Here is the 2023 Referee Agreement.  And here's a PDF version of the flyer. 

Dedham Youth Soccer 20% OFF SHOP EVENT

Friday, March 31st - Monday, April 3rd 

Dedham (180 Providence Highway) Store Location

Save the date! Our partner, DICK’S Sporting Goods, is offering you a 20% off discount throughout the store to help you gear up for the season! Be sure to use the coupon linked here, as this is specific to our organization. The coupon is valid in-store on the dates above, and should be shown at the register during checkout.

Click here for a PDF flyer

Hi Dedham Soccer Players and Families,

This year we are very excited to announce that we are partnering with the New England Revolution to give all our Dedham soccer players a FREE Ticket to attend our Night at the Revs!

SAVE THE DATE - - - Saturday, April 29th
New England Revolution vs. FC Cincinnati
Gillette Stadium – Kickoff 7:30 PM

This spring we'll be back at Gillette Stadium to watch our Revs take on FC Cincinnati. This is one of our favorite events every year, and we're thrilled to do something fun and amazing for all our teams and families.

We'll have more details soon with instructions on how to redeem the player tickets and add-on discounted seats for the game. 

*DYS will be providing the New England Revolution with each registered players primary email address to get access to the FREE Ticket. The REVS will not use this information for anything EXCEPT this FREE ticktet promotino without your approval.  If you choose NOT to allow DYS to provide this information, please email me directly at [email protected] by Sunday, February 26th 2023.  This is the only way to get the FREE ticket

 Dedham Soccer on 3...!

 Paul Yandrisevits

Dedham Soccer President

Great turnout for the first winter session yesterday!

Hello from Dedham Youth Soccer,

Thank you for enrolling your child in our six week winter training program, set to begin this Sunday, February 19th at Dedham Country Day School.  

PLEASE NOTE that due to enrollment numbers, we had to make a few small changes to the time slots.  PLEASE DOUBLECHECK YOUR TIMESLOT BELOW. Additionally, we also had to combine the 5th through 6th grade GIRLS with the 7th and 8th grade GIRLS into one session.  

Starts this Sunday, Feb 19th – Every Sunday for 6 weeks at the Dedham Country Day- Main gym located at 90 Sandy Valley Road, Dedham, MA

The times are as follows:

3rd and 4th Grade GIRLS  - 1pm to 2pm (unchanged)

3rd and 4th Grade BOYS - 2pm to 3pm (unchanged)

5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Grade GIRLS  - 3pm to 4pm (new time for 7th & 8th; merged class)

5th and 6th grade BOYS - 4pm to 5pm (unchanged)

7th and 8th grade BOYS - 5pm to 6pm (new time for this group)

High School BOYS - 6pm to 7th pm (new time for this group)

Please remember to bring your water bottle, a soccer ball, shin guards, indoor soccer shoes or sneakers (NO CLEATS) to the DCD Main Gym.

*Note there is construction at the Gym entrance, and players will have to enter thru the front door.

If the new time slot does not work for you and your family, or you have any other questions, please email DYS President Paul Yandrisevits at [email protected] and/or [email protected].  We will work with you if you are unavailable in the new slot and need a refund.  

Deadline is approaching for Travel Uniforms! Make sure yours fit!  https://www.challengerteamwear.com/store/dedhamys/index 

Dedham Youth Soccer- 2023 Winter Training

• Starts Feb 19th – Every Sunday for 6 weeks at the Dedham Country Day- Main gym located at 90 Sandy Valley Road, Dedham, MA
• Registration is open at www.dedhamsoccer.com
• Your child MUST be registered to play Spring 2023 DYS Soccer in order to participate
• Six (6) one-hour sessions for Grades 3-8= $60
• Six (6) one-hour sessions for HS grades= $40 (all players age 18 and up during this timeframe must take safesport course and CORI background check)
• Limited to the First 22 players registered in each group (20 for HS ages) due to capacity limits at the Dedham Country Day Main Gym.  Please commit to the sessions as this is limited entry
• Professional Soccer coach will run these session (Except HS ages- which will be run by DYS coaches)
• Format for grades 3 thru 8 will be: Skills for first 20 mins and scrimmage 40 mins of each session.  HS Age will be scrimmage entire duration

• Due to capacity limits, this is a drop off/pick up session
• Must wear indoor sneakers with no black soles and NO CLEATS, Must wear shin guards, and bring a water bottle and a soccer ball
• Estimated Timeframes: (subject to change- need a minimum of 12 players registered per session)

Combined Grades

•  
  • 3/4 Girls               1-2pm
  • 3/4 Boys              2-3pm
  • 5/6 Girls               3-4pm
  • 5/6 Boys              4-5pm
  • 7/8 Girls               5-6pm
  • 7/8 Boys              6-7pm
  • HS Girls                 7-8pm
  • HS Boys                8-9pm
• Questions contact [email protected]  

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.