February 17, 2020

There has been a lot going on at Marlboro Youth Soccer over the last 6-9 months!  
 

First and foremost, a few long time board members have stepped down after decades with the MYS Soccer Community.  Adam, Heidi, Ralph, and Ken have done a steadfast and thankless job of keeping Marlboro Youth Soccer alive and running, 2 seasons a year, for 20+ years and we are grateful for all they have done.  As the newly appointed board members start to dig into our roles, we have realized that there are a mountain of tasks that go into running a Youth Soccer organization, and a lot of sacrifices.  Thank you to the outgoing members!  
 

That means there has been a pretty big changeover in roles within the Marlboro Youth community, with a whole host of fresh ideas, as well as some vacant spots.  In case people are interested in getting involved, you can see more in the volunteer post...
 

We are also busy planning for the upcoming Spring Season.  We are currently in the planning phase, where we create teams, submit placements to Bays and find coaches.  Between March 10-24, we will start having Coach and Referee meetings, releasing rosters, and emailing players, with our first BAYS weekend starting on April 4th.  Make sure you are registered and find out more about the key pre-season dates here.
 

We will be instituting a few changes for the Spring Season, but for the most part are going to be busy taking over the reigns.  You can see some of our specific changes below.

• We will be really focusing on 0 tolerance and protecting our Marlboro referees.  There is a nationwide issue in all youth and High School Sports where we are drastically short on referees.  Be part of the solution and find out more in the Protect Our Refs section. 
• We will be making small tweaks on the development front.  Mostly about documenting expectations, giving coaches more resources, and solidifying our offering.  We sent out surveys over the winter and have been pouring over your feedback!
• We will be working to refresh and update the website, tweak the mobile site, update our presence on social media, and provide more transparency to our community.

Please make yourself heard!  Reach out to anyone from the board if you have suggestions, want to volunteer, have concerns, or whatever.  We are there to help!

During the Spring 2020 season, we will be implementing a couple of initiatives designed to help protect and nurture our referees.  Quite a few of our refs are MYS players themselves, or came up in the MYS program.  Check back to this space for more details on the following efforts.

• New Field Signs. 
• Zero Tolerance Policy.
• Lollipop / Sucker Program

• Click here for the 2019 Coach Award Catalog.
• Click here for the Coaches Seasonal Checklist page.

Updated 2020-02-15 9:30 PM

Simple rules of thumb:

1. The City can close the fields or leave it to the MYS discretion. 
2. If left to MYS:

• Weekdays - Status is updated on the website by 3pm.
• Weekends - Early Games - Status is updated by 7am for all games before 12:00 noon.
• Weekends - Afternoon Games - Status is updated by 11am for all games at or after 12:00 noon. 

3. Coaches and Referees may also cancel events if the weather turns bad after that or there are puddles on your field or otherwise unsafe conditions.
   
   Click here for the full Field Status Process

Spring, 2020 registration is still open for our two younger groups (Pre-K / K) & (Grade 1/2), as well as our High School age groups.  For all other Bays age groups, (Grades 3 thru 8), registration is still open, but players will be considered waitlisted and not guaranteed a spot.  The sooner you register, the better the chances we can find a spot on a team.

• For Waitlisted Players, you will need to pay a late fee and you will be placed on the wait list. 
• To register, visit the registration page.
• For detailed information about our registration policies click here.
• If you have any questions or issues registering please email the Registrar at .

Volunteer Compliance Requirements

As volunteers, board members, coaches, referees, and assistants - all of us must comply with certain Compliance regulations in order to work with and around children.  Please make sure that you are in compliance.  

• For detailed information about our compliance policies click here.
• For any questions or concerns, feel free to contact our Compliance Coordinator, Brian Dupont at  .

Volunteer Opportunities

There are several openings on the board, and plenty of areas where volunteers can help out the soccer community.  If you are interested in becoming more involved, let us know!

We are looking for help in the following areas:  

• Officer - Secretary
• Referee Assignor / Assitant Referee Assignor
• Registrar / Assistant Registrar
• Coaches
• Team Parents
• Referees
• Pre-K / Kindergarten Help

Quick list of items you need as a coach:

• Marlboro Coaches Home
• Volunteer / Coach Compliance Requirements
• Practice Request / Field Request
• Equipment Requests
• Game Reschedule Requests
• Field Status
• Bays.Org Home

• Click here for the Coaches Seasonal Checklist page.