NEWS AND INFORMATION
 

November 14, 2008
We apologize for the delay to the start of the season, but we have had several obstacles to overcome this year. We've tried our best to meet our original deadlines, but we decided to move cautiously in order to ensure that future issues don't arise, and if they did, that we would be able to respond immediately.

We would like to share these with you now.

1) We did not have enough players registered in the older age groups. While there were enough kids to have a full season, they would have been playing be other far too many times to make the league enjoyable. In response to this were forced to eliminate the U12 division and split its players into two new divisions, U11 and U14.
 

2) Creating balanced teams was always our goal, but that was made even more difficult with the influx on players from the former U12 division. Not only did we have to account for various skill levels, but we also had to consider the number of younger or older children in the U11 and U14 divisions. This made our computer draft more difficult to produce since there were too many variables to consider and such a short time to create the teams. Ultimately, we were forced to do a hybrid of computer drafting and manual selection of players to ensure that every team was balanced.
 

3) We don't have enough coaches for the league. This is an issue that cannot be addressed in advance since nearly all of our coaches are parents who are volunteering to coach their children's teams. Since we don't know until registration which players will be returning, we never know how many coaches we're going to have.

This remains an issue today. We still do not have enough coaches, especially in the U11 and U14 divisions. We are asking anyone who is interested in coaching their child's team to please contact the league as soon as possible. We really need your help, and we'll provide you with whatever assistance we can.
 

4) Our board of directors is comprised of volunteers, most of us being parents of league players. Recently, there was a change in the organization of the board which has caused us to make some adjustments, most notably the contact e-mail. Our new e-mail address is tamaracyouthsoccer@yahoo.com. The possibility exists that more changes are coming, and we'll provide more information about this change to the board in the coming weeks.

Thank you for your understanding.

November 6, 2008
The November newsletter has been sent out.  If you did not receive it, or were unable to read it, click here to view it online.

November 1, 2008
We apologize for the lack of updates to the league Web site, but we have been waiting for the football league's season to end.  We now have a completion date for their season and are able to start our own.

The Tamarac Youth Soccer season will start in two weeks, with the first practices being held during the week of November 17th.  You will be contacted by your team coach later this week.  We will also send out an e-mail newsletter explaining everything that will take place this in November.

Please check back to this site throughout the weeks for more information.

October 20, 2008
Make-ups for the player evaluation drills (all ages groups EXCEPT U6) will be held this Saturday, October 25th from 10am to 1pm at the Tamarac Sports Complex.

September 27, 2008
Two additional registration dates have been added. You can now register your children the next two Fridays, October 3rd and October 10th.

Registration on those dates will take place from 6pm to 8pm at the Tamarac Community Center (on Commercial Blvd., just east of Pine Island Road).

We will be requiring that all players participate in a series of soccer drills in order to determine their skill level.  The evaluations will take place at the Tamarac Sports Complex.  The following is the schedule by age group: 

July 23, 2008
Early registration for 2008-2009 season will take place on August 16th and August 23rd.  Check our Registration page for more information.

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