It’s that time of year again! Time to register for the Fall Recreation Soccer season! For players in 1st through 12th grade (6-18 years).

Two Ways to Register!

As usual, for your convenience, we are organizing two walk-in events, where you can register your player(s) and learn what the Club has in store for the season ahead:

Walk-In Registration & Sale – Save The Date(s)!
Two Nights at Bel Aire School
Wednesday, April 6th, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Wednesday, April 20th, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

• Ensure your player is registered correctly, and in time (registration closes April 30, 2011)
• Purchase your Club jersey, ball and other Club spirit wear
• Learn about the Club’s unique age-specific, curriculum-based, player development philosophy
• Find out about the wide range of soccer programs, including Mini-Kickers, Camps and Academy
• Discover the many opportunities to coach, referee and volunteer to support the Club and our children
• Meet members of the Club and coaching staff

Please note, to register in-person, payment is accepted in the form of check, credit card or cash. First-time registrants with the Club must also bring a copy of the player’s birth certificate. All players in grade 7 and above additionally need to provide a recent 1”x1” head and shoulders photo.

Register Online – Beginning April 7, 2011
After the first walk-in registration event, families may register and pay online here using either Visa or MasterCard. Please note that online payment is subject to a $12.00/player processing fee, and does require that all necessary forms and documentation still must be mailed to the Club in hardcopy form.

Registrations received after April 30, 2011 will be subject to a Late Registration Fee, and players will not be guaranteed a place on a team.

2011 Fall Season Recreation Program Overview

Tiburon Peninsula Soccer Club (TPSC) provides a comprehensive program of curriculum-based individual player development coaching and team play, for girls and boys grades 1-12.

Recreation teams are formed on a ‘grade-pure’ (single grade/year) basis. Coaching is provided, and games are organized with a view to age-appropriate development and challenge, and with the long-term development of the player in mind.

While the Club offers soccer development programs year-round, the Recreation playing “season” runs each Fall, from late August through early November, culminating in end-of-season Jamborees in partnership with other Clubs.

During the season, depending on age group, teams practice either once or twice during the school week, and play games on Saturdays. In the older age groups (Grade 7 and above) teams play either Saturday or Sunday, and may occasionally play on both days.

2011 Fall Season Fees
$280 per player for Grades 1&2
$375 per player for Grades 3-6
$485 per player for U14 (born 8/1/97 - 7/31/99
$375 per player for U16 - U19 (born 8/1/92 - 7/31/97)

Fees include professional coaching and trophies for all divisions, and are the principal source of Club income to pay for equipment, field rental, insurance, referees, and other Club operational and administrative expenses.

Registrations received after April 30, 2011 are subject to a Late Registration Fee of $75.00 per player.

Financial Aid
A limited amount of financial aid is available to help cover the cost of registration fees, for families who qualify on a needs basis. For further details, and to request a financial aid application form, please email financial_aid@tiburonsoccer.org.

Volunteering
The Club’s success is highly dependent upon the ‘volunteer spirit’ and the active involvement of all parents. In fact, without volunteers to help in areas such as coaching, age group coordination, refereeing and other team and Club activities, the Club and its programs would simply not exist.

In the event of a shortage of coaches, priority for assignment to teams will be given to players whose parents volunteer to coach.

Volunteer Surcharge & Refund
In recognition of the need to enlist volunteers, a surcharge of $50 per player (up to a maximum of $100 per family) is added to the registration fee, and is payable upon registration. Upon completion of three (3) hours of Club volunteer service for each player registered (up to a maximum of six hours per family) and submission of a Volunteer Surcharge Reimbursement Voucher, the surcharge will be refunded. Reimbursement info.

Volunteer sign-up sheets, with an explanation of the many and varied volunteer opportunities, will be available at the in-person registration events and online.

Age Group Assignment
Age-group assignment is based upon grade level and/or age in the Fall of 2011. For grades 1-6 players are assigned to Recreation teams on a strictly single-year, grade level basis i.e. no playing up or down, unless approved by the Club Board.

Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten children aged 4-6 years are eligible to play Mini Kickers. Details available on the Club website: www.tiburonsoccer.org/mini_kickers.htm).

Registration Process

In order for registration to be processed, the following are required to be submitted:

• Affiliated Membership Form (one per player):
  – 1-2 Grade: CYSA Membership/Liability Release Form
  – 3-6 Grade: US Club Registration/Liability Waiver Form
  – U14-U19: CYSA and US Club forms
• First time TPSC registrants: Copy of the player’s birth certificate
  
• U14-U19: 1”x1” photograph. Please write the player’s name on the back.
  
• Payment*: Registration Fee + Volunteer Surcharge + Late Fee (if appropriate)

* At the In-Person Registration Events payment can be made with a single check or credit card.

Team Placement
In order to be assured of a place on a team, all players must register either at the walk-in registration events (see above) or online by April 30, 2011 (see special notes below regarding Interleague team placement).

While every effort is made to place all registrants on teams, late registrants are not guaranteed a team placement and will be placed on a waiting list until such time a place is available (subject to the number of coaches available, number of players registered in a particular age group to make up teams, and maximum team size).

Among late registrants, placement preference will be given to players who have just moved to the area. In all cases, placement will made at the sole discretion of the Club.

Given that teams are assigned specific days to practice, if a player cannot practice on certain days, it must be stated in advance on the TPSC Registration form. Once teams are formed, if a player’s other activities prevent them from participating, their registration may be cancelled and the fee will be refunded, provided notification is provided to the Club prior to the first day of practice.

Team Placement for U14 - U19
Placement on teams U14, U16 and U19 is on a first-come basis. Upon registration, players are assigned a placement number. The first sixteen players registered will be placed on a team, after which subsequent registrants will be placed on a waiting list in order of registration, and placed on a subsequent team(s), provided sufficient players sign up to form a team. If sufficient players register to enable multiple teams, placement will be made to ensure balanced teams. If insufficient players register to form a subsequent team(s), those registered will be put on a waiting list.

Game Format
The 1st and 2nd grades division teams play each other in small sided games with no goalie in a ‘festival format (a series of 10-minute games). In 3rd grade and above, teams play 6 a-side, including a goalkeeper, and play games against other Clubs in the same age group. 4th-6th grade teams play 8 a-side; at U-14 Interleague and older teams play 11 a-side games.

Coaching Opportunities
The Club welcomes all those who wish to contribute in the form of volunteer coaching and we encourage you to express your interest at Registration time.

For grades 1-6, the Club provides professional coaching for all teams, in the form of age-specific group practices that follow the Club Curriculum for each age group. Volunteer coaches conduct their own practice sessions during which they reinforce the lessons from the Group Practice; as well as lead their teams on game days.

For U14-U19 professional coaching is provided for both practices and games; however assistant coaching and team management opportunities are available for those who wish to volunteer

Uniforms & Equipment
Players are required to wear the Club uniform consisting of: Club recreation jersey, black shorts, black socks, shinguards and soccer cleats (softball cleats not allowed).

Players must also bring their own ball to practice. Ball sizes vary according to grade/age group:

Grade K-2: Size 3
Grade 3-6: Size 4
U14 and above: Size 5

Club Jersey and Ball Purchase Program
Players may continue to wear the Club recreation jersey issued during previous seasons, otherwise, players must purchase a Club jersey; available from the Club, and also on sale at the Walk-In Registration events.

Players who require a new ball for the season are encouraged to buy one through the Club (a fundraiser for the Club). New this year, the Club is selling a high-quality, Tiburon Sharks’ logo’d balls for $20.00 each. Program details and ball orders can be placed at the Walk-In Registration events.

Refund Policy
Information

Player Development Academy and Camps
Throughout the year the Club organizes additional skills development programs, during the school week and during vacations. Information about these opportunities is made available via the Club website: www.tiburonsoccer.org.

Referees Program: Learn the Game, Earn Money!
Each year the Club hosts over 1,000 soccer games, each of which requires a qualified referee, and in many cases two assistant referees also. To fulfill the demand for referees the Club runs a fully accredited referee program to instruct and license those interested in becoming referees.

In addition to learning the game of soccer from a different perspective, the enjoyment of officiating and contributing to the success of the Club, referees are paid for their services. Which, particularly for students (minimum age 12 years) makes refereeing a potentially lucrative and fun source of income.

To become a soccer referee individuals must have some prior playing knowledge the game, and must complete a clinic (current schedule available on the Club website). The Club will pay for the certification and, upon completion, subsidize the majority of the cost of a youth’s referee uniform. For information and details please send email to ref@tiburonsoccer.org.

If you have any questions please send an email to administrator@tiburonsoccer.org