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About Corrales Soccer Club

On behalf of Corrales Soccer, Welcome!

Corrales Soccer Club is located in Corrales, New Mexico, and is a recreational league for children in the Corrales area. CSC’s purpose is to develop, promote, teach, and administer the game of soccer. The Club has teams for boys and girls ages U5 to U13. CSC is a part of the Northwest Rio Grande Soccer League. The web site for the League is www.NWRGSL.org. There is additional information on the League’s web site that may not appear on the CSC’s web site so we encourage you to browse that web site. As a member of the Northwest Rio Grande Soccer League, we play games with other member teams from the surrounding area including: Rio Rancho, Taylor Ranch, Paradise Hills, Alameda, Bernalillo, and the South Valley. The League consists of about 3000 kids and roughly 300 teams.

Corrales Soccer Club
CSC is a volunteer organization. With the exception of CSC’s registrar, everyone from the President on down is a volunteer -- remember that before you complain!

Volunteers:
There are many ways to volunteer your time to CSC. Our Board of Directors is comprised of the following volunteer positions: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Director of Coaching and Director of Referees. In addition, the Coaches, Assistant Coaches, Team Referees, Team Managers are all volunteers. At times, other members will be called on to set up nets.

Coaches/Asst. Coaches:
CSC’s coaches are great people who devote their time to help the kids improve their skills and understanding of the game. Some have played soccer before, others are new to the sport as well. Courses are offered to help anyone interested in Coaching. The date and times vary and can be found on the NMYSA web site (www.NMYSA.net) under "Coach Education". Courses run from $30 to $75 and are paid by the individual with a reimbursement given by CSC upon completion of the courses with certification. Coaches pick the days of the week that the team will practice, and as able, the location of the practices. If the team plans to practice at a location other than the Corrales Rec. Center, they must inform CSC’S President of the new location.

Referees:
Our referees are people who volunteer to "call" the games. Every team in the Northwest Rio Grande Soccer League is required to have a certified referee to call their home games. Referee Clinics are held throughout the year. Grade 8 clinics are typically held in August and February. For more information about the clinics, check out our referee page or www.NMYSA.net or www.NWRGSL.org for time and locations of the courses. CSC cannot reimburse approved Referee Clinic and Referee Certification Fees due to tax reasons, but CSC will supply the referees’ uniforms and equipment instead. The Referee is always right.

Team Managers:
Good Team Managers can make or break a team. These people are responsible for keeping the team informed of games, practices, snack schedule, end of year party, trophies, etc.... These people are the main point of contact for the teams and help the coaches immensely.

Rules:
Games are generally called using the FIFA rules which can be found at the NMYSA web site.

Schedule:
The soccer season is broken up into two parts, the Fall Season (starting around the first of September) and the Spring Season (starting around the first of March). Each Season is scheduled for 10 weeks. Two weeks of practice before the 8 week season begins. Teams are scheduled to play against teams of the same age although not necessarily the same skill level. Theoretically, all teams should be roughly the same skill level, but depending on the children’s background, they can be quite good! An older sibling in the house that plays soccer is usually a dead give away as to why some kids just seem to get it right off the bat! Keeping track of your win/loss record is important so that your team can be scheduled to play against teams of the same caliber. The coach, assistant coach or team manager forwards this information to the club president at the end of each season.

Practices:
Each team is likely to have two practice days each week for the 10 week seasons. Practice days are set up at the discretion of the coach. The scheduled location of all practices is at the Corrales Recreation Center, unless otherwise changed by the coach. Parents are encouraged to stay at practices and note how your child is progressing. The following items should be taken to each practice:

Each player should always have:

  • Cleats that fit
  • Shin Guards
  • White shirt for practice
  • Full Water Bottle
  • Soccer Ball--pumped up
  • Hair Ties if needed
  • Bug Spray if needed
  • Sunscreen if needed
  • Warm clothing: Gloves/hats/ear warmers/Turtleneck if needed
  • Team Sweats
  • Wear shin guards under socks
  • No jewelry--take it off before warm up
  • Uniform shirts should be tucked in
  • Shoelaces tied WELL - ask for help if necessary

Games:
Teams usually play one game a week on Saturday. The length of the games vary depending on the ages of the kids, naturally the little ones play short games (two 15 minute halves) and the oldest ones play longer (two 45 minute halves) the remaining ages play games in length somewhere in between. The start time of the games vary usually starting around 9:00 till roughly 4:30. Please arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled start time to allow the kids time to stretch and warm up. If the team has registered for a tournament, it is likely that the team will have tournament games on Sunday. Games are divided into two halves, separated by "half-time" which is a break time of roughly 5-15 minutes depending on the ages of the kids. We encourage parents to support the kids, all the kids, even the other teams! Good play is good play and should be appreciated! This should be a fund experience for EVERYONE! We also encourage parents to set a good example of sportsmanship for your children. Winning isn’t ultimately important, but having fun, learning and trying harder are! Please refrain from fighting or arguing with anyone while at the fields. The Referee is always right... even when they are wrong.... Arguing will get the coach ejected from the game and will also likely result in a forfeiture of the game. Disciplinary action will result, up to removal from the League. Games are played in the rain (except when lightening is present) and snow, so be prepared.

The following things are necessities for nearly every game:

For the players:

  • Cleats that fit
  • Shin Guards
  • White shirt for alternate uniform
  • Soccer Ball - Pumped up for warm up drills
  • Hair Ties if needed
  • Wear shin guards under socks
  • No jewelry - take off jewelry before warm up
  • Uniform shirts should be tucked in
  • Shoelaces tied WELL - ask for help if necessary
  • Full Water Bottle/sports drink

For the Supporters:

  • Full Water Bottles/sports drink (bring enough for the family, cheering makes you thirsty!)
  • Bug Spray if needed (definitely in the Fall)
  • Sunscreen if needed (especially in early Fall and late Spring)
  • Warm clothing: Gloves/hats/ear warmers/turtleneck if needed (it’s New Mexico folks, be prepared!)
  • Umbrella or some other form of shade
  • Chairs/blanket (sometimes the grass is wet)

Half-time:
Half time is a break between the halves for the coaches to do more "one on one" talking with the kids for things to work on or look for as well as a great time for encouragement. Half time is signified by the referee blowing his whistle twice and pointing with both arms straight at the middle of the field. It is also the time when they get nourishment to help sustain them for the remaining half. A great item for them during the half is orange slices, or other fruit. Some sort of wet wipes are recommended for cleaning sticky hands. Please take a bag for trash with you to allow them to throw the items away when they are done. We need your help to keep the fields clean. The person supplying the half time snack is set up on a schedule made up by the team Managers.

End of the Game:
End of the Game is signified by the referee blowing the whistle three times and pointing with both arms straight at the middle of the field. The kids and coaches should line up in the middle of the field on the mid-line and walk toward each other and congratulate each other for a good game. While the kids are lining up, the parents should also be lining up behind them on the mid-line and form a “tunnel”. Parents and other should line up facing each other and place their hands above their head and touch palms with those across from them making a pyramid and allowing the kids to run through as you shout encouragement. Following this will be your child’s favorite part of the game... Snack Time.

Snack Time:
At the end of each game the kids are generally treated to some type of snack: Rice Krispy treats, gummy snacks, cup cakes, cookies etc.... They are also treated to some sort of drink, juice boxes, Gatorade, etc.... The kids love this and will snack away and re-live moments from the game and make plans to spend the afternoon with each other! The person supplying the Snack Time/End of Game snack is set up on a schedule made up by the team managers.