Fallston Boys’ & Girls' Soccer

CURRENT/OPEN REGISTRATIONS

Fall 2024 Registration

MISSION

Serving the community since 1974, Fallston Soccer is a volunteer run, community-based organization dedicated to providing opportunities for youth of all ages and abilities to develop and grow through participation in athletic competition. We foster a welcoming, enjoyable, safe, and competitive environment to create soccer players with a great love for the game and a greater chance for future success.

We offer opportunities for youth to play at a level that compliments their abilities through a fall program that includes in-house, in-county, and travel leagues. We also offer support to travel players who wish to play year-round soccer.

We believe that soccer is a complimentary sport to a variety of other youth sports and encourage our participants to be multi-sport athletes. We emphasize long-term player development of physical, emotional, and social skills. We believe a positive team sport experience will promote a youth's self-confidence and self-esteem beyond the soccer field.

VISION

Our vision is to be a model grassroots recreational soccer organization in the Maryland area by providing a high-quality soccer experience. We will do this through a well-developed network of volunteers, a dedicated Director of Coaching, regular player training and coaching education opportunities.

Fallston Soccer’s success is not measured in wins and losses, but by our participants many positive experiences both on and off the field.

VALUES

We value a strong work ethic, respect, and responsibility.
We believe all ages and skill levels should have opportunities to develop and grow.
We will treat the soccer community with respect and dignity as put forth in our code of conduct.

We believe that positive reinforcement is paramount. John O’Sullivan’s Changing the Game Project has inspired us to continue to repeat, “I love to watch you play!”

Board of Directors

Code of Conduct

Please find additional announcements on our Fallston Soccer Facebook Page!

IN-HOUSE

Registration cost is $120 with no additional fees. Fall Registration opens April 1st, waitlists typically form in July, and registration closes July 31st. In house teams are organized by grade level beginning in pre-K.

Registration includes jersey, shorts, and soccer socks provided by program. Teams will be formed over the summer and families notified of team placement the first week of August. Many age groups end up on wait lists, so please register early!

Fallston Soccer runs in-house teams for players age 4 to 16 for about 900 players in the Fallston area. The program is designed for kids of all ability levels to provide a fun and educational soccer experience. Please do not let August vacations stop you from signing up! Most teams do not have their full team at practice until school starts.

In-House team practices begin around the second week of August and the program wraps up around the first week of November. All teams will have 1 weeknight practice and 1 game. Clinic, U8, U10, and U12 teams will play other Fallston teams on Saturday mornings.

U13 and U16 age teams will play in the Harford County NRSL league with most games on Saturdays but with the possibility of games on various fields in the county. The NRSL is a collaboration between the local Harford County Recreational Councils and travel is within Harford County for games on Saturday mornings.

In-House Rules

NRSL Rules

**Here is a video that may help understand the build out line:** Click HERE

Clinic (Ages 4 & 5)

U8 & U10

U12

U13 & U16

Uniforms & Equipment

Player/Coach Requests

Become a Referee

Are you or do you know a rising 9 th grader or older who loves soccer?

You are eligible to referee for Fallston Soccer!

*You must also purchase at least yellow referee kit, whistle, and red/yellow card*

This pathway follows registering with MD referees, paying $95 for access to the online modules with Maryland and USSF

Soccer grassroots referee courses.

1) Register with Maryland Soccer Referees. https://www.marylandreferees.com/msr2/?page_id=5109/
Cost in 2023 was $95 for access to online modules. Complete modules for them and for US Soccer. These are lengthy

and take some time to complete.

2) Attend an in person training session you will register for online. These become available after completing the modules.

Keep an eye out for the one we host here in Fallston in early August.

After taking the in-person course, you have completed your certification. You are now qualified to referee anywhere in

the area for both in-house and travel.

3) To referee in our in-house program, contact careygayo@hotmail.com, our in-house referee assignor, to be placed on
referee list for this season and provide your referee number you receive after completing the course/in person training.

4) Payment in Fall 2022 was $30 per game. Games are Saturday mornings to early afternoon.

NOW is your chance to SUIT UP and REFEREE!!

Questions and/or Comments

Please contact our In-House Commissioner and Board Member:

Chris Kelleher (ckelle10@gmail.com)

Travel

Registration cost is $120 with additional travel fees later in the summer. Fall Registration opens April 1st and travel tryouts begin in May. Travel teams are organized by birth year.

Registration cost includes 2 jerseys, 2 shorts, and 2 soccer socks provided by program. Additional costs for leagues and tournaments are divided by players evenly and vary per team (typically, $100 - $400 per player). Optional winter/spring costs applied after November.

Fallston Soccer runs travel teams for U8 through the high school ages for about 400 players in the Fallston area. The program is designed for players looking for additional practice and challenging league play. Our teams play in both the EDP League and the CMSA League. Coaches choose the appropriate league and level with guidance from the Soccer Board.

Practices begin July 1st (with grace for family vacations). Travel teams practice twice per week. In mid-October, practice schedules change to move to our lighted fields.

Teams typically play an August tournament, a Columbus Day tournament, and the Fallston Cup in November.

Travel parents are asked to assist with our one-day Field Building in July and field building just prior to the Fallston Cups. Travel parents are asked to donate one to two hours of time as field marshals during the Fallston Cups. There are no additional fundraisers for the program.

Travel players are given the option to play in leagues or practice on turf in the Winter/Spring and can opt out of these opportunities. We encourage all players to play multiple sports out of season!!

Travel Tryouts

Travel Try-Out Schedule for Fall 2024 (as of April 1, 2024): Click here to view schedule

Try-outs typically run May through the end of the school year.

All players trying out must be registered with Fallston Soccer. A player must attend a minimum of one try-out to be considered for a travel team, but attendance at multiple try-outs is always preferred. Once a try-out is attended, there is no refund of the registration fee.

We do not recommend missing in-season events to attend travel try-outs. This is youth sports, and we support our multi-sport athletes!

No team placement will determine your child's future success in soccer. Love the game! Enjoy the ride!

As a program, Fallston Soccer remains committed to offering fair and open try-outs for our travel teams which is why all teams try-out each year.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to a board member if you have questions.

We can't wait to see you on the fields soon!

Benefits of Fallston Travel Soccer

Fallston Travel Soccer offers the following benefits to our players:

Full uniform (two jerseys, two pairs of shorts, two pairs of socks) included in registration costs (no additional charge!)
No club dues or fundraising. We take your league and tournament costs and divide it by the number of kids. Simple.
Weekly goalkeeper training
Two day a week practices
U8 teams receive a week-long team camp at a significantly reduced cost per player
Training sessions from our Director of Coaching
Lighted fields mid-October through November to continue practicing
Each Fallston team gets a free entry to the Fallston Cup
Optional Winter training and league play
Optional Spring training and league play

Travel Coaches

Fallston Soccer Travel Coaches

Please contact one of our travel commissioners if you need to get in touch with one of our coaches: douglas.blair01@gmail.com or Christopher.r.levesque@gmail.com

Girls’ Travel Coaches
U8	2017/2018	TBD
	2017/2018	TBD
U9	2016	Lauren Austin
	2016	TBD
U10	2015	Julie Smith
	2015	Lisa Pipitone
U11	2014	Gino Amasia
	2014	JoAnna Eshelman
U12	2013	Mike Friskey
	2013	Jen Silvestri
U13	2012	Brett Morris
U14	2011	Josh Taylor
	2011	Amy Lacock
HS	2008	Sarah Lumbard

Boys’ Travel Coaches
U8	2017/2018	TBD
	2017/2018	TBD
U9	2016	Stan Sieracki
	2016	Mike Price
U10	2015	Paul LaVardera
	2015	Doug Blair
U11	2014	Caitlin Brennan
	2014	Dustin Henry
U12	2013	Matt Sochurek
	2013	TBD
U13	2012	Frank Winter
U14	2011	Liz Varipatis
	2011	Tyler Barton
U15	2010	Nick Shreve
	2010	Annie Amtmann
U17	2008/2009	Steve Phillips/Mike Tedeschi
HS	HS	Doug Blair

To Contact a Travel Coach

Please contact our Travel Commissioners:

Chris Levesque (christopher.r.levesque@gmail.com)

Doug Blair (douglas.blair01@gmail.com)

Player Development

Soccer Summer Camps

Fallston Soccer is pleased to announce our 2024 Summer Soccer Camp dates in partnership with Level 5 Athletics!! Camps fill up quickly, so be sure to register early. We continue to provide the "register two children, get the third child free" option.

Week 1 Summer Soccer Camp, June 17 – 20

Week 2 Summer Soccer Camp, July 15 – 18

Reckord Road Park, Fallston

Full Day (9 am – 3 pm, early bird $260 till March 1st, $310 after)

Half Day (9 am – Noon, early bird $135 till March 1st, $155 after)

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Goal Keeper Camp, August 5 – 8

Reckord Road Park, Fallston

Half Day Only, 9 am – Noon, $150

Staff again includes legendary GK coach, Eric Steele as well as other college GKs

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High School Prep Camp, August 5 – 8

Reckord Road Park, Fallston

Half Day Only, 9 am – Noon, $150

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As always, expect an amazing staff onsite to make your child's camp both fun and a great educational soccer experience!

Winter/Spring Travel Registration

Travel Teams are offered optional winter/spring play. Players must register for $20 to participate through a separate registration in late November/early December. Teams have chosen a variety of options including:

…and of course, some teams take a break from soccer.