Frequently Asked Questions

A. Each player must wear shin guards with soccer socks over them and soccer cleats. Cleats with a toe-pick (baseball) are not allowed. Our club colors are yellow and royal blue. A jersey and shorts are provided with Rec registration, but players are responsible for providing their own cleats, shin guards and royal blue soccer socks. Select players must purchase uniform kit (jerseys, shorts and socks) separately from registration fees. Select players are responsible for providing their own cleats and shin guards.

A. No, the rules state that players cannot play with any jewelry and taping over a piercing is not acceptable. This rule applies to all practices and games.

A. Some consideration is made to assign players with other players from their school. Requests can be made to Registrar, but are dependent on team formations and player pools.

A. Game schedules will be made available by our governing soccer associations and are generally available late August.

A. Game schedules will be made available by our governing soccer associations and are generally available late August.

A. Yes send a copy to the club address for the registrar as required.

A. Yes, all volunteers need to apply online on our Registration Page and have a Risk Management Application filled out and approved. Read more about Risk Management here.

A. The best way to keep up to date on the Rec rules and guidelines is to review the Rules on the NSYSA website at www.nsysasoccer.org.

A. If you have forgotten your username & password, please do not attempt to make a new account. Send a request to registrar@northkitsapsoccer.org and we can send your login information to you. Please include amplifying information, such as your child’s name, so we can verify your identity.

A. If you are having trouble with registration, please contact the Registrar and the appropriate Program Coordinator.

A. The U stands for “under”, as in “under 8 years old”. The age group year for fall recreational soccer starts on January 1st. Therefore if your child is under 8 years of age on January 1st, he/she will be in the U-8 age group.

A. Select birth year below to determine age group. Please note that the age chart below is valid for January 1, 2021 on.

A. Absolutely not. We allow players to play out of their natural age group for various reasons. For example, some players with August birthdays like to play with other kids in their same school grade. However, falsifying information on the registration form is fraud, and if discovered, may cause forfeiture of games. If you wish to register outside of your age group, please contact the Registrar at registrar@northkitsapsoccer.org.

A. NKSC begins to incur costs as soon as a player registers to play so the club has adopted the following refund schedule:

• For Comp Annual Season: Refunds are only granted for special circumstances. Please email Comp Director to place a request.
• For Fall Rec Season: If your request is received before teams are formed in mid-July, a full refund LESS a $10 service fee will be given. If your request is received after team formation and before teams practices begin in mid-August, a 50% refund will be given. If your request is after practices begin, there will be no refund.
• For Spring Rec Season: If your request is received before registration closes, a full refund LESS a $10 service fee will be given. If your request is after practices begin, there will be no refund.

All requests must be in writing via email or regular mail and should be sent to the coordinator of the program, the registrar and the treasurer. All refunds will be in the form of a check. For the complete policy document, please email the program coordinator.

A. During registration we do not know which days & times coaches will choose for their practices. Coaches will sign up for practice times at the coaches meeting held in early August.

A. Sometimes. It depends on the number of teams in the age group. If there are an odd number of teams, you will end up with a few Sunday games.

A. We make every attempt to keep registration costs affordable. We can provide a Per Player Cost Allocation if requested. Please contact the appropriate Program Coordinator via email to make this request.

A. With the registration system you will need to add your information just once. After you add it, then you will only need to access the database system and register your child or children using a simple process.

A. No, others cannot see your information. However once the state is ready to use this same system the player information will be uploaded to them just as it is each season. The steps taken to get this information to the state will now be more streamlined but the same information is sent as in the past through our club’s association and district.

A. Always wear the yellow jersey, unless you are playing another NK team. When playing another NK team, the home team wears the yellow jersey and the away team wears a pinney to distinguish the teams.

A. Per NSYSA rules, the home team will change their jersey.

A. Scores should be reported for all games. Mod level scores are not used for competitive standings but may be utilized for balancing leagues or looking at relative strengths between teams.

A. Look on the NSYSA website, under the Coach section, and select Field Setup.

A. Look on the NSYSA website, under the Coach section, and select Field Setup.

A. For field breakdown, clean up the field post games. Return the goals and lock them in position. Put away any flags or cones used to mark the field. Clean up any litter on the field.

A. Yes. Roster forms are required for all games. Roster forms can be found on the NSYSA website, under the game schedule.

A. Use a parent or assistant coach or have each coach referee for half the game.

A. The games length varies by age level. See the NSYSA small-sided rules for details.

A. The NSYSA U10 & Below rules can be found on the documents page on the NSYSA website.

A. The NSYSA Coaches Handbook can be found on the documents page on the NSYSA website.

A. The NSYSA Administrative Handbook can be found on the documents page on the NSYSA website.

A. The FIFA Laws of the Game can be found on the documents page on the NSYSA website.