General Information:

• In-House teams play in the Fall and Spring, Programs are for 8-week (16 weeks combined)
• U7 & U8 Games will be played on Monday and Thursday at 5:30p
• U9 & U10 Games will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday at 5:30p
• In addition to weekly games, the WSC offers foot skills training from paid professional coaches (this is at no extra charge)
  • Wednesdays for U7 and U8 boys and girls 
  • Mondays for U9 and U10 boys and girls 
• Individual team practices may or may not be scheduled - this is at the coach's discretion
• Games last one hour (start times differ between fall and spring season - so check schedules when provide by coaches
• Games are held at Vietnam Veterans Park - East Center Street Fields

Equipment & Uniform:

• A WSC uniform: jersey, pair of shorts & pair of soccer socks are provided to each player as part of the registration fee.  
• The player is responsible for providing shin guards (Shin guards are required to be worn by all players) otherwise they will be prevented from playing
• The player can play in sneakers or cleats – no other kind of shoes, please.  
• No jewelry, earrings, or metal type of hair accessories (barrettes, etc.)
• The player should also bring a size 4 soccer ball to each game and a water bottle

The Game

• All games begin at 5:30 pm SHARP - except for later in the Spring the games might be pushed back to 5:45p Fall the games might start early due to lack of day light 5:15 pm. 
  
• All games are played in 4 quarters
• All referees are Wallingford kids at least 2 years older than the age group that is playing. Referees are expected to report any disrespectful behavior by fans to the League President. (See parents code of conduct section)
• There are no standings or statistics kept by the League. The score is only kept by the referee
• Development and fun are the goals
• Coaches are instructed to take steps in the event the game is unbalanced competitively by either moving players from their own team to the other team, or making other modifications
• There are no penalty kicks awarded in the penalty area. The foul becomes an indirect kick from the top of the penalty area

• U7 & U8 Players
  • Play 6 versus 6 introducing a goalkeeper
  • Throw-ins are now introduced
    
• U9/U10 players
  • Play together on a larger field and play either 7 v 7 or 8v8 with a keeper
  • Offsides rule is introduced