Q. When do things happen - 2007 Regional Calendar
Q. I have registered on WebYouthSoccer.com before. Can I reuse my account name and password?
Q. Can my child be placed on the same team as his/her sibling or friend?
Q. How do I request that my child be placed on a team with a specific coach?
Q. Do I need to mail the player registration forms?
Q. What about volunteer forms?
Q. When will I know what team I am on?
Q. How can I change the team my player is assigned?
Q. Where are the games played?
Q. How do I pay - what about refunds?
Q. Where/When will the practices be held?
Q. How can I help make AYSO a better experience?
Q. What if my child is under developed or with other disabilities (VIP)?
Q. When do things happen - 2007 Regional Calendar
The calendar is found online here. - back to top
Q: How do I register? - updated 04-Apr-07 - back to top
Registration is open until games begin. Region 43 uses an online Web based registration system hosted by WebYouthSoccer.com. Click here to open a new window and go there now. Note that player registration is not complete until we receive your registration fees. Payments can be made either online with a credit card or PayPal balance transfer. Or, you can mail in a check. We receive 80% or more of our registrations by the end of May with some divisions filling by then. So register early to be better assured of placement on a team. While we strive to accept everyone, field space and coach volunteer limitations often require us to turn away many kids.
Q: I have used WebYouthSoccer.com before. Can I reuse my account name and password? - updated 25-Apr-07 back to top
If you have used WebYouthSoccer.com in
a different region (not Region 43), then you must select a new username
and password. A username at WebYouthSoccer.com can only be
associated with a single region. In other words, you must have a
username that is unique to all
of WebYouthSoccer.com and that is uniquely associated with Region
43. Using your old username and player records will register you
in your old region - your data will not be visible to us. If in
doubt, email the Region 43 registrar
with your first and last name and the username you think is attached to
Region 43. He can check the database to confirm that your username is
correct for our region.
Q. Can my child be placed on the same team
as his/her sibling or friend? - updated 30-Apr-07 back to top
Usually, yes. During the online
registration process, on your child's registration form, there is a box
labeld "Sibling". In this box, you may enter the name of a
sibling or buddy that you wish to have on the same team. The
sibling/buddy must put your child's name in their "Sibling" box as
well. The Division Coordinators will try to honor these requests
when forming teams.
Q. How do I request that my child be placed
on a team with a specific coach? - updated 6-May-07 back to top
Unfortunately, special requests for
coach placement cannot be accepted. Please read here
for a discussion of how teams are formed in our region.
Q. Do I need to mail
the player registration forms? updated 1-May-07 back to
top
No. Please do not mail the
player registration forms to us. Coaches will collect signed
registration forms when team practices begin.
Q. What about volunteer forms? updated 04-Apr-07- back to top
Volunteer forms are required for Coaches, Assistant Coaches, Referees, Division Coordinators, Board members and others who have significant contact with the players or player info. This form must be submitted each year. New this year is that we require the volunteer form be completed on the AYSO National system, entitled eAYSO.org. Once you have completely filled out the form there, print it and send the signed original to: CVPA, AYSO Region 43, PO Box 1303, Los Altos, CA 94023. Your Division Coordinator is expected to collect the form otherwise and eventually hand it to the CVPA for processing. A tutorial on how to create the form in the National database is available.
Q. What ages may play? - updated 23-Jun-07 - back to top
Fall 2007: Age-Division Assignments
|
Player's Birthdate is |
Age on |
Typical |
AYSO Division |
|
8-1-88 thru 7-31-91 |
16 – 18 |
11 – 12 |
U19 |
|
8-1-91 thru 7-31-93 |
14 – 15 |
9 – 10 |
U16 |
|
8-1-93 thru 7-31-95 |
12 – 13 |
7 – 8 |
U14 |
|
8-1-95 thru 7-31-97 |
10 – 11 |
5 – 6 |
U12 |
|
8-1-97 thru 7-31-99 |
8 – 9 |
3 – 4 |
U10 (girls) |
|
8-1-97 thru 7-31-98 |
9 |
4 |
U10 (boys) |
|
8-1-98 thru 7-31-99 |
8 |
3 |
U9 (boys) |
|
8-1-99 thru 7-31-01 |
6-7 |
1-2 |
U-8 (girls) |
|
8-1-99 thru 7-31-00 |
7 |
2 |
U-8 (boys) |
|
8-1-00 thru 7-31-01 |
6 |
1 |
U-7 (boys) |
|
8-1-01 thru 1-31-03 |
4.5 – 5 |
Kindergarten |
U-6 (coed) |
Note that Region 43 does not support a U5 (age 4) division. The U6 division requires the parents to be there at all times (no drop offs allowed).
Q. When will I know what team I am on? - updated 04-Apr-07- back to top
The plan is to release teams to coaches and parents by August 1st, 2007. The parents should hear from the coaches soon after that time. Team rosters and coach info will also be available and on-line via the member login area at that same time. Parents are requested to contact their coach if they have not heard from them within that first week.
Q. Where are the games played? - updated 04-Apr-07- back to top
Tentative plans for fields this year are:
Q. How Much does it cost? - updated 04-Apr-07- back to top
|
Player Fees for Fall 2007 (no change from 2006; fee when paid) |
|
|
Regular - May 2007 |
$ 115.00 per player |
| Late - June 2007 (First come, First serve basis; as available) |
$ 140.00 per player |
| Wait list only- July to September 2007 (as slots become available) |
$ 140.00 per player |
| A $25 drop fee applies once uniforms are handed out to your player and they are registered with the National office | |
Q. How do I pay? What about refunds? - updated 29-Apr-07 back to top
Payments can be made online with a credit card or via check made out to "AYSO Region 43" and mailed to:
AYSO Region 43
Attention: Registrar
PO Box 1303
Los Altos, CA 94023.
The fee is dependent on which month you pay it in; not when you initially pre-register. Players are not registered until their fees are received by the Registrar. Fees paid in May are at the regular rate. Fees paid after May are at the Late Registration rate as listed above. Fees paid will be returned if your player is never assigned a team (on the waitlist and never cleared). Players assigned a team but who later drop will get a full refund unless they have received a uniform and been registered with the National office. In that case, a nominal $25 is deducted to cover these non-recoverable costs of the uniform and registration.
NEW players to Region 43 require Age verification -- please mail a copy of their birth certificate or passport to the AYSO Region 43 post office box shown above. You will only have to provide this documentation the first season you register each player.
Q. Where and When are the practices held? - updated 04-Apr-07- back to top
Practice fields are generally the same as the game fields. Time, day of the week, and location is ultimately up to the coach. Due to a lack of field availability, most teams practice only 1 weekday afternoon/evening for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Upper levels may practice twice early in the season to raise the level of training. Kindergarten (U6) league meets ONLY on Saturdays (no weekday practice) for a combined training/scrimmage session. We try to place your child on a team and with a coach that will hold practice other than the single day you specify you cannot practice.
Q. How can I help make AYSO a better experience? - updated 04-Apr-07 - back to top
We are a parent run, volunteer organization. A "Board of Parents" meets monthly year round to plan and execute the 2 playing seasons. Many hands make the work lighter. These jobs are typically 1-2 year commitments. We always need help in these areas:Contact RC07@ayso43.org or registrar@ayso43.org to volunteer.
Q. How can I change the team my player is assigned? - updated 04-Apr-07 - back to top
A tenent of AYSO is Balanced Teams. The division coordinator goes to great pains to try and balance a large number of factors to create the teams. Average and mean age; general skill of players; and school are "balanced" or spread as best as possible. Where possible, we try to honor the request for a single sibling or friend to be on the same team. We also try to make sure at least one other player from your childs school and age is on the team. No special requests or exceptions are allowed; especially not even for our volunteer coaches or other board members. The coaches and board members are bound by the same rules as govern everyone else.
But what if for some reason you just cannot be on the team your player is placed on; for whatever reason? Then the most we can do is take your child off that team and put them on the waitlist. Just before the first games, we will work to clear the waitlist one more time by using team balancing as the number one criteria and the date stamped registration date as the secondary criteria (the earlier you register the higher your priority on the waitlist). You run the risk of not getting off the waitlist by asking to change the team you are assigned. Under no circumstances can a request to change to a specific team be honored -- no exceptions, period.
Q. What if my child is under developed or with another disability? - back to top
AYSO has a VIP program for those kids who have limitations making it difficult for them to participate with the majority of kids their age. Unfortunately, in our particular region, we do not have enough kids or a dedicated parent to run this program locally. Luckily our neighbors do. See Region 26 Palo Alto, Region 44 Sunnyvale, or Region 35 Cupertino for more information on their program. We would be glad to help get your child placed there or assist you in expanding the program to our local fields as well.