U6-U10 Registration for Spring 08 Remains Open!
The board of your soccer club is very pleased to be able to announce that we will keep our new lower Fees from Fall 07. (A late fee of $10 now applies.)
| Division | Fee | Age on 7/31/07 |
| U5/U6 | $40 | 4 or 5 |
| U7/U8 | $75 | 6 or 7 |
| U9/U10 | $95 | 8 or 9 |
ALL PLAYERS ARE THE SAME AGE GROUP FOR SPRING 08 AS THEY WERE FOR FALL 07, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEIR BIRTHDAY HAS PASSED.
Walk-up Registration
Walk-up registration for those who prefer to pay by check will be held at the Bergstrom Indoor Practice Facility from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, February 18-19.
Registration Details
All registration is on-line through LeagueOne.com. On-time Registration ends February 20.
A quick note about the LeagueOne registration: You will be asked if you are "Re-registering" (defined as returning player), registering a "new sibling" (sibling of a previously registered player) or a "new player" (never registered with Ames Soccer Club...). This database only goes back to Fall 07. As a result, all players who did not play in Fall 07 are "new", regardless of whether they played with the club before or not!
Walkup Registration by Check Walk-up registrations by check will be held in early 2008. In the meantime, if you are unable to pay by credit card on line, please contact Ralph Ackerman at 292-5203 or racker@iastate.edu.
On-time registration ends February 20. After February 20, registrations will be accepted only as space allows on existing teams.
A $10 late fee will apply to all late registrations. the $10 surcharge goes toward our financial aid pool. Last year, we gave out more than $3000 overall in financial aid to soccer players.
One-year bracket teams. For Fall 07, all brackets were broken into one-year age groups, except for a combined U5-U6 age group. We will make every effort to continue with the one-year brackets.
Registration is On-Line. If you cannot register on-line with a credit card, please contact Ralph Ackerman: 292-5203 or racker@iastate.edu. If you have trouble with the registration site, call Ralph or William Jenks at 451-4711. You should receive an electronic receipt from LeagueOne.com. If you do not, your registration almost certainly did not go through. Please contact William or Ralph and we will double-check so you do not charge yourself twice!
Financial Assistance Available. If you need financial assistance to afford to play soccer with the club, please download our financcial assistance form and be in touch with Ralph Ackerman at 292-5203 or racker@iastate.edu.
Age groups. A detailed explanation of determining your proper age group is given on the "What's my 'U' Page. A basic table is given here. Please contact Gary Eyles directly (360-5117, garykix@mchsi.com) if you wish to play at an older age group. |
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Team Formation. Fall teams are formed primarily based on what school the player attends. Roster sizes of about 5, 6, and 9 for U6, U8, and U10 teams, respectively, are the targets, and we cannot exceed the maxima of 6, 8, and 10, respectively. Spring teams are the same as Fall teams to the extent possible for all players that register on time, and new players will be placed with their school team as possible. If you are home schooled, please just list the school your child would otherwise attend so we can place you with neighborhood kids. Click here for a detailed explanation of team formation policies.
All teams in the U6-U10 age groups are "recreational", and we focus more on player development than on "winning" as a team. No game scores or standings of any sort are kept. Sportsmanship by players and parents is of the highest importance.
Two important items to keep in mind:
- If you are a returning player and you register on time, we will make every effort to get you placed back on your same team from Fall.
- If you are a returning player and you want to change teams (e.g., because of a personality conflict), you may request a team-change at the time of registration, but we cannot accept specific requests to be on a specific team because these are "recreational" teams. (See the policies page for a full explanation.)
Volunteer Information. Every U6-U10 team needs a volunteer parent coach. You will have the option of volunteering for this position or other duties when you register. The club offers extensive support for volunteer parent coaches, including the Academy Coaches writing and attending each practice, seasonal coaching clinics, and paying for our coaches to attend various licensing courses they might want to attend to learn more. More information on coach support can be found here.
Uniform Information. The club uniform for this age group consists only of a reversible jersey for games. Matching shorts and socks are also available. The uniform is available for purchase from JAX Outdoor Gear. Full details on uniforms are on the Uniform Information page.