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BYSA News
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Welcome to Bridgewater Youth
Soccer Association,
As we begin a new year, I wanted to take a moment to
highlight who we are what we offer the members of
Bridgewater Youth Soccer….
Here is small sample of Bridgewater Youth Soccer in
Action…
Our Goals: To provide the youth of Bridgewater the
opportunity to participate in recreational and
competitive soccer leagues by teaching and demonstrating
soccer skills, sportsmanship, honesty, respect, and fair
play. To provide a safe environment where our youth not
only can excel in their soccer skills but also learn the
importance of physical fitness in their lives. To
provide an atmosphere where the player’s emotional
well-being will be nurtured as they learn the importance
of teamwork, determination, persistence, and hard work.
All members will work towards instilling in our youth
the enjoyment and fun aspects of the game of soccer.
Who Are We:
The Bridgewater Youth Soccer Association (BYSA) exists
to promote and enhance the game of soccer for the youth
of Bridgewater and to encourage the healthy development
of those players. It does so by offering and sponsoring
a variety of programs designed to improve the quality of
players, coaches and administrators. We provide access
to all and encourage the participation at levels of
soccer:
• The recreational player who is out to enjoy the game and
“just have fun”
• The travel team player who enjoys the spirit of competition
• The premier player who is looking to play at the highest
levels
To accomplish its mission, Bridgewater Youth Soccer
relies heavily upon a Board of Directors, a group of 15
dedicated volunteers. Many of these Board members have
specific program responsibilities in addition to their
general Board duties. Supporting the Board in its
efforts is an infinite number of coaches and volunteers.
What Do We Do:
Bridgewater Youth Soccer has developed some long-range
objectives in an effort to continue to support the
programs we offer today, these offerings include the
following:
Fall
Recreational
The BYSA fall soccer program involves boys and girls in 5 age
groups (Under 6 , Under 8 , Under 10, Under 12, and
Under 15) in a recreational soccer program. The main
objective of the program is for children to have fun and
competition playing soccer with their friends in an
organized program, while also learning soccer skills,
teamwork, etc.
Tops
The Outreach Program for Soccer –is designed to bring the
opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any boy or
girl with a mental or physical disability.
for more information about BYSA Tops
select the link.
CoEd
This program continues to evolve; it’s primarily a means to offer a
recreational opportunity to those wishing to continue to
play soccer, it’s primarily made of those children that
have graduated from our fall recreational program. The
focus here is friendship and fun and the opportunity to
continue to play organized soccer.
Spring Travel
BYSA competes in the South Shore Soccer League in 5 different age
groups for both girls and boys, We compete at the
highest levels with these age groups, all of our first
teams participate in Division I and the remaining teams
placed in Division II. Annually, we are sending SSSL
champions on to compete at the state level where they
compete in the tournament known as MTOC (Mass Tournamnet
of Champions). We have had tremendous success over the
years.
Spring
Instructional
The BYSA spring instructional soccer program involves boys and
girls under the age of 12. The main objective of the
program is for children to have fun, develop their
skills while participating in organized training
sessions.
Summer
The BYSA summer soccer program involves boys and girls under the
age of 6. The main objective of the program is to
introduce the game of soccer to the children of
Bridgewater. The goal for this program is to have fun
playing soccer with their new friends in an organized
program, while also learning some basic soccer skills,
teamwork.
BCC
The 2008 Bridgewater
Challenge Cup tournament will be celebrating its
17th year. The goal is to provide a competitive, fun and
family friendly soccer fest atmosphere for girls and
boys representing 6 six different age groups. We offer
both a Division I and a Division II placement
opportunity. This tournament would not have survived 17
years, if it were not for the tremendous amount of
volunteers and their efforts year after year.
SSSL Playoffs
We have been hosting the SSSL playoffs at our facility for years,
which is a great source of pride for the organization,
we enjoy some of the best facilities not only within SSL
league but within in any self sufficient youth soccer
organization in Massachusetts.
Coaching Clinics
BYSA conducts numerous coaching clinics at no cost and provides
assistance with state licensing, we believe that
providing the access to these resources is evident in
the number of quality coaches involved in our programs.
Player
Development
BYSA invests heavily in Player Development; we have enlisted the
services of professional organizations to assist us in
this effort. We take a great deal pride in our player
development and we believe it is evident numerous teams
and the success they enjoy.
Community
Involvement
We are a Platinum Sponsor of the Friends of BR Athletics. We host a
BYSA Family night and all proceeds are donated to
charity. We encouraged our membership to get involved in
the Friday Night lights campaign for the Benefit of
Bridgewater Youth Football. Train adults in the
community to serve as coaches, referees and
administrators.
Thank you for your continued
support of Bridgewater Youth Soccer Association,
Paul Carroll
President, BYSA
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