NWSC has two seasons each year.  Our year starts with the Fall season. Our operational calendar is from January 1 to December 31.

Spring: Registration typically ends late February with practices and games beginning in early April and ending with the completion of the school year. This is typically an 8 game season.

Fall: Registration begins in July with practices and games beginning in September, following the start of school.  This is typically an 8 game season. 

Age groups are based on the 'seasonal year' which starts in the fall and ends the next spring. The age group that a player plays in for a 'seasonal year' is determined by that player's age as of December 31 of the seasonal year. Your player will play the entire 'seasonal year' in the age group determined by our December 31st cutoff date.

Example: A child who is age 5 on December 31, 2018 is considered "U6" for the seasonal year which is Fall 2018 and Spring 2019.  A child who turns 6 on January 1 of the seasonal year is also U6 because he was 5 on December 31. This player will always be one of the oldest in his age group.

Registration is typically open for about 8 weeks. In order to start the season with uniforms and equipment for every player and a schedule for every team, we must know at least 2 weeks prior to Opening Day how many teams we have in each age division and how many players are on each team. Before these details can be determined, though, we must have a coach for every team since we cannot form a team without a coach to run it. Additionally, most coaches like to get in at least a week's worth of practices before the season starts. We do not release ANY team information until ALL teams have coaches assigned, so the longer it takes us to secure coaches for all the teams, the less time coaches have to work with their players before Opening Day. For these reasons, we are firm on our registration deadlines.

Once teams have been formed and each team has a coach assigned to it, coaches will be given their rosters so they can begin making contact with their players and scheduling practices. Some coaches will do this sooner than others, so please do not feel that your child has been left out if you do not hear from his coach on the same day as another team's player hears from his. Players can expect to be contacted no later than the Monday before Opening Day. If you have not heard from your child's coach by then, please email the Director of Recreation at nwscrecreation@gmail.com.

How are Practice Times and Locations determined?

 Practice times and locations are left to the discretion of our volunteer coaches.  We are very grateful for the time and energy our coaches volunteer, for they have their own busy lives, family considerations, and work schedules. So, although we provide practice schedule "guidelines," not every coach can be available during the times suggested. Consequently, volunteer coaches will schedule their team practices on days and at times that work for them. Prior to registration and team placement, there is no way to predict or guarantee that a player will have practices at a certain time or on certain days.