – Portland Thorns FC coach Mark Parsons was voted the National Women’s Soccer League Coach of the Year for the 2016 NWSL season, the league announced Monday.

Parsons, 30, led the Thorns to their first NWSL Shield with a 12-3-5 record and 41 points in his first season with the club.

The Cranleigh, England native helped Portland return to the NWSL Playoffs after the Thorns finished sixth in 2015 and missed out on the postseason for the first time in their history.

Parsons joined Portland during the offseason after spending three seasons with the Washington Spirit and guided the Thorns to a 12-game unbeaten run to start the season – the second-longest streak in NWSL history.

His team joined the 2013 Western New York Flash and 2014 Seattle Reign FC as the only three teams to post a goals-against-average (GAA) of less than 1.00 for an entire season as the Thorns conceded just 19 goals in 20 games for a 0.95 GAA. In addition to boasting the No. 1 defense in the league this year, the Thorns also had the No. 2 offense in the league – scoring 35 goals on the season, including an NWSL-high 21 in the second half of games. Among their 21 second-half goals, Parsons’ squad netted 12 tallies after the 75th minute.

Portland went 8-1-1 at Providence Park during the regular season as they earned the best home-record in the league this year. The Thorns outscored opponents 23-8 at home during 2016 while posting a league-best plus-15 goal difference in front of their own fans.

Parsons’ team had two separate four-game winning streaks this season – the longest win streaks in the league this season.

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. Coaching and referee courses are asterisked in red!

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

PORTLAND METRO AREA ★ Providence Park 10/16 Timbers vs. Colorado Rapids

SOUTHERN OREGON ★ No events planned

CENTRAL OREGON ★Florence 10/15 Grade 9 Referee course

★Providence Park 10/19 Timbers vs. Deportivo Saprissa

★Beaverton 10/22 Grade 9 Referee course

★ Beaverton 11/5 Grade 8 Referee course

★Portland, 12/4 USSF ‘C’ License

Click team badge for their full game schedule

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE COLLEGE GAME? We wanted to check in with the college programs across the state, and see how our NCAA Division 1 school are doing. Keeping up with the Pilots, the Beavers and the Ducks on both the mens and women's side gives an exciting look into the premier programs in the state.

WOMEN PILOTS

WOMEN BEAVERS

WOMEN DUCKS

Overall Record: 6-3-3 Conference Record: 0-0-1

Overall Record: 5-5-2 Conference Record: 0-3

Overall Record: 6-5-1 Conference Record: 0-3-0

The Pilots step out on the road this week for their lone West Coast Conference game as they head to Spokane, Wash., to face the Gonzaga Bulldogs on Saturday evening.

The Beavers continue Pac-12 Conference action Thursday at Utah at 6:00 p.m., (PT). and on Sunday at Colorado starting at 12:00 p.m., (PT).

The Oregon women's soccer team fell to the No. 11 UCLA Bruins 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at Papé Field.

Both matches will be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks.

The Ducks' record moves to 6-5-1 on the season and 0-3-0 in Pac-12 play. UCLA is now 9-2-0 overall and 3-0-0 in the Pac-12.

Kickoff at Luger Field for the two Northwest rivals is set for 6 p.m., and the game can be seen live at TheW.tv.

MEN PILOTS

With eight games left to play in 2016, the Ducks have scored the most goals in a season (18) since 2012 (19).

MEN BEAVERS

Overall Record: 6-3-1 Conference Record: 1-0-0

Overall Record: 4-4-2 Conference Record: 0-1-1

Portland freshman Benji Michel scored a pair of goals and senior Eddie Sanchez added a goal and two assists as the Pilots rolled to a 4-1 win over the UC Irvine Anteaters on Sunday afternoon at Merlo Field.

The Oregon State men's soccer team fell to No. 13 UCLA 2-0 Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, Calif.

The brace gives Michel a team-best five goals on the year.

"It's always a challenge to stay fresh as the road team in this conference, especially after playing two overtime periods on Thursday" said Oregon State head coach Steve Simmons. "We played 17 field players today in order to stay as fresh as possible. UCLA is always going to be tough in possession, and I thought we did well except for a few unfortunate moments.

LOOKING FOR OTHER UNIVERSITIES? For more information about other colleges please click the logo below…

CORNER END OF THE ROAD FOR THE THORNS Well, the Thorns season came to an end October 2nd with a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to the New York Flash. The game itself was a fantastic example of how competitive and exciting the Thorns have become this season, as well as a reminder, in front of a national TV audience on FS1 that women’s soccer is alive and well in the United States, and that Portland is still the best supported women’s sports team anywhere in the world.

SEMI FINAL HIGHLIGHTS In case you didn’t get a chance to see what a great game this was, click the link below

What are you doing around the state? What does your team look like? Got a crazy picture for us? Want everyone to see what it’s like playing at your club? Well, now’s your chance! Click the submit button and send us your pics.

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

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

Albany

Beaverton

Clackamas

Eugene

Gresham

Medford

Milton Freewater

St Helens

State Chair (OYSA)

Youth Soccer Association.

Re-register as a referee for 2017!

BOB BRADLEY LANDS PREMIER LEAGUE JOB AT SWANSEA Every now and again we come across an article that really is thought provoking. This is one and we’d like to share it with you. Written by Rory Smith, and taken from the New York Times on 10.03.16. Credited below, and continued after the jump.

—————————————— MANCHESTER, England — Bob Bradley’s answer to one question, in particular, stood out. As they conducted a handful of discreet interviews with potential replacements for Francesco Guidolin as manager, Swansea City’s owners asked each candidate for a detailed explanation of how, precisely, he might set the team up for his first game in charge, away at Arsenal on Oct. 15.

Not every response passed muster. The club’s American proprietors, Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien, were particularly unconvinced by the contender who could offer only the platitude that, to come out of a slump that has taken the club to 17th in the Premier League table, Swansea’s players simply needed to work harder, to run more.

Bradley, by contrast, was happy to outline his vision in high definition. During two conversations about the post, Bradley, 58, impressed his prospective employers on a number of levels. Sources at Swansea confirmed his experience, his sense of purpose and his “leadership qualities” all played a part in landing him the job ahead of the likes of Ryan Giggs, the Bayern Munich assistant Paul Clement and the former Villarreal coach Marcelino García Toral, among others.

Most of all, however, Kaplan, Levien and the Swansea chairman, Huw Jenkins, were taken aback by the depth of Bradley’s knowledge. For the last five years, since leaving the United States, Bradley has found himself in Egypt during a revolution, on the edge of the Arctic Circle in Norway and in the backwaters of France’s second division. to continue reading this article click the logo here:

CARLI LLOYD ON RAPINOE, RIO AND EQUAL PAY

Carli Lloyd has been a member of the United States women’s national soccer team since 2005, and there has been a certain symmetry to the biggest moments of her career. She scored the game-winning goals that gave the Americans the gold medal at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, and she scored a hat trick in the 2015 Women’s World Cup final as the United States won the sport’s showpiece for a third time.

Now, at 34 and with her public profile at its peak, Lloyd is at the heart of the national team during a period that has featured success (at the World Cup) and disappointment (at the Rio Olympics), as well as controversy surrounding her teammates on issues including player discipline, patriotism and pay equality. Amid it all, Lloyd has also released a memoir, and in a recent interview she discussed the book, her relationships with her teammates, and what she might do if the national team went on strike over pay.

How did you go about the process of writing a book?

It’s kind of funny — when I first started this journey in 2005 with the national team, my trainer, James Galanis, said, “Make sure you keep a journal of everything that happens to you in the national team, because one day we’re going to write a book.” And so I kept this journal from the start. I have six or seven thick notebooks and I just kept writing throughout. I’ve actually continued the journal now, and I’ve started to type it. So I’m getting a little bit with the times.

With so much success at the Olympics earlier in your career, what was it like to lose in the quarterfinals in Rio? Sometimes, no matter how much you prepare, no matter how much you get ready for something, you just never know.

It’s sport. It happens. It was hard. It was disappointing. Coming back from Rio the next morning, and turning on the television and watching the Olympics — it was really hard to swallow, really hard to watch.

But I said to myself: If we won the Olympics, how much motivation would this team have had for the next cycle? Not saying that people were casually going through the motions, because we weren’t. But this…

to continue reading this article click the logo here:

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.

FALL SEASON IS HERE! The start of the Fall Soccer Season is upon us. Coaches, players, spectators and referees are all gearing up. OYSA has been working in over drive to get everyone prepared. This season brings many changes to our leagues; no heading directives, birth year player registration, referee coaches and digital rosters/player cards. Referees have been inundated with information for the past several months. Thanks goes to all for being patient and supportive during this time of change.

The IFAB/FIFA has introduced many changes to the Laws of the Game. Referees have been forced to attend training sessions to be brought up to speed with these changes. Many players and coaches are slowly being made aware of these changes. We ask that continued patience and flexibility be exercised during this time of transition. Parents and spectators most likely will not be fully used to the nuances, so referees will need to be compassionate to this fact. Although yelling and screaming from the sidelines towards referees, is NOT acceptable, referees can help and are encouraged to explain and educate when possible.

As a reminder, here is a link to the new Laws of the Game produced by the IFAB and adopted by FIFA. Click here.

Thanks again for everyone’s continued dedication to the game of soccer. The partnership with OYSA and the Oregon Referee Committee (ORC) continues to develop with the referee and the game of soccer in mind. For more information on how to become a referee, or if you are a club interested in hosting a new referee course, please email David Grbavac @ david@oregonyouthsoccer.org

Look what we found in the vaults!

This is from Goal Lines in 2003.

Oh how soccer has changed!

MEET THE CLUBS AROUND OREGON

Eugene Timbers FC started as Eugene Metro FC in 2006 with 3 teams and has since grown to over 35 teams. The club also supports a WPSL women’s team Azul to provide opportuni$es for top female college players. The mission statement of Eugene Metro FC is to “encourage and mo$vate special needs, recrea$onal, and compe$$ve soccer players in our community to advance their individual and team skills by providing quality training, commiJed teams, and skilled coaching.”

ETFC has established a scholarship program that is “designed to serve the diverse cultures and income levels of the community.”

In 2013, the club joined the Timbers Alliance, a network of strategic partnerships between the Portland Timbers and elite youth clubs in Oregon, and changed its name to Eugene Timbers FC. The club has a LiJle Timbers program for kids age 4 to 10, and a Development Academy for players age 8-10. In addi$on, the ETFC also offers a TOP Soccer program for players with disabili$es. ETFC serves about 900 youth soccer players in the WillameJe Valley.

AT A GLANCE ✓ Formed ‘officially’ in 2006 ✓ Offer soccer to kids aged 5 through 11 in the Fall and Spring seasons each year. ✓ Located in Eugene, OR ✓ Play in the Timbers/Thorns leagues ✓ Are extremely active in the community with younger kids and coaches.

The club is not only commiJed to improve players’ development but also strives to improve the en$re coaching staff. ETFC coaches are working together by sharing resources, aJend coaching educa$on sessions, and con$nue their licensing progress. Many of their coaches work also for the various high schools in the Eugene/Springfield school district and coach for local colleges.

The club’s Director of Coaching is Jurgen Ruckaberle, who holds his USSF A license and has directed the club since 2008. Jurgen is commiJed to player development at every level and expects a high standard on and off the soccer field. He strives to keep their players accountable in the classroom and on the soccer field and above all, wants them to have fun playing the game we all love.

DIRECTOR OF COACHING JURGEN RUCKABERLE

MONTHLY LESSON PLAN FROM THE 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.

WHERE’S VINNY? WHAT’S VINNY BEEN UP TO THIS MONTH? Vinny, the OYSA van, has been resting this month after the monster from last year with the Boise trip and all. The highlight really was getting an oil change!

Simon has Ruby inside the van this month, and it’s a very enlightening conversation. Ruby is a 9-year old who plays soccer and we wanted to chat to her about what soccer is all

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INSIDE VINNY!

about, what’s important, and what the roles of the other participants are. It’s hilarious!

If there is someone you’d like to see Inside Vinny next month, don’t hesitate to ask. We’ll come to you and do the interview. Know someone who is doing the right thing in your area? Let us know!

WHAT’S IN VINNY’S GLOVE BOX! Like we said, Vinny gets around. A lot.

This month, Ruby is in there, and it’s all about why kids play soccer, and what is important to them.

Click the badge to the right to answer questions about the video and be entered to win a group of T2 tickets to an upcoming match.

ROAD LOG So far this month Vinny has logged over 1,000 miles visiting different places around the state.

CLUBS/PLACES VISITED:

Scappoose, Liberty Stadium,

Hillsboro, The Dalles, and Washington Timbers.