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May, 2016
Skylands Soccer Club Recreational
Program provides soccer programs for children from ages 3 to 14. It is
available for everyone who wants to play. There are no tryouts or
prerequisites. If you register your child during regular registration
period they will be placed on a team. We can not guarantee placement
after the registration deadline. Teams are broken down into age
groups based on your child's birth year. All recreation teams are
co-ed. We try to keep our teams age pure, so that players are playing
against competition of their same age and same basic level of talent and
maturity. We do this for the safety of the children. In general, we
only make rare exceptions to this rule in order to make sure there is a
place for everyone to play.
- Little Kickers - a fun, instructional program
for children ages 3-4 focusing on teaching our youngest players the
basic skills of soccer. Our Little Kickers program is held on Saturday
mornings at 9:00am. There are no practices during the week. Children
must wear cleats and shin guards. Full uniforms, including jersey,
shorts and socks, and a size 3 soccer ball are provided. Sessions are
held at Frankford Park on Field 8.
- U6 - Games are played using a 4v4 player
format, without goalies. Games consist of four 8 minute quarters with a 5
minute break in between quarters. Teams hold two 1 hour practices
during the week and have a game on Saturdays. Skylands Soccer Club
provides a team jersey, players must purchase black shorts and black
soccer socks to complete their uniform. Players must wear cleats and
shin guards for games and practices. Practices are held at Frankford
Park on Field 8. Teams play 8 games during the season with at least 4
home games. Travel to away games is within Sussex County.
- U8 - Games are played using a 4v4 player
format, without goalies. Games consist of three 15 minute periods with a
5 minute break between periods. Teams hold two practices during the
week and have a game on Saturdays. Skylands Soccer Club provides a team
jersey, players must purchase black shorts and black soccer socks to
complete their uniform. Players must wear cleats and shin guards for
games and practices. Practices are held at Frankford Park on Field 4.
Teams play 8 games during the season with at least 4 home games. Travel
to away games is within Sussex County.
- U10 - Games are played using a 7v7 player
format, with goalies. Games consist of two 25 minute halves with a 10
minute break at half time. Teams hold two practices during the week and
have a game on Saturdays. Skylands Soccer Club provides a team jersey,
players must purchase black shorts and black soccer socks to complete
their uniform. Players must wear cleats and shin guards for games and
practices. Practices are held at Frankford Park on Field 2. Teams play 8
games during the season with at least 4 home games. Travel to away
games is within Sussex County.
- U12 - Games are played using a 9v9 player
format, with goalies. Games consist of two 30 minute halves with a 10
minute break at half time. Teams hold two practices during the week and
have a game on Saturdays. Skylands Soccer Club provides a team jersey,
players must purchase black shorts and black soccer socks to complete
their uniform. Players must wear cleats and shin guards for games and
practices. Practices are held at Frankford Park on Field 5. Teams play 8
games during the season with at least 4 home games. Travel to away
games is within Sussex County.
- U15 - Games are played using a 11v11 player
format, with goalies. Games consist of two 35 minute halves with a 15
minute break at half time. Teams hold two practices during the week and
have a game on Saturdays. Skylands Soccer Club provides a team jersey,
players must purchase black shorts and black soccer socks to complete
their uniform. Players must wear cleats and shin guards for games and
practices. Practices are held at Frankford Park on Field 2. Teams play 8
games during the season with at least 4 home games. Travel to away
games is within Sussex County.
Game schedules are not usually published until just before
the start of the season and are dependent on field availability and the
number of teams in a division. Game schedules will be posted online as
soon as they are finalized. All games are played Saturday mornings,
with possible make up dates during the week. Some of the older teams
may play later into the day and may have some additional weeknight games
in the evening under the lights. Saturday games in the fall are
scheduled around the Our Lady Queen of Peace CCD schedule. Little
Kickers sessions are on Saturday mornings at 9:00am only. Games are not
played Easter or Memorial Day weekend. All U6-U14 teams will travel
within Sussex County to play games. A minimum of four home games will be
played at Frankford Park. All home games and practices are subject to
cancellation/postponement based on weather and field conditions and are
at the discretion of the Skylands Soccer Club Board and the Frankford
Township Parks Commission.