NEWTON
GIRLS SOCCER
FALL 2002 INTRAMURAL PROGRAM
Newton
Girls Soccer (NGS) offers fall intramural soccer for players in Grades 1
through 8 (grades 5 & 6 and grades 7 & 8 are each combined). This is a recreational soccer program,
organized by school grade and consisting of games against other teams of Newton
girls. NGS also offers a fall travel
program for grades 4 (four
teams only in the fall, ten in the spring) through high school in which Newton
teams play teams from other towns in the BAYS (Boston Area Youth Soccer)
league. Fourth graders who do not make a travel team in the fall are
automatically enrolled in the fall intramural program, do not need to
complete this application, and may choose between travel and intramural
in the spring. Applications for the NGS fall travel program are separate and
have an earlier deadline. See the Newton Girls Soccer website at www.newtongirlssoccer.org,
or email the Travel Committee Co-Chairs, George Gardner (CapeGeorge@rcn.com)
or Tom Fletcher (Tom_Fletcher@harvard.edu) for more information about
the Travel program.
Grade 1: NGS offers a specialized, 9-week instructional program
conducted on Saturday mornings by a professional coaching organization, with
the assistance and involvement of interested parents. Emphasis is placed on
having fun and learning basic soccer skills.
Each session consists of instructional activities followed by a
scrimmage (no scores are kept). There
are no weekly practices.
Grades 2, 3, 4 and 5/6: girls are placed on teams according to
grade and school district, typically with girls from 2 or 3 schools per
team. The objective of the program is
to provide a positive learning environment in which individual player and team
skills are developed. The Grades 2, 3, 4 and 5/6 program consists of one game a
week on Saturdays and one practice a week.
Grades 7/8: NEW! For the first time this season, NGS will have a
combined grades 7 and 8 intramural program as an alternative to the travel
program. Games (6 v 6) will be on Saturday afternoon and there are no
practices. If 40 or more girls sign up for the Grades 7/8 program, teams will
be formed, coaches assigned, and game schedules formally arranged. If less than
40 girls sign-up, the games will be conducted as a “pick-up” game at a
scheduled time, under adult supervision. Tell your friends!
REGISTRATION
FEES: $65.00 for the first girl, $50.00 for the second, and $40.00 for
each additional girl from the same family.
In determining the total family fee, consider all girls playing
NGS (BAYS travel and intramural). No
girl is denied an opportunity to participate in Newton Girls Soccer due to
financial need. Requests for fee
waivers are automatically granted and may be submitted by checking the
appropriate box on the application form.
Assistance is also available for team fees and camp scholarships. For more information, contact either the chairman
of our Scholarship Committee (Kitty Vidra – vidra@rcn.com) or the NGS president
(Ted Tye – tye@natdev.com).
REGISTRATION
DEADLINE:
The registration deadline is June 21, 2002. After June 21, 2002 a late
registration fee of $15.00 will apply.
Player registrations received after July 19 will be put on a waiting list and
players will be assigned to teams on a space available only basis. No
assurances can be given that registrations received after July 19, 2002 will be
accepted. NO refunds can be made
after July 19, 2002. Please note that the deadline for applying
to the Travel Program was April 26, 2002.
COACHES NEEDED: The success of
this program depends upon parents’ willingness to coach or assistant
coach. Please indicate your willingness
on the registration form (below) and by completing the IM Program Coaching
Application on the NGS website. NO
PREVIOUS SOCCER COACHING EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. Clinics and training are provided for all coaches and
assistants. It is strongly recommended
that coaches take a 4-hour “G” license course, which is offered in the fall.
GAME SCHEDULES: Games
will be played on Saturdays. The fall
season runs from September 14 to mid-November.
The schedule for exact dates, times and places for the games will be
distributed to the players by their coaches before the start of the season.
PRACTICE SESSIONS: Intramural
teams generally practice once each week (excluding grades 7/8). The coach will decide the practice date;
however, subject to field space constraints, the day of the week, time and
location may be assigned by NGS.
TEAM ASSIGNMENTS: Age Group
Coordinators put together balanced intramural teams based on each player’s
grade, school district and skill level (determined by coaches’ prior season
player evaluations). Requests by
parents for specific placement of their daughter with a friend should be
indicated in the space provided on the form.
Each player may identify ONE friend to be on the same team and their
respective forms must match requested friends. However, due to team
balancing in the older grades, only match requests in Grade 1 can be
assured. Players will receive their
team assignments approximately 2 weeks before the start of the season. Please do not call unless you have not
received an assignment by September 1.
EQUIPMENT: All players should
have, or will be provided with an intramural jersey. Non-metal cleats (recommended) or sneakers are the only footwear
allowed. Shin guards are mandatory.
Each player should have her own ball.
First graders will receive a ball and jersey in their first season with
NGS.
PLAYER SAFETY: No jewelry of any
kind may be worn during play--no bracelets, necklaces, earrings or rings. Players may not wear beads, barrettes or
other hard/sharp items. Newly pierced
ears may not be taped. Players
may not participate with casts or splints of any kind. NO EXCEPTIONS!
HOW TO REGISTER: Complete (BOTH
SIDES!), sign the Release (required) and detach the form below, include
a check payable to “NGS” (or a request for fee reduction or waiver) and return
the completed packet by mail no later than June 21, 2002
to:
For more information
visit our website at www.newtongirlssoccer.org or email the Intramural Committee Co-Chairs:
David Marcus (marcusnew@attbi.com)
or Cliff Utstein (cliffu@attbi.com). You can also call NGS
at (617) 965-8594.
NEWTON
GIRLS SOCCER REGISTRATION FORM
REGISTRATION FEES: $65.00
for the first girl, $50.00 for the second, and $40.00 for each additional girl
from the same family. In determining
the total family fee, consider all girls playing NGS (BAYS travel and
intramural). In case of family
hardship, the fee(s) will be reduced or waived (see above). Strict confidence will be observed. A
$15.00 late fee applies after June 21, 2002. NO refunds can be made
after July 19, 2002.
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‰ I request a fee waiver for the Fall 2002
season due to financial hardship. All
requests are automatically granted.
Request for team assignment with a friend
(assured in Grade 1 only): o Name of Friend:_________________________________
IMPORTANT:
You must also complete an IM Program Coaching Application found on the
NGS Website to be considered for a coaching assignment. The brief form is easy
to complete and can be submitted on-line without a need to mail in.
CHARITABLE DONATION:
In order to continue to offer quality soccer, additional funds are
needed to cover rising expenses for new equipment and to help create and
maintain safe fields. Please consider
adding a tax-deductible contribution to your player registration fee.
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RELEASE:
I, the parent/guardian of the registrant, a minor, agree that the
registrant and I will abide by the rules of the USYSA, MYSA, BAYS and NGS,
their affiliated organizations and sponsors.
I desire to have the registrant participate in the soccer programs and
activities, including indoor/outdoor play, practices, clinics and matches
(“Programs”) offered by USYSA, MYSA, BAYS, NGS, and/or their affiliated organizations
and sponsors. Recognizing the
possibility of physical injury associated with soccer and the registrant’s
participation in the Programs, and in consideration for the USYSA, MYSA, BAYS
and NGS accepting the registrant for participation in the Programs, on behalf
of myself and the registrant, I hereby release, discharge and/or otherwise
indemnify the USYSA, MYSA, BAYS, NGS and their affiliated organizations and
sponsors, their respective officers, directors, coaches, committees, employees
and associated personnel, including the owner of fields and facilities utilized
for the Programs, of and from any claim, demand, action, cause of action, suit
or liability arising as a result of the registrant’s participation in the
Programs, including the transport of the registrant to or from the Programs,
which transportation I hereby authorize.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE:
As parent or legal guardian of the minor named on this form, I hereby
give my consent to seek, obtain and provide emergency medical/dental treatment
in case of injury that occurs while participating in NGS-related
activities. This care may be given
under whatever conditions are necessary to preserve life, limb or well-being of
such minor. I understand that such
treatment will be sought and provided only in an emergency and that reasonable
efforts will be made to contact me before providing such treatment.
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TO PARENT/GUARDIAN:
You are not required to provide the following information. However, this information will be useful if
the minor requires emergency medical/dental treatment.
Date of last tetanus shot:
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Other allergies:
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Allergies to
medications:________________________________ Present medications: ________________________________