Frequently Asked Ques.

Frequently Asked Questions

WELCOME TO RED BANK SOCCER CLUB

WE ARE A NON-PROFIT SOCCER CLUB OPERATED BY A BOARD OF VOLUNTEERS WITHIN CLOVIS JUNIOR SOCCER LEAGUE (CJSL) UNDER CALIFORNIA YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION (CYSA) GUIDELINES.

~COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS~

WHAT DOES "FIRST COME - FIRST SERVED" MEAN?

TEAMS ARE BASICALLY FORMED ON A "FIRST COME - FIRST SERVED" BASIS, WHICH MEANS THAT TEAMS ARE FORMED BASED ON COACH AVAILABILITY AND SPACE AVAILABILITY. TEAMS ROSTER SIZES ARE SET BY CJSL AND CYSA. ONCE A ROSTER IS FULL, ANOTHER TEAM IS CREATED, PROVIDED THERE IS A COACH AVAILABLE AND AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF MINIMUM PLAYERS. IF THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH PLAYERS, THE LAST PLAYER(S) WHO REGISTERED MAY BE GIVEN THE OPTION OF PLAYING FOR ANOTHER NEARBY SOCCER CLUB, OR WITHDRAWING THEIR REGISTRATION. RBSC MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO PROVIDE ALL RBSC REGISTRANTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY FOR RBSC, BUT THIS IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE. RBSC REGULARLY BEGINS THE REGISTRATION PROCESS, FOR THE SUBSEQUENT SOCCER SEASON, AT THE RED BANK SCHOOL CARNIVAL EACH YEAR. THIS IS WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS "EARLY REGISTRATION",WHICH IS ALSO ROUTINELY OFFERED WITH SOME SORT OF INCENTIVE.

WHAT ARE THE ROSTER SIZES?

ROSTER SIZES:

AGE GROUP	MINIMUM/MAXIMUM # OF PLAYERS
UNDER 6	MIN 8 / MAX 10
UNDER 8	MIN 7 / MAX 11
UNDER 10	MIN 8 / MAX 13
UNDER 12	MIN 11 / MAX 15

WHAT ARE THE AGE LIMITS?

Under 12— Player has not reached 12th birthday before August 1st of the seasonal year. CJSL has a Teen Program for players are older than this age group.

Under 10— Player has not reached 10th birthday before August 1st of the seasonal year.

Under 8 --- Player has not reached 8th birthday before August 1st of the seasonal year.

Under 6 --- Player has not reached 6th birthday before August 1st of the seasonal year. A player must be 4 years old prior to Aug 1 of the seasonal year to be eligible for the Under 6 age group.

WE REGISTERED, NOW WHAT?

ONCE YOUR PLAYER IS REGISTERED AND ROSTERED ON A TEAM, THE TEAM'S COACH (OR A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COACH) WILL CONTACT THAT TEAM'S PLAYERS/PARENTS TO ADVISE OF THE DATE AND TIME OF THE PRACTICES (TYPICALLY SOMETIME IN AUGUST). PRACTICES GENERALLY ARE IN THE EVENINGS 2-3 WEEKDAYS, DEPENDING ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE TEAM'S COACH. COACHES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE COMPLETED A COACHING LICENSE COURSE THROUGH CYSA (FREE FOR CJSL COACHES). ALL OUR COACHES ARE VOLUNTEERS AND HAVE COMMITTED TO TEACHING PLAYERS THE GAME OF SOCCER IN A POSITIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE MANNER.

WHEN AND WHERE ARE THE GAMES PLAYED?

GAMES ARE PLAYED ON SATURDAYS AT VARIOUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN CJSL BOUNDARIES AND MAY OR MAY NOT TAKE PLACE AT RED BANK. ALL GAME LOCATIONS AND SCHEDULES ARE CREATED BY CJSL. U10 & U12 TEAMS PARTICIPATE IN A "SEEDING" TOURNAMENT PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SEASON, IN ORDER TO ASSIST CJSL IN DETERMINING THEIR APPROPRIATE DIVISION OF PLAY. TEAMS ARE TIERED (SKILL LEVEL) WITHIN CJSL, SO WHEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE TEAMS WITHIN A CLUB, EFFORTS ARE MADE TO FORM TEAMS WITH PLAYERS OF SIMILAR SKILL LEVELS.