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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) updated August 7, 2010.
Q: When will I be contacted about my child’s team for the fall season when I register in the spring / summer?
A: About the middle of August the club holds a coaches meeting where the team rosters are handed out to the coaches. Coaches should contact their players by the third week of August to let them know about practices.
Note: If you have not received a call from a coach by August 20th, contact the club registrar by e-mail bscregistrar@hotmail.com. or leave a message on the club message line.377-4408
Sometimes coaches are on vacation or the club might still be trying to find a coach for that team.
Q: How are teams formed?
A: Teams are formed in the following way:
1st: Players that request to return to the same team that they were on the previous year and are signed up by June 30th are placed back on that team.
2nd: Players that request to play on a team (requesting to play for a coach or to play with a friend). If the player is in the correct age group and if there is room on that team, then they are placed on that team by the first request date. REQUEST MUST BE IN BY JUNE 30th. There is NO Guarantee that the request can be honor.
3rd: As needed to make a team or to fill out a team.
Note: Players are placed in their age group unless it’s been requested that they play up (they must pay the fee for that age group) and there must be room for them to play up.
Q: Why can’t my child play with their best friend, they both are in the same grade at school?
A: Players are placed on teams by their age not the grade that they’re in. Players can not play down. WSYSA Rule 206.2 (Player Age Definition)
Q: Why do I need to provide a copy of my child’s birth certificate or other legal proof of age? Can I use a Hospital, baptismal or religious certificate?
A: Bremerton Soccer Club needs to have a copy of the legal proof of age on file in case of a question of the player age. WSYSA Rule 204.7.2. Proof of Age: States that a player shall provide proof of age upon initial registration with an affiliated organization of the WSYSA. Any player may be called upon to provide said proof of age to a member association registrar or the WSYSA registrar upon request. Hospital, baptismal or religious certificates will not be accepted.
Q: How often and where will my child practice?
A: Each individual coach will sign up for a practice field (Bremerton Park Site or a local school). They will also pick the time and days (normally twice a week) that their practices will be held, during the first coaches meeting.
Q: When do games start and how many are in a season?
A: Practice starts the middle to end of August. Games begin the first Saturday after Labor Day. The season is 10 games long. Most games are played on Saturdays. Very rarely, depending on the number of teams in an age bracket, there will a Sunday game. Over the past 8 years, with 5 players on teams, we have had 3-4 Sunday games.
Q: What does my registration fee pay for?
A: Your registration fees helps to pay for uniforms, shorts, socks, pennies, goals, nets, balls, flags, field paint, referees, insurance, coaches clinics, field use for practices and games.
Q: What does the “U” means?
A: It stands for Under. This means that all players on the team were under that specified age on August 1st of the seasonal year.
U5-U7 are in the Micro division, U8-U11 are in the Mod division, and U12-U19 are in the Regulation division.
U18 Players has not reached 18th birthday before August 1. of the current year
U17 Players has not reached 17th birthday before August 1 of the current year
U16 Players has not reached 16th birthday before August 1 of the current year
U15 Players has not reached 15th birthday before August 1 of the current year
U14 Players has not reached 14th birthday before August 1 of the current year
U13 Players has not reached 13th birthday before August 1 of the current year
U12 Players has not reached 12th birthday before August 1 of the current year
U11 Players has not reached 11th birthday before August 1 of the current year
U10 Players has not reached 10th birthday before August 1 of the current year
U09 Players has not reached 9th birthday before August 1 of the current year
U08 Players has not reached 8th birthday before August 1 of the current year
U07 Players has not reached 7th birthday before August 1 of the current year
U06 Players has not reached 6th birthday before August 1 of the current year
U05 Players has not reached 5th birthday before August 1 of the current year
Q: What equipment do I need to buy for my child to play soccer?
A: Your child will need shin guards and a pair of soccer shoes (NO Football or Baseball shoes that have a toe cleat). Bremerton Soccer Club provides uniforms, shorts and socks for each player to wear for their games. Players get to keep the socks; uniforms and shorts must be returned after the season to the coach, who will return them back to the club. Coaches are provided balls and cones. It’s recommended that each player have a ball to practice with at home. Shin guards must be covered in practice/games. The club provides one pair of soccer socks. It is recommended that player(s) purchase an extra pair. Club colors are royal blue and white.
Q: Who coaches the teams?
A: All of our coaches are volunteers, many of them being a parent of a player. All coaches must pass through a Washington State Youth Soccer Association’s risk management program with background check. All adults working with a team MUST register with the club to obtain RMA clearance.There is training available for coaches through WSYSA.
Q: What’s the different between a “Select” team and a Recreation team?
A: Recreational: The use of tryouts, invitations, recruiting, or any like process to roster players selectively to any team on the basis of talent or ability is prohibited. Recreational teams have a 10 game fall season and might play in one or two tournaments. Their season is over in November or December. Select teams starts out at U11 and you have to tryout for them. Tryouts are usually held in March or April. They usually play in tournaments around the state during the summer and their season is longer.
Q: May players wear earring if they are taped?
A: WSYSA rules do not allow players to participate in games if they are wearing jewelry. This includes “Taping” of the earrings.
Q: What does the WSYSA insurance cover?
A: WSYSA insurance provides secondary coverage for medical expenses incurred in the course of a WSYSA sanctioned activity that exceed benefits available under any and all other available insurance plans. WSYSA insurance includes a $250 deductible for each occurrence, regardless of any deductible paid under any other insurance plan.
Q: How do I become a referee?
A: If you continue to check our website we will be posting referee clinics to the calendar, probably late spring or early summer. Once you attend the clinics you take a test and get your certification. The club provides the class/clinic costs but you must pay your certification costs for grade 9 or 8. There is no cost for young volunteers taking the U10 and below referee clinic.
Go to the Kitsap Peninsula Soccer Referee Association website for more information regarding upcoming referee clinics. .http://www.kpsra.org
More questions? Try District 4 for more answers. http://www.d4soccer.org/display?help=Information&topic=FAQ
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