Southside Youth Soccer League

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I calculate what age bracket my child is in?

For Recreational Soccer in Florida, the age group is based on your child’s age before August 1st of the current year. 

Ex:  If your child is 7 on July 31st of the current year then they would be in the U-8 bracket. 

 

Ex:  If they were 8 on August 1st of the current year then they would be in the U10 bracket.

• The Volunteer Fee, as listed in the registration receipt, is our volunteer fee we assessed to each family (not per child) in order to get people to volunteer to help our organization as we are a volunteer organization and need the help of the membership.  Those who volunteer 2 ½ hours of time to our club will have the Volunteer fee returned once the Volunteer Hours Reporting form is signed and returned.

• This is possible, however FYSA’s policy states all players compete at the level they are capable of both physically and developmentally.  For a player to move up more than one normal age group will require approval from the affiliate’s director of coaching or agent of record and FYSA Director of Coaching.  Failure to obtain proper permission may result in the player being removed from the team’s roster.

• Only in special instances can a child play down.  Please refer to the FYSA website to read the requirement of Special Needs Players for clarification of the process to play down an age group to see if your child qualifies.

Special requests for your child to play with another child cannot be guaranteed due to the blind draft rules of GYSA (recreational league’s governing body).  The only way players who are guaranteed to be together are the three protected players of any team, the head coach’s child, the assistant coach’s child, and the team sponsor’s child.  All other players are randomly drawn by another affiliated GYSA club. 

Parents who volunteer to be coaches will be chosen by the Registrar.  Shortly after the completion of registration we will hold a Parent Meeting (begin of October).  Check website for details.  At this time everyone will meet the coach.

The league schedules will not be out until mid to late October depending on the age group.  We have to schedule games for the teams within Pinellas County (16 clubs) which takes time and planning to make the schedule of games work for every team.