(August 2011) WRHS shared their appreciation to WAYSA, for WAYSA's contribution to the Joshua D. Thibodeau Scholarship, in memory of Josh's unfortunate passing while at soccer camp this summer. Memorial contributions may be made to the Josh Thibodeau Memorial Scholarship, c/o W.R.S.D., 1401 Main St., Holden, MA 01520
(August 2011) O30 Player insurance through Mass Soccer is only for general liability and participants liability insurance. Secondary medical insurance is no longer offered as part of the Mass Soccer Insurance, as the state of Massachusetts requires all residents have healthcare coverage. http://www.mass-soccer.org/insurance.php
(August 2011) WAYSA U10 Referee Training. August 25th, Thursday, 6.00-8.00PM, West Boylston Town Hall, 127 Hartwell Street, Suite 100. Training is free to WAYSA club members. Referees receive training, shirt, whistle, payment sheets, and rule book.
(June/July 2011) U12 B/G WAYSA teams merged with Holden U12 program. U14B/G and HS B/G teams to play in MAYSL.
(June/July 2011) WAYSA to run O30 program. Looking for interested towns and teams.
(May 2011) Paxton and Rutland withdraw youth teams from WAYSA to play in MAYSL for all age groups.
In years past, WAYSA was comprised of between 8 to 14 towns and clubs with between 90 to 110 teams playing every fall season. We have the teams playing in U10B&G , U12B&G, U14B&G, HSG (U16/U18), and O30Coed. We finish each season with a U10/U12 Friendship Tournament and single elimination playoffs for U14-U18. To learn more about WAYSA, go to About WAYSA.
WAYSA is focused on recreational play and has structured its activities in support of player and referee development by:
- All teams are formed by a town/club open enrollment and random team placement. There are no skill divisions in the league. All teams are expected to be balanced, rather than stacked.
- Each team should strive for each player to play at least 50% or more of a game.
- U10 are 7v7 and U12 are 8v8 to maximize player touches with the ball.
- U10 and U12 games are not tracked for win/loss. The end of season U10 and U12 tournament is to expose teams to other divisional teams.
- League is fair minded to ensure players can play with team roster size waivers, playing down waivers, and combining fractional club teams into a whole team.
- League has a Coaches code of conduct, recommended reading for Parents code of conduct, and is responsive to address incidents as they first occur.
- League develops U10 and U8 referees through in-house unlicensed training and paid games. League reimburses referee's course license fees (eligible for those refs in highschool only). League sponsored referee training.
- Providing non-varsity players an opportunity to continue to enjoy their youth sport with HSGirls and HSBoys. Also for the parents of players and coaches, an O30 Coed league.
League play starts Saturday, September 10th, 2011 