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The Sccer program in Lawton is provided courtesy of the Lawton Soccer Club a member of United States Soccer Federation, United States Youth Soccer, Oklahoma Soccer Association and is not affiliated with any City Park and Recreation, or any school. All non-traveling recreational players must register through the Lawton Soccer Club Soccer Coordinator during the registration period at local schools. Please refer all questions involving your child's soccer experience to the club President at steve@lawtonsoccer.com

The Lawton Soccer Club has traveling and non-traveling teams available. Traveling Recreational teams do not require tryouts and are available on a first come first serve basis. Please contact Mike Cummings at mike@lawtonsoccer.com for all recreational and micro soccer programs.

Traveling competitive teams however require tryouts and are selected by State and National licensed coaches. If you would like to learn more about the LSC Competitive soccer program please send an email to Kent Jester at coachkjester@sbcglobal.net

The Soccer Referees are independent contracts and are not members of the Lawton Soccer Club. Referees work independently and are members of United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and the Southwest Oklahoma Soccer Referee Association (SWOKSRA). Before becoming a referee every candidate must attend a 9 hour of training by a certified USSF Referee Instructor. Every referee must also attend an annual 3 hours USSF re-certification clinic before they are assigned any games. If you have any questions or comments about the referee program or wish to become a referee must be atleast 7 years old please contact Bart at starr15b@yahoo.com.

1. WHAT IS THE FEE? UNDER 6 – UNDER 10 YEARS OF AGE IS $30.00, UNDER 12 – UNDER 19 IS $40.00
2. HOW MANY GAMES WILL MY CHILD PLAY? 8 GAMES
3. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR UNIFORMS? THE TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PURCHASING UNIFORMS.
4. IS A NUMBER REQUIRED ON THE JERSEY? YES ANY NUMBER IS OK BUT NO DUPLICATE NUMBERS ON A TEAM.
5. WHEN DOES THE SEASON START? NOMALL MIDDLE OF MARCH AND SEPTEMBER AT THE BIG GREEN SOCCER COMPLEX I-44 & HWY 7 IN LAWTON OK
6. HOW ARE TEAMS FORMED? TEAMS ARE FORMED BY AGE GROUP AND GENDER. ALL BOY OR GIRL TEAMS.
7. WHO FORMS THE TEAMS? YOU MAY FORM YOUR OWN TEAM OR WE WILL PLACE YOUR CHILD ON A LAWTON TEAM
8. HOW MANY PLAYERS ON A TEAM? U6 – U8 TEAMS HAVE NORMALLY NO MORE THEN 8 PLAYERS ON THE TEAM, U10 TEAMS HAVE NORMALLY NO MORE THEN 12 PLAYERS AND U12 TEAMS AND OLDER MAY HAVE UP TO 18 PLAYERS ON A TEAM.
9. HOW MANY PLAYERS ON THE FIELD DURING THE GAME? U6 – U8 PLAY 4 VS 4, U10 PLAY 6 VS 6 AND U12 - U19 PLAY 11 VS 11. TRAVELING U12 TEAMS PLAY 8 VS 8.
10. I’VE NEVER COACHED SOCCER BEFORE: ATTEND A COACHING CLINIC WHICH IS OFFERED IN FEBURARY AND AUGUST EVERY YEAR AT THE BIG GREEN. CHECK THIS WEBSITE FOR DATES.
11. I DON’T KNOW THE SOCCER RULES: ATTAEND A SOCCER LAW CLASS CHECK THIS WEBSITE OR WWW.SWOKREFEREE.COM FOR DATE AND TIME.
12. IS EACH PLAYER REQUIRED TO PLAY IN THE GAME? YES 50% OF THE GAME, EXCEPT COMPETITIVE PLAYERS.
13. HOW DO I KNOW WHICH AGE GROUP TEAM MY CHILD SHOULD PLAY ON? SEE THE AGE MATRIX ON THIS WEBSITE CLICK ON REGISTRATION.
14. I'M INTERESTED IN BECOMING A REFEREE? VISIT WWW.SWOKREFEREE.COM FOR REFEREE CLINIC DATES
15. HOW OLD MUST I BE TO REFEREE? AT LEAST 7 (SEVEN)
16. DO I GET PAID TO REFEREE? YES IN CASH AFTER YOU WORK YOUR GAME.
17. IS THERE A COACHES MEETING? YES EVERY YEAR BEFORE THE SEASON BEGINS NORMALL HELD AT BISHOP ELEMENTRY SCHOOL IN LAWTON 7PM.
18. WHEN DO I GET MY TEAM SCHEDULE? AT THE COACHES MEETING
19. HOW DO I PAY FOR THE REFEREE CLINIC? IN CASH OR BY CHECK MADE PAYABLE TO LAWTON SOCCER CLUB
20. WHEN ARE THE GAMES PLAYED: ON SATURDAYS, TRAVELING TEAMS MAY PLAY GAMES ON SUNDAY.
21. IF I COACH A TEAM WILL MY CHILD PLAY FREE? YES
22. IF I COACH A TEAM DO I NEED A BACKGROUD CHECK? YES ALL VOLUNTEERS MUST COMPLETE A VOLUNTEER DISCLOSURE FORM
23. WHAT DOES THE SOCCER REGISTRATION FEE COVER? INSURANCE AND REGISTRATION FEE.
24. ARE REGISTRATION FEES REFUNDABLE? NO REFUNDS AFTER THE FIRST GAME
25. MAY I REGISTER MY CHILD AFTER THE DEADLINE HAS PAST? YES
26. MAY I MAKE A SPECIAL REQUEST FOR MY CHILD? A REQUEST TO PLAY WITH A FRIEND WILL BE CONSIDERED, BUT NOT GUARANTEED.
27. HOW MANY PRACTICES WILL MY CHILD HAVE & ON WHAT DAYS? MOST COACHES START WITH 2 PRACTICES A WEEK THE COACHES WILL SELECT THE DAYS. WE CAN NOT GUARANTEE PRACTICE DAYS FOR ANY PLAYER.
28. WHAT WILL MY CHILD NEED FOR PRACTICES & GAMES? ALL PLAYERS MUST WEAR SHIN GUARDS TO GAMES & PRACTICES COVERED BY SOCKS. PLAYERS SHOULD ALSO BRING A BALL & WATER, AND WEAR SOCCER CLEATS OR TENNIS SHOES ( NO BASEBALL CLEATS)
29. WHEN DO THE PRACTICES START? ASK YOUR COACH
30. WHAT IS MY ROLE AS A PARENT? DRIVE PLAYER TO PRACTICES AND GAMES, BE ON TIME NO DROPPING OFF STAY WITH YOUR CHILD. SUPPORT THE COACH AND LET HIM OR HER COACH THE TEAM YOU ARE A SPECTATOR. BE A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL FOR YOUR CHILD ON THE SIDE-LINES. RESPECT THE REFEREES, PLAYERS, COACHES AND CLUB ADMINISTRATORS.
31. IF YOU DIDN'T FIND THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION CALL ONE OF THE INDIVIDUAL LISTED ABOVE OR SAVE YOUR QUESTION FOR THE COACHES MEETING OR THE COACHING CLINIC INSTRUCTOR.

Posted by Administrator Jul 21, 2009

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