YSA  

YSA Spring 2024 SOCCER

Player Fees - $50 per player for first 2 players (half price fees for additional siblings) For financial assistance, please email YSA.

Yellowstone Soccer Association, in cooperation with the Billings Parks & Recreation Department, is offering a recreational soccer program for Billings area youth.
 
YSA’s mission is to provide a positive and safe developmental environment for soccer players of every skill level, promoting skill development, good sportsmanship and equal playing time.

All participants must register online by clicking the “Online Registration” link at www.ysasoccer.org. Credit/debit card payment is the sole form of payment accepted online. After registration iscomplete, please print the registration confirmation page for your records.

ELIGIBLE AGES

Birth years 2005 - 2018

SEASON DATES

Games will be played on Saturdays at Amend Park from March 30th through May 18th (no games April 27th). Game times can be any time throughout the day. Game schedules will be distributed to coaches on March 25th.
Practice days, times and locations will be set by the volunteer team coach. Players will be contacted by their coach No Later than March 22nd. Email YSA at ysasoccer@outlook.com. if you haven’t been contacted by then.

TEAM FORMATION

NO REQUEST POLICY

YSA cannot accommodate requests for placement for any reason including carpooling, scheduling and coach/player preferences.

YSA’S REFUND POLICY

Players electing to drop from YSA may obtain a refund by emailing YSA no later than March 30th. Early notification is appreciated so we can replace the player with someone from the waiting list as quickly as possible.

YSA’S WAITING LIST POLICY

Late registrants will incur a $5 late fee and will be placed on a wait list for possible placement subject to availability. Registrations for the wait list must be done online. Wait list status updates will be sent by email. YSA places more than 80% of wait list registrants, but in the event YSA is unable to place someone by April 13th,, refunds will be issued by April 19th, to the account used for registration. $5 will be deducted from player registration fees to cover administrative costs.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

· Players must wear shin guards completely covered by socks at practices and games
· Players must wear soccer cleats or appropriate athletic shoes at practices and games. Softball/baseball/football cleats with toe cleats are not allowed unless the cleats at the tip of the shoe are trimmed off.
· Players need a soccer ball for practices (Ball size needed: U6-U8 size 3, U9-U12 size 4, U13 & above size 5).
· Team T-shirts will be provided for each player.
· Players are encouraged to wear shorts or active pants depending on the weather. Sweatshirts or jackets can be worn under team shirts as neede

NO JEWELRY OF ANY KIND IS PERMITTED (INCLUDING PIERCED EARRING POSTS).

All JEWELRY MUST BE REMOVED FOR PRACTICES AND GAMES. Please keep this in mind when considering getting piercings done prior to the season.

YSA’S “GIVE & TAKE” SOCCER EQUIPMENT PROGRAM

Recycle your soccer gear! YSA accepts gently used soccer gear for those interested in donating or re-using soccer gear. The “Give & Take” soccer equipment is kept at Amend Park.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

YSA is a community-built soccer association and is entirely dependant upon the time and support of volunteers. Help is needed in the following areas. If you would like to volunteer, please make your selection when prompted during online registration.

• Coach & Assistant Coach: No experience necessary. Set weekly team practice schedule and organize age-appropriate practice drills to teach players basic soccer skills, rules and good sportsmanship. Coaches of U6-U9 teams share referee responsibilities for their games. YSA provides a pre-season coaching clinic & links to lesson plans. All volunteer Coach and Assistant Coach positions are subject to criminal background checks pursuant to the SAY National Volunteer Screening Policy.
  
  
• Team Parent: Help team coach with phone calls. Provide adult presence at practices as needed (YSA requires that 2 unrelated adults attend all practices and team functions). Assign players’ parents to Treat Schedule & Field Set-Up/Take-down Schedule.
  
  
• Field Set-Up and Takedown: All parents will be asked to pitch-in by assisting with flag set-up before early games and takedown of flags and goals after late games as scheduled by Team Parent.
  
  
• Corporate Sponsor: Corporate Sponsors contribute $1500 per season (or $2700 for a 2 season commitment). Interested parties may submit the Sponsorship Form or contact the YSA office at ysasoccer@outlook.com or 655-7842 by February 16th.
  
  
• Team Sponsor: Team Sponsors contribute $175 per team. Interested parties may submit the sponsor form by February 25th or may commit and pay for sponsorship when prompted during online registration.
  
  
• Team sponsors will need to submit a black and white logo by email to ysasoccer@outlook.com by March 1st.

YSA OFFICE HOURS

Please email YSA to check on office hours as we have very little office traffic and hours will fluctuate.
Yellowstone Soccer Association
ysasoccer@outlook.com