Question 1

What is Recreational Soccer?

Accepted Answer

Our recreational soccer program is a program that is open to all players from age 3 to those in 6th grade. There are no tryouts or cuts. You sign your players up and they are placed on a team.
 
The program is a 6-week season that will consist of team practices, team games and an end of the season tournament.

Question 2

How many times per week do they play?

Accepted Answer

Our season is designed to provide every player the foundational training and skills of soccer as well as keep it fun and entertaining for the kids (and parents)!
 
Every week there will be two days of playing- one during the week and one on Saturday. The day during the week will be attempted to be the same for the entire season depending on their age division.

Question 3

What equipment will my player need to play?

Accepted Answer

The following items are highly recommended to participate and keep your player safe and in the best position to learn.
 
 • OWN SOCCER BALL (this is new this fall season)
 • Soccer specific cleats
 • Shinguards
 • Socks to wear up to the players knee that covers their entire shinguard. Some shinguards come with a built in sock
 • Shorts
 • Jersey will be provided as part of registration
 • Water bottle to bring to each training and game
 
We also recommend that you visit Soccer City in Bellingham (next to Best Buy) to find all your soccer equipment needs. They have been a strong supporter of North County Alliance and are one of the reasons we can offer registration fees so low.

Question 4

How are the age divisions split up?

Accepted Answer

We group players by age to encourage fair balance of play and levels of development.
 
Groups of teams will be divided as follows:
 • Age 3 coed
 • Age 4 coed
 • Age 5 and Kindergarteners 
    • Boys
    • Girls
 • 1st grade and 2nd grade
    • Boys
    • Girls
 • 3rd and 4th grade
    • Boys
    • Girls
 • 5th and 6th grade
    • Boys
    • Girls

Question 5

How many players on a team and play on the field at once?

Accepted Answer

To help encourage that all players are active and involved in the games we set different playing formations per age division:
 
 • Age 3/4: 4v4 with no goalies
 • Age 5/K: 4v4 with no goalies
 • 1/2 grade: 7v7 with goalies
 • 3/4 grade: 7v7 with goalies
 • 5/6 grade: 7v7 with goalies

Question 6

Who coaches the teams?

Accepted Answer

Like most recreational soccer programs, Rebel Rec is coached by parent or community volunteers.
 
Each team will need an assigned coach to help manage training sessions and games. We look for a parent of one of the players on the team to volunteer.
 
To make it easy on our volunteer coaches we offer a few things:
 • Waived player registration fee
 • Full training session plans with drills and instructions
 • Training equipment (cones and pinnies)
 
We also encourage our older NCA players in our club program to take the opportunity to teach the game that they love. This gives our high school aged players a great way to give back to the community.

Question 7

Can I request that my child be placed on a team with their friends?

Accepted Answer

Yes, they can.
 
They can enter in their friends name during the registration process but there are a few rules around requests to avoid confusion and teams being unevenly placed. Please note the following:
 • For friends to be placed together both families must request each other during the registration process
 • There is a max of only one friend request per player (new for fall 2025)
 • If the friend does not request to be paired with your child in return, the pairing will not be completed
 • If there are carpool needs then it is highly recommended you use the friend request to accommodate 
 • We will do our best to accommodate but no guarantees

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