ROSS VALLEY SOCCER

Parents

Volunteer Coaching

For 2018, Ross Valley Soccer Club will waive the registration fees of one player for coaches who volunteer to manage a team. The registration fees will be refunded once each the following has been completed:

Participate in Coach Training Sessions led by our Director of Coaching and Training Staff the first weeks of August
Participate in our weekly, Professional Trainer led team-training sessions
Complete at least one online course of the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) Clinic ($30 Fee):
1. Coaching for Winning and Life Lessons
2. Culture, Practices, and Games
3. Developing Triple-Impact Competitors
4. Developing Winners in Life Through Sports
Successful completion of the US Club Soccer Adult Background Check

On-Time Registration
Registration is conducted online from March 15 - May 15, with a deadline advertised for the end of "on-time" registration.
Late Registration

While late registrations are accepted, RVSC can offer no assurance that late registrants will be placed on a team. Late registration is on a first come first serve basis. When circumstances allow, new teams will be formed with late registrants IF a volunteer coach steps forth from those families. All late registrations will be subject to a non-refundable wait list fee of $50.

Refund Policy
Refund requested before July 31: Full Refund, less a $30 administrative fee
Refund requested August 1 - August 15: 50% of registration fees, no refund on late fees
Refund request after August 15: no refunds will be given
No refunds will be offered at anytime if a child is removed due to concerns about team placement.

Team Formation
The Director of Coaching (DOC) and Age Group Coordinators (AGCs) are responsible for team formation.

Teams are formed by the DOC and AGC with a goal to create teams with balanced skill levels, based on coaching evaluations and player performance from the prior season. School-based teams are not supported, with no single team comprised of players exclusively from one school.

A final review of all the teams will be performed to identify any imbalance, lack of adequate diversity by school, or other significant problem resulting from the team formations. Upon final release of rosters, the teams will be set and team assignments cannot be changed except as provided elsewhere in these Rules. Any vacancy on a team shall be filled from the waiting list.

Friendship Requests
RVSC understands that many kids look forward to playing soccer with friends however RVSC cannot guarantee that friendship requests will be honored. The overriding consideration in our efforts to provide a positive experience for as many players as possible is the creation of balanced teams. Please note that parents who withdraw their child from our program due to dissatisfaction with team placement will not be offered a refund.

Practice Time and Feld Selection Process
Coaches will be given an opportunity to request the day of week and times for practices during the season. RVSC will use its best efforts to assign practice schedules that meet the coaches’ requests. Teams are prohibited from practicing on an RVSC contracted field on a date or time other than is assigned and are prohibited from practicing on a field that is not contracted by RVSC.

Player Transfers
Player transfers between teams are not permitted after teams are formed and announced. A parent’s sentiment that a player cannot play this season unless s/he is on the same team as a friend shall not be considered to be an adequate reason for a team transfer, and no refunds are available should a child choose not to play for those reasons.

Playing Up
RVSC recommends that players play in their own grade/age group. Requests to play up beyond a player’s grade must be based on a good reason and must be approved in writing by the Director of Coaching. All such requests must be made at registration, and cannot be made after team formation.

Playing Down
Players are not permitted to play in a division below that in which they are enrolled in school.

Scholarships

Scholarships are at the discretion of the club and are preferred when the applicant has the financial ability to make a partial registration payment. Scholarship requests should be submitted as part of the online registration process and will be processed on a timely basis, with parents notified of their expected level of contribution. Player registrations are not active or eligible for team placement until family contribution is received.