Purpose:

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that SYA All Star Teams, including coaches, are selected, practice and play in an equitable, sportsmanlike, and enjoyable manner.

Coaches:

The coaches for SYA All Star Teams shall be the best coaches available to guide SYA House All Star Teams. The selection of All Star coaches will be done by the age group coordinators and approved by the appropriate commissioners. The following criteria may be used to select the All Star coaches:

Level of coaching certification/license and date obtained

Attendance at SYA coaching clinics

Experience/ability as a youth soccer coach

Character and integrity

SELECTION PROCESS:

• We will use tryout method for all but our oldest birth year age groups.
• All current SYA Soccer recreational players born 2001-2013 are eligible to play on their birth year age group all star team provided they are available the entire weekend of the all star tournament and have no other commitments that weekend. There will be games throughout the day on both days so if your player has another commitment either day, he/she should not try out for all stars. All star teams will practice extra days during the season as well.
• Interested players will try out for their birth year age group for all stars. (ie, if your son was born Mar 15, 2006, he will try out for the 2006 Boys’ all star team. If your daughter was born Dec 1, 2005, she will try out for the 2005 Girls’ all star team).
• Only players that attend tryouts will be selected for all stars (except those birth year age groups which will use coach pick selection method.)