Eclipse

This year we ordered much less candy as each year in the past we returned hundreds of cases and are charged for these returns. After adding additional teams we ended up with very few extras this year to pass out so here are my suggestions if you have a team needing more candy. Ask among your team members to see who is not selling their candy and to redistribute among yourselves. If you still need candy call your league commissioner to see if other teams in your division has extra. If you are a team with unsold candy please let your commissioner know so that it can be picked up and redistributed. If everyone helps with this we can hopefully avoid shipping back hundreds of cases of unsold candy and make this fundraiser a success. Thank-you.

The coaches meeting for the Spring 2002 season held on Monday, January 21st. If you were unable to attend, your coaching packets are with the league commisioners for each age division. For further information call 894-2641.

- Exhibits "win at all cost" attitude
- Runs up the score
- Makes negative comments to the players
- Shows a defeated attitude when team is losing
- Fails to control foul language
- Openly argumentative with referees
- Does not follow "minimum half game" playing rule
- Does not give players opportunity to play all positions
- Fails to notify players of practice cancellation
- Fails to show up on time to games/practices
- Does not regularly attend practices
- Poor communcation to parents
- Does not invest time to improve coaching abilities

- Supports the league recreational philosophy
- Positive feedback to players
- Provides positive atmosphere for team, referees,and parents
- Refrains from foul language
- Refrains from smoking/drinking during practices/games
- Models good sportsmanship
- Honors referee's authority
- Plays all team members at least half the game
- Uses all players in various positions
- Tries new techniques when their team is way ahead to give losing team a fair chance to score
- Attends practices
- Arrives to all games and practices on time
- Makes sure all players are picked up after practice
- Keeps players and parents informed
- Attends clinics to improve coaching skills
- Provides litter removal from team area following games

Chico Youth Soccer League feels that coaching emphasis should be placed on positive player image, good attitude and good sportsmanship. As the child progresses into the older divisions, more emphasis is placed on knowledge of the game and soccer skills. The league provides a coaches clinic prior to the beginning of each season to assist coaches in coaching techniques.

Coaches are not allowed to recruit players or hire trainers for their teams. All players must be invited to attend all practices by the team and players must play a minimum of half of each game no matter if practice was attended or not.

If coaches cannot abide by the rules of CYSL they will not be asked to return.