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Uniform and Soccer Ball Donation Drive

DSL is continuing our tradition of sending gently used soccer gear, uniforms and soccer balls to the less fortunate children in Zimbabwe and Tanzania.

Each team is asked to collect, clean and package together the shirts, shorts, socks, shin guards and shoes in as complete a team as possible before depositing in one of the many collection boxes that will be available for drop off at the following locations:

11/23 through 12/1 at PS 150, PS/IS 89, PS 234,  and at PS 3

11/21 - 11/22 at Pier 40

Soccer balls are to be cleaned and deflated before including in the drop off boxes. If at all possible, please consider returning the cleaned and deflated soccer balls to the DSL storage shed at the BPC field so that we can package them together for ease of handling.

We are told year after year, that there is nothing more exciting for the kids than to receive not only our soccer gear, but more importantly our soccer balls.
Please make an effort to encourage your children to continue DSL‘s stellar tradition of generosity towards this program.

Winter Programs from our Friends

Winter Soccer

Urban Soccer will be playing in the Claremont Prep School Gym (41 Broad St) on Sunday afternoons, beginning on 12/13 and running through the end of February. Ages 5 to 13

Please go to http://www.urbansoccer.com/ for more details and register soon.

 

Super Soccer Stars holds classes at various times around the city.

Ages 2 to 5

For more information about their winter sessions please go to http://www.supersoccerstars.com/classes/classsearch.asp?year=2010&season=Winter

 

Winter Basketball

The Manhattan Youth - Downtown Basketball League is open for registration for the 2009-2010 season.

There are boys and girls divisions for 2^nd graders through 9^th graders.

Games are played on weeknights. Practice sessions begin November 6^th. Team play begins in January. Weekend clinics are separate from the weeknight league; all require advance registration. For more details please visit http://manhattanyouth.org/DowntownBasketballLeague.html

 

Spring Baseball

Downtown Little League registration for the 2010 spring season will begin in the New Year.

For more details please visit http://downtownlittleleague.org

DSL introduces Girls' Jamboree

Thank you to all who participated in our weekly Friday evening Girl‘s Soccer Jamboree.

DSL Plays Games on Governor's Island

2009 marked the inaugural  year for DSL on Governor‘s Island. For the first time ever Minor and Major division players and their families enjoyed a couple of weekends of soccer jamborees in the bucolic setting of the New York Harbor. We hope that Governor‘s Island will successfully secure public funding for next year‘s operation so that we can further expand our time on the island‘s grass fields. Keep your eye out for further details.

About Our League

 

Here is a list of some start of the season pointers:

1. Maintain perspective.
2. Become a communicator: being a good listener is as important as being a good giver of feedback.
3. Adjust the measure of success on a player by player basis.
4. Position players to balance play on the field and then coach to win.
5. Reward the goal scorer with the opportunity to celebrate by standing along side the coach for a few minutes after scoring.
6. Reward the scorer of a hat trick with the opportunity to hone up on goalie skills.
7. Remember the criticism sandwich, it works well in helping the players digest your directions: praise, adjust, and then praise again.
8. Keep in mind what the experience is like for the players and families on both sides of the ball.
9. Stay focused on making the experience fun.
10. Skill development is a crucial aspect of fun. It is more important than winning.

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