The monthly Board of Director's meeting has a new location. The Kaiser building located at 3701 Broadway, 2nd floor meeting room 7:30pm.

The JLYSSL Jr Academy has been going very well and players and coaches have been enjoying themselves and learning their ABCs of the game of soccer! The remainder of the Spring JLYSSL Jr Academy 2010 will be at Alameda Pt 1 4:00-5:30 p.m.

New Players can still sign up to take part in the program at http://www.sportability.com/spx/Leagues/League.asp?LgID=24159

Last year was a great success and we are having the same success this year for players, parents and participating coaches.

The schedule for the Spring looks as follows:

Current Session Dates - Fields -Host Clubs are :
May 10 - Open 4:00 - 5:30 pm
May 17 - Open 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Please check the JLYSSL calendar for future dates and contact information.

Below is a link to the directions to Alameda Pt
http://www.bayoaks.net/fields/alameda.html
Players are to bring water and a soccer ball.

All JLYSSL U6-U8 Coaches are welcome to join!

All JLYSSL Coaches are encouraged to sign up (Free of charge) to learn and participate - Last year we had 25-30 coaches participate over the course of the Spring. Each coach will receive a T-Shirt and a lesson plan for each session, so they can use that in their own practices. JLYSSL Coaches interested to sign up can do so http://www.sportability.com/spx/Leagues/League.asp?LgID=24159

This year both Jack London Youth Soccer Sports League (JLYSSL) and Alameda Contra Costa Youth Soccer League (ACCYSL) are joining forces in coordinating a number of NSCAA and CYSA courses in our local area. The purpose is to provide as many course options as possible for our combined coaches.
http://www.oaklandsoccer.org/news.shtml

Jack London is a large, urban soccer league serving the children of Oakland, Alameda, and Piedmont. The rich diversity of our community provides our youth an exceptional opportunity to learn respect for others. The behavior of our players, coaches, parents, and spectators must honor what we all want our children to become.

To guide us we have the Laws of the Game, JLYSSL Rules of Play, and a Zero-Tolerance Policy that prohibits physical and verbal abuse, threats, and harassment. These rules are essential to the enjoyment of the game we love. They may be viewed by clicking below.

Coaches, parents, and players should especially note that our rules prohibit yelling at referees and opponents, entering the field at any time without the referee's permission, or playing without a valid, laminated player pass. Coaches are responsible for the behavior of everyone associated with their team: players, parents, and spectators. We rely on the entire Jack London community to ensure our rules are followed. If you see something wrong, please let us know by clicking on the Report Problem link to the left.

Robert Davis, JLYSSL Secretary

Click here to view and download Jack London's 2009 Rules of Play (350k pdf requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). JLYSL_Rules.pdf

Click here to view and download Jack London's Zero-Tolerance Policy on Physical and Verbal Abuse (50k pdf requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). Note that the purpose of the ZTP is to sanction abuse, threats, and harassment, not dissent (which is governed by JLYSSL's Rules and the rules of the other leagues in which we play). Zero Tolerance Policy.pdf

Bladium is proud to introduce its new soccer academy which ultimate goal is to give the players the necessary tools to be successful at the competitive level. We are also starting our indoor soccer leagues on November 14th.

Click here for more details.

I am 19 years old. Female. Latina. From East Oakland.

My parents emigrated from Mexico with little education. My father died when I was 2. My brother got caught up in drugs and gangs.

I just finished my freshman year at UC Berkeley.

Click here to continue reading Zulma Muñoz's article in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Jack London sponsors a number of Oakland teams composed of the children of Central American immigrants, in partnership with the charitable organization Crece. The league thanks the families and volunteers of the Montclair, Piedmont, and Bay Oaks soccer clubs for their generous donations of cleats and other soccer equipment to benefit the Crece teams.

NO dogs of any shape or size are allowed on ANY Jack London field.  This includes practice as well as games.  The only exception is for guide dogs. JLYSSL community we have recently seen an increase in dogs at our fields. It is a league rule that no dogs are permitted at our fields at anytime. Thank you in advance for adhering to the this policy and thanks for your cooperation.

Please check regularly as the hotline is updated as the weather changes. Please do not leave a message.

JLYSSL community, please remember that in the event of thunder or lightning, games should not be played. Safety is our number one priority.

For Merritt Stadium, Alameda College, Bishop O'Dowd, Witter, and Raimondi:

JLYSSL is proud to announce that the SECOND edition of the league wide newsletter, "JLYSSL NewsStand" is now available for your reading. The league wants to keep all of the parents, coaches and players up to date on what is going on in our youth soccer league and you will find that info here:

http://www.jlyssl.info/2news.html
Click on over now. News about the JLYSSL U8-U10 Jamboree, refs news, U8 Academy, Spring soccer and more await you this new edition. This newsletter will be put out on a quarterly basis.