Q. What should I
do with the forms that I printed at the end of online registration?
Q. How do I check that my player's registration is complete?
Q. What are the
requirements for a new player?
Q. I have registered on WebYouthSoccer.com before. Can I reuse my account name and password?
Q. Can my child be placed on the same team as his/her sibling or friend?
Q. How do I request that my child be placed on a team with a specific coach?
Q. What about volunteer forms?
Q. When will I know what team I am on?
Q. How can I change my child's team assignment?
Q. Where are the games played?
Q. How do I pay - what about refunds?
Q. Where/When will the practices be held?
Q. How do I help make AYSO soccer a great experience for my kids?
Q. What if my child is
under developed or has a disability (VIP)?
Q. For
divisions that become full, who gets top priority for roster positions?
Q. When do things happen? - back to top
Registration for the Fall season opens May 1st and remains open until each division is full or games begin in September. The league calendar is found online here. We receive 80% or more of our registrations by the end of May with some divisions filling by then. We strongly recommend that you register early to be better assured of placement on a team. While we strive to accept everyone, field space and coach volunteer limitations often require us to turn away many kids.
Q: How do I register? - back to top
Region 43 uses an online Web based
registration system
hosted by WebYouthSoccer.com. Click
here to get started. Note
that player
registration is not complete until we receive your registration
fees and proof of the player's age (required only for new players.)
Q: What do I do with the forms that I printed at
the end of registration? - back to
top
Please, do not mail or
fax the forms to us! The forms are not needed for
your child to be placed on a team. Team coaches will collect original,
signed versions of the forms when practices start. (The forms
enable the coaches to obtain medical treatment for your child in the
event of an emergency.) You may print fresh copies of your forms
at any time by logging on to your account from the home page and then clicking on the Forms Package menu item after you
log on.
Q: How do I check that my player's registration is complete? - back to top
Log on to your account from our
region's home page to see your
player's status. If the player's status is Registered, then
we have received everything we need for your player and have processed
his or her registration. If the status is Pre-Reg,
we are either missing something or your registration has not yet been
processed by the Registrar. Please keep in mind that it may take
several days after your payment is received for your registration to be
processed by the Registrar. If you have concerns about your
player's status, please send a note to registrar@ayso43.org and
include the player's name and date of birth.
Q: What are the requirements for a new player? - back to top
New players to Region 43 must submit age verification before they are eligible to play. Please fax a copy of the player's birth certificate or passport to AYSO Region 43 at (650) 475-1831. Alternatively, you may send a photo copy in the U.S. Mail to the post office box address shown below. You will only have to provide this documentation the first season you register a player in our Region.
Q: I have used WebYouthSoccer.com before. Can I reuse my account name and password? - back to top
If you have used WebYouthSoccer.com in
a different region (not Region 43), then you must select a new username
and password. A username at WebYouthSoccer.com can only be
associated with a single region. In other words, you must have a
username that is unique to all
of WebYouthSoccer.com and that is uniquely associated with Region
43. Using your old username and player records will register you
in your old region - your data will not be visible to us. If in
doubt, email the Region 43 Registrar
(registrar@ayso43.org) with
your first and last name and the username you think is attached to
Region 43. He or she can check the database to confirm that your
username is
correct for our region.
Q. Can my child be placed on the same team
as his/her sibling or friend? - back to top
Usually, yes. During the online
registration process, on your child's registration form, there is a box
labeled "Sibling". In this box, you may enter the name of one
sibling or buddy that you wish to have on the same team. The
sibling/buddy must put your child's name in their "Sibling" box as
well. The Division Coordinators will try to honor these requests
when forming teams.
If you have completed pre-registration
and need to add or update a sibling/buddy request, send email to the Registrar with the details of
your request. Include your player's name and date of birth in
your email message.
Q. How do I request that my child be placed
on a team with a specific coach? - back to top
Unfortunately, special requests for
coach placement cannot be accepted. Please read here
for a discussion of how teams are formed in our region.
Q. What about volunteer forms? - back to top
Volunteer forms are required for Coaches, Assistant Coaches, Referees, Division Coordinators, Board members and others who have significant contact with the players or player info. This form must be submitted each year. We require the volunteer form be completed on the AYSO National system - eAYSO.org. Once you have completely filled out the form there, print it and send the signed original to: CVPA, AYSO Region 43, PO Box 1303, Los Altos, CA 94023. Your Division Coordinator is expected to collect the form otherwise and eventually hand it to the CVPA for processing. A tutorial on how to create the form in the National database is available.
Q. What ages may play? - back to top
Fall 2008: Age-Division Assignments
|
Player's Birthdate is |
Age on |
Typical |
AYSO Division |
|
8-1-1989 thru 7-31-1992 |
16 – 18 |
11 – 12 |
U19 |
|
8-1-1992 thru 7-31-1994 |
14 – 15 |
9 – 10 |
U16 |
|
8-1-1994 thru 7-31-1996 |
12 – 13 |
7 – 8 |
U14 |
|
8-1-1996 thru 7-31-1998 |
10 – 11 |
5 – 6 |
U12 |
|
8-1-1998 thru 7-31-2000 |
8 – 9 |
3 – 4 |
U10 (girls) |
|
8-1-1998 thru 7-31-1999 |
9 |
4 |
U10 (boys) |
|
8-1-1999 thru 7-31-2000 |
8 |
3 |
U9 (boys) |
|
8-1-2000 thru 7-31-2002 |
6-7 |
1-2 |
U-8 (girls) |
|
8-1-2000 thru 7-31-2001 |
7 |
2 |
U-8 (boys) |
|
8-1-2001 thru 7-31-2002 |
6 |
1 |
U-7 (boys) |
|
8-1-2002 thru 1-31-2004 |
4.5 – 5 |
Kindergarten |
U-6 (coed) |
Note that Region 43 does not support a U5 (age 4) division. The U6 division requires the parents to be there at all times (no drop offs allowed).
Q. When will I know what team I am on? - back to top
The plan is to release teams to coaches and parents by August 1st, 2008. The parents should hear from the coaches soon after that time. Team rosters and coach info will also be available and on-line via the member login area at that same time. Parents are requested to contact their coach if they have not heard from them within that first week.
Q. Where are the games played? - back to top
Tentative plans for fields this year are:
Q. How Much does it cost? - back to top
|
Player Fees for Fall 2008 (no change from 2006 or 2007; fee when paid) |
|
|
Regular - May 2008 |
$ 115.00 per player |
| Late - June 2008 (First come, first serve basis; as available) |
$ 140.00 per player |
| Wait List - July to September 2008 (As slots become available) |
$ 140.00 per player |
| A $25 drop fee applies once uniforms are handed out to your player and they are registered with the National office | |
Q. How do I pay? What about refunds? - back to top
We strongly encourage you to make your payment online with a credit card, checking account, or PayPal balance transfer. Alternatively, you may mail a check made out to "AYSO Region 43" to:
AYSO Region 43
Attention: Registrar
PO Box 1303
Los Altos, CA 94023.
The fee is dependent on which month you pay it in; not when you initially pre-register. Players are not registered until their fees are received by the Registrar. Fees paid in May are at the regular rate. Fees paid after May are at the Late Registration rate as listed above. Fees paid will be returned if your player is never assigned a team (on the waitlist and never cleared). Players assigned a team but who later drop will get a full refund unless they have received a uniform and been registered with the National office. In that case, a nominal $25 is deducted to cover these non-recoverable costs of the uniform and registration.
Q. Where and When are the practices held? - back to top
Practice fields are generally the same as the game fields. Time, day of the week, and location is ultimately up to the coach. Due to a lack of field availability, most teams practice only 1 weekday afternoon/evening for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Upper levels may practice twice early in the season to raise the level of training. Kindergarten (U6) league meets ONLY on Saturdays (no weekday practice) for a combined training/scrimmage session. We try to place your child on a team and with a coach that will hold practice other than the single day you specify you cannot practice.
Q. How do I help make sure AYSO soccer is a great experience for my kids? - back to top
Most importantly, make sure that your own behavior around the soccer field sets a positive example. Please read the Kids Zone Pledge for specific advice.Contact rc08@ayso43.org or registrar@ayso43.org to volunteer.
Q. How can I change my child's team assignment? - back to top
Under no circumstances can a request to change to a specific team be
honored. There are no exceptions to this policy. Please do
not ask us to even consider it.
A tenet of AYSO is Balanced Teams. The division coordinator goes
to great pains, considering many factors, to create balanced teams.
Average and mean age; general skill of players; and school
are "balanced" or spread as best as possible. Where possible, we try to
honor the request for a sibling or friend to be on the same
team. We also try to make sure at least one other player from your
child's school and age is on the team. The coaches, board
members, and other volunteers are bound by the same policies that
govern everyone else in the Region. No exceptions.
What if your child just cannot be on the team with which he or she
has been placed for some reason? In this case, the most we can do
is
take your child off that team and put him or her on the wait list. Just
before
the first games, we work to clear the wait list one more time by
using team balancing as the number one criteria. The date of
registration is the secondary criteria (the earlier you registered,
the higher your priority on the wait list). If you move your player off
a team and on to the wait list, you will take the chance that your
player may not be assigned to any team at all. A refund will be
given in this case.
Q. What if my child is under developed or has a disability? - back to top
AYSO has a VIP program for those
kids who have limitations making it difficult for them to participate
with the majority of kids their age. Unfortunately, in our particular
region, we do not have enough kids or a dedicated parent to run this
program locally. Luckily our neighbors do. See Region 26 Palo Alto, Region 44
Sunnyvale, or Region 35 Cupertino
for more information on their program. We would be glad to help get
your child placed there or assist you in expanding the program to our
local fields as well.
Q. For divisions that become full, who gets top priority for roster positions? - back to top
Players who complete
their registration before the end of June are given priority on a first
registered, first served basis. For players who complete their
registration during our wait list period (July or later) roster
positions are allocated based on the needs of the player's
division. Factors that may increase the priority for one player
who registers later than another are: