Welcome to Fall 2013 Player Registration for
Sterling Youth Soccer Association

Sterling Youth Soccer Association PO Box 650098 Potomac Falls, VA 20165 Information Line - (703) 729-8728   Registration deadline: August 3, 2013

ELIGIBLE AGE GROUP	BORN BETWEEN	GRADE
Under 04/05 Coed	08/01/2007 to 03/31/2009
Under 06 Boys & Girls	08/01/2007 to 07/31/2008	Kindergarten
Under 07 Boys & Girls	08/01/2006 to 07/31/2007	1st Grade
Under 08 Boys & Girls	08/01/2005 to 07/31/2006	2nd Grade
Under 09 Boys & Girls	08/01/2004 to 07/31/2005	3rd Grade
Under 10 Boys & Girls	08/01/2003 to 07/31/2004	4th Grade
Under 11 Boys & Girls	08/01/2002 to 07/31/2003	5th Grade
Under 12 Boys & Girls	08/01/2001 to 07/31/2002	6th Grade
Under 13 Boys & Girls	08/01/2000 to 07/31/2001	7th Grade
Under 14 Boys & Girls	08/01/1999 to 07/31/2000	8th Grade
Under 15 Boys & Girls	08/01/1998 to 07/31/1999	9th Grade
Under 16 Boys & Girls	08/01/1997 to 07/31/1998	10th Grade
Under 19 Boys & Girls	08/01/1994 to 07/31/1997	11th-12th Grade
PLAY WITH GRADE No player will be permitted to play in an age group younger than their age no matter what their grade. A player born in August/September who is also in a higher grade than their date of birth would place them may request to play up to stay with their school grade group. But if the player decides to try out for SYSA Travel Soccer he/she must play with the correct age group, not grade. Unless the team has space for an underage player.
Regular Fee Schedule
Registration Fees:	Regular Registration (June 1, 2013 - August 3, 2013): U4/5 = $75.00 per player, U6 - U19 = $120.00 unless multi family discount applies. Late Registration (August 4, 2013 - September 4, 2013): U4/5 = $95.00 per player, U6 - U19 = $145.00 unless multi family discount applies.
Multi-Family Discounts:	1st Child is full price, 2nd Child receives a $5 discount, 3rd Child receives a $10 discount, 4th Child receives $15 discount and so on. All players of the same family must register at the same time in order to receive multi-family discount. Only applies to immediate family members with the same parents/guardians living at same address.
Registration Dates
Regular Registration:	June 1, 2013 to August 3, 2013
Late Registration:	Beginning August 4, 2013 - payment may only be made with the online credit card payment and there is no guarantee that there will be room to place your child on a team. Your child will go on waitlist until we can determine available openings on a team. No registrations will be accepted after September 4, 2013.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

If you register during regular registration and for whatever reason(s) need to request a refund a $10.00 processing fee will be deducted from your overall refund. If you register during late registration and for whatever reason(s) need to request a refund a $25 fee will be deducted from your overall refund. If we cannot place your waitlisted child we will assess the $25 late fee as well. All requests for refunds must be made in writing. These requests can be sent via email tosysa_info@yahoo.com.

No refunds will be issued after the Coaches Meeting on August 21, 2013 unless we are unable to place your child on a team. Refunds will not be granted in the event that practice and/or game schedules do not meet family schedule. SYSA is a volunteer organization and ability to grant individual requests cannot be accommodated.

Registration fees do not include the SYSA uniform or other necessary equipment. Online purchase of uniforms only apply to U11 and above age players. Uniforms for under U11 can be purchased st Sterling Soccer, in Sterling.

No mail-in forms will be accepted for registration. All registration will be done online. If you have trouble accessing the online system you can try any public library to use their computers for registration.

Mail-in checks must be received within 5 calendar days from date of registration to guarantee placement on a team provided the player is registered during the regular registration time frame. If payment is not received by the start of the season then the player can be removed from the team. Any checks returned for NSF will be assessed a $50.00 fee by the collection company.

No jewelry is permitted to be worn during games. All jewelry must be removed. This is a FIFA rule with which SYSA must abide. This applies to newly pierced ears as well. Earrings CANNOT be taped over but must be removed while a player is on the field during games. There are NO EXCEPTIONS.

Coaches meeting will be held on August 21, 2013 (location/time TBD). Do not expect to be contacted by your child’s coach until after August 21, 2013.

Coaching clinics and coaching courses will be held in August. Updates will be posted on the SYSA website and communicated through mass emails. Practices will begin the week of September 2, 2013.

Recreational games are scheduled to start on September 7, 2013 and run through November 2, 2013 with a rain date of November 9. 2013. There is one holiday weekend (Columbus Day Weekends) in which no recreational games will be played.