2009 Registration Information
Registration for Fair Oaks Soccer Club recreation soccer teams will begin in April. Our Recreational program (Rec) is available for whoever wants to play. There are no tryouts or pre-requisites. Registration will continue as long as there is space available on a team for your child. You are encouraged to register as early as possible. Below are the requirements to register, the fees and additional information regarding registration and the season.
3 WAYS TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD FOR SOCCER:
1. WALK-IN REGISTRATION:
Early Bird Registration: (effective April 18 – April 28)
· Saturday, April 18 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. at Earl LeGette Elementary School (Cafeteria), 4623 Kenneth Avenue, Fair Oaks 95628
· Tuesday, April 28 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Round Table Pizza, Hazel & Madison Avenues, Fair Oaks 95628
Regular Registration: (effective April 29 – May 20)
· Saturday, May 2 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. at Earl LeGette Elementary School (cafeteria), 4623 Kenneth Avenue, Fair Oaks 95628
· Wednesday, May 20 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Round Table Pizza,
Hazel & Madison Avenues, Fair Oaks 95628
Late Registration (begins May 21 and continues on a space available basis only):
· Registration forms are available at Soccer Pro, 8108 Madison Avenue, Fair Oaks 95628 (southeast corner of Fair Oaks Boulevard and Madison Avenue next to Mountain Mike’s Pizza). Call Soccer Pro (916) 962-0880 for store hours. Please complete the registration form at Soccer Pro and leave it there along with your payment, player’s photo, and player’s birth certificate (if applicable). The club registrar will pickup the paperwork at Soccer Pro frequently.
2. MAIL-IN REGISTRATION:
Download a registration form and mail it in as described below to:
DO NOT MAIL AT THIS POINT. All Late Registrations MUST be dropped off at Soccer Pro. See the address immediately above.
Fair Oaks Soccer Club
Attn: Player Registration
P.O. Box 2950
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
3. ONLINE REGISTRATION: COMING SOON!!
REQUIREMENTS TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD FOR SOCCER:
- A completed 1601 registration form signed by the parent or guardian. (NOTE: Any player over the age of 18 must sign their own registration form. For any player turning age 18 during the season, the registration form must be signed by both the parent/guardian and the player.) You may download the 1601 registration form here and bring TWO SIGNED COPIES (MUST BE SIGNED IN BLUE INK) to walk-in registration or mail both copies along with the players photos and copy of the players birth certificate as described below.
- A good quality, non-laminated 1” x 1” color photo of the player’s face. See samples of acceptable photos here. We are unable to accept photos with hats or sunglasses per CYSA rules. Please write the player’s name on the back of the photo. The photo is not returnable as it will be used on their laminated CYSA-N player's pass.
- A non-returnable copy of the player’s Certificate of Live Birth, issued from the player's county and country of birth (if player has not played with Fair Oaks Soccer before). A copy of the player’s passport is also an acceptable document. This document is required before registration can proceed. "Birth Certificates" issued by hospitals or Baptismal Certificates from the church and other like institutions are not documents accepted by California Youth Soccer Association.
- Registration Fee – Cash, check or money orders accepted. Make checks payable to Fair Oaks Soccer Club. Fees are listed below. A separate check is required for a uniform purchase.
REGISTRATION FEES:
Registration Fees are listed below. Your registration fee covers: insurance for each soccer player, field fees, referee fees, game ball, and the basic photo package on photo day (individual & team photo). The required uniform is a separate fee. Click on the uniform page link for more information on uniforms.
|
Age Group |
Early Bird
(April 18 – April 28) |
Regular
(April 29 – May 20) |
Late
(May 21 or later) |
|
Under-6 |
$60.00 |
$70.00 |
$90.00 |
|
Under-8 |
$70.00 |
$80.00 |
$90.00 |
|
Under-10 |
$70.00 |
$80.00 |
$90.00 |
|
Under-12 |
$75.00 |
$85.00 |
$90.00 |
|
Under-14 |
$75.00 |
$85.00 |
$90.00 |
|
Under-16 |
$75.00 |
$85.00 |
$90.00 |
|
Under-19 |
$75.00 |
$85.00 |
$90.00 |
A $5.00 discount applies to each additional sibling registered in FOSC (Rec or Select) during the Early Bird and Regular registration periods only. There is no sibling discount during the late registration period.
AGE GROUP MATRIX
Teams are formed according to the age and gender of your child (Under-6 teams are co-ed). Check your child’s birth date below to determine which age group he/she will play in:
2009 Age Group/Birthdates for Teams
|
Under-6 |
8/1/2003 - 7/31/2005 |
|
Under-8 |
8/1/2001 - 7/31/2003 |
|
Under-10 |
8/1/1999 - 7/31/2001 |
|
Under-12 |
8/1/1997 - 7/31/1999 |
|
Under-14 |
8/1/1995 - 7/31/1997 |
|
Under-16 |
8/1/1993 - 7/31/1995 |
|
Under-19 |
8/1/1990 - 7/31/1993 |
Note: CYSA rules state a player must be 4 years of age before July 31 to qualify for eligibility – NO EXCEPTIONS!!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Coaching Opportunities
If you want to coach for the Fair Oaks Soccer Club, you may check the box on the registration form and the registrar will contact you with more information. You do not need any special qualifications or experience to coach. The Fair Oaks Soccer club holds a coaching clinic before the season begins, typically at the end of July. The coaching clinic will teach you how to coach a youth soccer team with some practice drills, and techniques that you may use for your own practices. Click on our coaching page for more information.
Team Assignment
Recreation teams are formed by the club in late July. Practices can begin after August 1. The assigned coach will contact you by the first week of August for practice and team information.
Requests to Play with Coach/Team/Friends
The Fair Oaks Soccer Club makes every effort possible to give special consideration for your request to play for a specific coach, team and/or friends (if in your age bracket), but we cannot guarantee your request. You may also indicate if you do not want to play on a particular team. All requests are kept confidential. Please indicate any requests at the time of registration. Any requests received after the teams are formed will not be considered.
Practices
Practices for the recreation program begin in August. Typically, practices are two nights a week on either Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday and either Early (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.) or Late (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.). Where your child practices will depend on the age group and the size of the field. Historically, our practice locations include sites such as LeGette Elementary, Fair Oaks Elementary, Orangevale Open School, Carnegie School, Phoenix Park, Fair Oaks Park and Bannister Park.
The coach of each team submits preferences for practice days, practice times (early or late), and practice locations. Our Field Coordinator then attempts to balance the requests to honor them as best as possible. We have more than 80 teams, so all coaches rarely get all of their preferences honored. Unfortunately, you as parents do not have the ability to select teams based upon any of these factors. With more than 1,100 players playing in our club, we are unable to entertain requests from individuals based on practice schedules or locations.
Games
The playing season begins in September and each team will play 10 games scheduled on Saturdays, running until just before Thanksgiving. There is a BYE weekend the last Saturday in September and no games will be played. Games are normally played in the mornings or early afternoons. Teams play against other teams in our league from the Sunrise, Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Orangevale and Sierra soccer clubs. You will be traveling to their field for half of your games, but we schedule the other half of your games in Fair Oaks. Beginning at U16, recreation teams may have to travel further for games, but most are still in the greater Sacramento area.
Teams are placed into divisions in order to attempt to place teams with other teams that are similar in skill and ability. In the middle of the season, we assess the scores and records thus far to see which teams may need to move up or down a division to give them the level of competition that is right for that team. We want all players to experience the joy of victory in some games, but we also try to balance the abilities the teams so that your child is in an environment in which he/she can compete. This is not an exact science as we must perform this balancing act across multiple soccer clubs within our League.
Each child is to play at least 50% of each game, and we highly encourage the coaches to play each child at different positions to let them experience all aspects of the game. Click here to review our fair play policy.
Play Up Requests
The Fair Oaks Soccer club strongly discourages “playing up” an age group, but the Board will review all requests for playing-up on a case-by-case basis. A player cannot play-up more than one age group bracket (i.e. Under 12 to Under-14). Please submit your play-up request in writing at the time of registration stating the reason(s) why you believe your child should play-up. The written play-up request must be signed by the player's parent/guardian. Once the request is reviewd by the Board, you will be notified by the club registrar if the request was granted or denied. Playing down to a lower age group is prohibited by CYSA-N rules except in instances of a documented medical condition.
Uniforms & Equipment Needed
You can purchase uniforms at any of our walk-in sessions. We will have all sizes there so that you can bring your child to try on the uniform for proper fit. Once we finish the walk-in sessions, we take the uniforms to Soccer Pro at Madison & Fair Oaks Blvd. and you can purchase them there for a slightly higher cost. Our recreation players wear the yellow and white reversible jersey, black shorts, and black socks as part of their game uniform.
Each player must also purchase shin guards and cleats at any sporting goods store and we highly recommend that each player purchase his/her own soccer ball to bring to practice and for practicing at home.
Ball sizes for each age group are: Under-6 & Under 8 = size 3; Under-10 & Under 12 = size 4; Under-14 & above = size 5
Summer Soccer Camps
Please be sure to see the information regarding the Summer Camps. The Sac State Hornet Camp is for U-6 through U-10 boys and girls recreation players only. The Challenger Camp is for U12 and older rec players and all Select players. (See birthdates above) The camps starts the last Monday in July, go to our Soccer Camp page to learn more.
Club Transfer Policy
Once a player has been placed on a team roster, any request to change to another team is considered a transfer. A transfer form must be submitted and the player’s pass must be returned to the club registrar along with the applicable transfer fee paid by the player to FOSC to cover the cost of the District VI Transfer Fee, the ARYSL transfer fee, and the FOSC processing fee.
Club Refund Policy
Once a player application has been accepted and they have been assigned to a team by the Registrar, withdrawal requests made to the Registrar in writing by mail or electronic mail or over the club Registrar's voice mail line with full details of the player's name, date of birth, address and phone number will be processed the following way:
All proper refund requests prior to August 1 of the current year will be honored with a full refund of paid registration fee, minus a $20 administration charge per player. As of August 1 proper refund requests will be refunded at 50% of paid amount for each player, which will include the administration charge. No refunds will be given after August 31, except for late registrants that can not be placed on an open team of our selection. If we cannot place a late enrolling player on a team the registration check will be returned.
There are no refunds for any uniform purchases. All uniform sales are final.
STILL HAVE MORE QUESTIONS?
For any additional questions regarding the registration process, please contact the Fair Oaks Soccer Club registrar, Stephanie Cunningham, via email.
