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The Buck Stops Here• The Regional Commissioners are

ultimately responsible for all that happens in their Regions

• If Regional Board Members do not do their jobs, they fall back onto the Regional Commissioner

• How can falling back be prevented?

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Delegate• Delegate and utilize others in your

Region, your Area and even in your Section

• Your job will be easier• You will be more effective• You will be more successful

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Who is on your staff?• How many required Regional Board

positions are there?• Which Regional Board positions are

filled in your Region?• What other positions are on your

“Wish List”?

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Regional BoardsAre they AYSO?

• How many of your seven required Regional Board positions are trained and certified?

• Do you know the answer?

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Write down the three biggest issues facing your

Region today…

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Some possibilities:

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1. Decrease in numbers of players

2. Recruiting volunteers3. Lack of trained coaches and

referees4. Negative parental behavior5. Competition from other

organizations

Who gets to deal with the five issues?

You do!

Want help?

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This is how to make your phone stop ringing…

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Use AYSO National Programs

As written…

Why?

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AYSO Vision Statement

To provide world class youth

soccer programs that enrich children’s lives…

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AYSO Mission StatementTo develop and deliver quality youth soccer

programs,which promote a fun, family environment based Our philosophies:

Everyone Plays® Balanced TeamsOpen RegistrationPositive CoachingGood SportsmanshipPlayer Development

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As an RC, can you change AYSO’s Vision and Mission

Statements?Yes or No?

The answer is No, but…….

You sometimes interpret them, maybe?...

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Do you sometimes interpret the

National Coaching ProgramNational Management

ProgramNational Referee Program

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Did you know

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Which AYSO program isfully accredited by an

outside agency?

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AYSO Coaching Program

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What is the biggest deterrent to recruiting and

retaining referees?

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What percentage of AYSO Referees have entry level

training. but nothing beyond that?

Do you have any idea how much Regional money goes

“walkabout” annually?

Did you know that this happens?

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Is AYSO Training the solution?

Well….. Knowledge is the solution!

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Knowledge is attained from training!

Right AYSO knowledge is attained from AYSO training!

• Use AYSO manuals• Use AYSO certified instructors• Use AYSO lesson plans Do not modify…

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Test Time!Do you know our

Programs?...

Match up with the RC who has the same number as

you have.You will have 3 minutes

to take the test!