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PARENT RELATED QUESTIONS
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| 1. |
Who do I contact
if I have a question? |
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If
it is a registration related question
contact the registrar. All other questions
should be directed to the appropriate
Division Coordinator for your child’s
division.
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| 2. |
When should I
register my child? |
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Registration
for Fall is in late May/early June, while
Spring registration to fill roster
openings is in mid-February. It is
advisable to register as early as
possible. In the event that we are unable
to place all children on teams, we use the
postmark date or on-line time (if on-line
registration) as the method for
determining what registration gets
priority. Example: Seven kids register to
play. There are only five openings. The
first five children who registered will be
awarded the spots while the others will be
placed on a waiting list. Waiting list
children will have their fees returned if
MCCS is unable to place them on a team at
some point prior to the beginning of the
season. Please note that on-line fees are
NOT refundable. Submitting an application
does not guarantee a spot to play.
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| 3. |
How do I register
my child for soccer? |
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There
are three ways to register.
1 -
Register online using our Online
Registration System. This is the
preferred and easiest method to register.
All new players will have to submit a copy
of their birth certificate.
2 -
Print a copy of our registration form from
our registration page and mail it to us
along with your payment.
3
- There will be at least one in-person
registration either at the soccer fields
and/or another location. Please check
website for dates and times.
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| 4. |
How do I register
online? |
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Payment
is by credit card only. Those needing to
pay by cash or check may mail in the
registration form along with a check or
money order or come to one of the on-site
registrations.
Click
on the Online Registration button and
follow the instructions
The
process concludes with payment of
registration fees by credit card. The
ENTIRE process occurs on a secure server
using the highest security currently
available.
At
the end of the process, a page will be
displayed with information regarding your
completed transaction. It is recommended
that you print this page and bookmark the
location. You will also receive a
confirmation email at the email address
you provided with a link to this page.
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| 5. |
What do I need for
“Proof of age”? |
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A copy of a Department of
Vital Statistics birth certificate must
also accompany all registration forms if
the player has not previously played.
Please do not send original birth
certificate. This must be provided or the
child will not be allowed to play. We
expect copies of birth certificates when
you come to register or just after you
register a copy must be mailed to the
address given during registration. We do
not store birth certificate copies. Once
they are verified, we destroy them.
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| 6. |
What division
will my child be in? |
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Go
to About
MCCS on our website to
determine what age group your child will
be in.
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| 7. |
How much are the
fees? |
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Visit
our Registration
Page for details of the current
registration fees.
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| 8. |
What about a
uniform? |
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You are responsible to
purchase your child’s uniform at an
additional coast at Soccer
World, the official outfitter of
Middle Country Children’s Soccer. Your
child will be outfitted with a home
jersey, an away jersey, a pair of soccer
shorts and one pair of sock. Your child
will also need to have shin guards and
soccer cleats.
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| 9. |
What else does my
fees cover? |
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A portion of your soccer
fees goes toward field maintenance,
insurance fees, awards, and referees fees.
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| 10. |
Do I have
insurance? |
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The insurance (which is
through ENYYS) is secondary coverage that
may cover the cost of your deductible. If
your child is injured during a game or
practice, contact your child’s Division
Coordinator immediately.
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| 11. |
I
registered my child. When will I hear from
my child’s coach? |
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We have a Coach’s Meeting
approximately 2 weeks prior to strat of
season. At this time, coaches receive
their rosters. It is expected that coaches
make contact with their teams within 7
days of this meeting.
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| 12. |
When
is the soccer season? |
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MCCS
plays a fall season of September -
November. The spring season is March-June.
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| 13. |
What is a seasonal
year? |
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A
seasonal year is two playing periods that
start in September with the fall season,
ends in November with the close of the
fall season, starts up again in March for
the spring season and runs through June to
end the spring season.
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| 14. |
How are teams
formed? |
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Each fall teams are
formed by age and skill. We do not
entertain requests for coaches, practice
nights, to be put on same team as friend,
etc.
We do accept requests to carpool, but
these requests CANNOT be guaranteed and
are closely scrutinized.
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| 15. |
Who
is considered a returning player? |
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A player that played the
previous fall season.
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| 16. |
Will my child be
placed back on the same team from fall to
spring? |
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Your
child will be playing on the same team in
the spring as they did in the fall. New
teams are formed in early August for the
start of the next seasonal year. The only
(rare) exception would be if we find we
have too many registrants in the spring
season, in which case we may deem it
necessary to re-build existing teams from
the fall season.
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| 17. |
I am signing up my
child. Can I request that his/her friend
be placed on the same team? |
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We
realize that to small children it is
sometimes comforting to know you will have
at least one person you know on the team.
However, requests to be placed on the same
team as a friend or classmate will not be
honored. To do so can severely impact the
balancing of the teams. We do accept
requests to carpool, but these requests
CANNOT be guaranteed and are closely
scrutinized If you do request a carpool,
make sure that the person you request a
carpool requests to carpool with you.
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| 18. |
Can I request that
my child be placed on a certain team? |
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No,
because we must build teams each fall
based on age and skill level in order to
equally balance teams. The only children
placed on a team are that of the head
coach. A coach can request 2 assistant
coaches and his/her or child(ren) will be
placed on the team also.
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| 19. |
Can siblings of
the same age group play on the same team? |
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Siblings
can play on the same team as long as they
are in the same age group. If the siblings
are a male and female, they can only be
placed on the same team if theirs is a
co-ed division.
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| 20. |
May I request a
certain practice night? |
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The volunteer coaches are
the ones who get to pick the practice
nights for their team, and this is done
after the teams have been “built”. We
do request that our coaches hold 2
practices per week in the Freshman through
Junior levels to ensure that their team
members are given every opportunity to
attend one, if not both, of the practices.
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How can I be
assured of getting the practice night I
want? |
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Only the coach can decide what
practice night he/she prefers. This is
done during the coach’s meeting. Parents
may NOT request to change teams due to a
conflict with practice nights.
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| 22. |
Are registration
fees refundable? |
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Once
a child has been placed on a team and has
played the first game, we are unable to
refund registration fees. If you register
on-line and are entitled to a refund, your
on-line fee cannot be refunded.
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| 23. |
How many nights a
week do you practice and how long are
they? |
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We request that our
volunteer coaches hold 2 practices per
week in the Freshman through Junior levels
to ensure that their team members are
given every opportunity to attend one, if
not both, of the practices. The length of
each practice is determined by the coach.
Our Little Kicker and Big Kicker divisions
hold mini-practice sessions prior to game
time every week as well as their weekly
practice session.
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| 24. |
What equipment do
we need? |
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Shin
guards are mandatory for all practices and
games. Cleated soccer shoes are HIGHLY
recommended. MCCS supplies, through
coaches, coupons for Modells’ prior to
the start of every season. We also have a
cleat exchange program. Contact Jocelyn
for more info.
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| 25. |
What does my child
bring to practice? |
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A
ball, cleats, shin guards and plenty of
water.
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| 26. |
What size of ball
does my child bring to practice? |
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Little
Kicker, Big Kicker and Freshman use a size
#3, Sophomore and Junior use a size #4,
and Seniors use size #5.
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| 27. |
Can I wear a cast
(or earrings, religious medals,
eyeglasses)? |
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Only
a soft cast may be worn and must be deemed
safe by the referee. Absolutely NO JEWELRY
of any kind may be worn during games or
practices. No hard plastic or metal hair
control devises may be worn during games
or practices. Only shatterproof-lense
glasses with non-metal frames may be worn
during games or practices. These rules are
in effect to protect your children! Please
do not ask your child’s coach or the
referee to bend the rules at the expense
of your child’s safety!
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| 28. |
Where are games
played? |
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Intramural
games are played at Eugene Auer Elementary
School in Lake Grove. Visit our Directions
page for directions.
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Where do I park? |
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We have done everything in
our power to spread game times out to
alleviate as much of the parking traffic
as possible. Please DO NOT park in the
coach’s parking lot unless you are a
coach WITH a parking pass. Violators will
be stickered. Do not park in handicapped
spots. Violators will be ticketed by local
authorities. If you must park off school
grounds, do not block neighbor’s
driveways or park on their property.
Again, local authorities will ticket
offenders. Do your best to not block
mailboxes of adjacent homes and please be
good representatives of MCCS when
traveling through the neighborhood.
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What if it is
raining? |
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Soccer is played in
the rain, cold, sleet and snow, but never
during a thunderstorm.
If games are to be
cancelled prior to their start, this
decision will be made by a Board Member.
If the entire day is to be
rained out, this information will be
placed on website by 7:30 AM on that game
day. Division Coordinators will be
contacted, who will then contact coaches.
Coaches are responsible to call all their
team members. Always make sure the coach
has every number you can be reached at in
case a practice or a game needs to be
cancelled for any reason.
A
referee is the only one that can call the
game. If it starts to thunder during a
game, the referee will stop the game for
15 minutes to see if it stops. If not, the
referee has the right to call the game.
If it is raining and the referee deems
the playing field dangerous, the referee
has the right to call the game.
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| 31. |
How many games do
you play and when? |
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MCCS
schedules 9 regular games per season. These
are played mostly on Saturday, with some
Sunday games.
Freshman through Seniors have
post-season games as well. Freshman have a
Freshman Festival game
at each season’s end., with
coaches selecting which of their team
members play in this game. Sophomore and
Junior divisions have play-off and
Challenge Cup games at the end of each
season. The Senior division has a
Challenge Cup game, and also a scrimmage
and Community Cup game against Newfield
Soccer club post-season.
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| 32. |
How much playing
time does my child receive? |
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Every
child in recreational soccer gets 50%
playing time per game. This time may not
be/will not be all at once. However, if
you are late to a game, that time could be
deducted from your child’s playing time.
Remember, you signed your child up to play
soccer, a team sport. If your child is
late to games, it is not fair to the
others. If you feel at any time that your
child is not receiving his/her share of
playing time, contact the Coordinator for
your child’s division to advise that
there is a problem.
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| 33. |
I would like to
become more involved. What can I do? |
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Middle
Country Children’s Soccer conducts Board
meetings once per month. Visit out
Upcoming Events page through our website
for a list of meeting dates. This is a
perfect chance to learn how your child’s
league is run and to become involved in
your child’s soccer league.
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COACH RELATED QUESTIONS
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I have signed up
to be a head coach, how many assistants
can I put down on my coaches form? |
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You are allowed to list two people
fan assistant coaches. These persons must
also list themselves as your assistant
coaches on their child’s registration
form.All coaches and assistant coaches
must go through Risk Management via our
website so that a background check can be
performed. All coaches and assistant
coaches must pass the background check in
order to coach a team. Anyone not passing
a background check will NOT be permitted
to coach or help coach a team.
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| 35. |
When do we
practice? |
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At
the coach’s’ meeting the coaches will
select their practice days and times.
Please come to this meeting prepared with
practice days and times in mind, along
with alternates in the event your first
choice is taken. In order to be permitted
a practice slot, you must first sign up
for a field opening (8 AM on game days)
and a field closing (4:00 PM on game
days). ALL coaches are responsible to help
with an open and close. We usually have 4
coaches each morning and same amount for
afternoon. You need not have your open on
the same day you have your close.
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| 36. |
I am a coach how
do I go about canceling and rescheduling a
game? |
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- Contact
Executive Board member to discuss need
to reschedule.
- Call
the coach of the opposing team and
agree upon an amicable date to
reschedule.
- Call
the head referee to cancel ref for
original date.
- Call
field usage person to verify field
availability for rescheduled game.
- Re-contact
head ref to set up ref for rescheduled
game date.
- Contact
all parents with new game info.
As you can see, this is not an easy
process. We strongly discourage the
rescheduling of games unless there is
absolutely no other alternative.
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