| How do I sign my child up for the Wildcat League? |
All players must be registered through our website. Registration opens approximately 1 month prior to the start of the season. The Fall season starts around late August while the Spring season starts around early April. |
| What are the ages for the Wildcat League? | Boys and Girls from grades 1st-8th |
| Are there tryouts? | No. |
| I have a Pre-K child. Can he/she play in MSC? | Yes, our new Soccer Cubs program is specially designed as an introduction to competitive soccer for children entering Pre-School or Kindergarten. |
| Can my special needs child play in the MSC? |
Yes, absolutely! We will make every effort to accommodate your special needs child and pair them with a coach equipped to the offer the best experience. The safety of your child and other children on the field will be the ultimate deciding point, but we welcome anyone who wants to play! |
| Can I register my child to play down a division? | No. There are too many safety risks in having older children play with much younger children. |
| Can I register my child to play up a division? | Children are placed in divisions based on their grade level. If you feel your child has the skills and is physically and emotionally ready, you may ask that they play up. Please email us at rec@mayfieldsoccer.com immediately after registering so we can adjust accordingly. |
| I have registered and paid for my child to play but they decided that they do not want to anymore. Can I get a refund? | If we are notified by the end of the first week, The MSC will provide a refund. Please be patient as we work through the process on our end. Once the season is underway, we cannot guarantee a refund. |
| What are the divisions for The Wildcat League? |
Grades: 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 We make every effort to ensure divisions are separated by gender, based on the number of registrations. |
| How do I know what team my child is on? | Teams are announced at each seasons Kick Off event and coaches will begin reaching out to make introductions after that. |
| Will my child be on an all boys or all girls team? | We strive to make sure that every division until 7th grade is separated by gender. |
| I have signed my child up, but I have not heard from his/her coach yet. | If you have not heard from your childs coach before March 24th, please let us know. |
| My child has other commitments on the day of his/her practice. Can we switch teams? | We will try to accomodate where possible. Please email the Wildcat Director at rec@mayfieldsoccer.com |
| When does the season start? | The Fall season starts mid to late August. Holidays can play a major role as to when the exact start date will be. The Spring season starts in early to mid April, weather permitting. |
| How many games are played? | We make every effort to provide an 8 game season for Wildcat soccer. Unfortunately, we cannot control the weather and we typically have holiday conflicts as well. |
| When will my child have practices and games? | Practices days and times will be determined by the coaches once teams are chosen. Your child’s coach will communicate the season schedule with games generally occurring on Saturdays. |
| Where are games held? | Games can be held at various venues within the Mayfield School District depending on availability |
| What time will my child's games be each Saturday? | The game times vary week to week for each team and age division. Games start at 8:00 and end in the afternoon based on the number of teams registered. We understand that children have other commitments and the purpose of the variable schedule is to offer as many kids the opportunity to play soccer, even if they need to miss a week or two due to conflicts. |
| Where am I permitted to sit while watching my child's games? | Parents MUST sit on the sideline opposite from where the coach and their team sit. For the safety and well being of the whole team, it is imperative that the coach and child not be distracted by parents coaching from the sidelines. Providing a buffer helps facilitate this. Sitting behind goal posts is prohibited for the same reasons! |
| Is smoking permitted in the park soccer complex? | Smoking is prohibited at ALL city and park facilities! |
| I have been assigned to bring snacks/drinks. What type of snacks and drinks can I bring for the team on game day? | Typically, avoid snacks that contain nuts and sugary drinks. |
| Is there a championship game at the end? | Yes, following a 6 week season we have two weeks of playoffs ending in a championship for each division. |
| We cannot make practice every week. Is it that important to attend practice sessions? | Group practices are held so that the coaches can work with the kids as a group. This also builds team spirit and confidence. It is to your child’s benefit that they participate in practice sessions on a regular basis. |
| I pay the same amount for my child to play as the star players. How come they do not get equal playing time? | It is the policy of the MSC to have all children playing rec soccer receive as close to equal playing time as possible. We do not condone or tolerate situations where the coaches star player never sits. If you experience issues in this regard, please speak with the coach. If the situation persists, please contact the Wildcat Director. |
| My son's/daughter's team is really good and consistently outscores the other team by 4 or more goals. Why are the good players pulled off the field? | In soccer, as in the real world, there are always winners and losers. Our Wildcat program is designed to designed instill in our youth players a sense of enthusiasm, self-confidence, good sportsmanship, and teamwork by emphasizing the game’s basic fundamentals. We strive to attain team parity during the registration process but this is not always an exact science as many of the children are unknown to the coaches and other’s skills start to bloom from season to season. Most of the time we get it right. In those few cases where we do not, we instruct our coaches and refs to keep the games close. We do so by having the better scorers pulled back to defense if the score starts to run up. If the score continues to climb, we ask the coaches to sit their better players a little longer. Please understand that having a team run circles around another does both teams a disservice. The good players do not get any better due to lack of competition and the lesser skilled players may become dissuaded against playing. |
| How come there was no ref at my child's game? | We make every effort to schedule refs for every game each week. Sometimes we have no shows. If we have enough advance notice, we try to find replacements to fill in. |
| Why do we not have adult referees? | The MSC has traditionally used Middle and High School age children to referee our rec games. This helps keep registration costs down and offers these children a growing and learning leadership experience. All of our refs have experience playing soccer and should know the rules very well. Please be respectful as again, these are children. They won’t be perfect in their calls and we do not expect them to be. |
| If I coach my child's team, does he/she play for free? | Yes, if you coach, ALL of your children play for free! | |||
| My child's uniform is too large/small. Can I get a new one? | Unfortunately, there is not enough time during registration to order size specific uniforms for each child. The MSC does its’ best to order a wide range of sizes for each division. | |||
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| My child has a food allergy. Can I make snack requests? | It is the parents responsibility to make sure that the coach is aware of any food allergies. The coach will email all parents upon notification of a food allergy. | |||
| What size ball is appropriate for my child? | Children playing in the 1-2 division should be playing with a #3 ball. Children playing in the 3-4 and 5-6 divisions should be playing with a #4 ball. Children playing in the 7-8 divisions should be playing with a #5 ball. | |||
| I have a child interested in refereeing. What is the process to have them sign up? | If you have a Middle or High School age child interested in refereeing for the MSC, who was/is a participant with our club, please have them contact the Wildcat Director by email. You child will be required to attend a short referee clinic held by the club and will need to take and pass the online concussion course linked on our website. Your child will then be able to sign up for available games. |
| How much does the MSC pay their refs?When do they get paid? | The MSC pays refs starting at $13 per hour with older division games paying more as the responsibility grows. We use a employee scheduling app to keep records of all games worked and try to send payments at the mid point and conclusion of each season. |
| How much is it to sponsor a team in your league? What do sponsors get for their money? | Wildcat team sponsorship costs $250 per season. Sponsored teams will have the individuals or company’s name printed on the back of their jerseys. Sponsors can provide a logo and a website link to have their company listed on our club’s sponsor page on the website. You are welcome to sponsor more than one team. |
| Can I request that my sponsorship follow a particular child? | Yes, assuming there is no previous sponsor in place for that child’s teams. |
| As a sponsor, can I request a particular team jersey? | Yes, assuming the team jersey you want has not been chosen by a previous sponsor. |