Registration:
Registration fee: $110 and $55 Annual NYSA Family Membership Dues.
Ages: 5-18+
What age group is my child in?
Division assignment is based on the child's age as of December 31. In soccer, the U indicates UNDER so players must be UNDER 8 to play in the U8 division, etc.
U18-2007-2005 [coed]
U16-2008-2011 [coed]
U12-2012-2013 [coed]
U10-2014-2015
U8-2016-2017
U6-2018-2019 [coed]
What is included with my registration fee? Soccer jersey, shorts, and socks.
What forms of payment do you accept for the registration fee? Credit/Debit cards when registering online. However, you may select the option to "Pay by check", and pay at the NYSA office with Cash or Money Order, as the NYSA does not take personal checks.
What other expenses may I incur? You are responsible for providing your child’s soccer cleats, shin guards, and the correct size of soccer ball.
| Estimated Cost of Additional Gear | | Soccer Cleats | $25+ | | Shin Guards | $10+ | | Soccer Ball | $20+ |
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When are practices? Practices occur on weeknights, either Monday and Wednesdays or Tuesday and Thursdays. During registration, you have the option to indicate a preference. Every effort is made to accommodate all the preferences but with over 500 players, we cannot promise. Practice times are selected by coaches at our coach meetings prior to the season beginning.
If you have a very specific practice time preference it is highly encouraged that your family volunteer to coach so you can select your preferred day and time.
We also make every effort to ensure siblings all practice on coordinating night but again, we cannot promise.
When does the season start and end? Spring Soccer occurs between Spring Break and Memorial Day. Fall Soccer occurs between Labor Day and Veterans Day.
What days are games? Games are on Saturday, mostly in the morning, but with some early afternoon games depending on the age division and how many teams we have. There is the possibility of a few weeknight games as well.
Where are the games played? All practices and games are played at the NYSA Soccer Complex located at 9299 Military Tr. Rd. Navarre.
Who runs the soccer program? We all do! We utilize a team of wonderful parent and community volunteers to coordinate and run the Rec Soccer Program. No one directly involved in the program (coaches, commissioners, etc) are paid for their efforts. They have all volunteered their time to come out and make sure our program runs as smoothly as possible. Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in learning more about volunteering and getting involved in maintaining and improving the program.
How are teams formed? Teams are randomly created with our web system. The system considers all the players’ previous evaluation ratings and experience and balances the teams for more competitive play. This ensures that all teams have a mix of experienced and inexperienced players at different skill levels in each age group.
(Note: Our system does not recognize siblings to assign them to the same team. If you are registering players of the same gender for the same age division, please send an email to [email protected] or fill out a Special Request form in the main NYSA office if you would like for your players to be on the same team.)
How can I volunteer to coach? If you are logged into your account on nysasports.com, you should see a button on the left-hand side that says “volunteer”. Follow the instructions to view the volunteer roles for soccer and fill out the registration. There is also a mandatory background check form to fill out per Santa Rosa County requirements.
How are coaches assigned? Those parents who have volunteered to coach are assigned to their child's team, and any other community volunteers are assigned to teams without coaches. In some cases, particularly in the older age groups, we have more volunteers than we need and usually go with our long-standing volunteers. It is a guarantee that every season we will have teams without coaches. It is highly encouraged that even if you do not have soccer experience but are an enthusiastic leader of children that you volunteer to at least co-coach. Often there are other parents on the team who can bring the soccer knowledge but may not feel comfortable in a leadership position.
What happens if my child is assigned to a team with no coach? You will receive an email letting you know that your player’s team does not have a coach and asking for volunteers among the parents. If one or more parents do not step forward to collectively coach the team, our very last resort is to issue refunds to the team.
What will my player need for practice? They will need a ball in the appropriate size for their age division (size 3 for U6 and U8, size 4 for U10 and U12, size 5 for U16 and above.) They must have soccer cleats (not baseball or football cleats), shin guards, and a full water bottle for all practices.
What will my player need for games? The same gear they need for practice, along with the team uniform (jersey, shorts, and socks) that we provide before the games start. No jewelry of any kind will be permitted during games. .
Do you have a Select/Travel Soccer program? YES! Navarre United is the select soccer program for NYSA. You can get further information by going to www.NavarreUnited.org.
May I get a refund?
Issuing refunds is at the discretion of the Commissioners. Registration refunds may only be granted for one week following the close of late registration. After the one week grace period, no refunds will be given. The NYSA annual membership dues are never refundable. If you sign up online for a sport, then decide not to play (for any reason), then the annual dues will not be refunded.