Useful Links 

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Table of Contents

• District/State websites
• League websites
• For Referees and Rules
• Coaching/Training
• For Team Managers
  • Fundraising - websites with ideas
  • Sports Team Management websites - services where your team can have its own web pages
• Places to Shop for Soccer Gear
• Online Soccer magazines
• Online Soccer Games
  • 5 on 5 Soccer
  • Table Soccer (Foosball)

District/State websites 

• CYSA - California Youth Soccer Organization - statewide youth soccer organization
• Cal North District IV - the CYSA district that VYSL is in
• US Youth Soccer Region IV Directors Cup
• AYSO - The American Youth Soccer Organization
• USSF - Official Site of the US Soccer Federation

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League websites

Websites of neighboring youth soccer leagues in the area (this side of the bridges). Note: the leagues are not all part of the same umbrella organizations. AYSO, CYSA, PAL, and US Club are separate entities and their leagues do not play each other. In fact, the only neighboring league whose teams play against VYSL teams is Benicia, because we're both under CYSA-North District IV (East Bay area). We don't play against Solano teams because even though they are also with CYSA-North, they are part of District VI (Sacramento area) and they play teams ranging from Vacaville to as far as Sierra (north of Tahoe).

Some teams, however, join several competitive leagues. For instance, a Vallejo team might be playing with VYSL in the fall, with US Club Soccer in the spring, and indoors at Mare Island in the winter.

• Vallejo PAL Soccer (Police Athletic League) - Vallejo's recreational youth soccer league
• Benicia Youth Soccer League (BYSL) - both recreational and competitive teams
• American Canyon AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization) - recreational league
• Fairfield AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization) - recreational league
• Fairfield-Suisun Youth Soccer League (FSYSL) - recreational league
• Solano Soccer Club (SSC) - competitive league affiliated with FSYSL
• Mare Island Sports Center (MISC) - technically it's a sports facility, but they hold youth indoor soccer leagues in the winter that many teams play in.

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For Referees and Rules 

• RefScheduler - view upcoming VYSL games and assign yourself to them
• Renewing your referee license - Renew online for the next year (Grade 8-9 only)
• Renewing your referee license - (Grade 7 and above) must be by mail.
• Referee Classes - upcoming Referee classes in District IV

• Laws of the Game - downloadable documents covering Laws of the Game and supplemental procedures
• USSF Position Papers - downloadable documents stating official USSF rulings on various situations
• Ask the Ref - a soccer rules Question&Answer site where you can get second opinions (and third and fourth ones, too)
• Ask a Referee - USSF's official website with a similar Q&A; however, only one answer is given
• You Make the Call - view video clips that test your knowledge of the laws of the game
• The Offside Rule Made Easy - an animation explaining offside situations

• District IV Referee Association
• CNRA - California North Referee Administration - the region to which refs in District IV belong
• BYSL's referee web page
• North Chapter Soccer Referees - referees in Washington state

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Coaching/Training 

• Positive Coaching Alliance

  2 MINUTE DRILLS

  Please visit the PCA Partners Web site and click on "Tools and Resources" to find an archive of all 2 minute drills produced by Positive Coaching Alliance.

  HAVE A YOUTH SPORTS QUESTION YOU WANT TO ASK PCA?

  Please visit our "Ask PCA" blog to check out the latest discussions on issues facing coaches, parents and leaders in youth sports today. If you have a specific question you'd like to get feedback on please email AskPCA@positivecoach.org.

• National Soccer Coaches Association
• Soccer Coach's Online Reference
• Coaching Kids
• Tip of the Day
• Soccer Drills - North Alabama Soccer League
• Academia Tahuichi de Fútbol - Bolivian website (in English and Spanish)

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For Team Managers 

• Fun Fundraising Ideas for Groups 
• Fundraising Ideas for Sports
• Unusual Sports Fundraising Ideas
• Easy Soccer Fundraisers
• Soccer Fundraising Ideas & Resources
• Useful Fundraising Ideas for Sports Teams

  Has not only ideas for fundraisers, but the site has a number of (somewhat generic) articles on fundraising techniques, tips for fundraisers, and planning.

• Sports Team Management websites

  Hosts where your team can have its own web pages

• Random Team Name Generator

  Randomly generates team names. Most are goofy like "Streaking Sugar Flakes," "Muffin Hammer Protectors," "Stupendous Salmon" and "Cajun Apple" — suitable for very young teams, perhaps, but not for, say, U-19 Boys. But every now and then, it will produce a catchy name like "Amazing Gold," "Caged Rage" or "Greatest Tan".

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Places to Shop for Soccer Gear 

• Action Jewelry
• Eastbay - The Athletic SportSource
• Custom Soccer Uniforms
• Kids Soccer World
• Soccer Patches and Pins
• Soccer Video and Books
• Diamond Scheduling Software - software for scheduling games

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Online Soccer Magazines 

• Soccer Times Magazine
• World Class Coaching Magazine
• USA Today Soccer

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Online Soccer Games 

• 5 on 5 Soccer
• Table Soccer (Foosball)

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Sports Team Management websites 

You can sign up your team for an account at one of these places to help communicate with your players, parents, and volunteers. Most of them offer pages for team rosters, calendar, and pictures, but some have extra features like automatic voicemail and text-message reminders for practices and games, tracking birth certificate and medical release information, and making hotel reservations.

Some are free, some charge a subscription. Basically, the free ones are subsidized by advertising banners on the website; those that you pay for are generally advertisement-free, or designed for whole leagues rather than teams. Many offer free trial subscriptions so you can check them out.

Name & URL	Comments
ActiveSports http://www.activesports.com	Parent company of eteamz. Handles BIG league website management as well. Useful for city-wide, district-wide, and nationwide sports leagues that need field management, on-line registration, and staff management.
Clubspaces http://www.clubspaces.com	Free accounts (displays advertising) but funded by registration and payment fees if a league uses it. Works not just for sports teams, but for Scout troops, PTAs, youth groups, and other organizations.
eteamz http://www.eteamz.com	Free accounts (displays advertising) or subscription fee. You can manage one team, or a whole league with many teams.
FreeTeams http://www.freeteams.net	Free accounts and a lot of storage space. Unlimited custom pages, rather than the 16-page maximum on other sites. News system, box scores, roster page with bio page for each player and coach, photo gallery, etc. You can have several team types (e.g., Varsity/JV/practice squad) without needing separate websites.
HomeTeamsONLINE http://www.hometeamsonline.com	Free accounts for teams (displays advertising) or subscription fee.
HomeTeamz http://www.hometeamz.com	Subscription fee, no banner ads.
mySportSite http://www.mysportsite.com	Subscription fee. Has packages for teams, leagues, and entire associations.
TeamMinders http://www.teamminders.com/	Subscription fee, per player. Has voice- and text-messaging to each player.
Teamopolis http://www.teamopolis.com	Free accounts (displays advertising) or subscription fee. You can manage one team, or a whole league with many teams.
TeamPages http://www.teampages.com	Free accounts (displays advertising) or subscription fee. The paid-for subscriptions allow text messaging.

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