Welcome
to the Needham Young Girls Soccer League. We appreciate your
daughter's participation and all of your help! Please help us
further by reading the following information and paying attention
to its requests.
Our
Philosophy
We
want to end the season with the girls happy about their participation,
having developed soccer skills, met some new friends, developed
a sense of team, and having received a lot of positive feedback.
We will play games and celebrate winning, but will work to balance
the teams so that everyone has a chance to play and contribute.
We have no expectation of prior experience.
Coaching
Our
coaches are volunteer parents of the girls who participate.
We encourage all parents to help coach, regardless of prior
soccer experience. Each team generally has three or four coaches,
with one serving as the lead coach.
Practice
Time
We
will meet every Sunday during the season from 3:30 to 4:30 at Hillside School,
28 Glen Gary Road, Needham.
Equipment
We
require every participant to have shin guards. Please
also bring a bottle of water to each practice - we'll have a
water break halfway through each practice. We recommend soccer
socks, as they're high enough to cushion the shin guards. It's
fine to use running shoes or cleats. We distribute
T-shirts with team colors during our first practice.
Parking
Please
park in the UPPER parking lot, NOT near the playground equipment.
Communications
Please
try to communicate with us via e-mail.
Our e-mail address is: info@nygsl.org.
Inclement Weather
Policy
We
will post that information on this website by noon on Sunday if we
need to cancel the games due to weather or field conditions. If the
weather has been nice please assume that the games are on.
However, according to Needham Park and Recreation policy, we
can't play if there is standing water on the field even if the weather
is perfect.
Special Thanks
Waldron
H. Rand & Company, P.C. Certified Public Accountants have been very
generous in providing accounting services to the NYGSL. The
regulations for non-profit sports leagues have gotten very complicated,
and we would like to acknowledge their assistance.
Thanks for participating.
Keep the suggestions coming in!!
Lee Garf, Alan Glaser, Suzanne Leslie, and Sarah Mesnik
