NVYSL - Weekly Newsletter

Good Evening,

This weekend marks the mid-way point in our 2023 Fall season. By now, you should have given your club leadership personnel your thoughts on any mid-season flight adjustments for the Clubs to give NVYSL Grade Directors. Suggestions from the Clubs helps the Grade Directors determine if their vision aligns with the coaches. In the end, it is the Grade Directors decision, but we all have the same goal, a competitive game where kids can have fun.

As a reminder, we do not have any games on Saturday, October 7th due to the holiday (Indigenous Peoples' Day). Week 5 matches are on Saturday, October 14th.

I wish all teams the best of luck this weekend!
Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks!

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Yours in partnership,

Timothy Shepple

Nashoba Valley Youth Soccer League, Vice-President

We had a total of 14 Sportsmanship Feedback submissions from coaches this past weekend. 10 of the reports were positive and 4 reports were negative for our Sportsmanship Review Committee (SRC) to assess.

We had a total of 37 Referee Feedback submissions from the coaches this past weekend. The NVYSL Referee Director reviews the feedback then sends to local assignors.

We had a total of 5 actionable referee reports for the SRC.

The SRC has assessed the 9 negative reports obtained from the website and referees, and has taken the following actions:
Letters Sent: 9
Scheduled Hearings: 0

• Zero-Tolerance means ZERO TOLERANCE!!
• There are codes of conduct for Coaches, Players, AND spectators. Please make sure everyone is aware of the guidelines.
• Remember to show that we respect and appreciate the game and one another when, win or lose, we end a match with a gracious handshake.
• Most of NVYSL referees are KIDS. Would you want grown adults yelling at your kids? We don't think so! So don't do it to other people's kids.

The SRC hosted a hearing for a Coach on Monday, September 25th regarding a match that occurred on September 16th. The hearing and deliberations lasted about 2 hours and in the end, it resulted in a 1 game suspension for the Head Coach.

There are currently no reports of any field closures/updates.

Shortage of Referees:
All across NVYSL have risen some referee pool concerns. A lot of our referees are high-schoolers and due to MIAA scheduling games on Saturdays, it decreases the amount of referees we have. Remember to keep in contact with your referee assignor to make sure you have a referee for the match, if not, reach out to your opposing coach, and NVYSL grade director for possible solutions.

Did you know that all negative sportsmanship reports either get actioned with a hearing or a letter from the league, or if its against the referee, they are actioned by the NVYSL Referee Director?

Greg visited Bolton and NorthQuabbin this past weekend to watch some of the matches!

Timothy stayed in Bolton this past weekend to referee in his hometown.

Salina stayed Townsend-Ashby & visited Boylston this past weekend to watch her kids and others play!

NVYSL is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes including, but not limited to, developing and promoting a vital and exciting youth soccer program for members of participating Clubs, regardless of race, gender, creed, color, nationality or disability. This will be accomplished through programs of organized competitive soccer play and programs designed to educate and develop players, coaches and referees. NVYSL will be responsible for setting policy objectives and providing for game scheduling, League rules, officials and League organization.