Dick’s Sporting Goods generously donated water bottles to all the players who participated in BRYC’s Spring Break Footskills Program.

Now they’ve given BRYC 10% discount coupons for a variety of soccer supplies including apparel, balls, cleats, shin guards, goals, rebounders, and more.  Simply click on their logo to the right to download your discount coupons, good through July 15, 2013. 

Thanks so much to Dick’s Sporting Goods for their support of recreational youth sports!!

While coaching youth sports has benefits that are just intrinsic to the activity (seeing players learn, seeing a team come together, knowing you are making a difference in the lives of a young person), it's always nice to have OTHER incentives.

This season BRYC is rolling out a "Coaching Incentive Program". This program is meant to reward you for activities that make you a better and more effective coach.

Coaches can earn points for activities and accomplishments during the season. If you get to 12 points, you turn your sheet in to the Training Coordinator (that's me!) and you will be entered to win prizes at the end of season Coach's Challenge.

Prizes will include team equipment and gift certificates to restaurants and sports equipment stores.

So check out the check sheet and start earning your points today! (Click on the link below to see the checksheet.)

Coach's Incentive Program - Spring 2013

Coaches... please review the attached handout to see what training is available for coaches and players for your age group.

docs/coach/BRYC Training Spring 2013.pdf

All Coach's Training has been completed for the Spring 2013 season.

NEXT UP... The 2nd Annual Spring Coach's Challenge!! June 22

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me. Thanks! joan

All of the VYSA License Courses have been completed for Spring 2013. We had EXCELLENT participation from our BRYC Coaches!!

Check out the home page for BRYC Soccer to read an article about the License Courses and see pictures of our coaches.

Thanks to ALL the coaches who took the time to take the training! YOU are helping to make BRYC stand for: 

Best Recreational Youth Coaches!!

Hi BRYC Coaches! We are Joan and James Sullivan, and we are happy to return as the Training Coordinators for BRYC. 

For all the new coaches out there, what we’d like you to know is that we were in your shoes. We came up from ground zero... no soccer background, very limited soccer knowledge, VERY scared with 16 sets of expectant eyes looking to us for guidance and knowledge. I often wondered if we were crazy. What did WE have to offer? What we had, and what we still have, is a firm belief that soccer is good for our kids. It teaches life skills on so many levels, how to be a team player, how to get along with lots of different personalities, how to be open-minded and always willing to learn and to try, how to be selfless and most important that "winning" can be defined in many ways, it’s not just the score at the end of the game.

Did I say that soccer was good for our kids? We mean our coaches too, because soccer makes you use all these skills as a coach. The coach always sets the tone for team. Parents and players will all be looking to you and follow your lead through the toughest situations.

We have been coaching for four years now. We’ve learned a lot... sometimes the hard way. What we look to accomplish in the Training Coordinator position is to make it easier for all of you, our coaches. We want you to know that you have resources, and where to find them. We want you to have the opportunity to interact with our other BRYC coaches and share best practices and thoughts. If you are a long-time coach, we’d like to pair you up with a newer coach so they have a go-to person for answers and for reassurance. We also want you to have access to professional training yourselves, so that you can grow as coaches... and that, in turn, will make BRYC grow as a club.

As we have progressed as coaches, we’ve tried many different things with the team through the seasons. Some worked, some didn’t. But we felt it was always important to try new things, because you never know what will be the thing that makes it "click" for the team. I tell you this so you won’t be surprised when you see new things. We’re switching up some of our programs, trying new things for the kids and for the coaches just to see what "clicks".

We hope that you take advantage of the programs offered, and that you find them helpful. Please don’t hesitate to contact us and let us know what thoughts you have to share.

We look forward to seeing you on the pitch! Sincerely, joan and James Sullivan