Gilbert Youth Soccer Association

The Coaches' Meeting will be held Tuesday, January 31 at the Gilbert Community Center (130 N. Oak Street - 2 blocks north of Elliot and 2 blocks west of Gilbert)

U4 - U8 coaches meet at 6:00 p.m. (as well as all new coaches to GYSA)

U9 and up meet at 7:00

Field Reservation forms are available on the website under Fields/Directions.

The Gilbert Police Department is proud to host the upcoming 5k Rock & Run Event.

Saturday, February 4 held at the GYSA fields

To register go to www.active.com

Spring Dates:

Registration - $85 until January 23, 2012
(U19 - $90, includes player passes)
Late Registration - $110 until January 31, 2012

Coaches' Meeting - January 31 at the Gilbert Community Sr. Center 6:00 p.m.

1. Fun is pivotal - if it’s not fun, the children will not want to play.
2. Skill development is a crucial aspect of fun - it is more important than winning, even among the best athletes.
3. The most rewarding challenges of sports are those that lead to self-knowledge.
4. Intrinsic rewards (self-knowledge that grows out of self-competition) are more important in creating lifetime athletes than are extrinsic rewards (victory or attention from others).

***During childhood allow the kids to have a good time playing the game while instilling the passion to love playing soccer on their own. Only a passion for the game can lead to success.

***Success is something players take ownership of and in time it becomes personally meaningful. Success is a process, not a product. The process of doing one’s best is the key to success.

***The determining criterion of success is whether a player gave his or her best that day. Doing one’s best is the most important statement a player can make about the importance of an activity and the meaning it has.

***With years of experience comes self-knowledge and self-awareness. So players learn over time what it means to do your best, to give 100%.