Greg Bibeau - Academy Director

Role Reminders

As we get full speed into the Fall season of games, let me remind you that each of us has a role during a youth soccer game.

Some have the role of players. Some have the role of coaches. Some have the role of referees. Others have the role of spectators, our parents. We must remember to stick to our role. For example, if we are players, our role is to play the game, not to call fouls or off-sides. If we are a spectator, our role is not to be another coach on the far sideline. And if we are coaches, we must not think that we can put on a uniform and play in the game. Ha ha ha. 

The wonderful people we have as referees do not need us to say anything to them from the spectator side. It is the coaches’ responsibility to communicate any necessary needs about the safety of their players to the refe es. Outside of that, communication to referees should be nonexistent.  

If we consider our goal in youth sports, especially at HYSA, it is that our kids are having fun, staying active, and learning to get better at soccer. If you missed it, winning is on that list. However, winning is a byproduct and will happen if those three things happen. Even if the scoreboard doesn’t tell us that we’ve won a game, we will have won if those three things happen. 

So, for those of you still reading this today, I want to say thank you and encourage you to help us maintain a positive environment within our club at HYSA games and practices. This Fall, let’s keep negativity and gossip to a minimum. Let’s magnify the good parts of our players, coaches, referees, and the list goes on and on. Let’s be a positive voice this Fall in a world where there’s a lot of negativity. 

Thank you, and go HYSA, Arsenal, & Academy!

Greg