SOCCER - THE GAME FOR ALL KIDS!
SWYSA is a non-profit corporation providing opportunities for girls and boys ages 5 to 18 to play the great game of soccer in Southwest Washington.
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2 New Referee Classes - for anyone 12 years and older
AUGUST - 2018
Date: Tuesday, August 28th & Wednesday, August 29th
Time: 6:00 pm to 10 pm (both evenings)
Where: Luke Jensen Sports Park 4000 NE 78th Street. Vancouver, WA 98665
SEPTEMBER
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 5, Thursday, Sept. 6 AND Saturday, Sept. 8th
Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (ALL 3 evenings)
Where: Ridgefield Fire Station 911 N 65th Ave, Ridgefield, WA 98642
SIGN UP for either of these classes @ www.wareferees.org
We are counting on everyone to help us build our referee team. It is extremely hard for us to get the word out during the summer so it is extremely important that you help us SPREAD THE WORD. THANKS!!!
Southwest WA Youth Soccer Association
360-314-4801
SWYSA has updated the rules for the Recreational Season
Please click on the link below for the updated rules
Fall soccer sign ups are happening
in all of the SWYSA Clubs!
Don't wait too long to register, Teams fill fast.
Fall Soccer is Sept. 8 - Nov. 3 2018
Ages U5-U19
Games are on Fridays and Saturdays
Click here for the local club links
LOOKING FOR A LOCAL TOURNAMENT OR SUMMER CAMP?
Several local Camps are being offered - Click here for more information
Looking for a local Soccer tournament for your team to enter? Click here for more information
Dear Washington Youth Soccer Coaches -
On July 24, 2015, Senate Bill 5083 - also known as the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Act - becomes effective. The law mandates that ALL coaches (paid or volunteer) at organizations using school district facilities in the State of Washington are educated in the nature and risk of sudden cardiac arrest prior to the first practice/competition. This education shall include signs and symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest. The new law is an important step in ensuring player safety and mitigating sudden cardiac arrest risk.
Washington Youth Soccer is taking the following steps to help educate you and other coaches by:
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Publishing sudden cardiac arrest resources from Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) and the complete law on the Washington Youth Soccer website, including an online
pamphlet providing information about sudden cardiac arrest: http://www.washingtonyouthsoccer.org/resources/concussion_and_head
_injury/sudden_cardiac_arrest_awareness_complianc - Requiring all coaches to complete an online sudden cardiac arrest prevention program and submit to their club/association a certificate showing completion of the program. WIAA is still working on the training program for coaches; in the meantime, WIAA recommends using the National Federation of State High School Associations (NHFS) online training. The training takes approximately 15 minutes and is available for free at https://nfhslearn.com/courses/61032.
- You will need to register and create a log in at the above website and complete the Cardiac training for Washington state. Once you have completed the online training, you must provide your Association with a copy of your completion certificate. You must email the completion certificate to swwayouthsoccer@gmail.com
Note: In order for players to participate in practices and be eligible for the current soccer season, players and parent(s)/guardians must sign the statement of compliance form relating to the nature and risk of concussion or head injury and sudden cardiac arrest. We are helping to facilitate this by sending all Washington Youth Soccer players an email with a link to their online registration profile to review and electronically sign the consent form and providing a link to a PDF version of the form. Until the consent form is signed, players will not be allowed to practice or play.
To read more information on the new sudden cardiac arrest awareness law, as well as the concussion and head injury law, visit http://www.washingtonyouthsoccer.org/resources/concussion
_and_sudden_cardiac_arrest_awareness/.
All coaches on the roster must have the cardiac, concussion and a national background check completed before rosters and cards will be issued for the currant season.
For any questions and completed cardiac certificates please email swwayouthsoccer@gmail.com
Thank you for your timely completion of the required Cardiac training.
SWYSA is a proud sponsor of the Respect the Referee Campaign!
Respect Campaign
Uniting against the ugly side of soccer
SWYSA Office Closing
We are closing the SWYSA office as of 6/12/18. Our office manager will be working out of her home from that date forward. Please contact her via email or leave a message on the phone for assistance.
Office phone: (360) 314-4801
email: cysfoffice1@aol.com
ANNUAL SWYSA AGM
Monday, March 19, 2018
7:00 PM
Regular board meeting directly following
Board positions up for election are Vice President and Treasurer.
Please contact Donna at the SWYSA office if you are interested in running for any of the open positions.
Want to help support your local soccer team and/or club? See our Local Club/Team fundraising page to get more details.
SWYSA Board meetings are the 2nd Monday of every month at the H&H Hall building in Hazel Dell. @ 7 pm.
Please call our office at 360-314-4801 if you would like more details.
Check out our tournament page to find out more information about local tournaments!
