REQUIRED EQUIPMENT

What equipment will my child need for practices/games?

• Soccer Cleats (or athletic shoes)
• Shin Guards
• Soccer Ball - size 3, 4 or 5 based on age
• Water Bottle (With Name)
• Uniform (game) / athletic wear (practice) - jersey, shorts, and socks
• Recommend a sports bag or backpack for storing gear

PLAYER EQUIPMENT & UNIFORM DETAILS

Soccer Cleats - No metal spikes and no baseball cleats are allowed for player safety. No soccer cleats should have a front toe cleat (typical in football cleats). Cleats are not required, however they are strongly recommended. Closed toed, athletic shoes may be worn in place of cleats. 

Shin Guards - Required to play/practice to protect players ankles and shins. Shin guard must have a hard plastic shell on the face and must be reasonably sized to offer protection to the shin bone. We recommend a full-size shin guard that provides additional ankle padding as well at younger ages. 

Soccer Ball - Game balls will be provided for all home games. We strongly recommend a player has their own ball to use during practice and warm ups. Please occasionally check your players ball to see if air needs to be added as they will loose air over the course of the season. We recommend writing the players name on the ball in sharpie/permanent marker to avoid confusion; as some players may have the same ball or if a ball is left behind at the end of practice so it can be returned.
Ball sizes by age group
6U & 8U - Size 3
10U & 12U - Size 4
14U and 16U - Size 5

Water Bottle - Your player will be participating in physical activity during hot periods and will require water. Players must show up with their own water bottle. We recommend writing the players name on the water bottle in sharpie/permanent marker to avoid confusion; as some players may have the same water bottle or if a water bottle is left behind at the end of practice so it can be returned.

Uniforms - A uniform will be provided by the league and will include a matching team jersey, athletic shorts, and long socks to cover the shin guards. This is included in your registration fees and will be passed out to the team once practices have started. We recommend purchasing additional soccer socks to be used during practices 

Goalie gloves & Jerseys - Players specializing at the goalie position may provide and wear their own goalie gloves and jersey while playing the position. Gloves must conform to the AYSO standards. Gloves are not required to play the goalie position. Goalie jerseys worn during games must be a significantly different color than the players team and opponents jersey so it is easily recognizable. If their goalie jersey is the same/similar color as the opponents jersey, they may wear a coaches practice penny. 

Glasses - Players who require prescription glasses are to be allowed to wear them during a match. The AYSO NRP recommends, but does not require, that retaining straps be worn. Rubber bands may also be used for this purpose. Prescription goggles such as the type used by racquetball players are also permitted subject to the approval of the referee prior to the start of the match. Spectacle guards made of plastic or other hard material are not permitted.

Jewelry, Earrings, and Studs - Jewelry, including earrings of any kind, whether or not worn in any body piercing (visible to the referee), must be removed before the player is to be allowed to participate in a match. The same is true of any stud which is used in a body piercing when the jewelry is not being worn.
It is also recommended to coaches that the same rule be applied during practices as the wearer is at risk of severe injury. Beads worn braided into the hair are also to be regarded as jewelry. In order to serve as good role models, referees should abide by the same rules as the players in regard to jewelry, earring and studs.

Casts & Splints - Casts and splints are not allowed to be worn during games and practices. Players in splints may be able to participate in individual drills during practice with doctors authorization/clearance and coaches discretion. Referees will not allow a player to participate if they are observed to have removed a cast or splint prior to participating in the game. Per Referee Administrator, Steven R. Home., who is a medical doctor and a practicing pediatrician - "Anything worn to protect an injured part or facilitate its healing is a red flag indicating that the injured area either requires support to maintain proper alignment and or protection for proper, complete and expeditious healing. Removable casts are designed to facilitate personal hygiene and dressing, they are not designed to be removed so that a player may engage in contact sports. Doing so could aggravate an injury and prolong healing time."

Medical Alert Bracelets - Players are allowed to wear a medical alert bracelet during games/practices but must have it covered with a cloth wristband or something equivalent which does not involve taping the bracelet directly to the child's skin. 

Hair Beads and Clips - There has been a modification to the National Rules and Regulations (2.VI.F) of the AYSO reference book. The modification addresses the motion approved by the NBOD on hair beads and medical devices, so numbers 2 and 3 are both correct answers. If the beaded hair is too short to tie up or back, a beanie or head covering may be used to secure the beads to the head.