Hello High School Soccer players and parents,

Dedham Youth Soccer is starting a new program to help build the bridge between youth soccer and high school soccer.  Our goal is to bring the 2 groups together and build the bridge between soccer programs.  We are starting a volunteer High School Assistant coach position.  Attached is the description of the volunteer position.  We are hoping to get approx. 5 to 10 players to help this Spring 2023 season.  This will help benefit the High School players by:

• Giving back to the soccer community and all the future high school soccer players. 
• Good for your Resume
• College applications 
• Job applications
• Accumulate a bunch of Community Service hours towards graduation

If you have any questions, or are interested in applying, please contact me at [email protected]

Dedham Soccer President

-Paul Yandrisevits

Calling all prospective referees!  We would love to have more refs for the 2023 season.  Make some money, put something interesting on your college application, get some exercise and have a lot of fun!  Here are the details:

 All the information needed to become a soccer referee can be found on the Mass State Referee Committee website which is massref.net  There you will find a list of Zoom courses prospective referees need to take.  New referees would need to take the “Grassroots entry referee” course.  This cost $115 but DYS will reimburse parents for the cost of that course if the referee referees at least 5 DYS games.  All the additional courses or requirements are free.  In addition to that initial grassroots course, a prospective will need to take 2 additional courses or modules including an “on-field” one.  This on-field course is in person—not zoom—at various locations around the state.  These on-field courses tend to fill up as soon as they are posted on the massref website.  All the courses have a 2 hour length.  Prospective referees also have to take and pass a 50 question multiple-choice exam online on the massref website.  In addition, prospective referees have to take the free Intro to Healthy and Safe Playing Environments course on the US Soccer website.  This course takes less than a half hour to complete.  After completing those 5 requirements, the prospective referee will receive his or her 2023 patch and be certified on the massref website for 2023 games.  All referees must recertify each year.

BAYS has increased referee pay for the spring season and is considering further increases because of the shortage of referees.  Here are the current BAYS referee pay rates:

7v7 referee              $35

9v9 referee $45, 9v9 AR  $30

8th grade referee $55, 8th grade AR $35

In addition, DYS has a referee bonus program allowing referees to earn extra money for serving as a referee or AR in our games. Working 2 games a Saturday for the 10 week season would earn most referees $800 including the bonus. Referees are also eligible to work club games for even higher rates if they choose.

Happy New Year from DYS!!!

Now don't forget to register your player!  

DYS Spring Soccer Registration

Spring Registration is OPEN for Spring 2023 season for Grades: Kindergarten thru Grade 12  and Deadlines are fast approaching...

• Register at  www.dedhamsoccer.com and to find for more details
• Please note spots are NOT guaranteed and subject to availability and late fees.
• Notice that the late fee will increase from $25 to $50 for Spring season and all seasons moving forward as this helps encourage on time registration and greatly reduces the amount of work for our volunteer board members
• Costs for Insurance, equipment, League Fees, etc… have all gone up and DYS has made the decision to NOT implement an increased cost to Dedham families for the SPRING 2023 season

• TOWN (Grades K thru 3)  and TRAVEL PROGRAM:  (Grades 3 thru 8th)

• Late Fee starts Saturday, January 7th and spots are NOT guaranteed after this date

• PRE-K PROGRAM: Registration will open on February 27th. 

• Player spots are limited to a max number and time slots will close when filled

• High School PROGRAM:  (Grades 9 thru 12)

• Late Fee starts Saturday, February 4th and spots are NOT guaranteed after this date

• Spring Season Games (PreK thru Grade 8) will be most Saturdays, April 8th thru June 10th (ish).  High School Games are on Sundays and start a few weeks later

Dedham Soccer on 3...!

December 2022 Newsletter

Hello DYS Parents,

Thank You

I wanted to thank all the board members, volunteers, coaches, and everyone who have worked hard to make Dedham Youth Soccer a great organization for the players, families, and town of Dedham in 2022.  I know that we all have many other activities, meetings, practices, and our own work/family balance.  Thank you for bringing your passion, your intellect, your experiences, your respect, your resources to help Dedham Youth Soccer. 

I want to especially thank those that have helped over the last few years and are moving on from the board.  Dylan, Suzanne, Chris L., Burke:  Thank you on behalf of DYS for your contributions, hours of coaching, advising, and overall enthusiasm of making DYS what it is today!! You were passionate and always worked to put the players of Dedham first.  Although, your work is never done and you may be called in as a sub here and there 

I also want to welcome Jeff C., Aubrey D., and Danielle L. to the board.  Looking forward to having your help in 2023 and beyond!

REGISTRATION

Spring Registration is OPEN for Spring 2023 season for Grades: Kindergarten thru Grade 12  (see www.dedhamsoccer.com for more details)

• Please note deadlines are fast approaching and spots are NOT guaranteed and subject to availability and late fees.
• Notice that the late fee will increase from $25 to $50 for Spring season and all seasons moving forward as this helps encourage on time registration and greatly reduces the amount of work for our volunteer board members
• Costs for Insurance, equipment, League Fees, etc… have all gone up and DYS has made the decision to NOT implement an increased cost to Dedham families for the SPRING 2023 season

• TOWN (Grades K thru 3)  and TRAVEL PROGRAM:  (Grades 3 thru 8th Grade): Late Fee starts Saturday, January 7th and spots are NOT guaranteed after this date
• PRE-K PROGRAM: Registration will open on February 27th.  Player spots are limited to a max number and time slots will close when filled
• High School PROGRAM:  Late Fee startsSaturday, February 4th and spots are NOT guaranteed after this date
• Spring Season Games (PreK thru Grade 8) will be most Saturdays, April 8th thru June 10th (ish)

DYS Team Store 

https://dedhamyouthsoccer2022.itemorder.com/shop/home/  We are moving the online store to Play it Again for a better user experience and to work with a local Dedham company.  Check back often as we are adding new items soon

WINTER Soccer Indoor Training 

Will be hosted on Sundays at Dedham Country Day School

• Starting in Mid-February 
• Watch for details in the upcoming weeks to register

Website and FB Updates  

Please join DYS FB page and visit www.dedhamsoccer.com  for up to date messages, notes, about the program.  We will be adding more material about the programs, teams, coaches, history, etc. this Winter

DYS Upcoming Events

• REVS opening Day event (must buy ticket to a game to participate- Coaches will be sent info soon

• Hope everyone got to watch some of the World Cup games the past few weeks.  What an amazing Final game!
• Coaches Meetings will most likely be in February

Town and Travel Referees

DYS is in need of more TRAVEL referee’s- Winter courses are now available-  check out the website:https://www.massref.net/becoming-a-referee/steps-to-become-referee/      DYS will cover the costs of the course once you referee 10 total games. Bonus for any current referee who refers a future referee, and that person completes 10 games.

Do you have any suggestions, comments, concerns, would you like to volunteer to help?  Email me at [email protected]

On behalf of the DYS Board…Thank you for all your support!

DEDHAM SOCCER on 3…!

DYS Spring Soccer Registration

Spring Registration is OPEN for Spring 2023 season for Grades: Kindergarten thru Grade 12 

• Register at  www.dedhamsoccer.com and to find for more details
• Please note deadlines are fast approaching and spots are NOT guaranteed and subject to availability and late fees.
• Notice that the late fee will increase from $25 to $50 for Spring season and all seasons moving forward as this helps encourage on time registration and greatly reduces the amount of work for our volunteer board members
• Costs for Insurance, equipment, League Fees, etc… have all gone up and DYS has made the decision to NOT implement an increased cost to Dedham families for the SPRING 2023 season

• TOWN (Grades K thru 3)  and TRAVEL PROGRAM:  (Grades 3 thru 8th)
  
  • Late Fee starts Saturday, January 7th and spots are NOT guaranteed after this date
• PRE-K PROGRAM: Registration will open on February 27th. 
  
  • Player spots are limited to a max number and time slots will close when filled
• High School PROGRAM:  (Grades 9 thru 12)
  
  • Late Fee starts Saturday, February 4th and spots are NOT guaranteed after this date

• Spring Season Games (PreK thru Grade 8) will be most Saturdays, April 8th thru June 10th (ish).  High School Games are on Sundays and start a few weeks later

Congratulations to all boys and girls Dedham Soccer Travel Teams playing in the BAYS Fall 2022 League.  DYS hopes that all teams/coaches/players worked hard, learned more about soccer, and had FUN!

Dedham Soccer had 26 total teams participate and 4 teams that finished in FIRST PLACE:

Girls:

• Grade 3: 3D2 - Bobcats - Missy Byrne / Ryan O'Toole 5-3-0

Boys:

• Grade 8: 2B - Diablos - Chris Looby / Burke Doherty / Noah Young / Bob Rotchford 9-1-0
• Grade 6: 3G - Marauders - Any Podolski / Paul Podolski 7-2-1
• Grade 3: 2A - Disruption - Carld Auguste / Ali Barton 9-1-0

Dedham Soccer on 3…!

Thank you to all who attended the Dedham Holiday Stroll this past weekend and stopped by the Dedham Youth Soccer booth hosted by Lisa Farnham.

Congratulations to the following winners of a complimentary Soccer season:

1) Player: Addie Lowe, 8 yrs old, Travel -- parent: Emma Child. 

2) Player: Nathan Benoit, 5th grade Travel, parent Lori Benoit. 

Dedham Soccer on 3…!

From all of us at Dedham Soccer we wish you and yours a wonderfully happy Thanksgiving