Frequently Asked Questions

To determine which age group your child falls under, see the new age chart.

The playing age levels are 6U, 8U, 11U, 13U, 15U and high school coed. The “U” stands for “under”, so the 6U means “Under 6” and so on. The cutoff date for the age determination is December 31st-calendar year. For example, if a child is five on December 31st, but turns six on January 6, they are eligible to still play 6U for another full year (both the upcoming Fall and Spring seasons). Kids whose birthdays are this close to the cutoff date usually move up a playing age level, but do not have to do so, and is entirely up to the parents.

Players on the Field

HS Coed (Fall Only) – 7v7

HS Coed (Spring Only) – 11v11

15U – 11v11

13U – 9v9

11U – 7v7

It depends on what your child plays (rec vs travel) but generally practices are held in Pittsboro @ Malcolm E Scamahorn Memorial Park, 70 E Main Street. This will be decided by and communicated by your coach if this is different.

The last few years, playing age levels of 6U, 8U and 10U have been playing in-house. The teams do not travel for these age groups with the exception of 10u who play a few games against Mill Creek each season.

The playing age levels of 11U, 13U, 15U and HS Coed (19U) are played as a part of the Rec+ West Central Suburban Soccer Federation (WCSSF). All teams within the WCSSF play 4 home games and 4 away games for a 8 game season. These teams are scheduled for half their games as home games and the other half as away games. There is a season ending tournament for 11U-19U. The tournament fees are included in the registration fees for the Rec+ players.

Since most players on the High School Coed teams usually play on an IHSAA High School program in the Fall, the Spring HS teams playing for the ISL and WCSSF organizations (includes HEFC) are limited in participation by the IHSAA HS players. The IHSAA by laws limit the number of IHSAA high school soccer players playing on an off-season team to six per team. This means that only six boys from the same High School soccer team can play together in the off season. The same rule of six applies to the girls also. Therefore, the most one HEFC high school team can carry from the same IHSAA high school is six boys and six girls.

Uniform shirts provided by the league.

Uniform socks .

A ball. 6u-8u use a size 3 ball, 11u-13u use a size 4 ball, and 15U and higher use a size 5 ball.

Shin guards. No one is allowed to play without shin guards.

Black shorts.

Water bottle.

Cleats. Exception: 6U players can use tennis shoes, but if they plan to continue, cleats will be required.

Travel teams may practice year round either based on weather or availability of indoor practice spaces.

For rec divisions, the practices begin in March/August depending on the season. The games run from after Spring Break to just before Memorial Day weekend for the Spring season and from mid to late August until mid-October for the Fall season. The dates, times and location of the practices are solely at the discretion of the coach and based on needs of team and their playing level.

You should expect to hear from your child's coach a few weeks after registration ends. Please do not call asking what team your child is on. The coaches will contact you as soon as they get their rosters.

Yes, HEFC is an all-volunteer club that requires many hours of volunteer work to make it successful. All functions within the club are run strictly on a volunteer basis. Help is always needed and welcome. The club is especially in need of 6u/8u/10u coaches and assistant coaches.

Soccer is an outdoor sport and played in many weather conditions. We will play games in the rain (and snow). The decision to cancel a game day is complex and involves field conditions (how much the fields might be damaged and are the fields safe to play on), the forecast, as well as scheduling considerations for whether or not we have the capacity to make up the games at another date. The coach will be informed if games are cancelled. They will then get in touch with their players. It is the coach's call regarding cancelling practice due to rain if the fields are playable or at times the board may makn the decision to close the fields.

Children of the coaches are placed on the team with their parent. Siblings in the same division are placed on the same team unless requested otherwise by a parent. When we are familiar with the stronger players in a division we will explicitly assign those players to different teams. All remaining players are randomly placed on teams in a manner that balances the ages of players between the teams.

Yes, we try very hard to accommodate as many special requests as possible. However we appreciate your understanding if w can’t accommodate every request. At times there are too many request for a specific coach or teammate and we try to balance the teams in a way we believe will be fair to all.

Yes. Children may play up if you and/or their coach from the prior season feel they are ready. Please sign up your child in the league level in which you want your child to play. The registration software is set up to allow children one year younger to play up into the next level.

Playing down is permitted for children with special physical or mental needs. Please contact the club via e-mail for such requests. "My child is a little small for their age" is not generally considered a special physical need.

HEFC believes that kids should participate in multiple sports. With the limited population of youth within the area, this is especially important. However, conflicts will naturally arise with other sports practices and games. A few guidelines we try to encourage include: (1) a game in any sport generally takes precedence over a practice in another; (2) try as best as possible to balance which sport is missed when conflicts do arise; (3) most importantly, communicate with your coaches of both sports to make them aware of the conflicts so they can plan accordingly.

HEFC does not wish any player to be prohibited from playing soccer in our program through lack of financial means. Grants of financial assistance are determined by the Board of Directors in its discretion based upon the resources available and review of application.

Receipt of application does not guarantee a scholarship award. Applications do not carry over to other seasons and a new application would need to be submitted for each season of request. The request for assistance and all information provided on the form will remain strictly confidential.

Every scholarship recipient will be required per season to volunteer:

Rec Division: 8 hours of service, (12 hours for a multiple player family)

Rec+ Division: 10 hours of service, (14 hours for a multiple player family).

Forms for scholarships are available upon request to Mark Melton at mmelton@cville.k12.in.us

Players are expected to:

Attempt to attend all practices and games and participate to the best of their ability.

Demonstrate positive sportsmanship at all times.

Be respectful of all teammates opponents, coaches, managers, referees and adults.

Parents are expected to:

Make sure that players arrive at (and are picked up at) all practices and games at the appropriate time.

Communicate directly with coaches if your child cannot attend a practice or game.

Demonstrate positive sportsmanship at all times.

Communicate with coaching staff and club officials in a respectful manner should a conflict or question arise.