February 2

We’ve posted the updated schedule for the APS complex as of 2 pm today.  Still spots available for this Sunday afternoon.

We’re back to 10 to 2 office hours and will start Thursday hours again In February.

We’re reservng the APS complex for practice sessions starting this Sunday, February 5 and Sunday, February 12.  The schedule of available and taken slots is posted on the left, the detailed story on the right.  Heated bathrooms and don’t have to worry about six youth teams being on your field when you show up.

We’re working on the spring schedule and plan to have it finished and posted by next weekend.  We’ll play some makeup games starting on February 26 and the additional game for the Coed B teams who didn’t get 9 games in the fall.  The full spring schedule kicks off March 4.  For the weeknight coed division at the complex, we’re hoping for a start date of March 21 if the weather is warm enough, otherwise we’ll push out a week to March 28.  The spring registration fee for ASL is $60 for players who played in the fall and $70 for new players.

Office hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. During the playing season we’re open on Thursdays 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.  We are not open on Friday, regardless of what "they" told you. The office is at 1820 San Pedro NE, Suite 6. You can bring gifts and the staff will be very grateful. Please don’t bring them firearms or distilled spirits as league management often meets with them later in the day when their stress level is increased.

Are you a woman over 18 who wants to play soccer? Don’t have a team but want to have a great time staying in shape with fun people? Contact Deena White, AWSL Public Relations. She’ll hook you up with a team that needs players. Email Deena at: julydeena@yahoo.com

In the summer, the decision to play games is made at the field due to the wide spread in field locations.  Therefore, you need to go to your game so the referee can determine if the field is playable.  We do NOT use the rainout phone.

In the fall and spring, where we play at three locations, if it rains, we e-mail everyone, update the web site and post notice on the rainout phone at 341-5015.  The first update of the day will be posted at 7 a.m.  Please listen to the message, as it will tell you whether you need to call back during the day for updates.  The phone will handle 500 callers at a time, so you won’t get a busy signal.

If you’ve got suggestions for information you’d like to see included, contact us at aslsoc@swcp.com for ASL or awslpresident@gmail.com for AWSL.

A player will be called offside if

a) she is in an offside position (closer to the goal than the second to last defender) WHEN

b) her teammate kicks the ball forward, AND SHE THEN

c) gets involved in the play (by receiving the ball or moving toward the ball or otherwise involving herself in play in the judgement of the refs).

Note: What’s important is where she is when the ball is kicked. Not where she is when she receives the ball, or where she is when the rest of the players notice her. This call is the responsibility of the Assistant Referee (also knows as Linesperson), who stays with the offside line. The offside line is defined as the second to last defender or the ball, whichever is closer to the defensive goal.

AR’s are instructed to wait to make the call until the player actually gets involved in the play, so they don’t call someone "off" who doesn’t get involved. This can result in what seem like late offside calls. We know you don’t like running for nothing, but we also know you would not like us to make a wrong offside call.

By the way, there is only one "s" in OFFSIDE.