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Who plays North Kitsap FC?
The NKSC Competitive program is for players with
more advanced soccer skills, or players wishing to develop their skills.
They represent the NKSC as one of more than 10,000 competitive
players registered on over 600 teams throughout Washington State.
Our program services over 250 boys and girls at the U11-U18
age groups.
The commitment
Competitive teams
generally practice 2-3 times per week. Most Competitive teams operate
from 9 months to year round beginning in April, with the older teams
generally playing more. A summer tournament season runs from May-Aug
where teams play in weekend tournaments. The Competitive Fall
League begins in September and runs for 12 weekend games for most teams.
HS aged girls play their season in Winter Leagues Jan-May. There are
also optional Winter/Spring Leagues and State Championship play for all
age groups during the same time.
Where do they play?
Summer Tournament and
Competitive League choice normally dictates
where a team will play.
Some teams choose to enter more competitive tournaments or qualify for
State Leagues which may require games to be played anywhere in the
state. While other teams limit themselves to playing less and more local
(generally around the greater Seattle area).
Tournaments and league play are normally discussed and decided by Head
coaches considering some parent input before season startup.
Contact the coach or
team manager for more information regarding tournament and
competitive league play for a particular team.
The cost
Club registration (including fields, referees, league fees) plus
additional uniform and tournament fees are required with actual amounts
varying by team depending on tournaments attended, uniforms purchased
etc. North Kitsap FC expenses are about $550 total (registration & team fees) per player per year vice $2000-$7000
charged by other clubs. Many teams also reduce
their fees even more through fundraisers and sponsorships.
- No monthly coaches/admin fees
- No contracts
Player selection
Competitive team tryouts
are held in the spring, usually late May. Evaluators rate and rank
players according to skill, attitude, physical stamina, leadership, work
ethic and other criteria. The head coach selects the team and players
are notified. Tryouts are advertised in the Sun, North Kitsap Herald,
Bainbridge Review, mailings and on this website. To obtain a better
understanding of details for a given team, you can contact the
coach or team manager
directly.
Typical team season schedule
Normally the coach along with team staff
and parent input set a team's commitment with respect to the number of
practices, summer tournaments and overall "season" length.
Our Competitive players DO play other sports
- The misconception is that once a player
starts down the "Competitive" road everything else stops. That is not
the case at NKSC. Many of our players also play JH and HS sports and other
leagues outside of soccer. Granted soccer may conflict with some
activities at times but with good communication and some scheduling
changes these conflicts can be normally worked out. Please talk with the soccer coach about
his/her philosophy of playing concurrent sports.
Our Priority
Family, schoolwork and soccer commitments must be met realistically. Coaches
and managers help our players balance family and school needs with
player and team growth and development requirements. Through this our goal is to have
our
players be successful at this which helps them play for "the love of the game".
Soccer should be challenging yet fun not a "job". It is our hope
that players choose soccer to be their
"lifetime sport".
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