Games are only canceled for lightening. If we see lightening, games are suspended for 10 minutes. If we see it within those 10 minutes, we wait for another 30 minutes. If we see it within those 30 minutes, games are canceled.
Concordia Seminary reserves the right to cancel for their own reasons. If they think the fields are too wet they will cancel. Once after a tornado, many trees were down and many goals were destroyed so we had to cancel. Cancellation is rare!
As soon as there is a cancellation, it will be posted on the first page of this web site!
REGISTRATION FEE STRUCTURE
We have raised the registration fee to cover the cost of background checks. Our insurance provider requires that we pay $8 per coach, assistant coach, board member and any other adult who will be with the kids for a thorough background check. Therefore we have raised our fees for the first time in 7 years. We are still the least expensive program in the area, considering that we furnish uniforms. Note that it is less expensive to register on line.
The Positive Coaching Alliance, a non-profit organization formed in 1998 by Stanford University aimed at transforming the culture of youth sports to ensure that all young athletes can have a positive, character-building experience. The program is based on the theory that sports offer a tremendous opportunity for teaching life lessons, but only if the adults around the athletes recognize and seize the teachable moments provided.
The benefits of youth sports are numerous. In a three-year comprehensive study of the academic performance of high school student-athletes in North Carolina, significant differences were found between athletes and non-athletes in grade point average (GPA). Athletes GPA was 2.86 while non-athletes GPA was 1.96. Athletes averaged 6.52 days absent during the school year while non-athletes averaged 12.57 days absent. The dropout rate was 0.7% for athletes and 8.98 for non-athletes. In a Fortune 500 companies it was found that 95% of those holding positions at the executive vice-president level or above had participated in high school sports. Unfortunately, 70% of the 40 million children involved in youth sports drop out of organized sporting activities by the age of 13. The number one reason given for quitting a sport is "lack of fun."
What can you do to help your child have a fun and positive athletic experience? According to the Positive Coaching Alliance, we need to redefine what it means to be a "winner." We need to teach children that winners are people who:
* make maximum effort.
* Continue to learn and improve.
* refuse to let mistakes (or fear of making
mistakes) stop them.
You can help by:
* telling your child that
it's okay to make a mistake.
* letting your child know you appreciate it
when he/she tries hard, even if unsuccessful.
* asking rather than telling. Try to
get your child to talk about his/her play rather than
telling what you
think about it. Even sell-intentioned "advice" often sounds like criticism
to a child who is already
disappointed about the game.
* Praise your child about five times for
every time you criticize. Let it be the coach's job
to criticize your child's play.
We should all be working toward
the same goal for our athletes: that through athletics they have the
opportunity to participate in a positive, character-building endeavor that will
help them to be successful throughout their lives.
* Be a good role model. Cheer when
good plays are made. If, in your opinion an
officiating mistake is made, be
silent! Use this as an opportunity to think about how
difficult it is to officiate a
game perfectly.