League
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Northampton Soccer participates in the Roots Soccer League which is a member of US Club Soccer. This is a competitive league with multiple division levels at each age group depending on the skill of the team. At the U8 age kids play 5v5. At, U9 & U10 age levels games are 7v7. At ages U11 & U12 teams play 9v9. And at U13 and above kids play 11v11 on full size fields.
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Schedules
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Coaching
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Team Selection
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In June each year NSC holds evaluations to select players for teams.
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FAQs
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What if My Child Can’t Attend Evaluations?
Evaluations are mandatory. If your child absolutely cannot attend the evaluation dates for your age group, please contact our Director of Coaching, Matt Card (coachingdirector@northamptonsoccer.org) and explain the circumstances. The player may be able to evaluate at a later date with the DOC. However, players who miss their primary evaluation date may be at a disadvantage. Can my child play at a different grade level? Maybe. In certain cases, a player may "play up” with an older team. The policy is that a child must evaluate with his/her proper age group.. A decision about allowing a player to play up will be based on the player’s ability level, the needs of the various teams, and with the consent of coaches from both age level teams. A player that is advanced a grade in school beyond their age and has been playing with their classmates rather than at their age may be eligible to continue playing with their classmates. Does every player make a team? The goal of NSC is to create opportunities for competitive play and advanced skill development for the greatest number of players. We will do our best to place all players on teams, however in some cases roster numbers and skill levels may prohibit us from offering a team slot to each player who attends evaluations. An example would be when we have too many players for one team, but not enough for a second team. If players in 3rd - 6th grade don’t make a travel team, they have the option to play on a Northampton Recreation team in the fall. Does NSC accept non-Northampton players? Anyone who lives in Northampton, Florence, Leeds and anyone who goes to school in one of the Northampton area schools (including school choice kids from other towns) is considered a Northampton area player and has priority for team placement. Extra spaces will be made available to children from other towns, based on competitive evaluations. There are two exceptions to the above policy.
According to Roots Soccer League waivers may be granted for the following reasons:
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