Questions

• How much is the registration fee?
• What does my registration fee purchase?
• What am I responsible for providing?
• How do I know what if my child is too young or too old to play?
• In what age division would my child play?
• Can I request a specific coach or Team for personal reasons, car pool, etc?
• When will I hear from a coach?
• When are practices held? What days? What time? Where?
• Can I request that my child be placed on a team that practices on a specific day?
• How many players are on a team?
• Are the teams co-ed, or are there all girls teams and all boys teams?
• The registration form includes a section about volunteering. Do I have to volunteer?
• How do I register?
• When does the season start and end?

Answers

• How much is the registration fee?

The registration fee for the Fall 2008 Season is $40 for Recreation U5-U10 (Fall season only). and $80 for Metro, Rec U12-U14, and Division 1 (Fall & Spring seasons) until July 31, 2008. After that date, a $10 late fee will be imposed in addition to the regular fees. Family discounts are available for 3 or more children.

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• What does my registration fee purchase?

The registration fee includes:

• soccer jersey, shorts, and socks for U5-U14 Recreation,
• a participation award for U5 - U10 Rec. players at the end of the season,
• Field Maintenance & Improvement,
• Equipment: Balls, nets, etc.,
• Postage, Mailings,
• Insurance and registration through the Louisiana Soccer Association (LSA) for Metro, Rec U12-U14, and Division 1 players,
• Spring Referee fees for those registered for Spring play, and
• Clinics and guest coaching sessions.
  
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• What am I responsible for providing?

You will need to provide the following items:

• soccer cleats (no toe cleat, i.e. baseball cleats)
• shin guards
• a soccer ball. Soccer ball size is based on your age group.
  U4-U8 use a size 3 ball
  U10-U12 use a size 4 ball
  U14 and up use a size 5 ball

You will also need to provide rides to practices and games. Please remember to bring your child something to drink at each practice and game. And last you will need to provide lots of love and support for your soccer star.

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• How do I know what if my child is too young or too old to play? In what age division would my child would play?

The age divisions listed on the Registration form are as follows: Fall Rec (U5-U10), Metro (U10), Recreation U12-U14, and Div. 1 (U11-U19).

LSA 2008 - 2009 AGE MATRIX

Your child would play in the league which includes his/her birth date as of July 31, 2008. The age divisions are updated each Fall season - meaning the Spring season uses the same birthday ranges as the most recent Fall season. If for example, your child played in the U12 (age 11) league in the Fall, regardless of whether your child has had a birthday (and is no longer 11, but now 12), he/she would still play in the U12 league in the Spring.

Please note: The leagues listed above can only be offered when enough players register to support multiple teams within the league. In the event that there are not enough players registered to play in a specific age group, the players will be assigned to the next oldest group.

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• Can I request a specific coach or Team for personal reasons, car pool, etc?

Yes you may, however SCS does not guarantee all requests for a coach or team will be honored.

Coach requests on registrations received as "late registrations" (received after the registration deadline) will not be considered.

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• When will I hear from a coach?

You should hear from a coach by within 2 weeks of opening day, September 8th.

We ask for your patience in this matter. If you have not heard from a coach by August 20th, please contact the appropriate age director listed on our web site , on the Board of Directors page.

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• When are practices held? What days? What time? Where?

SCS does not assign practice days and times to teams. Because we are an all-volunteer organization, each coach determines the practice days and times for his/her team. However we have found that most teams practice two evening a week and we've found that practices are about an hour in length (depending on the age group) - but the number of practices and length of each practice are also both the coach's decision. Practice times are 5:00 to 6:30, and 6:30 to 8:00 PM. Locations: East Bank: Shriners,Harry Hurst, and New Sarpy schools. West Bank: Lakewood, and JB Martin schools.

All coaches will be able to sign up for two practice days per week.

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• Can I request that my child be placed on a team that practices on a specific day?

No - since SCS does not know at the time a child is placed on a team when the coach will have practice, we are unable to place children on teams that practice on specific days.

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• How many players are on a team?

The depends on the age of the team - the older the kids are, the more players. We use the LSA rules on Maximum roster size. In addition to this we keep rosters manageable in order for coaches to make sure all players get enough playing time in games.

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• Are the teams co-ed, or are there all girls teams and all boys teams?

All teams are co-ed for U5 - U7. This season we will attempt to make gender perfect teams for U8 and above for the Recreation teams. All D1 and Metro teams will have separate teams for girls and boys.

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• The registration form includes a section about volunteering. Do I *have to* volunteer?

No, SCS does not require parents and/or guardians to volunteer - but we respectfully ask that you DO volunteer at least one hour during the season for something.

Because SCS is an all-volunteer organization (there are no paid positions on the Board), volunteers are absolutely vital to the success and growth of SCS. It also doesn't matter how old you are: we have teen age volunteers as well as grandparents helping out on game days. There are many areas that you can help. Just ask...

We also will issue Community Service Hours for any High School student who volunteers to help us out.

Please check out our FAQ volunteer info page.

All volunteers must complete the "Volunteer/Coach application" (Click Here).

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• How do I register?

You may register online by clicking here (NOT YET READY), or you may download the Registration form (PDF) to be filled out and mailed to SCS with your payment.

We also will have two on-site registration days.

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·   When does the season start and end?

The Fall 2008 Soccer Season starts with the first games on September 6, 2008 and ends on November 22, 2008.

For the U12 - U14 Lake Rec and D1 teams the Fall season ends mid-November and starts back up in January for the Spring season which ends the first week of May. [ Back to FAQ ]  

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