FAQ
Q: What age groups may participate?
Suggested items are soccer shorts and socks, though any shorts/pants that are appropriate for school gym class will work.
Soccer socks are usually longer for the purpose of keeping shin guards in place, and are recommended.
Consistent with our mission statement, our goal is to have fun, teach the participants the game of soccer and to establish teams that are roughly equal in skill level.
Fulfilling requests is secondary to establishing balanced leagues.
Although requests are taken into consideration, the program has no obligation to fulfill any particular request, and makes no promise in that regard.
Of course, a parent who coaches will have their own child on the team, and siblings who qualify to play in the same age group will be placed together (unless specifically requested otherwise).
Every effort will be made to accommodate special requests made on registration forms, but requests cannot be guaranteed.
Coach and friend requests will not be honored for late registrations.
There is a $25 late fee assessed for registrations submitted after the close of regular registration.
field equipment prior to the season. The Club has no obligation to grant refunds, though there are circumstances under which one may be issued.
ALL REFUND REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE REGISTRAR (email is considered an acceptable format).
No refunds will be made after the recreation games have started.
PAYMENT QUESTIONS:
(See our registration page for current season pricing.) The fee includes a Fall or Spring season of play, a uniform shirt, and access to skills training in addition to team practices and games.
The discount is automatically applied when you enter the second child’s information.
We will accept offline payment by check made payable to HPUSC and mailed to P.O. Box 844, Sussex, NJ 07461.
** Failure to remit payment by the deadline will result in your child’s registration being placed on hold and subject to being unregistered for the season.
PRACTICE & GAME QUESTIONS
Q: When will I be contacted by my coach?
A: You will be contacted by your coach in late August for Fall soccer, or early April for Spring soccer.
Q: When do practices begin? When are games scheduled?
A: Usually, practices begin in mid-late September for Fall soccer and mid-April for Spring soccer
depending on when Sussex County Youth Soccer establishes the schedules, and weather.
Fall season games are scheduled on Saturdays in September and October.
Spring season games are scheduled on Saturdays in late April, May, and June.
Q: When and where are practices held?
A: Coaches are assigned days and times for practices and will notify
players of the team’s schedule based on their availability.
If your child cannot attend during their team’s scheduled practices,
they are encouraged to practice with another team in their age division,
and return to the team assigned for game play on Saturdays. Practices
are held at Woodbourne Park on Sherman Ridge Road in Wantage.