Benefits of Membership

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Benefits of Membership 

• Kansas State Youth Soccer Association
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Our Strength Comes from Our Members 

• By joining KSYSA, you are joining a familyA
  local, state, and national group that supports
  all members and provides them a wide variety of
  services and benefits.
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• The purpose of Kansas Youth Soccer is to
  promote, foster, and perpetuate the game of
  soccer throughout the state of Kansas.
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Risk Management 

• Kidsafe Program
• Nationally recognized advice for establishing
  policies, procedures, and governing operations
• Training from nationally recognized experts on
  child abuse and risk management
• Criminal Background Search
• All registered coaches, assistant coaches, and
  team officials who work directly with kids are
  checked bi-annually against national criminal
  databases and sex offender registries.

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Risk Management

• Child Safety and Club Support
• Goal post safety and anchoring procedures to
  reduce the potential for goal post failure or
  tipping
• Procedures for sexual misconduct complaints
• Crisis management procedures for managing media
  access during an investigation or claim,
  including press conferences and/or releases and
  coordination with police and other official news
  releases
• Safeguarding club financials using security
  measures and insurance

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Member Programs 

• Access to State Director of Coaching
• National A licensed coach
• Former professional coach
• Former US National Team player, US World Cup and
  Olympic Teams
• Former US Youth National Team player
• Former US Youth ODP Team player
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Member Programs

• Olympic Development Program
• 600 of the states most talented 12-17 year olds
• Participation in numerous high level tournaments
  and events including Regional Championships and
  Regional Camp
• Access/Consideration for Regional and National
  youth teams
• Per capita Kansas has one of the highest
  percentages of players making the Regional Pool
• 90 receive college scholarships
• Scholarship programs available based on financial
  need

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Member Programs 

• TOPSoccerThe Outreach Program for Soccer
• Program for young athletes with physical and
  mental disabilities
• Multiple programs serving kids throughout Kansas
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• Innovative Custom Clinics
• Customized clinics for coaches and players of all
  ages and skill levels
• Free Topic of Choice Clinics-Coach Player
  Development
• Soccer 101
• Coaching tips and presentations
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Member Programs 

• Subsidized Coach/Player Clinics
• Recreational Clinics
• Youth Modules
• State Coaching LicensesE, D
• National Coaching LicensesD, C, B, A
• Goalkeeping clinics
• Custom clinics
• Advanced clinics
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Member Programs

• Kansas State Cup/US Youth Soccer National
  Championship Series
• Club teams in the state compete in the U12-U19
  age divisions for the title of State Cup Champion
• Kansas State Cup Champions (U13 U19) advance to
  the US Youth Soccer Midwest Regional Tournament
  to compete against the state champions of the
  other thirteen states in Region II
• Region II Champions advance to the National
  Championships, the most prestigious youth
  tournament in the country
•  Toyota Cup
• Part of the Kansas State Championship series.
  Similar to the Kansas State Cup open to all
  classic leve teams.

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Member Programs

• Kohls American Cup
• Provides recreational youth soccer players an
  opportunity to experience a consistent and high
  quality statewide tournament in a fun,
  festival-like atmosphere.
• Fosters stimulation and excitement about soccer
  to increase the recreational player's interest in
  and love for the game.
• Provides recreational players with the
  opportunity to participate in an original event
  outside of their normal league play
• A tool to use in increasing membership
  enrollment.
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Member Programs

• Kansas Competitive Leagues
• Various competitive leagues are offered
  throughout the state in Fall, Winter, and Spring
• Age groups vary from U10 to U19 for boys and
  girls
• Kansas Recreational Leagues and Tournaments
• Kohls American Cup
• Sanctioned Recreational Leagues and Tournaments  

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Member Programs

• Annual Awards
• Toyota Presidents Award
• Girls Coach of the Year
• Boys Coach of the Year
• Young Female Referee of the Year
• Young Male Referee of the Year
• Young Female and Male Referees of the Year
  considered for Regional Referee of the Year and
  possible candidate for National Referee of the
  Year
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Insurance 

• Participant Accident Benefit
• Up to 200,000
• Provided for all participants, coaches, managers,
  volunteer workers, and staff members while
  participating in sponsored and supervised
  athletic activities
•  General Liability Protection Program
• Coverage for for sanctioned events that are
  requested and approved by the state association
  for which a certificate of insurance has been
  issued
• Each occurance limit -- 1,000,000
• General aggregate limit -- 5,000,000
• Field and facility liability coverage available

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Insurance

• Coverage Includes Suits Arising Out Of
• Injury or death of participants
• Injury or death of spectators
• Injury or death of volunteers
• Property damage liability
• Incidental medical malpractice
• All activities necessary to conduct of a
  sanctioned event
• General negligence claims
• Cost of investigation and defense of claims, even
  if groundless
• Clubs are Named insured, not Additional insured
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Affiliate Member Assistance 

• Administration Assistance for all Affiliate
  Members Through State Office Staff
• Member League Formation
• Bylaw guidelines
• Filing for 501 (c) (3) status
• Legal Compliance
• How to select coaches
• Codes of Conduct
• Complaint/Disciplinary procedures
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Affiliate Member Assistance

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• Financial Guidelines
• Fundraising
• Player Registration
• Field Development
• TOPSoccer
• Tournaments posted on our website
• Voicemail for member leagues (in process)
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Affiliate Member Assistance

• Midwest Soccer News
• Delivered to every registered member and referee
  2-3 times per year
• Kansas Youth Soccer Foundation
• Foundation being planned to provide grants and
  scholarships to affiliate member leagues
•  Team Travel Approval
• Insurance during sanctioned travel and
  competition
• Assurance of eligible players for participation
  (Red cards/other sanctions)

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Affiliate Member Assistance

• League and Tournament Sanctioning
• Eligibility for all 30,000 players in Kansas, 3.2
  million Nationally
• Insurance Coverage
• Priority for USSF Certified Referees
• Consistency re League/tournament
  rulesFIFA/USSF/US Youth Soccer
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Affiliate Member Assistance

• Standardized Protests, Appeals, Grievance, and
  Disciplinary Process and Support
• Statewide/National disciplinary database to
  identify members that have problems with other
  clubs or other states
• Vote and Voice on State/National Policy
  Development
• Board representation
• Participation on advisory committees
• Staff support
• Information and influence on Regional and
  National policy and governance issues
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Affiliate MemberAssistance

• Referee Development
• Representation on the State Referee Committee
  (SRC)
• Support SRC with recruiting, retaining, training
  developing referees, assessors, assigners, and
  instructors
• Assist referee mentorship and academy programs
• Access to Coaching Videos and Literature
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Affiliate MemberAssistance

• Membership in the US Soccer Federation and US
  Youth Soccer
• Priority/support for US Soccer Foundation grant
  programs
• 20 million in cash, equipment, and services
  awarded since 1995
• Player Registration and Roster Management
• Production of member passesProof players are
  registered and have liability coverage
• Rosters/transfers tracked to ensure fairness and
  tournament eligibility
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Affiliate MemberAssistance

• Free Literature on Soccer Related Subjects
• Risk Management
• Outreach
• Lawsuit Management
• Team Management
• TOPSoccer
• Small Sided Games
• Parent Guidelines
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• You can help support the work of the Kansas
  Youth Soccer Association by making a tax
  deductible donation to the Kansas Youth Soccer
  Scholarship Fund.
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Visit our website at www.kansasyouthsoccer.org
For more information, call [phone]
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