FutsalSJ - Coaches

Important Information

Contacting the Board

If you need to contact a board member please try email first, we all read our emails regularly. Only use the phone in an emergency. Make sure to always include team name, age group and gender to make it easy for us (we simply don't know all the coaches names and teams anymore, there are too many...).

Team Web Page

Every team has a team web-page. You can find yours on the Teams web-page. This is not just a gimmick, but is actually very important. You can edit this page, some instructions can be found under [Edit team page]. You will need to get a password first, which is explained too. Make sure you know how to edit this page so you can
  • Team name: Plase read the Schedule page for some restrictions on team names.
  • Team staff: Add all the coaches, assisant coaches and team managers to the page. This way they get emails about game scheduling changes and other important information.
  • Phone numbers: Make sure that there is at least one phone number listed on the page, this is the number a coach from another team or a board member will call you if needed (if a game schedule gets changed on short notice for example, or if a gym is not available for a day because it got flooded [happened last year]). No phone number, no call!
  • Bye: Enter Bye days or weekends. So far you can enter two in advance (once the day has passed you can recycle an entry). Please check our Schedule page for more details on how the schedule is created.
  • Schedule: the games scheduled for your team will be listed on that page, make sure the parents know about this. Every game will include a link to the gym it will be played at.
  • Scores: those are reported via the team web-page.
  • Pictures: you can upload up to two pictures that will then be shown on the front page (the page cycles through all the teams).

Equipment

This year you will be required to provide game balls. You need at least one, and should have one in reserve as they sometimes go flat during games. U12 and under need a size# Futsal ball, all older teams play with size #4 balls.

Players need shin-guards, indoor shoes, and a uniform (shirt, shorts, socks). T-Shirts with the same color are fine, use a marker to add numbers please. You should have one set of white shirts, and one set of color shorts. Goalkeeper need a different shirt (same rule as outdoor soccer). If you haev uniforms for nearly all players but one or two they can wear a similarly colored t-shirt and shorts, or check if you can borrow the uniform from a player that does not play?

Warning: no outdoor balls are allowed in the gyms at all, not for games, not for warm-ups! Outdoor balls are too bouncy, and the risk of breaking something in the gym is too high. Make sure your players are aware of this (if we catch your teams with outdoor balls you will loose brownie points => you will be scheduled for home team at the beginning or end of a session more often!)

Guest Players

We allow each team to have up to two guest players per game, as long as the total number of players available for a game is 7 players or less. Example: if you have 6 players from your team you can add one guest players.

Guest players must have a valid Futsal San Jose player pass for the season, and be of the right age for your team.

Players can only be registered with a single team.

Facilities

This year we play in 6 different gyms. All of them are listed on our website, with map, address, etc. You can either click on map in our menu or on Facilities to get them all listed. Please make sure that your parents are aware of the descriptions of each facility, as it contains in some cases important information. If you are scheduled for the first or last game check the page for setup/takedown instructions.

Cost for 11th and 12th player

We charge a registration fee per team which covers up to 10 players. If you have 11 or 12 players (the maximum roster size according to USFF) you need to pay an additional $10 or $20 to cover insurance costs. Please bring a check when you check-in your team.

Check-In Procedure

In order to check-in your team and get your player passes you need to bring:

  • Player application form for each player, signed by the parents
  • Age verification for all players (CYSA passes, copy birth certificates or  copy of passport)
  • team roster, printed from the USFF webpage
  • a check over $10 or $20 if you have 11 or 12 players respectively

Practice

Sometimes we have gyms available for practice and make them available to teams by sending out an email. Practice time may come at an additional cost.

Age groups

Please note that for the Winter season 2008/2009 we have moved a few teams into different age groups so that everybody gets to play good games:
  • Boys U9 rec teams play in the U9 Coed group with U8 teams, while U9 comp teams play in the U10B group.
  • Boys U11 team play in the U12 group.
  • Girls U10 include U11 rec teams.
  • U14B play with U15B
If you believe that your team is in the wrong age group please send an email to Secretary Claudio Fleiner at [click to show email].
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