Do you have a great team that you’d like to keep together after your Fall, Winter, or indoor season is over?

    Can you assemble a group of local players that you know?

        Are you a (parent of a) young high-potential player that can’t get enough soccer?

            Do you want your child (or team) to start making the transition into competitive soccer?

If so, we invite you to sign up for the...

2004

Spring Soccer League

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Each Spring, the San Andreas Youth Soccer Organization (SAYSO) offers a Spring soccer program for mid-Peninsula and East Bay boys and girls. For Spring 2004, all age groups, U6 to U18,  are represented. This league is open to new and pre-existing teams (AYSO, PAL, CYSA, Boys and Girls Club, indoor, etc.) as well as to individual at-large players who want to be formed into teams.

THE “WHO”

• Individuals: "at-large" -- boys and girls.

• Teams: New and pre-existing boys and girls soccer teams (AYSO, PAL, Boys and Girls Club, school, CYSA, and indoor) from the North Bay, Peninsula, South Bay, and East Bay

• Adults: There are adult opportunities for referees, coaches, and other league administrators. Contact the SAYSO office at info@sayso.org or (650) 593-5161.

• U9 and younger teams must have a minimum of 6 players and may have a maximum of 13 players. U10-U18 teams must have a minimum of 8 players and may have a maximum of 24 players.

• All players must be born on or after August 1, 1997. (Hot Shots 2004 Spring league age designations are equivalent to Fall 2003.)

• Players who are not currently on a team will be matched to an existing team if possible.

THE “WHAT”

• Teams compete on Saturdays or Sunday afternoons for 10 weeks - boys against boys, and girls against girls.

• For U11-U18 teams, games are 11 v 11, and standard goals, fields, and youth game durations are used.

• For U6-U9, games are 7 v 7 (includes goalkeepers), with a minimum of 6 players per team on the field at a time. U10 modified rules (e.g., all indirect free kicks, "do-overs" for foul throws, and no PKs) are used. Teams play for 60-75 minutes (includes breaks), rotating among adjacent fields, and playing short "mini-games" against 2-3 other teams. There may or may not be a break between subsequent games. There are no restrictions as to how much or how little a player plays. Goalkeepers do not need to be rotated. “On-the-fly” substitutions are allowed to maximize players’ field experience. Whenever you want, call a player off and put another on. SAYSO provides the field, goals, pinnies, and referees on game days. Players provide their own shin guards and footwear. Age-appropriate small goals and fields are used to maximize the numbers of “touches” and turnovers. All games are refereed by experienced USSF certified adult officials who enforce players’ safety and positive parent sideline cheering. Offside and out-of-bounds are called only in egregious cases. Let the kids play! Referees provide on-field instruction when the need is apparent.

• SAYSO provides uniforms, although teams may use their previous Fall uniforms or any team jersey/T-shirt as long as the jerseys match and are numbered on the back.

• Games rained out will not be rescheduled. Check the SAYSO Announcements on this web site prior to attending games

Hot Shots Spring League Games - Central Elementary School
Mothers' Day - May 11, 2003

THE "HOW MUCH"

• The registration fee is $65 per player for teams using their own jerseys. Add $20 per player if you want the league to provide numbered uniform sets (jersey, shorts, socks).

• Registration fees includes membership in US Club Soccer, a participation pin for all players, awards for coaches and all players on the 1^st and 2^nd place teams, USSF certified referees, a player pass for each player and team official (good for all US Club Soccer events through July 31, 2004), and accident insurance.

THE “WHY” 

• Hot Shots players love to play soccer and can’t get enough of it.

• High-potential and elite-track players need more than a few months of Fall soccer in order to fully develop.

• Coaches can refine their coaching skills by seeing what other coaches and teams of talented players are doing.

• The Hot Shots Spring Soccer League is the easiest way for coaches and players to make the transition to higher-level competition.

• SAYSO wants to get to know you and your child.

• Just because it's fun!

THE “WHEN”

• Registration for new and existing teams is now open. 

• Registration for players not currently on a team is also now open. SAYSO will assemble at-large players into teams or will match individuals with existing teams.

• Games will be held on 8-10 weekends in March, April, and May, avoiding public and religious holidays. 

THE “WHERE”

• Spring field allocations have not yet been finalized by the cities.

• A team may select the geographical pocket it wants to play in.

THE “HOW”

• Click here to learn how to obtain forms and participation packets.

• For more information, email info@sayso.org.

• Call the SAYSO office at (650) 593-5161 to ask specific questions.

• Visit the SAYSO office at 1250 Fifth Avenue, Suite 123, Belmont, CA 94002. Please call (650) 593-5161 to make an appointment first, as the office is staffed by volunteers on as-needed basis.

The "Fine Print"

• Space is limited. Completed team and individual registration packages will be accepted in the order received, up to the capacity of the program.

• Each team, including those created by assembling "at-large" players, must have at least one adult designated as the team official (i.e., coach or manager). If a team is formed and no adult is available to serve as the team official, the team will not be able to participate until an adult is designated.
• All teams obtain their own practice facilities, set their own practice schedule, and provide a game field for their home games.

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