The Clinic 3 and 4 divisions are for players who are 3 or 4 years old respectively. The PreK/K division is for players who are in Kindergarten, or who may have turned school-age after the school year started but are not in school just yet.
Any refund request received after the Registration Period ends will not be honored. And refunds are not offered if a player withdraws to play with a travel team.
If you wish to purchase a soccer ball for your child the following is a list of the soccer ball sizes for the divisions they play in:
- Size 3 Clinic, PreK-Kindergarten, and Coed 1-2
- Size 4 Coed 3-5
- Size 5 Coed 6-8
If a device is medically necessary, inform your coach so they can inform the referee(s) before the game during the equipment check.
Any dangling or hoop-like earrings must be removed. Stud earrings can have a small bandage (e.g. Band-Aid) placed over it and the earring back, so they don’t have to be removed. Most coaches have bandages in first aid kits, and they are always available at the equipment area or shed at each field on game days. Glasses must be secured to prevent falling off. This does not apply to hats or gloves unless they have dangling components that cannot be secured.
Therefore, during a game, whenever the ball strikes a player in the head, play is stopped. The proper restart depends upon whether the player deliberately played the ball with his or her head. If deliberate, the proper restart is an indirect free kick to the opposing team. If this occurs within the goal area, the indirect free kick should be taken on the goal area line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest to where the infringement occurred. If the play by the head is deemed inadvertent, then the proper restart is a dropped ball.
If the goalkeeper punts or dropkicks the ball, an indirect free kick will be awarded to the opposing team, outside of the penalty box, beyond the penalty box line that’s parallel to the goal line and closest to where the offense took place.
This is part of small-sided build-out Player Development Initiatives from FIBA and U.S. Soccer meant to encourage build out play and prevent unnecessary heading. Goalkeepers should be taught to throw/sling/roll out the ball, or drop it to their feet to play out.
More build-out rules will be implemented in the coming seasons.