AYSO Region 644 Copryright 2012 05/18/2012 05/18/2012 www.ayso644.org News from AYSO Region 644 AYSO Region 644 Soccer For Everyone In The West Broward Area 05/06/2012 12:09 PM http://www.ayso644.org/home/481436.html Welcome to AYSO Region 644 where we have a soccer program to fit everyone’s desires. I would like to thank you for visiting our web site. Our aim is to provide you with up-to-date, timely and relevant information. Some of the information and forms on our web site require Adobe Acrobat Reader, download it here for free. Our information hotline is 954.349.9786 and the Rainout Hotline is 954.384.3196.

Good luck and best wishes to all this coming season!
Richard Schwartz
Regional Commissioner
Click here to read the Commissioner’s letter in it’s entirety.

]]> http://www.ayso644.org/home/481436.html AYSO Region 644 Fall 2012 Registration Ongoing 05/03/2012 08:50 PM http://www.ayso644.org/home/619994.html Registration for the fall 2012 AYSO Region 644 recreational soccer season has begun. The soccer season will begin in September 2012 and run through December 2012. To register please click on the register to play link on this website.

]]> http://www.ayso644.org/home/619994.html AYSO Region 644 Announces New U19 Boys and Girls Divisions Beginning Fall 2012 04/25/2012 06:15 PM http://www.ayso644.org/home/620387.html AYSO Region 644 has announced that beginning in the Fall 2012 recreational soccer season, that the U19 Boys and Girls divisions will play two games per week with one practice night per week. Each team will play a game during the week and a game on Saturdays. Effectively each U19 Boys and Girls team will play 20 games during the season instead of the 10 game seasons in the past. This will be a pilot program of our region for these age groups and we will monitor its successes for future implementation in other age groups.

]]> http://www.ayso644.org/home/620387.html AYSO Region 644 Announces Feeding South Florida Initiative- Saturday May 12, 2012 and Saturday May 19, 2012 04/27/2012 04:39 PM http://www.ayso644.org/home/621021.html

In many ways, America is the land of plenty. But for 1 in 6 people in the United States, hunger is a reality. Many people believe that the problems associated with hunger are confined to small pockets of society, certain areas of the country, or certain neighborhoods, but the reality is much different. Right now, millions of Americans are struggling with hunger.  These are often hard-working adults, children and seniors who simply cannot make ends meet and are forced to go without food for several meals, or even days. According to the USDA, over 17 million children are living in food-insecure homes.And the lack of adequate nutrition affects the cognitive and behavioral development of children.It’s time to educate ourselves about the causes of hunger in America. It’s time for us to do something about it.

On Saturday May 12th and Saturday May 19th from 9am to 4pm each of these Saturdays we will be holding a canned food drive at the AYSO Soccer building by soccer field 2 at the Weston Regional Park. I challenge each and every one of you to please look within yourselves and contribute to those who can’t provide adequate food for themselves and their loved ones. No donation is too small. We had a great outpouring this past fall during our first canned food drive. Let’s make the spring drive even more successful.

We at AYSO Region 644 pride ourselves as being more than just a soccer program.....we are part of the community. Let’s show our children what community involvement really means.

 

 

]]> http://www.ayso644.org/home/621021.html AYSO Announces New Referee System in Conjunction with Commissioners Cup- Referee Courses Announced 04/25/2012 05:50 PM http://www.ayso644.org/home/481441.html AYSO Announces New Referee System in Conjunction with Commissioners Cup- Referee Courses Announced

Beginning with this fall season, we will have a new process in order for teams to qualify for the Commissioners Cup Playoffs. We will make a commitment to have this tournament each year. In order to qualify for the tournament, each team must have parents referee at lease 21 game slots during that season. The games that they officiate will NOT be games involving their own children. Each parent who will volunteer to referee must be certified by going to one of our courses as well as register as a volunteer online. We will be rolling out our new computerized referee system which will allow the certified referee parents to sign up for specific games during the season. We will be offering multiple referee courses this spring and in late summer to get everyone certified.
Please note the following courses:
 
Tuesday February 21th from 7pm-10pm -beginners course
Saturday February 25th from 9am-12pm -beginners course
Thursday March 1st from 7pm-10pm -beginners course
Thursday March 8th from 7pm-10pm -annual referee refresher course (for those who have already taken the beginners course)
 
Please take the courses early so you can get them out of the way before the fall season begins. These courses are open for our youth referees to take.

]]> http://www.ayso644.org/home/481441.html AYSO Region 644 Announces Rebirth of Sponsorship Program 04/24/2012 06:01 PM http://www.ayso644.org/home/600318.html AYSO Region 644 is pleased to announce the rebirth of our sponsorship program beginning with the Spring Season. For information on sponsorship opportunities please click on the Sponsorship Link across the top of this website. We believe that there is a sponsorship opportunity for everyone. More Here>>

]]> http://www.ayso644.org/home/600318.html Consider Volunteering 04/25/2012 05:54 PM http://www.ayso644.org/home/500956.html Attention all Players, Parents, and Siblings - We Need Volunteers!!!
Please help us and make a difference.

Please Consider Volunteering by being a Coach, Assistant Coach, Referee (Ages 12 - Adult), Assistant Referee (Ages 9 - Adult), Team Parent or help with the administration of AYSO. NO EXPERIENCE IS NECCASARY. We offer FREE courses in Coaching and Refereeing - we will teach you everything you need to know. So come out and spend some time with the kids, have fun and get some exercise. We are especially in need of Referees and Assistant Referees. A special hotline has been set up for Referees ONLY - 954.980.8241. We now have a Referee incentive package where you can win prizes such as American Express gift certificates and other great prizes.

HIGH SCHOOL & MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE FUN EARNING YOUR COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS BY VOLUNTEERING AYSO!!!

For instructions on how to volunteer click here so every kid will have a chance to PLAYSOCCER.

Mail All Volunteer Forms to:

AYSO Region 644
1112 Weston Road #225
Weston, FL 33326

]]> http://www.ayso644.org/home/500956.html AYSO Region 644 Lightning Detection System and Policy 04/25/2012 06:20 PM http://www.ayso644.org/home/555026.html Florida is the lightning capital of the world and as such we need to be ultra diligent for the safety our ourselves and our children. Each park in Weston is equipped with a lightning detection system. If at any time you hear the horn from the lightning detection system go off, immediately go to your cars. The pavilions are NOT safe and will not protect you from lightning. All practices will be suspended. The fields will not be safe to return to until you hear three horn blasts which signify the all clear. There will be a flashing light in the back of soccer field 3 at the Weston Regional Park which will be operational when the lightning warning is on. You will receive notification from our sportslogic system announcing field closures.

Here is our AYSO Region 644 policy regarding practices and games.

For practices, if the lightning detection system goes off during your practice, your practice will cease and everyone should go home. The detection system takes 30 minutes to reset so the all clear will take at least 30 minutes to give the all clear. You might as well cancel the rest of practice.

For games, we will suspend any game that is currently underway. Those games may or may not be made up depending on whether the game had reached halftime yet. If the game has reached halftime then it will be considered a complete game and no make up will be held. If not, then we will reschedule the game in its entirety. For games starting after the lightning detector has gone off, we will make a determination if we are going to suspend the rest of the Saturdays games. Those suspended games will be made up. We will NOT have you hanging around all day wondering if we are going to reopen the fields or not. Once they are closed, they will be closed for the remainder of the Saturday so that you can go on with the rest of your day without worrying about missing a game.

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