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Rules

Exceptions:  See section on Tournament Rules

National Sports Center

Kick-or-Treat Indoor Tournament

 

The Fargo Soccer Club has a block of 11 rooms at the Watertown Quality Inn & Suites at 800 35th St Cir, Watertown, SD, 57201, (605) 886-3010.  The block rate of $115 per room, double queen is guaranteed until September 22, 2023 or until all rooms are reserved.  On and after that date, the room rates go up to the standard rates. Call to make your reservation.  Mention the "Fargo Gunners" to get the correct rate.  Normal rates are at $135 and higher .

You are not obligated to stay at the hotel.  However, all team meetings will be held at the hotel, if any are scheduled.  The hotel is about 2.2 miles, 6 minutes from the Anza playing fields.

 

The brackets, schedules, results, standings, notifications, etc. for the 2023 Watertown Fall Shootout Tournament are all found on a mobile phone app called iSports 3.  Download the app on your phone and follow the Gunners and other teams.  The app is available now.  The tournament brackets are published but the schedules are not published, yet.

 

Uniform/Equipment Distribution:  If you ordered a recreational soccer uniform (jersey, socks, shorts) or ball, it will be distributed on the dates shown above.   If you did not pre-order, you can just show up and purchase any of the above items while we have extra.  If you cannot make it, please have someone come and get your items.   If you don't have a uniform and did not order one, your child will not be allowed to play in any games.

Soccer Balls:  Soccer balls are available at the same time.  They are custom FSC balls.  The cost is $20/ball.  We highly recommend you put your name and phone number on the ball in case it is lost or mistaken for some other player's ball.

Where: Noah home, 4910 Meadow Creek Drive South, Fargo, (701)-866-1949 (cell)

Directions:  From 52nd Avenue South and 25th Street, proceed north on 25th Street about 0.25 miles to Meadow Creek Drive. Turn west (left) on to Meadow Creek Drive and veer left until you reach 4910.

Sizing:  To get the correct size, we recommend you bring your child with you. We have youth small, medium and large uniforms as well as adult-sized uniforms.

Lettering:  You can get your reversible jersey lettered on both sides for a nominal charge.  Lettering is done by Hey Mama ND.  You can drop off your jersey with Hey Mama ND at uniform distribtion.  They will letter your child's jersey for $12 in a matter of days.  Lettering is optional. We recommend your child's first name on the jersey.  It helps the coaches, teammates and other parents get to know the players.

 

To:  All Fall 2023 Fargo Soccer Club participants

Lettering your child's soccer jersey is highly recommended.  It helps the coach get to know the players and coach them.  It helps your child's teammates and all the parents know who to cheer for, etc.  The cost is $15.  You pay using cash or Venmo, payable to Hey MaMa ND, at the time you leave your child's jersey with them.

Current     The club has partnered with Hey MaMa ND, owned and operated by Kevin Harms and Tonya Arechigo.

Tonya:      tonya.arechigo@live.com, 701-799-9652

Kevin:       kjhharms@gmail.com, 701-212-7554

Address:   227 - 31st Avenue East, Unit B, West Fargo, ND 58078

At uniform distribution people will be given the option of having their jerseys left with Kevin and Tonya.  That saves everyone a trip to their home.    Kevin or Tonya should be at future uniform distributions.  When jerseys are finished, you should receive an email or text from Kevin or Tonya, not Matt Noah.  Please do not contact Matt Noah about the status of any jersey.  You still MUST get your child's uniform at a future uniform distribution night as you need to pick the jersey among the many sizes and numbers we have available.

 

HOW TO ACCESS YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT

Please keep this email for as long as you are with the Fargo Soccer Club.  It provides critical information on how to access your personal account.
 
1.  Visit www.fargosoccer.org.  
2.  Along the left-hand column vertical tabs, click on "Edit My Account".
3.  Enter your email address and personal password you used when you registered initially.
4.  You can then edit your personal information, change passwords, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, etc. 
5.  You can make payments, check on fees, etc.
6.  There is more you can do.  Feel free to explore.

 

HOW TO ACCESS YOUR TEAM WEBSITE & EMAIL TEAM

Please keep this email for as long as you are with the Fargo Soccer Club.  It provides critical information on how to access your team website.
  
1.  Visit www.fargosoccer.org.
2.  Click on Edit My Account in the left-hand column.
3.  Login using your email address and personal password.
4.  Along the upper horizontal tabs, click on "Team".
5.  Choose the proper "Season" pull-down tab menu item.  In this case, it is "Fall 2023".  This is just under the Fargo Soccer Club banner.
6.  Choose the proper "League" pull-down tab menu item.
7.  Choose the proper "Team" pull-down tab menu item.  Your team name has been emailed to you.
8.  You may have to clear your cookies to make this work.  Alternatively, you can choose a different season, league or team and then revert to selecting the proper season, league or team.
9.  Using the left-hand column menu items, you can select Roster.
10.  At this point, you should see the entire team roster, complete with contact information.  You can print your roster, email everyone on the team, etc.
11.  You can always view the team schedule and calendar without your team password.

 

The recreational season handbook for coaches and parents is available here for download.  Coaches, especially, should review the handbook for important and useful information.

Here are our rules and guidelines for Spring recreational soccer.

Playing Formations

Teams playing on the smaller fields 1-8 are:  Co-ed Pre-K and Kindergarten Boys and Girls, Girls First and Second

         Teams should play 3v3 with no goalkeepers unless at least one team has 7 or 8 players, then play 4v4 with no goalkeepers.

         If the teams are unbalanced coaches can opt to lend/borrow players with the other team to create balance.

         We play with no goalkeepers so that kids can experience the joy of scoring and so that everyone is running; not standing by the goal.

         Out-of-bounds:  Don't restart play for pre-k and k unless the ball is 5-10 feet of out bounds.  Otherwise, the game will slow down a lot.

                                 For kindergartners, keep the  boundaries to about 5 feet.

                                 For first and second grade, the line is the boundary.  Restart whenever the ball crosses the line.

         Restarts:          When the ball crosses a sideline, the team who did not cause the restart throws the ball in to play, 2 hands over the head, feet on the ground out of bounds.

                                When the ball crosses an end line, there is either a goal kick or a corner kick.

                                      Corner Kick:  Defensive team caused the restart so the Offensive team places the ball in the closest corner and kicks the ball in to play.

                                      Goal Kick:  Offensive team caused the restart to the Defensive team places the ball 3 feet in front of their goal and kicks the ball in to play.

                                 Restarting the play from a foul or a handball, the ball is placed at the location of the foul/handball and the other team has an indirect free kick.

 Teams playing on the larger fields 10-12 are:  All Other Teams

         Teams should play 5v5, 6v6 or 7v7 with 1 goalkeeper.  U10 team should play 7v7 whenever possible.

         Out-of-bounds:  Restart whenever the ball crosses the line.

         Restarts:           Same as above.

Games and Practice Locations:  Check your location (field number) BEFORE you head to the field.  Look at the field maps on the club website for reference.  Kennedy fields are being re-lined so we will publish a map when the Park District finishes the re-lining.

Parking:  Be careful in the Kennedy parking lot at all times.  There are alot of excited, short people with questionable judgment running around.  Your parking problem pales in comparison to striking a child.

Equipment:  For each practice and game, have your player wear shin guards, bring a water bottle and their soccer ball.  Uniforms are recommended at all times.

Remember - HAVE FUN!  These are the 'good old days.'

 

RECREATIONAL COACHING CLINIC

Monday, August 14, 7:00-8:00 pm, Kennedy Elementary School

The club will conduct a recreational soccer coaching clinic for all recreational coaches.  The clinic will cover practical lessons and activities for coaches of all levels form pre-k through 6th grade.  The clinic will take place at Kennedy Elementary School Fields.  Coaches should come prepared to play soccer, e.g. bring a ball, wear appropriate clothing, etc.  Matt Noah will lead the coaching clinic.  All competitive coaches are invited to participate.

 

Email, Text, Web

Important Club and Team Information is communicated officialy through one, two or three ways:  our club website, email and text.

It is vitally important that if you want to receive email or text you should adjust you and your CHILD's account properly to include you and your spouse's (if applicable) email addresses and one cell phone.

Teams and individuals are prohibited from scraping phone numbers and email addresses off the team website and creating their own communication networks.  It creates confusion and could omit some people from important team information.

To check, click on Edit My Account, login and review your child(ren)'s account(s).  For text messages you must specify the carrier, e.g. Verizon Wireless, AT&T Wireless, T-Mobile, Sprint, etc.