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• New MYSA Coaching/Player Development Administrator
• MYSA Winter Symposium
• Club Registrar Training
• Bid to Host the MYSA Fall State Tournament
• Referee Assignors Needed
• Minnesota State Cup Registration
• MYSA Recreation Grants
• Club/Team (blackout dates)
  Request Form
• Competitive Team Deadline
• State Coaching Schools
• National Youth License
• MYSA Sanctioned Tournaments
• PACT Seminars
• ODP News
• US Youth Soccer Goal and Save of the Year Awards
• Gopher News

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William “Chato” Alvarado, former coaching director with St. Louis Park Soccer Association and current boys’ head coach with St. Louis Park High School, is MYSA’s new Coaching/Player Development Administrator. Please join MYSA in welcoming Chato to his new position.

Countdown to the MYSA Winter Symposium

The MYSA Winter Symposium will take place this Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Check-in will start at 8:00 a.m. and the first sessions begin at 9:00 a.m. Forgot to register? Walk-in registrations will be taken at the door for $120. Don't forget to bring your gently-used or new soccer equipment and tennis shoes to donate to youth in need. Full schedule and details can be found at: www.mnyouthsoccer.org/events/symposium.cfm.

Two options remain for Registrar training on the Keeper software that is used to register all players, adults and teams: February 4, 2012, if you are planning on attending the MYSA Winter Symposium (Minneapolis Convention Center) or February 23, 2012 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the MYSA office. You only need to attend one of the two offered time slots. Attendance is highly recommended if you are a new Registrar.

MYSA Fall State Tournament (2-year agreement)
Dates: October 13 – 14, 2012 and October 12 – 13, 2013
Deadline: Friday, February 3, 2012 by 5:00 p.m.
Full details: www.mnyouthsoccer.org/whatsnew/fallstate_bid.cfm

MYSA is seeking qualified, registered, certified referee assignors who are interested in serving at the following events:

US Youth Soccer Minnesota State Cup
Dates: April 28, 2012 – June 3, 2012
Location: Isanti Soccer Complex
Deadline: Friday, February 3, 2012
Full Details: www.mnyouthsoccer.org/whatsnew/scup_assign.cfm

AND/OR

MYSA Summer State Tournament
Dates: July 21, 2012 through July 28, 2012
Location: Coon Rapids, Lakeland and Lakeville
Deadline: Friday, February 10, 2012
Full Details: www.mnyouthsoccer.org/whatsnew/st_assign.cfm

Registration for the US Youth Soccer Minnesota State Cup is now open. The Minnesota State Cup is the first leg in the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series and will determine the best team in each age group, U13-U19, for both boys and girls, to send to the US Youth Soccer Regional Championship. It is an open tournament but geared towards Midwest Regional, Premier and Classic 1 teams. Minnesota State Cup will take place from April 28-May 20 (U13-U18) and June 1-3 (U19 and make-up dates) at the Isanti Soccer Complex. Registration deadline is Friday, February 17, 2012 by 5:00 p.m.

For more information, visit www.mnyouthsoccer.org/events/statecup.cfm.

MYSA Recreation Grants

The deadline to submit a MYSA Recreation Grant is Wednesday, February 29, 2012. For more information, visit www.mnyouthsoccer.org/programs/grants_scholar.cfm.

MYSA will once again accept club/team requests for possible blackout dates due to field availability or date requests that affect the entire club or individual teams. The form to make a request can be found on the MYSA website at: www.mnyouthsoccer.org/forms/clubrequest.pdf. Please use one form per club. The form must be signed by the Club President and sent to the appropriate Competitive Representative at MYSA no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, 2012.

All competitive team submittals are due on Monday, March 5, 2012 by 5:00 p.m. through the MYSA Keeper program. There is no deadline for Tournament-Only teams. Rec and Rec Plus registration deadline is June 28, 2012. Player passes will be printed and available to club registrars beginning Monday, April 2, 2012. After that date, they will be printed using the 48-hour turnaround timeline.

New coaching courses have been posted along with existing “E” and “D” courses in March and April at multiple sites across the state. Details and registration for all course offerings are at:
www.mnyouthsoccer.org/coaches/courses.cfm. 

MYSA will host the National Youth License Course in St. Paul on June 8-10 and 15-16, 2012. Course details and registration are available at: www.mnyouthsoccer.org/coaches/courses.cfm.

The list of 2012 MYSA sanctioned tournaments is published on the website. To find a sanctioned tournament, you simply go to: www.thetournamentcenter.com, click on “Find a Tournament,” select “Minnesota” in the drop-down box and click on “Search.” 

NEW! - Recently, the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) and nine other states in Region II teamed up to offer its members a better website for posting and advertising sanctioned tournaments. Based on past survey results and unsolicited feedback, MYSA tournament directors and members have been asking for greater exposure for tournaments in Minnesota and easier access to tournaments held in other states; the new website, “The Tournament Center,” does both, plus more. The Tournament Center will list all sanctioned tournaments in Minnesota, as well as those sanctioned in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio North and South Dakota. Currently, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio South and Wisconsin are not part of this new website, but they may be in the future.

MYSA PACT™ helps coaches and parents realize their unique roles in fostering athlete intrinsic motivation, developing character, optimal performance, well-being and satisfaction. PACT seminars are free to MYSA Member Clubs and conducted December – April. Clubs interested in hosting PACT Coach and/or Parent seminars or looking for additional information may contact Ivan Woyno, MYSA Director of Member Services, at: ivanwoyno@mnyouthsoccer.org or 952-252-0226.

US Youth Soccer ODP: Congratulations to Mukwelle Akale of Minneapolis who was a member of the 1997 Minnesota ODP team in 2010 on being selected to train full-time in Bradenton, Fla. with the U.S. Under-17 residency program. Mukwelle is one of three players born in 1997 to join the roster for the spring of 2012. For more information: www.socceramerica.com/article/45490/mukwelle-akale-the-bradenton-snowbird.html.

Minnesota and Region II ODP Boys Show Well at Bradenton Interregional: Region II, boasting four Minnesota players on its roster, went 2-0-1 at the Winter Interregional for 1996 Boys. Minnesota players scored two of the six goals tallied by the Region II side. Full details at:
http://tournaments.usyouthsoccer.org/events/2012-ODP-Boys-Winter-Interregional.

Save of the Year voting period: January 30 – February 3, 2012
Goal of the Year voting period: February 6 – February 10, 2012

After receiving numerous worthy submissions, US Youth Soccer has narrowed the field down to 10 Goal of the Year and 10 Save of the Year official nominees. The general soccer community now has the chance to determine the 2011 winners in each category through an online voting process at USYouthSoccer.org and on Facebook.com beginning on January 30, 2012.

The nomination process was open to any US Youth Soccer player in the Under-6 through Under-18 age groups. After the online voting is closed, the Goal and Save of the Year Awards will be presented at the US Youth Soccer Awards Gala, held in conjunction with the US Youth Soccer Workshop in Boston.

The Maroon and Gold kick off their spring schedule hosting the second annual Gopher 7’s competition at the Bierman Indoor Field. Six teams will be joining the Gophers on February 26, 2012 for the event, including Drake, MSU-Mankato, North Dakota, Northern Iowa, St. Cloud State and South Dakota. On April 22, 2012, the Gophers return to Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium for their lone home contest of the spring against Nebraska. CLICK HERE for the full article.

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