Suburban Youth Soccer League NJ
P.O. Box 465
Cranford, NJ 07016

SYSL is governed by the Executive Board and Club Council. The organization may, from time to time, appoint advisory boards or other committees to help advance the mission of the organization.

Club Council is composed of the delegates from Founding and Full Member Clubs, Provisional and Affiliated Club member representatives, and the Executive Board.

SYSL is a certified affiliated member of New Jersey Youth Soccer Association (NJYSA).

The Advisory Board shall provide outside guidance to the Club Council and the Executive Board. This Board can be composed of up to five (5) independent members, all of whom are appointed by the Executive Committee, with consent of the Club Council.

John Dilts Bio:  A native of New Jersey, John has been involved in US Soccer for over 35 years from player, coach, referee, professional executive and youth soccer  board member.  John grew up in Virginia Beach, Va lettering in High School and  being named to  the & All-Tidewater as a senior.  He then played for Va. Beach Select (travel) team and competed  at the semi-pro level with STIHL Corporation playing teams from the US Armed Services and International teams before attending college.  He then played club soccer while attending college in  Rhode Island while being certified as a state youth referee.  His passion for soccer took him to Raleigh NC, where he was a youth coach for Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) for his kids, while being the VP of Marketing & Ticket Sales for the Carolina RailHawks Professional Men's soccer team in the USL/NASL.  He also was  a certified Indoor referee in NC during this time period and a soccer board member for Garner NC. After moving to New Jersey in 2012,  John has been a coach, obtaining his F License for NJ  Youth Soccer, and has been a certified Youth Referee for the State of NJ since 2016, for Recreational, Travel and State Cup competitions before being the Co-Founder of SYSL NJ. 

SYSL Coordinator is appointed by the Executive Board and is responsible for coordinating activities on the league's behalf in partnership with each Host Town for the SYSL Cup Tournament.

SYSL Referee Coordinator is appointed by the Executive Board and is responsible for coordinating referees on the league's behalf in partnership with each Host Town for the SYSL Games.

Disciplinary Committee is responsible for receiving complaints, disputes and all matters raised that may require disciplinary action and / or review by SYSLNJ. All disciplinary cases will be tracked by this committee and catalogued for precedence, consistency, and enforcement provisions.

The SYSLNJ Executive Committee delegates its disciplinary authority to this appointed committee which is composed of three (3) to five (5) Members with a designated chairperson. This committee shall be the highest level of appeal in SYSLNJ for matters referred to it.