Club Philosophy
Our purpose is to promote good sportsmanship, teamwork, achievement or excellence, self-confidence and fun for players and their families through the game of soccer. The conduct of coaches, family members and spectators is critical to this process. Considering the thousands of people involved with MVU games, the instances of poor conduct each year are remarkably few. These few instances, however, will not be tolerated.
Parents
Parental support and involvement in the Club is essential. If your son/daughter is selected and chooses to commit to MVU, your commitment is also necessary. If players are to make a quality commitment to the Club and their team, parents must see to it that players attend all possible Club and team functions (practices, meetings, games, etc.). There will be time conflicts that cannot be avoided, and other more important events occur. The Club requires your communication, planning, and understanding so we can minimize conflicts. It is the Club's responsibility to present a periodic schedule to allow time for your planning. When parents or players have an unavoidable conflict, the Club expects timely communication to see if the Club or team can make any necessary adjustments. The Director of Coaching or Team Coach will make final decisions on scheduling and adjustments after careful consideration of your needs and those of the Club or team.
Players
Practice & Game Player Commitment
- All training, practices and games are mandatory.
- Teams will normally train 3 times a week.
- If a player does not train, they will not play.
- There is NO GUARANTEED playing time in Comp Soccer.
- Playing time is based on attitude, commitment, ability, and merit.
Tournaments
- Teams will attend 2-3 tournaments annually.
- This includes NCYSA State or Directors Cups.
- Each team’s Head Coach in conjunction with Ricky Clarke, MVU's Director of Coaching, will select tournaments.
Comp Guidelines
- All Comp teams will follow and abide by the Comp Guidelines as
established by MVU's Director of Coaching & will operate within MVU Bylaws as established by MVU's Board of Directors.
- Comp teams will have a Head Coach, a Team Manager, and a Team Treasurer.
- Comp's Director of Coaching will contract assistant coaches.
- The Head Coach will select the Team Manager.
- A team representative will be elected by each team to represent the team at Comp Division meetings. The team representative can be your Team Manager.
