Managers - Resources
Camps, Dates, Tournaments, Uniforms, Useful Links, etc.
The links to the left are to resources outside ATSC.
The links below are items from ATSC of interest to team managers.
If you have questions about any of these items or can't find what you need, contact Nancy Etkin, ATSC Executive Director.
ATSC Teams: Want to see an action shot of your team on the ATSC home page? Send up to 6 action shots from a recent tournament or a recent season, with team name, league, and name of photographer, to the ATSC webmaster. .jpg format preferred.
Some Tips for Team Managers
From the ATSC Coaches and Managers Manual, Appendix B
DELEGATE! Don’t try to do it all yourself. By giving a job to each family on the team, you help to create team unity and support.
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Team Fundraising Ideas
From the ATSC Coaches and Managers Manual, Appendix L
Travel soccer teams are expensive. While some parents are in a position to pay high seasonal fees, many are not. In addition, Arlington teams generally have scholarship players who can pay some, but not all, of the team fees.
To reduce the burden on the parents who pay, many teams sponsor fundraising activities, with the proceeds going to a variety of things, including the team’s scholarship fund, new bags or warm-ups, special trips, or general team fees.
Following are some of the fundraising activities undertaken by Arlington teams in the past. The ATSC Executive Director can notify all teams about an individual team’s fundraising event if given sufficient advance notice.
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Age Groups for U.S. Soccer Youth
Fall 2003/Spring 2004 and Fall 2004/Spring 2005
The following age groups apply to ODSL, WAGS, and NCSL teams, tournaments, state championships and other U.S. Youth Soccer-sanctioned events, but not ODP teams, which are based on the calendar year.
Fall 2003/Spring 2004 |
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Fall 2004/Spring 2005 |
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Birth Dates |
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Birth Dates |
U19 |
Aug. 1, 1984 - July 31, 1985 |
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U19 |
Aug. 1, 1985 - July 31, 1986 |
U18 |
Aug. 1, 1985 - July 31, 1986 |
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U18 |
Aug. 1, 1986 - July 31, 1987 |
U17 |
Aug. 1, 1986 - July 31, 1987 |
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U17 |
Aug. 1, 1987 - July 31, 1988 |
U16 |
Aug. 1, 1987 - July 31, 1988 |
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U16 |
Aug. 1, 1988 - July 31, 1989 |
U15 |
Aug. 1, 1988 - July 31, 1989 |
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U15 |
Aug. 1, 1989 - July 31, 1990 |
U14 |
Aug. 1, 1989 - July 31, 1990 |
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U14 |
Aug. 1, 1990 - July 31, 1991 |
U13 |
Aug. 1, 1990 - July 31, 1991 |
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U13 |
Aug. 1, 1991 - July 31, 1992 |
U12 |
Aug. 1, 1991 - July 31, 1992 |
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U12 |
Aug. 1, 1992 - July 31, 1993 |
U11 |
Aug. 1, 1992 - July 31, 1993 |
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U11 |
Aug. 1, 1993 - July 31, 1994 |
U10 |
Aug. 1, 1993 - July 31, 1994 |
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U10 |
Aug. 1, 1994 - July 31, 1995 |
U9 |
Aug. 1, 1994 - July 31, 1995 |
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U9 |
Aug. 1, 1995 - July 31, 1996 |
Also see the Arlington Soccer Association for recreational soccer, ages U6 and up.
Parameters for NCSL, ODSL, and WAGS
Roster size, number of players on field, ball size, and game length
This is from the Coaches and Managers Manual, Appendix H
The parameters in the following chart apply to ODSL, WAGS, and NCSL teams. Tournaments, Olympic Development teams, state championships and other events sanctioned by U.S. Youth Soccer might have other regulations, so check to make sure. (O= ODSL, N = NCSL, W = WAGS)
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