2013 Outdoor House League Information
AGE GROUPS
Cutoff for ages 4-16 is August 1st, 2013. Use their age as of 8/1/2013. Example: If your child is 5 or 6 as of 8/1/2013, he or she would be in U6. The online registration will automatically provide you with the correct option once you have added your child as a participant.
If you have a 3 yr old participating this year they will need to be 3 yrs old as of May 17th, 2013.
U4 (3/4 yr olds), U6 (5/6 yr olds), and U8 (7/8 year olds)
Volunteer coaches are needed for these age groups. Each team will need a volunteer coach (usually 10-12 coaches per age group) to run the practices and games. The age groups will also have house coordinators available to assist as needed. Coordinators are experienced high school and college aged players that have proven to work well with children.
If you would like to volunteer, please state that you would like to volunteer in your account (upper right corner of website). We will be hosting a FREE Youth Module for those coaches that would like to learn more about how to properly run a practice and manage a game. If you have questions in regards to coaching a team this summer, contact Kris Eckert at doc@hamburgsoccerclub.com.
These age groups follow USYSA recommended 30 minutes of instruction followed by 30 min for small sided games. Teams will be determined before the start of the season.
U10 (9/10 yr olds), U13 (11-13 yr olds), and U16 (14-16yr olds)
Volunteer coaches are needed for these age groups. Each team will need a volunteer coach (usually 10-12 coaches per age group) to run the practices and games. The practices will be held during the the first 2 weeks of the season. If you would like to volunteer, please state that you would like to volunteer in your account (upper right column). We will be hosting a FREE Youth Module for those coaches that would like to learn more about how to properly run a practice and manage a game. If you have questions in regards to coaching a team this summer, contact Kris Eckert at
doc@hamburgsoccerclub.com.
The leagues will practice for the first two weeks. The age groups will also have house coordinators available to assist as needed. Coordinators are experienced high school and college aged players that have proven to work well with children. Teams will be determined before the start of the season.
The U10-U16 leagues begin games the week of 5/28. Games will be 40 min (two 20 min halves). Teams will have 10-15 minutes warm-up prior to games. Volunteer coaches are needed for the recreational leagues. Volunteer link can be found after logging into the new website.
For these older age groups, due to our field space, we need the flexibility of utilizing both time slots to schedule games. This means that one week you might have a game at 6pm and the next week a game at 7:30pm. We are committed to making sure that all the teams have the opportunity to play at both 6pm and 7:30pm.
COST
U4 -$75, U6-U16 - $85 per player. You can pay online with credit/debit card or, mail in check (after you register online). We, unfortunately, cannot reserve a space for a particular session until full payment is received.
There will be an additional $15 cost associated with any late registrations (beginning April 1st). We can not guarantee that any registration/payment submitted after April 1st will have a uniform on the first day of the league. We will receive late registration uniforms throughout the league.
Online Registration begins February 4th, 2013 and ends May 1st, 2013. To register, login to your existing account or create an account (upper right corner of our website).
LATE REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN April 1st, 2013 A $15 LATE FEE WILL BE INCLUDED.
PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE April 1st, OR THE $15 LATE FEE WILL BE INCLUDED.
UNPAID ORDERS MADE BEFORE APRIL 1st ARE SCHEDULED TO BE CANCELLED ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE END OF REGISTRATION (on April 24)
UNPAID ORDERS MADE APRIL 1 OR LATER ARE SCHEDULED TO BE CANCELLED ON MAY 1st
DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND, THERE MIGHT BE A WAITING LIST FOR YOUR CHILD'S AGE GROUP OR DESIRED SESSION. IF YOUR PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED BEFORE MAY 1ST, YOUR SPOT WILL BE GIVEN TO THE FAMILIES WAITING ON THE WAITING LIST.
WAITING LIST
If there is a need for a waiting list, you will be contacted by email. To accept the open position, payment needs to be received 48 hrs from announcement. If payment is not received, your spot will be given to the next person on the waiting list.
NO SOCCER DATES
May 23, 24, 27
July 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
If there is thunder/lightning at the Nike Base fields, all house league activities are cancelled for that night.
We will post a note on the website and e-mail participants if soccer is cancelled. However, if it is a last minute cancellation due to a fast moving storm, we may not have access to the website and e-mails at the fields. In that case, we will post signs.
There will not be any make up days for soccer cancellation due to inclement weather. If, at any point, you believe it is unsafe to travel (due to weather conditions), please refrain from bringing your child to soccer for the night.
UNIFORMS
Uniforms will be ordered in national sizing chart kits that contain smalls, mediums, and larges based on the national average. Players will receive uniforms (jersey, shorts, and socks). We can not guarantee that any registration/payment submitted after April 1st (late registration) will have a uniform on the first day of the league. We will receive late registration uniforms throughout the league.
Players responsible for bringing:
- Shin-guards (mandatory for playing)
- Water
- Soccer ball
- size 3 ball for U4-U6
- size 4 ball for U8-U10
- size 5 for U13-U16
SMALL SIDED GAMES
What does "Small-Sided Games" mean? These are soccer games with fewer players competing on a smaller sized field. These are fun games that involve the players more because fewer players are sharing one ball.
All ages can play "Small Sided Games", but it has a definite developmental impact on our younger soccer players. US Youth Soccer recommendations for "number of players" at the various age groups are as follows:
U4 | 3 against 3 no goalkeepers
U6 | 3 against 3 no goalkeepers
U8 | 4 against 4 no goalkeepers
U10 | 6 against 6 with goalkeepers (7v7)
U13+ | 10 against 10 with goalkeepers (11v11)
1. Because we want our young soccer players to touch the soccer ball more often and become more skillful with it! (Individual technical development)
2. Because we want our young soccer players to make more, less-complicated decisions during the game! (Tactical development)
3. Because we want our young soccer players to be more physically efficient in the field space they are playing in! (Reduced field size)
4. Because we want our young soccer players to have more individual teaching time with the coach! Less players on the field and less players on the team will guarantee this! (Need to feel worthy and need to feel important)
5. Because we want our young soccer players to have more, involved playing time in the game! (More opportunity to solve problems that only the game presents)
6. Because we want our young soccer players to have more opportunity to play on both sides of the ball! (More exposure to attacking and defending situations)
7. Because we want our young soccer players to have more opportunities to score goals! (Pure excitement and building confidence)
These are the reasons why we adults must foster "Small-Sided Games" in our youth soccer programs. The "Small-Sided" environment is a developmentally appropriate environment for our young soccer players. It's a FUN environment that focuses on the young soccer player.
LOCATIONS
All games and training sessions are held at the Nike Base, 2800 Lakeview Rd, Hamburg, NY 14075
**No Dogs allowed at Nike Base
**No smoking allowed at Nike Base
Additional questions - contact Kristine Eckert at
doc@hamburgsoccerclub.com