Welcome to RKCC Youth Outdoor Soccer.
Richmond Kings Outdoor Soccer program is the Recreational Soccer program provided by Winnipeg Youth Soccer Association (WYSA) through the Winnipeg South End United (WSEU) soccer club. It is available to all youth from 9 to 18 year’s old living in the Richmond Kings Community Center (RKCC) catchment area. The program runs from May to September (with a break for July and August) and focuses on physical activity, building soccer skills, and above all, having fun!
First Come, First Served: We are taking the lottery aspect out of the selection process when we are confronted with the unenviable job of selecting players to be transferred out of Richmond to a team at another community centre. U9 to U12 teams are restricted to a maximum team size of 14 players and U13 to U18 teams are restricted to a maximum team size of 18 players. Therefore, when we have more players registered than our roster permits, we do our best to find a team as close to Richmond as possible for the player. The method used to decide which players are to be transferred will be:
* Registrations from players who live outside of the boundaries of the Richmond community are the first to be transferred out, then;
* As all registrations are time stamped, registrants will be ranked from earliest registration time (date AND time) to latest. The number of registrants required to transfer will be selected from the latest registrant and up until the required number is reached.
* Coaches kids and kids of the RKCC Organizing Committee are exempt from being transferred out of the area.
If you have been notified that your child will not be playing on a Richmond hosted team (ie. will be transferred to another community centre) you then have the following options:
1. You may allow your child to be transferred out of Richmond to another community centre to play soccer.
2. If you don’t want your child transferred out of Richmond, you must then submit a written request to the Director of Soccer (Craig Berry in the contacts area of the website) for de-registration and refund. A refund of the fees you have paid less:
a) $ 25.00 cancellation fee for all cancellation requests made before April 1st, 2012, or
b) $25.00 + $50 fee for all cancellation requests made after April 15th, 2012 or
c) After April 15th the refund request will be handled on a case by case basis by the soccer director. At this point the chance of a refund is minimal due to team fees having been paid to other associations.
Emphasis on Coaching:
Coaching is critical to both the development and enjoyment for our young soccer players. Being a soccer coach, especially at the U9 to U12 ages, does NOT require soccer experience. For many of you parents who will be out cheering every time your child plays, please consider becoming a coach.
Richmond Youth Soccer will help give you the tools to help you give your child(ren) and their friends a great soccer experience. We:
* Reimburse you for taking the two-day Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) Community Coach Youth Certification course, ideal for those coaching U9 to U12 teams. There are two dates for this course: TBA.
* Reimburse you for taking the two-day Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) Community Coach Senior Certification course, ideal for those coaching U13 to U18 teams. There are two dates for this course: TBA.
We realize taking two days or a whole weekend is a huge commitment on the part of those who do it. To reward Coaches for taking the time to work with the kids and to learn how to better coach kids, we are offering the following rebates:
* Any parent taking the CSA Community Coach Youth Certification course will receive the $75 reimbursement for the cost of the course.
* Any parent taking the CSA Community Coach Senior Certification course will receive the $100 reimbursement for the cost of the course.
To those of us who have coached or are still coaching realize that it is a tremendously rewarding experience. It is made that much better when you have the tools and confidence to really deliver value to the kids. So get certified and join us this year!
* We are obligated by both leagues in which we play to offer balanced, even teams when we have more than one team at an age group. In order to accomplish this, we do NOT take requests to play with friends. The area of Online Registration for requesting a friend to play with is for Mini Soccer only.
Age Groups
Age Groups are defined by birth year, rather than the child’s actual age. For example, all children born in 1995 are in the “U15” group even though some may not have actually had their fifteenth birthday.
Age Groups are defined as shown in this table:
Born In Age Group
1994 18 year olds
1995 17 year olds
1996 16 year olds
1997 15 year olds
1998 14 year olds
1999 13 year olds
2000 12 year olds
2001 11 year olds
2002 10 year olds
2003 9 year olds
Each age group is kept separate. For example there will not be a “combined” 12-and-13 team (except 17/18 are often combined due to low registration numbers).
Each age group is also separated by gender, so there are girls teams and boys teams; there are no co-ed teams.
If your child is not born in one of the years indicated they are not eligible for the Outdoor Soccer program. Younger children (aged 4 – can register in our Outdoor Mini Soccer program. Unfortunately RKCC does not provide soccer programming for children under 4 years of age or for adults.
Games
The schedule is put together by Winnipeg Youth Soccer Association (WYSA) once all city-wide registrations are complete. Unfortunately we are not able to provide a specific schedule of games and practices until close to the season start. In general, the “even” years will play Monday and Wednesday and the “odd” years will play Tuesday and Thursday.
* Tuesday / Thursday: 9, 11, 13, 15, and 17/18 year olds
* Monday / Wednesday: 10, 12, 14, and 16 year olds
Game times and locations will be published with the schedule prior to the start of the season.
Fees
The fees for the Outdoor Soccer 2012 season are as follows:
Age Group Fee
U4-U6 $70
U7-U8 $80
U9 – U12 $200
U13 – U16 $220
U17 – U18 $230
For more information on Outdoor Soccer or Indoor Soccer please contact:
Craig Berry @ cberry85@hotmail.com
Have a great season!