Why do the teams play with smaller numbers and on smaller fields? We follow US Youth Soccer guidelines. Please see the following explanation of the benefits of small sided games and our field dimensions along with US Youth Soccer's recommended sizes:

• Augusta FC Small Sided Game Facts

Why are some of the game rules different for different age groups? Again, we follow US Youth guidelines. Please see the following links referencing US Youth Soccer's recommended rules, followed by a simplified version of the rules we follow:

• USYS Official Small Sided Game Rules
• Augusta FC Rec Game Rules Guidelines

How does Augusta FC relate to other soccer organizations? Augusta FC operates under the guidelines of US Youth Soccer through the VA Youth Soccer Association. US Youth Soccer is a member of US Soccer which operates under CONCACAF and is authorized by FIFA to manage all soccer entities operating in the USA. US Youth Soccer is one of four youth oriented members of US Soccer including AYSO, SAY Soccer and US Club Soccer. US Youth Soccer is the largest member of US Soccer, youth or otherwise, with more than 300,000 coaches, 600,000 volunteers and 3,000,000 players. Please reference the following web link for a view of the US Soccer organizational structure:

• US Soccer Organizational Structure

Registration Information

Augusta FC Rec League Registration Information

We have four rec league locations!

• VSDB (Staunton)
• Eastside Speedway (Waynesboro)
• Wilson Schools Complex (Fishersville)
• Stuarts Draft Park (Stuarts Draft)

Please read all of the information that follows before clicking the link to our registration page below!

Registration is now open. Regular registration for the Fall 2010 Rec season opened May 25th and will close Augusta 1st. Please be aware that all registrations for the Fall rec league are taken on a first-come first-served basis. Please register early!

Please be aware that when you log in to your Blue Sombrero account and begin to register, there are now separate registration options for each age group at each location. Please make sure you select the correct location. Also be aware that there are registration limits in place. When a limit for any listing is reached, that listing will no longer be available and you may either choose another location or register "Waitlist" once it opens on August 1st.

What does registering waitlist mean? We have a set number of fields at each location which limits the number of teams we can allow in each age level at any given location. If you choose to register waitlist, you may be selected if another player cancels their registration or moves to another location. If you are accepted off of the waitlist, you will receive an email telling you so. You will then have access to your registration on your home registration page when you log in. From there you can choose to pay by credit card or send us a check. There is no charge for waitlist registration until you are accepted.

The current rec league fees are $55 for kindergarten & 1st Grade, $70 for 2nd-3rd grade and $75 for 4th grade and up. You have the option of paying by credit card at check out, or you may select the “pay by check” option and mail a check made out to “Augusta FC” to PO Box 714, Fishersville, VA 22939. We prefer credit card payment as it reduces the amount of work required by our volunteers.

What Division is Your Child In?

If you will be registering for the fall season, then our divisions are based on the grade your child will be entering in the fall. If you will be registering for the spring season, then our divisions are based on the grade your child is currently in. No one is authorized to register their child for an incorrect grade group. Please honor this policy and realize that we do this because it is in the best interest of the development of each player.

Financial Aid

For those who wish to be considered for financial aid, please complete the online registration process and select the “pay by check” option when checking out. Then, please fill out the financial aid form available below. Please mail the form to us at PO Box 714, Fishersville, VA 22939. We ask that anyone requesting financial aid indicate what they are able to pay, and either include that amount when mailing the form or let us know when you will be able to pay that amount.

Register Now!

Financial Aid Form

Travel Tryouts

If you are considering attending travel team tryouts, please read all of the following information. If you have any further questions, please email us at .

Supplemental Travel Tryouts for the Fall 2010 & Spring 2011 Travel Season

Supplemental travel tryouts have been scheduled as follows:

• When: Sunday, July 11th, 6:00-8:00pm
• Where: VSDB, Field #1

Supplemental tryouts are open to all age eligible players from U11 through U18. We are especially looking for more players in the following age groups:

• U11 Boys, U12 Boys, U13 Boys, U15 Girls & U17/18 Boys

If you are planning to attend the supplemental tryouts, please follow the pre-registration instructions below. Any new travel players who missed the in-person payment and birth certificate check on June 2nd, our volunteers will be available again during the supplemental tryouts from 6:00-8:00pm at VSDB.

Tryout Results for the Fall 2010 & Spring 2011 Travel Season

Tryout results are posted below.

• Travel Tryout Results (Updated 6/1)

If you have been selected to a team, please read and follow the following instructions. If you have already pre-registered for tryouts, you DO NOT need to register again. You will receive an email from Blue Sombrero indicating that you have been accepted with instructions on how to finalize the acceptance process with a payment. If you have not pre-registered for tryouts, you can not be formally accepted to the team. We must have your pre-registration in the system in order to place you on the team. Please pre-register as soon as possible to avoid any late fees.

All players must accept their positions and pay by the end of the day, Monday, June 7th. Any players accepting and paying after that date will incur a $25 late fee and risk losing their roster spot.

Tryout Information for the Fall 2010 & Spring 2011 Travel Season

Tryout Pre-registration

All players are required to pre-register prior to tryouyts. Please click here for a direct link to our registration software. Pre-registration for tryouts does not have any fees. You will only be charged if you make a travel team and then accept your position following tryouts. Please remember your login information as you will need to access your account if accepted to a team. For additional information, please see the I Want To Register page.

Travel Uniform Information

The Adidas Squadra uniforms that have been used the past several years will continue to be used through the Spring 2011 season. If you are a new player to Augusta FC travel, and you are selected to a team, you will be assessed a uniform fee during registration and will receive an entire uniform set. If you are a returning player from any previous season, you will be using your existing uniform.

New players will have a chance to determine their size at tryouts and then submit their size to our uniform coordinator, Lucy Gaines, if selected to a team. Returning players will need to place an order with Lucy for any extra or replacement pieces needed. Orders for replacement pieces must be placed by JUNE 30th! All players should click the following link for complete information concerning uniforms.

• Uniform Instructions

Travel Team Coaches

For those age groups showing the coach as TBD, we are still in the process of finalizing a coaching selection. If you are interested in one of these positions, email us and let us know.

Petitioning to Play Up

It is the expectation that players on Augusta FC travel teams will play for their appropriate age/grade group according to the chart below. If the player is of exceptional talent, they may petition to try out one age group up. This request is for permission to try out for the team and does not guarantee selection to that team. All petitioning players will be watched and evaluated during their Spring playing season by the club's Director of Coaching. The Travel Program Committee and/or Director of Coaching will then review all requests and contact the players with their decision prior to tryouts. The petition to play up form may be downloaded below. Please email with any questions.

Age Groups

Augusta FC encourages all players to play with their grade peers. In some cases, the player’s birth date puts them on a team that is younger than the team for their grade level. These players may try out for the team that matches their grade level without a petition to play up (per the chart below), or may choose to try out for the team in their true age group. Players may not play down an age group for any reason.

Travel Team Fees

Travel team fees for the Fall season will be $190. U11 through U14 teams rostering again for the spring 2011 season will go through a second registration in December and pay an additional $190 for the spring season. Any players rostering for the first time will be charged a uniform fee of $70 when registering. Any returning players needing replacement uniform pieces will need to work through our uniform coordinator, Lucy Gaines, at .

Downloads

• Player & Parent Code of Conduct Form
• Petition to Play Up Form

Winter Indoor League

Augusta FC is introducing its indoor league this winter! This is a game only league with no coaches or practices. Games are played 5v5 (1 goalie & 4 court players) on a basketball court with out of bounds and no wall play. Games are fast paced and fun and reward ball control and quick thinking. Games will follow official futsal rules and will be refereed.

Season Schedule & Teams

• Winter Indoor 2009 Schedule - Season schedule (updated 2/25 @ 1:00pm). Click the file below for U12 (boys & girls) and U14 (boys) to see your team number.
• Winter Indoor 2009 Team Members - Team listings for U12 (boys & girls) and U14 (boys) teams.

Program Flyer

• Winter Indoor Soccer Flyer - A PDF flyer you may download and share with others.

League Format

• 5v5 play (1 goalie & 4 court players)
• Open to all U9-U18 players
• U10 (u9 & u10), U12 (u11 & u12), U14 (u13 & u14) and U18 (u15 to u18) divisions
• We will form advanced and intermediate divisions within these age groups if numbers allow
• Teams and divisions will be same gender (based on registration numbers)
• U9-U14 teams designate a parent manager
• U15-U18 teams can designate a player or parent manager
• U9-U14 games will be adult facilitated (no coaching allowed)

Season Format

• All games played at Westwood Hills Elementary School on Rosser Avenue just off the I64 Waynesboro exit
• 8 game season starting December 10th and ending February 13th
• Games played on the hour
• Games scheduled for Thursday & Friday nights from 6-9pm and Saturdays from 9am-9pm
• No games scheduled the week of Christmas and New Years

Registration Details

• $55.00 per player includes a games t-shirt and covers all ref and facility fees
• Registration opens Friday, October 9th and closes Sunday, November 22nd
• Registration is first-come, first-served as space is limited
• Players may register as part of a team or as individuals
• Team registrants must enter the name of their team during registration
• Individual registrants will be placed by the club in registration order
• Minimum of 6 players per team and a maximum of 9

Rules

• Official futsal rules (any Augusta FC modifications to be determined)
• 6'7"h x 10'9"w official futsal goals to be used
• Games scheduled for (2) 20 minute halves with a 5 minute break
• No walls - play within the boundaries of the court
• Official futsal ball (weighted) to be used (U10 & U12 divisions use size 3, U14 &U18 use size 4)
• Players required to wear indoor shoes (or gym shoes) and shin guards

 

Age Groups

Age brackets will operate along the same guidelines as travel soccer according to the table below. Augusta FC encourages all players to play with their grade peers. In some cases, the player’s birth date puts them in a group that is younger than their grade level. These players may register for the division that matches their grade level if this is the case. Players may not play down an age group for any reason.

Age Group:	Birth Date:
U18	8/1/91 to 7/31/92 and/or 12th graders born after 7/31/92
U17	8/1/92 to 7/31/93 and/or 11th graders born after 7/31/93
U16	8/1/93 to 7/31/94 and/or 10th graders born after 7/31/94
U15	8/1/94 to 7/31/95 and/or 9th graders born after 7/31/95
U14	8/1/95 to 7/31/96 and/or 8th graders born after 7/31/96
U13	8/1/96 to 7/31/97 and/or 7th graders born after 7/31/97
U12	8/1/97 to 7/31/98 and/or 6th graders born after 7/31/98
U11	8/1/98 to 7/31/99 and/or 5th graders born after 7/31/99
U10	8/1/99 to 7/31/00 and/or 4th graders born after 7/31/00
U9	8/1/00 to 7/31/01 and/or 3rd graders born after 7/31/01

Team Pages

Click a link to the right to see information on our individual travel teams. Keep checking back as we add more teams.

Coaches Education & Player Training

 

Fall 2009 Coaches Meetings & Pre-Season Training Sessions

Training sessions will be held as follows for all rec coaches. All coaches must plan to attend a session! If you cannot make your age appropriate session(s), then please attend one of the other sessions. Equipment and rosters will be handed out during the sessions. All sessions will be held at VSDB and will be conducted by Scott Harrison, our Director of Coaching. Coaches please RSVP the session you are planning to attend to .

Date:	Division:	Time:
Tuesday, August 25th	Kindergarten & 1st Grade	6:00 - 7:30pm
Thursday, August 27th	2nd/3rd & 4th/5th Grades	6:00 - 7:30pm
Friday, August 28th	6th Grade & Up	6:00 - 7:30pm
Saturday, August 29th	Kindergarten through 3rd Grade	8:30 - 10:00am
Saturday, August 29th	4th Grade & Up	10:00 - 11:30am

*Please note the changes to Saturdays sessions due to travel game conflicts.

 

USSF & NSCAA Coaching Education

Our Education Policy


For state and regional courses and lower (USSF “F”, “E” & “D” certificates and NSCAA State, Regional & Advanced Regional diplomas) that Augusta FC hosts, the club will pay for the minimum number of seats needed to guarantee the course is not cancelled. The club will also pay for all current coaches and those scheduled to coach the next season. These fees will be paid directly to the instructor and not reimbursed to coaches.

For state and regional courses and lower (see above) that the club does not host, current coaches and those scheduled to coach the next season will be reimbursed 100%. These coaches need to submit proof of payment along with a copy of the course license to be reimbursed.

For national level courses, coaches are eligible to be reimbursed on a case by case basis after one year of service to the club following completion of the course. These coaches need to submit proof of payment along with a copy of the course license following the year of service.


Upcoming Augusta FC Hosted Courses


Augusta FC is hosting the NSCAA State Diploma course Saturday, August 15th, 2009 at VSDB in Staunton from 9am - 2pm.


This is an excellent opportunity to get the first level of NSCAA training in your own backyard. The course is FREE to any current or upcoming Augusta FC coach or assistant coach. The instructor for the course will be Nora McGuire-White, SVU Director of Coaching and a NSCAA national staff coach.

To sign up for the course, please email your interest in attending to Scott Harrison, Augusta FC Director of Coaching, at .


Course Descriptions & Schedules


For a current listing of other coaching courses offered around the state and elsewhere, follow the links below for USSF and/or NSCAA courses.

VYSA Coaching Education
Click here for upcoming USSF courses scheduled through VYSA.

USSF Coaching Education
Click here for descriptions of the USSF courses.

NSCAA Coaching Education
Click here for a description of the NSCAA Diplomas and listings of scheduled courses.

US Youth Soccer National Youth Course
Click here for a description of the USSF National Youth License and a listing of scheduled courses.

 

Player Training

Augusta FC will be holding techincal development sessions for current Fall 2009 players throughout the season. Please check back for the current schedule

Upcoming Travel Calendar

Tryout Pre-registration

• When: April 17th through May 16th

2010/2011 Travel Team Tryouts

Augusta FC will be holding tryouts for the Fall 2010 & Spring 2011 seasons:

• When: May 8th through May 16th
• Where: Ridgeview Park Fields
• Map: Click here

For more information, including a detailed tryout schedule by age group, please see the Travel Tryout page.

Team Selection

• When: Selections posted to the Travel Tryout page on May 25th

Acceptance Deadline

• When: May 31st

Upcoming Rec Calendar

 

Below is the upcoming Rec League calendar for the Spring 2010 season:

• December 9th - Regular registration opens
• February 15th - Regular registration closes
• February 16th - Waitlist registration opens
• March1st-14th - Coaches meetings
• March 15th - Coaches begin contacting their players
• March 22nd - Practices begin
• March 27th - Games start
• April 3rd - Easter weekend-No Games
• April 10th - Picture day (2nd grade & up)
• May 1st - Picture day (K & 1st grade)
• May 29th - Memorial Day weekend-No Games
• June 5th-6th - Tournament Weekend

The Spring 2010 game & tournament schedules have been posted. Please click here to see the current season schedules on the "Current Season Information" page.

Rec Coaches

Player Evaluation

It is important that all rec coaches fill out an evaluation sheet for their teams each seson. This information helps us try and balance the teams as much as posiible at each location. Pleas feel free to fill out the form, scan it and email it to us at . You may also type the information into an email rather than scan it. Thanks again for your time and talents on the field!

Download

• Rec League Player Evaluation

Fall 2009 Coaches Meetings & Pre-Season Training Sessions

Training sessions will be held as follows for all rec coaches. All coaches must plan to attend a session! If you cannot make your age appropriate session(s), then please attend one of the other sessions. Equipment and rosters will be handed out during the sessions. All sessions will be held at VSDB and will be conducted by Scott Harrison, our Director of Coaching. Coaches please RSVP the session you are planning to attend to .

Date:	Division:	Time:
Tuesday, August 25th	Kindergarten & 1st Grade	6:00 - 7:30pm
Thursday, August 27th	2nd/3rd & 4th/5th Grades	6:00 - 7:30pm
Friday, August 28th	6th Grade & Up	6:00 - 7:30pm
Saturday, August 29th	Kindergarten through 3rd Grade	8:30 - 10:00am
Saturday, August 29th	4th Grade & Up	10:00 - 11:30am

*Please note the changes to Saturdays sessions due to travel game conflicts.

 

Current Rule Changes

The following rule changes are in affect:

1. The number of players on the field during a game per side will be:

Divisions:	Players:
Kindergarten	3
1st Grade	4
2nd & 3rd Grade	5 (4 + goalie)
4th & 5th Grade	7 (6 + goalie)
6th Grade & Up - Boys	8 (7 + goalie)
6th Grade & Up - Girls	8 (7 + goalie)

2. There is a new substitution policy in affect: All age groups above kindergarten will be allowed to sub during the game using high school rules. Subs must be at the mid-line, ready, and the referee will beckon the player(s) on at an appropriate stoppage. Subs for 1,  2/3,  and 4/5 should not be for tactical purposes, but only for exhaustion and or injury. Please remember our rule that everyone must play at least half of every game.

I Want To Register

Augusta FC Travel Team Registration Information

Please read all of the information that follows before clicking the link below to our registration page!

Registration

Travel pre-registration for the Fall 2010 season will open on April 17th. There is no cost to pre-register. You will only be assessed a fee if you are selected to team and then accept the selection.

When pre-registering, you will submit all information needed for final registration. If selected to a travel team, you will receive an email stating that you have been selected including instructions on accepting the selection and making payment to secure your spot.

The registration process and fee will be for the Fall 2010 season only. Those players on younger teams (U11-U14) playing again in the Spring will have a second registration and fee payment following the Fall season.

 

Verification of Birth Date

Players who have not played travel soccer for Augusta FC in the last three years will need to provide the club with proof of birth date. Accepted documents include:

• Original birth certificate with raised seal (no copies) or the VA “credit card” birth certificate
• Passport
• Current driver’s license, learner’s permit, or “walker” id
• Alien Resident Id Card – Green Card
• VYSA player pass 2005-2006 or later

 

Financial Aid

For those who wish to be considered for financial aid, please wait until selected to a team. Once selected, complete the online registration process and select the “pay in person” option when checking out. Then, please fill out the financial aid form available below. Please email the form to us at or mail the form to us at PO Box 714, Fishersville, VA 22939. We ask that anyone requesting financial aid indicate what they are able to pay, and either include that amount when mailing the form or let us know when you will be able to pay that amount.

 

Register Now!

Financial Aid Form

Summer Camp

2010 Summer Camp Details

Augusta FC is excited to continue the summer camp format we introduced in 2009! This year's camp will be held in conjunction with the Waynesboro, Wilson & Lee Varsity soccer programs. Come out and train with current boys and girls varsity players and coaches. Part of the camp proceeds will benefit each school's soccer program.

This years camp is open to all rec players who will be entering kindergarten through 8th grade this coming fall. There will be a travel player camp the following week for all travel players rostered to a fall travel team. If you will be attending travel tryouts, please wait for those tryout results before registering. The early registration period will still be open after results are posted.

 

Register Early for a $20 Discount!

 

Camp Details:
Camp Dates	July 26th - 30th, 2010
Location	Ridgeview Park Fields
Early Registration Dates	5/7/10 - 6/7/10
Early Registration Fee	$100
Regular Registration Dates	6/8/10 - 7/16/10
Regular Registration Fee	$120
Fee Includes	Camp T-shirt
Sessions	Morning - 9am to 12pm

 

If you have any questions concerning this year's summer camp, please send us an email at .

Click here for a direct link to our registration page.

Travel Teams

Augusta FC offers a Travel Program for players who are looking to take their game to a higher level. We sponsor boys and girls travel teams for U11 - U18. These teams offer an opportunity for players to improve their skills and play against quality competition throughout the Shenandoah Valley and the surrounding area. Travel teams participate in the Skyline league out of Charlottesville. Click here for a link to the Skyline league site.

Travel teams conduct tryouts each May for the following Fall and Spring seasons. A travel team commitment is considered a two season commitment for the U11-U14 age groups and a Fall only commitment for U15 and above due to JV and varsity soccer in the Spring. Under certain circumstances, arrangements may be made with each individual travel team coach and we encourage potential players to attend tryouts and discuss their individual situations with the coaches. Registration periods are in June following tryouts for the coming Fall season, and again in December for the U11-U14 groups playing a Spring season. For the younger groups, fees are assessed each season (twice per year).

Travel soccer is a competitive program and all interested players are encouraged to try out, but not all players will make the team. Playing time is usually earned, not guaranteed, and is at the discretion of the head coach. Coaches are trained and licensed and the focus is on player development. Travel soccer demands a greater level of time and monetary commitment and players are expected to attend twice weekly practices, all games, and one or more out of town weekend tournaments each season.

For more information on our travel program and tryouts, please see the links to the right.

If you still have any questions or need to contact us for any reason, please email us at .

Recreation League

The objective of the Augusta FC Recreational Program is to provide each player the opportunity to play local community soccer in a supportive and rewarding environment that emphasizes fun, enjoyment and skill development at a level that fits the child’s interest and ability.

Our recreational divisions are designed to mirror your child’s school development and keep certain grades and therefore school relationships intact. We offer the following rec divisions: kindergarten; 1st grade; 2nd & 3rd grade; 4th & 5th grade; and 6th grade & up. We have five rec league locations in Waynesboro (Eastside Speedway), Staunton (VSDB), Fishersville (Wilson Schools), Stuarts Draft (SD Park) and Weyers Cave (Blue Ridge Community College). As registration grows, we have plans to expand further with the goal of making recreational soccer in Augusta County geographically regionalized. This will mean local practices for parents and the opportunity to play with friends, neighbors and school mates. But, it also affords the opportunity to compete with and against players from other parts of the county during the season. Help us achieve this goal by spreading the word!

Join us twice a year, fall and spring, for recreational soccer!

• Equal playing time.
• Co-ed kindergarten and 1st grade teams. Gender specific 2nd grade and up teams.
• Community based teams (local practices).
• Online registration (no standing in line or mailed forms).
• Family discount of $10 per player for each additional player registered each season.
• Jersey and socks are included for each division.
• Financial aid is available to those who wish to request it.

New for Spring 2010

Augusta FC will be introducing our SSG (small sided game) program for the kindergarten and 1st grade divisions this spring. What does the SSG format mean?

• SSG program overseen by our Director of Coaching.
• No traditional teams. Practices held in groups at each location.
• Practices led by more experienced coaches.
• Parents new to coaching encouraged to help and learn the fundamentals of youth soccer coaching.
• Saturday games held in small sided game format with all players participating together.
• Small sided game format (3v3 & 4v4) means no subs - everyone plays!
• Players play with and against players from other locations on Saturdays.
• Constantly changing teams means more fun for the players.

Augusta FC is following the lead of US Youth Soccer in promoting the prominent use of small sided games to aid in the fun and skills development of youth soccer players. We are also introducing a growing movement in youth soccer to utilize the small sided game format to give the game back to our youngest players. This new format will also allow us to create a different coaching structure over time. The structure will be more pyramidal allowing us to put more experienced coaches in charge of training and giving the parent new to youth soccer coaching a less stressful environment to learn coaching skills.

Programs Overview

Augusta FC offers developmental and competitive soccer programs for youth from kindergarten (U6) through high school (U18).

Our developmental programs fall under our recreation league and academy training program. These programs are open to anyone of any ability interested in playing soccer. The recreation league runs from kindergarten through high school and is regionally based in Waynesboro, Wilson, Staunton & Stuarts Draft. There are two playing seasons each year, fall and spring, with on-line registration beginning at the end of the previous season. Read more»

The academy training program involves the junior academy and the senior academy. The junior academy is open to all kindergarten and 1st grade players and their coaches. The senior academy is open to all 2nd grade through 5th grade players and their coaches. Times, locations and any additional fees for the academy sessions are determined on a seasonal basis. Read more»

For a more competitive environment, Augusta FC offers a travel program. We have both boys and girls teams from U11 through U18. Our U11-U14 teams play both fall and spring and our U15-U18 teams in the fall only. Selection to the teams is through a tryout process held each May for the following fall and spring seasons. Read more»