Jamestown Area Youth Soccer (JAYS) Summer 2015 player and volunteer registration will be held at the Winifred Crawford Dibert Boys & Girls Club of Jamestown located at 62 Allen Street on Saturday, March 14 from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., closing promptly at 4:00 P.M.
It is important to note that JAYS Soccer is not a Boys & Girls Club run program and registrations will only be accepted at specified times and dates. A late registration date may be announced based on player and volunteer registrations received on March 14.
JAYS is a recreational soccer program designed to promote skill development, physical fitness and spirited team play without emphasizing team records or personal statistics. The JAYS slogan is “Our Philosophy, Our Purpose, Our Goal….FUN!!!”
JAYS Summer Rec soccer has no minimum skill or playing experience guidelines, tryouts or roster cuts. Every player regardless of experience, skill level or game situation is guaranteed a minimum of ½ game playing time and opportunities to play all field positions.
Teams are formed based strictly on player dates of birth, taking playing experience into consideration as much as possible within the age group. Requests for team placement with particular coaches, friends, etc. are strongly discouraged, as absolutely no guarantees can be given in advance as to team placement, other than siblings of the same sex within the same division and players whose parent or other relative is a volunteer coach in that same division.
JAYS 2015 Summer Rec Soccer is open to boys and girls whose date of birth falls within the guidelines below. Proof of date of birth is required for all players who did not participate in the program last summer. Registrations will not be accepted if the required proof of date of birth is not presented or on file from last summer.
New for this year JAYS will expand the youngest age division to include players turning 4 this summer, and all age groups will follow the date-of-birth ranges as follows:
“Under 6”Boys / “Under 6”Girls — Born August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2011
“Under 8”Boys / “Under 8”Girls — Born August 1, 2006 to July 31, 2008
“Under 10” Girls — Born August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2006
“Under 11” Boys — Born August 1, 2003 to July 31, 2006
“Under 12” Girls — Born August 1, 2002 to July 31, 2004
“Under 15” Co-Ed (Mixed Rosters) — Girls Born August 1, 1999 to July 31, 2002
And Boys Born August 1, 1999 to July 31, 2003
The registration fee remains at $45.00 per player, which includes all local JAYS and national USYSA fees and required insurance. The Family Maximum is set at $115.00, which would apply to any families with 3 or more players. There will be no additional fund raising required of the players or families in addition to the registration fee.
No registrations will be accepted unless accompanied by full payment, proof of date of birth, and a complete form with parent or legal guardian signature. Due to the previous difficulty in collecting the required information and fees, no forms will be accepted “on hold” or incomplete.
Families experiencing legitimate financial hardship are encouraged to apply for a partial registration fee scholarship by submitting a request to by e-mail to jaysrec@windstream.net or by mail to Jamestown Area Youth Soccer at PO Box 922, Jamestown NY 14702-0922 by March 9. Scholarship requests must include the number of family members, names and ages of the children to be registered in JAYS, parent employment status and a brief description of the financial circumstances. Verbal scholarship requests will not be accepted by telephone, or in-person at registration. Scholarship funds are limited and requests will be considered based on need and in the order received. It should also be understood that it may not be possible to grant repeat scholarship requests from prior years. The firm deadline for requests is March 9.
Player uniforms are supplied through the team sponsorship program. Players in all divisions are required to wear shin guards and appropriate sneakers or soccer shoes.
A free used equipment exchange will be offered again this year. Tables will be available for anyone to drop off clean, usable soccer shoes, shin guards or soccer balls. Families needing equipment may stop at the tables and pick up what their player needs, free of charge. Families wishing to donate equipment may bring items to the Boys & Girls Club at 62 Allen Street at any time on or before March 14.
Practices begin in early June with games beginning in late June and running through mid-August, with a total combination of practices and games not to exceed three per week.
Volunteers are needed to serve as coaches, assistants, team helpers, committee members and special project workers. All JAYS volunteers are required to sign a background check release, and will be issued a photo ID by the New York State West Youth Soccer Association.
League orientation sessions are mandatory for those interested in serving as coaches or assistants, with any course fees to be reimbursed to those who participate in the JAYS program. Those interested in volunteering as coaches should register on March 14 at the Boys & Girls Club or send an e-mail to jaysrec@windstream.net.
Sponsors are also needed for the program. Team and Age Group Sponsors receive their company or organization logo printed on the team uniforms. Sponsors are publicized with game results in the local media and receive a photo plaque at the end of the season.
The sponsorship fee is $275.00, with a $50.00 early bird discount offered if a commitment is received by April 1 and full payment of $225.00 is received by May 15. Information will be available at registration or by contacting jaysrec@windtsream.net.
JAYS players registering at the Boys & Girls Club on March 14 are guaranteed placement on a team. A late registration date will be scheduled if there are openings in various age groups, and also if there are enough volunteer coaches registered to accommodate the players registered on March 14. Early registration and mail-ins are not available under any circumstances.
JAYS no longer has a central telephone number. The best way to receive a quick response to any question is to send an e-mail to jaysrec@windstream.net.
