Fall 2013 Rec Soccer Registration is Open
| Registration is open for for Fall 2013 Recreational Soccer for boys and girls from pre-k through 5th grade. You may register online. You may also purchase your uniform online if you don't already own a uniform. Every player must have a FSC uniform (jersey, socks, shorts). You may also purchase a custom FSC soccer ball. |
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Age Registration Guide When registering, you must enter your child's 2013-2014 grade. For example, a child entering 3rd grade this Fall will register as grade "3" in our Third grade program. A child entering kindergarten this Fall will register as grade "0". Children entering pre-school this Fall will register as either "-2" or "-1".
Fall soccer starts in late August and runs through September and possibly in to October. We schedule 6 weeks of games and practices. Please consider volunteering to coach or help out as a general volunteer. Games are played on Saturdays and 1-2 Sunday afternoons. Practices are held in neighborhood parks or fields once per week on weeknights. Players are required to have a soccer ball, shin guards and water bottle.
See the article on our website for more information on rec soccer.
Questions? Contact Matt Noah at either
or 701.282.9344. | | |
HEADLINES  | | | Fargo Soccer: Fall 2013 Rec Soccer Registration Is Open by
posted 05/21/2013
| Registration is open for for Fall 2013 Recreational Soccer for boys and girls from pre-k through 5th grade. You may register online. You may also purchase your uniform online if you don't already own a uniform. Every player must have a FSC uniform (jersey, socks, shorts). You may also purchase a custom FSC soccer ball. |
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Age Registration Guide When registering, you must enter your child's 2013-2014 grade. For example, a child entering 3rd grade this Fall will register as grade "3" in our Third grade program. A child entering kindergarten this Fall will register as grade "0". Children entering pre-school this Fall will register as either "-2" or "-1".
Fall soccer starts in late August and runs through September and possibly in to October. We schedule 6 weeks of games and practices. Please consider volunteering to coach or help out as a general volunteer. Games are played on Saturdays and 1-2 Sunday afternoons. Practices are held in neighborhood parks or fields once per week on weeknights. Players are required to have a soccer ball, shinguards and water bottle.
See the article on our website for more information on rec soccer.
Questions? Contact Matt Noah at either
or 701.282.9344.Back to top  | | | Fargo U17 Boys PR Tigers Win Woodbury Tournament by
posted 05/15/2013
U17 Boys win Woodbury Summer Classic Tournament
Sweep 4 games by a combined score of 23-0 in Classic I bracket.
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Back to top | | | Fargo Soccer Club: Team and Individual Photos by
posted 05/09/2013 Starting next week, Fargo Sports Photography will be taking team and individual photos. The schedule will be posted and added to your team calendar. Every effort has been made to schedule photos around your team's practice or game schedule. These dates and times are firm. Exceptions can be made but with so many teams it is indeed rare if exceptions can be made. Even if you don't plan on ordering any photos, please bring your child to the team photo.
Download the photo order form and bring it and your payment (check or cash) to the photography session.
All photographs will be taken at the Kennedy warming house at just west of the tennis courts at Kennedy.
Contact Gretchen at (701)-367-1976 with any questions.Back to top | | | Fargo Soccer Club: Fall 2012 & Summer 2013 Competitive Try-Outs by
posted 04/23/2013
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Registration is open for Fall 2013 and Summer 2014 Competitive Team Try-outs.
Try-Out Registration Will Close at 11:59 pm on July 31, 2013.
Try-out registration is $15/player before July 1, 2013, $25 afterwards. All players must be registered for try-outs to be considered for team placement.
All players who will be U10 or older for those seasons must register and try-out. This applies to all players born on July 31, 2004 or earlier. Players born on August 1, 2004 or after but before August 1, 2007 can be registered and play in our U9 program when registration opens. U8 and U9 players may try-out for U10 by contacting
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Try-outs are scheduled for August 1, 2013.
Questions on try-outs may be directed to
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Back to top | | | Fargo Soccer Club: Kennedy Field Map for Spring 2013 | | | Fargo International Indoor Soccer Tournament by
posted 02/11/2013 HOLD THE DATES!
The Fargo Soccer Club will host the 2013 Fargo International Indoor Soccer Tournament to kick off the indoor season. The venue will be the Fargo MetroRec facility, 3110 - Main Avenue, Fargo. The tournament is open to teams from Under-9 to Under-19. It will be held on two separate weekends. Players may play both weekends if they are age-eligible.
U9-U13 October 18-20, 2013
U14-U19 November 1-3, 2013
For details visit www.fargosoccer.org.
The tournament is in the process of being sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation and US Club Soccer. When sanctioned, the tournament will be open to any teams from the USA, Canada or elsewhere. We anticipate quality teams from Winnipeg, Minneapolis-St.Paul, South Dakota, Grand Forks and Fargo.
Games will be 40 minutes in length. Each team is guaranteed 3 games. Indoor shoes are required. The playing surface is short turf. The ball used will be a regular outdoor ball. Teams will play either 5v5 or 6v6 depending on age classification. The facility is a converted hockey facility with the sideboards intact. Expect a fast-paced game. View MetroRec pictures.
Registration is anticipated to open in mid-March. Teams are accepted on a first-come basis providing all fees are paid in full.Back to top | | | Fargo Soccer Club: Soccer Camp, July 29 - August 2, 2013 by
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The British are coming!!!
Prices listed are for early registration. Late fees apply starting July 18.
Register Here Today.
Host a British coach in your home during the week of camp. Contact
for details.
You need not be registered with the Fargo Soccer Club to register for the Challenger British Soccer Camp.
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Back to top | | | Recreational (in-house) Soccer Information by
posted 09/15/2009 Updated: May 21, 2013
The Fargo Soccer Club offers two levels of soccer; recreational and competitive. Recreational soccer is characterized by local play against teams within our club. Competitive soccer is characterized by regional play against teams from other clubs.
1. Can children from outside Fargo play on FSC teams?
Yes. The FSC serves any child in North Dakota or Minnesota. We focus primarily on Cass and Clay counties.
2. What age groups play for the FSC?
For recreational soccer, we currently pre-school leagues through 4th grade leagues. By Fall 2013, we hope to offer recreational soccer from pre-K through 5th grade.
3. When do you play, i.e. what seasons?
The FSC recreational leagues play separate seasons in the Spring, Fall and Winter. We separate our registrations for these 3 seasons so parents can choose Spring, Fall, Winter or any combination for their children. Our Fall season runs approximately August 23 through October 10 and consists of 1 practice and 1 game per week for a total of 6 games. Our Spring season runs approximately April 20 through June 20 and consists of 1 practice and 1 game per week for a total of 8-10 games. We also offer winter indoor clinics and leagues.
4. What are the costs?
All soccer players are required to have their own shinguards, ball and water bottle. Shinguards range in price from $5 to $50. Balls range in price from $10 to $150. Generally, the lower priced equiment is more than sufficient, especially below the high school level. Each player must have a uniform from the Fargo Soccer Club. Recreational uniforms (reversible jersey, socks, shorts) are currently priced at $40/child and can be reused for any season. Registration fees for recreational soccer are typically between $50 and $65 per season.
5. I don't know anything about soccer but I received an email about coaching my child's recreational team. What should I do?
Coach! If you have time, i.e. you don't travel extensively for work or you have to work late weeknights or Saturday afternoons, then you should consider coaching. Especially at the pre-school or kindergarten level, soccer coaching is mostly about your attitude and teaching fundamentals. If you can create a fun environment where each player can feel good about themselves, strive to be a good soccer player and have fun, then you are being a good coach. If you motivate by yelling or browbeating, then don't coach. The Club will provide with you training prior to the season. Coaching is very rewarding.
6. Will my child play as much as other kids on the team?
For recreational soccer, the answer is yes. Each child should play equally and each child should play every position. Some kids don't want to play goalkeeper and we don't force kids to play goalkeeper.
7. Can I coach my child's team?
The FSC believes that parent coaches make the best coaches. We monitor each team for fairness of playing time to address the common compliant that the coach's kid gets more playing time. Frankly, parent coaches who know the rules on playing time are very good at following the rules. Parent coaches are highly motivated to see their child's team succeed. Parent coaches are more reliable than non-parent coaches. Non-parent coaches typically have a much better soccer background and can provide superior skills demonstration and instruction. That is why we try to pair up a parent coach with a younger, non-parent coach on our competitive teams. For our recreational teams, coaching is currently exclusively done by parents.
8. How do the FSC coaches differ from other coaches in the FM area?
Nearly all our recreational coaches have already undergone a 2-hour coaching education program before they step on the field with their team. Recreational coaches at some of the other clubs do not enjoy this important benefit. Many of our coaches are enrolling in extensive, i.e. 18-hour coaching education programs to enhance their expertise. The club encourages this and pays for this. This does not happen with most other clubs.
9. How many kids does each coach have on their team?
For our pre-school and kindergarten teams, we usually have 2 coaches and 8 kids per team. Therefore, the coaching ratio for our pre-K and Kindergarten teams is 4:1 or better for nearly all teams and there are no more than 8 players per team. For other area clubs, the ratio is more like 8:1 to 16:1. In a scenario where 1 coach is trying to coach 8-16 kids, personal attention by a coach is virtually non-existant. For our older teams, we typically have 2 coaches for every 8-10 kids.
10. How long are the two recreational seasons, Spring and Autumn?
The Spring season is 10 weeks in length. The Autumn season is 6 weeks in length. The other local clubs have a 5 week Spring season and a 6 week Autumn season. Our Winter season is typically 6 weeks long.
11. Can my child "play up" if I want them to do so?
The "play up" scenario happens when a child is a gifted soccer player who is not particularly challenged by playing with other children their age. Unlike other local clubs we will gladly allow players to "play up" to the level of their ability. However, in instances when we interplay recreationally with the local clubs, we may be required to only play kids with kids their own age.
12. How do you form recreational soccer teams?
We generally try to form teams from neighborhoods or schools. That makes practices more convenient. We don't keep the same kids together on the same team every season because we want kids exposed to a variety of coaches and a variety of teammates. We will attempt to honor one mutual friend request. Siblings in the same age category are placed on the same team. Relatives can be placed on the same team. Special circumstances are considered.
13. Do you offer scholarships?
Yes and no. Technically, there is no such thing as a "scholarship" since scholarly work does not earn you something in soccer. We have provided subsidies to disadvantaged children and we work with Metro Youth Partnership (MYP) on subsidies. It is for kids in grades K-12 in Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo so that they can participate in fee-based activities of their choosing. It covers $50/year/child and there is a simple application process. Contact the MYP at 218.299.5437 or via www.metroyouthpartnership.org. For more information on subsidies, contact Matt Noah at either
or 701.282.9344.
14. When are recreational soccer practices and games?
For spring and fall soccer, practices are usually on weeknights after 5:30 pm. Games are held on weekends in the Fall. Games are held on weekends in the spring before Memorial Day. After Memorial Day, games are on weeknights. For winter, practices are on weeknights while games are on Saturdays. Teams can pick their practice locations, day and times although coaches usually have a big say on the practice schedule. Pre-k and kindergarten teams usually practice 30-45 minutes. Older teams practice 45-60 minutes.
Back to top | | | Fargo Soccer Club Affiliations by
posted 03/03/2009 The Fargo Soccer Club is a proud member of US Club Soccer and SAY Soccer. We are not members of the North Dakota Soccer Association because there is little or no value in belonging to that organization. By being members of multiple soccer associations, the opportunities we provide youth soccer players for competition is unmatched in the region.Back to top | | | All North Dakota and Minnesota Soccer Players Welcome by
posted 02/17/2009
All North Dakota and Minnesota soccer players are welcome to join and play in the Fargo Soccer Club. Our multi-affiliate status provides us with "borderless" opportunities for youth soccer players. Our club consists of players from Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead, Dilworth, Glyndon, Pelican Rapids, Georgetown, Argusville, Mapleton, Oxbow, Horace and the surrounding areas. Full-time and guest players welcome.
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