Every year we oversee over 6000 players from ages 4-19 years of age. We would like to thank our coaches for joining us this season. For more information please "click here to begin". If we have missed information you would like to add, please let us know! Thanks for volunteering this season.
Let's Begin
Before the start of the season you will receive an email with a link of how to setup a practice location and time.
We use many fields around the Elk Grove area and have a wide variety of facilities available to you. The link below will take you to our field scheduling system and has a helpful video along with frequently asked questions when scheduling fields.
Once you have received your field practice confirmation, now is the time to add it to your GotSport App so all the parents/players can see your practice schedule.
SCHEDULING YOUR TRAINING IN GOTSPORT
Most team managers along with their coach are responsible for managing the practice schedule and updating it with changes during the season.
Users of the GotSport App can add a training session on the calendar
1. From the GotSport account, click on the calendar icon at the bottom of the screen
2. Click on the “+” icon on the right side of the screen
3. Push “Add Training”
4. Input all of the data for the training session and then click “Submit”
Let's Begin
Thank you for agreeing to be a coach for the 2023 Elk Grove Soccer Fall Recreation season.
In a time when it’s becoming more difficult to find volunteers, we greatly appreciate your willingness to step up and help provide the youth of our community a chance to play soccer.
We offer some great incentives this season. We need you to get registered first. In the next 10 days, if all 4 coach requirements say “fulfilled” or “pending”, you have signed up for a coaching session, and your child is registered to play, you will get the following on June 12th:
Here is the process for being cleared as a coach:
Please send the registration and coach session links to your assistants, and encourage all your players to sign up before the fee increases on June 16th.
Thanks again for your efforts!
Dave Groves
Elk Grove Soccer Recreational Director
Remember, our Age Group Coordinators are volunteers like you.
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Please let us know if you have any questions.
Purpose – The health and safety of soccer players and the condition of soccer fields is a top priority for Elk Grove Soccer. Poor weather conditions not only contribute to the damage of soccer fields, but, more importantly, inclement weather conditions can present a hazard to players and spectators. Coaches, referees, tournament and club officials have the overall responsibility for the safety of players during practices and games.
Please view our webpage for the full weather policy information – click here to view
The following diagrams give you an example of our field sizes.
5v5 measurement is in yards.
7v7, 9v9 and 11v11 are in feet. 3 feet = 1 yard.
Information from US Soccer
Elk Grove Soccer teams playing the 7v7 format will play with a “build-out line.” Please see the details and field set up below. For further information, you may also review the links shown at the end of this notice. For any further information, you may contact the club Directors of Coaching. Contact information details are available on the club website.
Field Setup
A simple policy
In case of inclement weather, please check the website for weather instructions. If bad weather rolls in during the day, a decision will be made at the staff. Games/practices canceled due to weather are typically not made up. Elk Grove Soccer does, however, reserve the right to reschedule. No refunds will be given for games/training/camps cancelled due to the weather or field conditions.
If the staff close any of the fields, they will email the following by 2pm on the day of field closure: Director(s) of Coaching
The Elk Grove Soccer Staff will notify their departments/members by 3pm (this is our weather deadline time to let parents/players know of any changes).
Information will be sent directly through our registration email system. You will receive notification via the primary email you registered your child with, or, the primary email you signed up to coach with.
*Please note. CSD can cancel fields. Please call the weather hotline for CSD at (916) – 405 – 5682.
If we close any of the fields, you will receive an email from the Elk Grove Soccer staff by 3pm Friday for the Saturday games and 3pm Saturday for the Sunday games whenever possible. Please note – we don’t send you an email announcing “practice is on”.
We do understand there are times when a coach has to cancel practice for another reason outside of the weather. We do however ask you to follow a similar process for notifying parents of the cancellation.
Your parents should be notified, at the very latest, at 5 hours before the practice start time. We currently have an app that allows you to send texts/emails and post an announcement. It may be necessary to call some parents by phone to notify them.
An easy way to communicate
THE POWER OF ELK GROVE SOCCER, IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND.
The Elk Grove Soccer App powered by Gotsport mobile puts all the tools you need to manage your Elk Grove Soccer season right on your mobile device, for free. Access all your tools on the go—create and share schedules, generate rosters, chat and message with team members, share photos, check RSVPs, and more.
The free team management app is fully integrated with the Elk Grove Soccer’s platform, keeping you in control and connected—no matter where you happen to be.
Please download the app and see our information page by click here
A collection of items and info for game day
Coach should have the following with them:
● Valid Game Day Roster (see printing game day roster)
● Cal North Roster (not needed for in house games)
● Rules of the Game
● Copies of the Cal North Medical Releases for ALL players
● Concussion Information
First Aid Kit
● Ice or Cold-Packs
● Basic first aid kit
● Blister Band-Aids and moleskin/scissors (blisters)
● Kleenex (bloody noses)
● Athletic & electrical tape (ankle taping, uniform numbers and shoe repairs)
● Anti-bacterial spray, gauze pads, stretch wrap (field abrasions)
Optional Items
● Canopy/Umbrellas (rain/sun)
● Canopies are not usually allowed on turf fields
● Team Bench
● Blankets (cold weather)
Responsibility of the Home Team (this is the first team listed on the game day schedule):
● Home team wear blue jerseys (away team wear white jerseys)
● 5v5 Games club provides metal goals, but bring PUGGs just in case.
Home and Away Team responsibilities:
● Both teams help setup the field – goals and nets (if applicable)
● Home team brings the flags (U9-U14)
Find our your team's position once the season begins
Please click the following link for team standings (please note for our younger age groups we do not post standings) – link will appear here once it has been posted
Movement of players - special cases.
In some cases, we do have player movement between teams in special circumstances. If this occurs and is sanctioned by the club the following policy is to be followed:
You have played your game, now enter the score (usually have the home team do this). If you are the away team, please double check.
Guide for Scoring Games on GOTSPORT
For the Recreational Season at Elk Grove Soccer we will be posting all scores in GotSport. It is expected that home teams will input the score after each match, and these instructions will help guide coaches to do so. Below are instructions on how to update on the Gotsport app or website.
For more details please email the scheduler.
Step 1:
From your Dashboard, Select “Team Management”.
Step 2:
On the Left select “Matches”.
Step 3:
You can use the filter drop downs to narrow the list of games shown and when you’ve located the match being input, on the Right Click the three dots and then select “Match Stats”.
Step 4:
Once the window pops up you will enter the score under the correct team or click “Choose File” and upload the game sheet. Here you can also click on any Color Card box and input the info.
Here is what that window will look like when choosing Yellow, Red, Injury, or Other.
Once all of the info is inputted, click “save”
Was the grass too long, not any nets? Drop us a message and we will take care of it!
Get ready for the game
Here are instructions for a coach to print their MATCH CARDS – this is for the majority of our recreation teams playing in house within Elk Grove (U9-U14):
-Sign in to gotsport.com
-Click on your profile
-Click on Team management
-Click on matches
-Choose your team from the team drop down, then from events drop down choose 2022 Elk Grove Soccer Fall League U6 to U19
-Click Search
-Your schedule will come up
-For each game, there are three dots on the right side. Click on that
-First option is Print Match Card
-Click on that, choose Photo, and click on Export
That will print the game’s match card for your team with pictures.
-Home team should then go back to Print Match Card and choose Standard
That will print the game’s match card with both teams and no pictures.
Need to reschedule a game? Follow these easy steps.
As a club, whenever possible, we try to put out the schedule for the full season. This allows us to allow our soccer families time to plan, reserve fields, provide referees with the schedule in a timely manner, and allow us adequate time to prepare fields/goals for your game.
We do understand from time to time coaches/teams need to reschedule games. Teams are welcome to work with their opponent on a reschedule that would involve a different day/time/location/doubleheader etc.
Step 1 – Contact your AGC, who would then connect both coaches through email.
Step 2 – Coach requesting the schedule change record your current scheduled game information and email the coach you are playing against. You need the following information:
Step 3 – Agree on alternate times/days for the games and email Stephen Cosenza at scosenza@elkgrovesoccer.com with the information above and your requested change:
Step 4 – Stephen Cosenza will make a final decision if it is possible. There are times when we are limited on fields/days/ etc. We will try our best.
Step 5 – The schedule will be updated on the website and in the app. Coaches – please make sure you let your families know the game has changed.
This is the club's policy on uniforms
Uniform Requirements:
The club designates the recreation uniform as:
This is like a uniform at school – we are trying to keep the costs down for everyone and not have people buy additional items. It also makes it easy for coaches/parents to understand what they need and what they should wear. It also helps families when it comes to handing their uniforms to their younger brother and sisters to use.
Additional socks – After receiving several complaints from parents/coaches/referees we decided to alleviate the issue of different color sock discussion. Many parents wanted one sock for all and didn’t want to have the issue of buying additional socks. This is the reason we only have one sock option. Uniforms can be purchased from – https://store.elkgrovesoccer.com/ or in person at our soccer office.
Recreation Uniform is as follows:
For any questions regarding uniforms, please contact Patsy at pcosenza@elkgrovesoccer.com
We appreciate your support.
Welcome to EDSPORA!
Elk Grove Soccer has partnered with EDSPORA to provide our coaches online training and education.
EDSPORA provides a platform for connection, communication and education of you, your staff, your players, and your parents of athletes. Plus, inside the platform you can connect and learn from other organizations within your sport or across other sports.
It is the hope, that has the EDSPORA community continues to grow, with our combined experience and knowledge, we can encourage more players to play sports and hopefully, play sports for life. We are hoping we create a community that can keep offering education and courses for free.
You can see EDSPORA in action below:
Please contact adonnery@edspora.co.uk to receive your login information. To check out the site, please go to https://edspora.co.uk/
Full time staff available to help.
We realize how difficult it can be volunteering to coach. Our full time staff are available to meet and chat with you regarding your development or help. Please feel free to contact them – https://elkgrovesoccer.com/our-staff/