Fall 2021: Thank you for a GREAT Season everyone!!!!!
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Winter 2022 Skills Clinic for U10 G & B: register through normal process.This is just for U10s. We hope to have U8 and U12 skills clinics in the future.
Update as of 11/29: Session 1 at 3 pm and Session 2 at 4 pm are both full. We are keeping a waitlist for any openings or possible third session.
Update as of 7:15 PM on 11/22: we've opened up the second session (4-5 pm) to the next 40 players who register (and include all those currently waitlisted).
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Spring 2022
Registration is open from January 1 through February 1.
Late February/March: coaches contact players; practice and games begin in early March.
March - May: Spring season (No games April 16-17 Easter)
REGISTRATION TIPS:
-Divisions sorted by school GRADE, starting with JK through 12th.
-Birthday cutoff for JK - born by 12/31/17.
-JK is the school grade immediately before K; JK and K are two distinct CJ divisions.
-JK and K divisions practice and play games on Saturdays in one hour segments.
-U8 thru U18 practice one day a week with games mostly on Saturdays; some Sundays for U14 and U18.
-U14 and U18 CJ teams play in MARS (marsoccer.org), a county wide scheduling league, with teams from other recreation clubs in our area.
-Check your receipt to make sure the registration went through for ALL your children. You can access your CJ account at any time to make sure your child is registered. Check your credit card for any payments to Oasys, our online service.
Late Registration Feb 2-15: $10 late fee ($170 total); no guarantee of placement or requests; full refund if not placed on a team.
Registration is $160 per player vs Team Sponsorship/Sponsor (1 season) is $200 per team. You can sign up and pay to sponsor your child's team at the same time that you register your child to play. These are two separate transactions, i.e. sponsorship does not include registration.
FIELD CLOSURE NOTIFICATION FOR PRACTICE and GAMES
ALL PRACTICES: CJ website, updated by 4 PM Monday-Friday; 11 AM Sunday.
GAME cancellations: there are TWO different websites based on age:
*JK through UNDER 12: CJ website, updated by 7:30 AM Sat, 11 AM Sun.
*U14 and U18 GAMES: MARS website http://www.marsoccer.org/
The JK through U12 play games on CJ/Mecklenburg County fields.
The U14 and U18 teams play games in the MARS League, a county-wide scheduling league open to recreation level teams from various member clubs. Some of the games will be played on private fields or non-Meck County fields. Those fields may remain open when the Meck County fields are closed. THE MARS WEBSITE ONLY DEALS WITH GAMES; NOT PRACTICES. Do not compare the two websites for practice field information. MARS has no control over each club's practice field situation - just GAMES!
Note the following:
1. Fields may need a day or two to dry out after a heavy rain. CJ uses County fields. Mecklenburg Park & Rec makes the call to close fields; not CJSF.
2. After 4 pm on weekdays, team decisions will be made by the coach/parents prior to or at practice based on current weather conditions.
3. On game days, if conditions change, referees AND coaches will make decisions at the field. The websites, both CJ and MARS, will be updated throughout the day. Once the fields are closed they will not re-open that day.
Big Tip: Check this web site before heading to the fields!
General Policy Highlights
1. Club OR Recreation-you cannot play both. Some exceptions in HS division.
2. 24 hour "cool down" period. Chill first-chat/email later. Good rule of thumb: Do not approach a coach, player, official, or parent at the field.
3. Be civil and polite to EVERYONE, including the referees, the opposing players, and especially the County Deputies at Freedom Park. Thank you!
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