L to R: Casey Griffin, Aaron Fry, Vince Neale, Susan Hill, Gustavo Nava, Ali Diba
On January 18, LNYSA honored four outstanding coaches by naming them the recipients of the
2011 Vince Neale Outstanding Coach of the Year .
This years' outstanding coaches are:
Susan Hill , Younger Girls Aaron Fry , Younger Boys Casey Griffin , Older Girls Gustavo Nava , Older Boys
The Vince Neale Coach of the Year Award honors those coaches who exemplify LNYSA's goal to provide a positive, fun and safe environment dedicated to the development of the player and person. The award honors LNYSA's original Director of Coaching, Vince Neale. For 25 years, Vince has coached players and educated coaches in Laguna Niguel. He is a leading light in player development and was named the "2008 Calsouth Developmental Coach of the Year. "
Each of this year's honorees were selected because of positive feedback from parents, players, fellow coaches and referees.
Susan Hill coached her daughters in both U8 and U10 girls' teams, making time out of her busy schedule to not only coach both of these teams but to further her coaching acumen by attending advanced Calsouth coaching education. Her U10 team advanced to District 3 Commissioners' Cup play
Aaron Fry coached his son's Boys U6 team. Everybody knew the "Orange Machine" because of the positive energy that came from every coach, player and parent involved with the team under Aaron's leadership and example.
Gustavo Nava began coaching with LNYSA in Spring 2011, taking over a Boys U14 team that lost its original coach. Gustavo turned the season around for these boys - they all happily returned to play soccer in the Fall. Gustavo's teams won the division championship. Gustavo also furthered his coaching education by attaining his Calsouth E license this fall and is a regular player at the coaches' games on Tuesday nights.
Casey Griffin has coached with LNYSA since its inception and has coached recreational and Signature teams. He is one of the most beloved and respected coaches. Parents consistently clamor to be placed on Casey's teams because of his passion, preparation and his ability to keep the game fun while consistently teaching his players.
Coaches - please be prepared for every practice and every match. Here are some great resources that each coach should review to make each practice and match a fun and safe experience for your players:
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to have a coach mentor help you at practice
If you have any questions, please send a note to
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LNYSA has had since its inception a Coaches Game that is played once a week. It has become very popular and the coaches that participate have benefitted in many ways including increased knowledge of the game, learning new skills and, of course, lasting friendships through the shared passion for soccer. To learn more visit the Coach Game Web Site. To join the email list add your email address below.
Due to the overwhelming success of the Tuesaday Coaches game , LNYSA now offers a variety of mentored pick up games for Coaches, Referees and active volunteers. All participants in these games must complete an LNYSA Player Activity Waiver and ensure it is given to the LNYSA coordinator at the field.
Tuesday Coaches Game - Players meet at 8PM each Tuesday at CVL for a friendly game to help hone their skills and develop a better understanding of the game. The game has been running for some time so the level of play reflects this fact. Join the email list below, if you wish to be included in emails regarding the Tuesday Night Coaches Game.
The 2nd volunteer Game each week - A "New" game introduced for those coaches and volunteers that are new to soccer or returning to the game and wanting to increase their effectiveness. The LNYSA "development game" runs every either Wednesday or Thursday based on field availability - See the LNYSA Calendar for days or Contact
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for information.
To print out the release forms for your team, you will need have Adobe Acrobat installed and that you do not prevent pop ups from the Calsouth registration web site. To get the most current copy of the Acrobat reader (free) go to http://get.adobe.com/reader/
In the upper left hand corner under Member Login, log in to your Calsouth CORIS account.
This is the same username and password that you used when you registered your child for soccer. You can use the forgot password link to get your username/password.
After you have logged in, select Player Lookup from the Menu on the left
You will see a screen with your team(s) and other information:
Select Your team, make sure the correct season is selected and hit the search button. The players on your team will be listed.
To get the release forms for all your players, in the Report , select Application Forms (PDF) and click the printer icon.
A PDF documents with all the player releases for your team will be downloaded to your computer.
If any of your players’ forms are missing, please email us at
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Coaches
