Walnut Creek Surf Soccer Club Newsletter

Welcome April and hello Surf players, parents and friends of the Walnut Creek Surf Soccer Club,

Today's newsletter is loaded with updates, camp offerings, coach and player registrations and for recreation, select and competitive programs.

Enjoy your weekend, Happy Easter and thanks for being part of this great club of ours!

Thank you,

Walnut Creek Surf Soccer Club

2021/22 Competitive Tryouts - Players outside of Walnut Creek Surf Soccer Club - REGISTER HERE.

Current WC Surf SC players - refer to DOC's teamsnap email sent April 2nd.

Keep scrolling for more detailed information about our Spring Break Recreation Camps and Summer Recreation & Elite Competitive Camps!

Recreation Program News and Notes:

Recreation Registration is NOW OPEN!
Early Bird Registration Fee ends April 30th

Our 2021 Recreation Program is back and ready for you to join! We have been awaiting this day for over a year and have been working hard to bring you an easy registration process, with clear expectations, and a few exciting new updates to our Recreational Soccer Program. You can always find the most up-to-date information on our website by visiting the Recreational webpage. Welcome back, we are so glad you are here!

Registration: Click HERE to Register your players today!

Pricing:

Early Registration (March 19th - April 30th): $325
Regular Registration (May 1st - May 27th): $375
Late Registration (May 28th - Close): $425

Additional Registration details and FAQ's can be found HERE, and will be updated as needed.

Key Dates:

March 19: Registration Opens
July 26: Practices Begin
August 21: Games begin
September TBD: Picture Day
October 30: Regular Season Ends; Walnut Tournament for U14
November 6-7: Walnut Tournament for U9-U12

For questions about the Recreation season in general, please contact the Recreation Program Coordinator at obaid@wcsc.org

If you have any questions about the registration process specifically, please email the Recreation Program Registrar at kim@wcsc.org

You can also follow the WC Surf SC via social media:
INSTAGRAM: @wcsurfsoccer
FACEBOOK: @WalnutCreekSoccerClub
TWITTER: @wcscsoccer

LAST CHANCE!!!!
Register by 5:00pm on Saturday, April 3rd.

The 2021 WC Surf Soccer Club SPRING BREAK Camp is a 3-day program focusing on individual skill development. Players will be grouped by age and introduced to fun and soccer skills training environments led by WC Surf Soccer Club Professional Training Staff. Our camps follow current County, State and Federal Covid-19 guidelines, including cohort size, social distance, masks worn by coaches and all related criteria. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

Our scheduled Spring Break Camp will be offered during two weeks to account for varying school spring break schedules, and held at the Heather Farm 2 (HF2) soccer field.

Age Groups, Session Times and Dates: RECREATIONAL PLAYERS are invited to attend camp sessions organized by age groups (6&7), (8&9), (10&11), and (12&13) years old. There is a maximum of 60 camp participants per scheduled session. Each cohort will have a maximum of 20 co-ed campers per age group. We do not accept "buddy" requests for this program.

Spring Break Camp #2: Monday, April 5 - Wednesday, April 7, 2021

CLOSING REGISTRATION TOMORROW - REGISTER NOW!

6 & 7 yr olds and 8 & 9 yr olds -- 9:00am – 10:00am
10 & 11 yr olds and 12 & 13 yr olds -- 10:30am – 11:30am

2021 SPRING BREAK CAMP Registration LINK

All camps offer high-level coaching from WC Surf Soccer Club's professional training staff and youth coaches. The Recreation Camp consists of 3 x 1-hour training session for $125.00.

There are No Refunds due to weather or field closures. We will make every attempt to re-schedule, if possible and pending field(s) available. If Covid-19 forces local, county, state or federal agencies to shelter in place or cancel youth camps, we will pro-rate refund at 1/3rd per session not completed.

Additional Camp notes:

We do not offer buddy/friend requests and ask politely that parent/guardians do not send emails requesting such a designation for any reason. Thank you.
Cohort designation is based on initial registration by age group.
Cohort adjustments will not be made once camp starts per CCCHS guidelines
Cohort adjustments will be considered to maximize health & safety compliance, and/or player to coach ratios for improved quality of camp instruction, thank you for your flexibility in assisting us with managing camps.
If there is wet weather and City of Walnut Creek closes fields, we will update our camp email contact list at 2:00pm weekdays, and 8:00am weekends.

For more information on our Spring Break Recreation Camp, please email programs@wcsc.org

WC Surf SC is excited to add SUMMER SOCCER CAMP to our 2021 programming. We missed you in 2020!! Tentative scheduling information is below. Our programs staff are working hard to secure fields and assign coaches for this annual community favorite!

We will update information on our Summer Camp web page as we can, and look forward to hosting you for an awesome series of summer camps. Registration is live - register now for our Summer Camp webpage.

All camps will abide by updated protocols found on our Health & Safety webpage. If you have summer camp questions, please email programs@wcsc.org

Registration: OPEN and early bird pricing until April 30th!

Pricing:

Early bird pricing (March 24th - April 30th): $269/week
Regular pricing (May 1st - May 31st): $299/week
Walk up or Late pricing (June 1st - July 29th): $349/week

When you register for multiple camps or siblings at the same time, your family will receive a $25 discount for each additional camp fee. Competitive teams who enroll at least 10 players in a camp session will also receive a credit to their competitive invoice.

Summer Camp Schedule: All camps will run from 9:00am - 2:00pm @ Arbolado Sports Field in Walnut Creek.

June 7th to June10th - Recreation Camp & Elite Competitive Camp
June 14th to June 17th - Recreation Camp & Elite Competitive Camp
June 21st to June 24th - Recreation Camp & Elite Competitive Camp
July 12th to July 15th - Recreation Camp
July 19th to July 22nd - Recreation Camp
July 26th to July 29th - Recreation Camp

NO CAMPS - June 28th to July 11th

Select Program News and Notes:

Our Fall Select program will have team formation and tryouts in late May. More details will be announced very soon, including summer clinics specifically dedicated to the Fall Select player level.

Parents & Players - Since our Fall Select program team formations are based on tryouts, we encourage players to register for our recreation program to ensure a playing roster spot for the fall season. Recreation registration fees will be credited back if your son/daughter are chosen for a Fall Select team. Our Select program has different fees and those fees are accessed at time of roster offer post tryouts. To register for our Fall Select Tryouts - CLICK HERE.
*to note - our tryouts for select will be based on small cohort size to ensure player and coach safety. We will not be offering mass group tryouts so registering for our select tryouts will allow us to organize properly and be in compliance with our club's health and safety protocols.

Coaches - If you're interested in becoming a Select Coach, please CLICK HERE and complete this short form. All coaches are carefully reviewed and final selection is from our club's Director of Coaching in collaboration with our Select Coordinator.

If you have any questions about our Select program in general, please email logan@wcsc.org for more information.

Competitive Program News & Notes:

Competitive Play Returns & Our Teams are Back On The Pitch

All of our competitive teams continue to compete in the NorCal Premier Event#1 & #2 competitions this spring. Continued health & safety protocols are in full force and we respectfully ask all of our families on the sidelines to wear their mask and be socially distant from non-household members. Thank you for your support!

2021/22 Competitive Season -
Updates for our 2021/22 team formation and tryouts has been sent directly to all players and parents of current Walnut Creek Surf teams April 2nd via teamsnap. Due to the unique health and safety guidelines in California, our team formation and open tryouts will be adjusted. Please look for our Director of Coaching email for more details.

Players that are currently on outside club teams may register for our 2021/22 tryouts by completing this form - CLICK HERE. The NorCal Premier Region 3 tryout window starts May 10th and we will invite those players registered for trials in their respective age group trainings.

TRYOUTS FOR 2021/22 COMPETITIVE SEASON - REGISTER HERE!

2021/22 Open Tryouts start May 10th for players outside of our club. To tryout for any of our U9 through U19 girls and boys teams, you must complete our player interest form. CLICK HERE and fill out the form. The NorCal Premier tryout window starts May 10th and players from other clubs that have interest in our club may participate in a tryout training session. WC Surf SC is excited to welcome players from other clubs to be be part of "Best of the Best" soccer club in Northern California!

17 Players from WC Surf Soccer Club are selected for the SURF Select National ID Team

Surf Nation and WC Surf Soccer Club congratulate 17 players at WC Surf who were selected for the SURF Select National team. The Surf Select program brings together the most talented players and coaches from all Surf Nation to compete together under the Surf banner at the highest levels, including representing the club in national and international competitions, and in front of college coaches and professional scouts. 17 WC Surf players were selected from over 700 players, through a combination of video footage and evaluations from Surf Select West Camp and ID Camp. Surf Nation feels "the final rosters are very strong at all age groups and represent well our Surf Nation community."

To everyone who participated and was not selected, we are proud of your effort and putting yourselves out there! With each round of regional, state, and national selection teams we never know who our competitors are, and all we can ask is for players to put their best feet forward on the field. You did just that and our Club congratulates all of YOU! We are excited for more opportunities like these to come out of our connection to SURF Nation. More information about Surf Select can be found here.

SURF NATION

Surf Nation:

We are one of 30+ Surf clubs in the nation! To learn more about Surf Nation and the many resources we are fortunate to receive being a Surf Nation club, click here. Looking for soccer gear, cleats, club spirit wear? Get online and go to our club's exclusive uniform provider to order!

SOCCER.COM

Referee Resources & Education

New Referee News -

Referee laws - IFAB (International Football Association Board) - Click here to learn more about the laws of the game

To learn more about the Walnut Creek Referee Program, click HERE.

Sal Crispi, Director, WC Ref Program @ tedoutwest@gmail.com
Domenico DeLuca Ass’t Director @ domenico@affinityproducts.com

Our Community

WC Surf SC has their administrative office in the new Sports Mall at 2658 Shadelands Drive. Check out the other great youth sport organizations - something for everyone! Click here for more information about each of these organizations.

Parent Sideline (Education)

Our intention of this section is to offer resources to our parents on methods, ideas, and stories about great ways to be a support while enjoying how your son or daughter plays this beautiful game! The groups listed have no association with our club, yet we find them informative, helpful, and impactful.

From our Surf Nation HQ office, here is a podcast that may be helpful and of interest:
"I nside Surf " Podcast - Check out any of the podcast's made available to Surf Nation

Check the links out at your convenience and explore the wonderful world of the soccer sideline and how to further support the players, coaches and referees of our club.

SoccerToda y

Changing the Game Project

Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA)

Soccer Parenting

I Love to Watch YOU Play

The Reformed Sports Parent

Key Dates:

50th Year Club Anniversary
- 2021
Recreation Season Registration
- March 19th
Competitive Season Tryouts/Roster formation
- May/June TBD
Spring Break Camp
- Check out registration HERE
Summer Camp
- June, July, TBD

Club Feedback? we value your feedback and have made it available now for any of our club members to let us know how our club is doing and offer any comments, suggestions or experiences that might be helpful to improve our club. CLICK HERE and thank you for your support.

Walnut Creek Surf Soccer Club
WCSURFADMIN@wcsc.org

www.wcsc.org

Tag us on Social!
When you post your game pics and videos tag us, and we would love to feature you! Our social media managers are on alert all weekend and excited to post your pics in our stories and feeds! Tag us with the info below, send a DM...then look for your featured post on our pages.

INSTAGRAM: @wcsurfsoccer
FACEBOOK: @WalnutCreekSoccerClub
TWITTER: @wcscsoccer