REGISTRATION INFORMATION

General  Information

  1. The Castro Valley Soccer Club (“CVSC”) and its Board of Directors (“Board”) is the governing body of all matters pertaining to the conduct of the CVSC program.

  2. Registration is open to all children, ages 2-3 through 18, based on Birth year.

  3. Prior to each season’s registration, the Board shall set the Registration fees.

  4. Players registering after June 30th shall be added to the wait list, charged an additional late fee, and are not guaranteed a roster spot. Team assignment and collection of fees will be on the basis of available space, with priority placement for players with a parent/guardian that is a volunteer coach. 

  5. For Recreation, a refund of registration fees paid for the current year less $35 administrative fee shall be honored until June 30th. After June 30th, NO refunds will be issued. All requests for refunds must be made in writing to askcvsc@castrovalleysoccer.com. Competitive fee are non-refundable.

  6. For Recreation, players between the league ages of 4 and 18 are allowed one Mutual Buddy, provided that both players are born in the same age group, same gender, and list mutual buddy at time of online registration. We will try our best to accommodate all buddy requests, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to accommodate all buddy requests. Siblings who are to be teamed together cannot request additional buddy.  See rules and regulations for further details.

  7. Players of all ages may request not to have a coach by filling out the form on our website under documents and forms. Form must be mailed or emailed to the registrar before June 1. If you cannot find the form please email registrar@castrovalleysoccer.com before June 1.

  8. All registered players are covered by CYSA’s or US Club’s medical insurance while practicing or playing with their team. At the time of registration, all players must complete an online CYSA Registration  Form 1601 or a US Club Release, (Also known as the medical release form), electronically signed by a parent or guardian.

Recreational  Information

  1. Parents/Guardians must fill out and pay for each player individually.

  2. Have a current, passport style photo and a birth certificate or passport ready for upload before continuing.

  3. Players are placed in divisions based on their age group. Age group cut-off dates are set by US Soccer and can be viewed here.

  4. Players can never be placed in a younger division, this is governed by NorCal not CVSC.

  5. Players can only register in an older division if a parent or guardian is their HEAD Coach.

  6. Parents/Guardians must review and agree to CVSC waiver's.

  7. Registration forms must be complete and fees must be paid in full before a player is placed on a team. Exception for those who qualify for Financial Aid. In that case all registration and financial aid forms must be completed.

Recreational Fees

  1. Bumblebees (U4) = $150 includes t-shirt

  2. Grasshoppers (U5-U6) = $300 includes t-shirt and socks and a refundable $60 volunteer fee, with coaching or 3 hours of service.

  3. Academy-U19 (U7-U19) = $355, includes a $60 refundable volunteer fee with three hours of volunteer service, with coaching or 3 hours of service.

  4. Refunds are only available before June 30th and are minus a $35 administrative fee.

  5. If a team/coach is not available for a player, a FULL refund is returned..

  6. Practice and game days and times may not be known until after the refund cut off of June 30th. Refunds are NOT given because practice or game times are not convenient.

Recreational Team Placement

  1. There are no tryouts for recreational soccer.

  2. Players can have ONE buddy and they must be mutual (both choose each other), registered before May 31st, and in the same division (age group and gender). If buddies don’t match, the request is dropped. Absolutely no daisy-chains.

  3. Mutual buddies are a top priority, however, they can’t be guaranteed.

  4. Teams are formed after May 31st. 

  5. Players are placed as close to a first-registered order as possible.

  6. Coaches coach their kid and their kid's mutual buddy.

  7. If a head coach and their assistant coach are registered by May 31st, they are assured FOUR players (coaches' kids and their mutual buddies), NEVER more than four assured players per team, including twins.

  8. For players in age groups U9-U12:

    1. Even distribution of schools, usually no more than four or less than two from the same school on a team.

    2. Even distribution of grade levels (and ages for combined years).

    3. Even the distribution of years played.

  9. For players in age groups U13-U19, teams are organized according to NorCal SuperRec guidance.

Recreational 2025 Season Information

  1. For U4 players (Bumblebees) there is one 30-minute session a week on Saturday morning at a CVUSD school.

  2. For U7-U12 players practice starts mid-August and ends Late October / early November.

  3. For U13-U19 players, practices start mid-August but their end date depends on NorCal SuperRec, usually Nov 15th but not in CVSC’s control.

  4. For U5-U6 players (Grasshoppers) practices are Tuesday OR Thursday for 45 minutes starting at 4:00, 4:45, and 5:30.

  5. For U7-U12 players, practices are 4:00-5:00, 5:00-6:00, and 6:00-7:00 on weeknights.

  6. For U13-U19 players, practices can start as early as 4:00pm and end as late as 9:00pm on weeknights, and they can be 1-2 hours long.

  7. We are not able to reserve fields until CVUSD classes begin in August. Therefore, your exact practice location won’t be available until then.

  8. Our goal is to get game schedules out 3 weeks before games start.

  9. For U13-U19 players game schedules depend on NorCal seeding placement.

  10. It is possible that practice and game days and times will not known until after the refund cut off of June 30th. Refunds are NOT given because practice or game times are not convenient..

Recreational Coaching

  1. CVSC is run by volunteers and we strongly encourage those with previous soccer experience to coach their players.

  2. We provide training for all coaches, so even with no soccer experience you can successfully coach a team.

  3. Coaching your player allows you to:
    Ensure your player gets on a team.
    Get your $60 volunteer fee refunded.
    Select your practice day, field, and time from what is available after you’ve completed your coaching requirements.

  4. Ensure up to four selected players are on your team. These players are selected through mutual buddies identified on your players’ registration and your assistant coaches players’ registration forms:
    1 = Head coach’s player
    2 = Head coach’s player’s buddy
    3 = Assistant coach’s player
    4 = Assistant coach’s player’s buddy.