Important Info Ahead of the Fall 2025 Season

Hi WSA families!

The fall 2025 soccer season is quickly approaching. 

Please read below IMPORTANT INFO carefully and in its entirety.  Please take actions as noted.

• WSA Code of Conduct:  WSA has memorialized a Code of Conduct HERE.  Your player's participation in the program binds your player, you and your family to this Code.  There is a zero tolerance policy with respect to violations. Please review and share with your player and all others who surround our fields and teams throughout the season.  Our commitment and respect for the game, our teams, our teammates and each other will make for the best possible experience for all.

• Uniforms:  All should have received an email from "MyUniform" /Soccer & Rugby a few weeks ago prompting you to place uniform order.  Uniforms are new style and brand (Nike) vs. last year, so all players are to order a new kit. If you have not placed an order yet, please do so immediately as lead time is 2-3 weeks or more and first games are Labor Day tourney (Aug 30-31). Please be reminded that the Soccer & Rugby store has been relocated from Georgetown/Ridgefield to Southport/Westport (and they also have a store in Brookfield) if you need to buy new cleats or other gear. We advise you buy new cleats soon as inventory can get low this time of year.

• Pre Season Camp is the week of August 18th (more info/must register to participate HERE). Camp days and times have been adjusted to avoid Meet the Teacher days/times for each school as best as possible. See link above for adjusted days and times, please review carefully.

• TeamSnap mobile app

  • TeamSnap is the single source for all of the most important information for your team and where you should communicate (chat, email and post) with your coaches, managers and teammates. 

  • TeamSnap will contain your team roster, season schedule and messaging features for the entire team to stay in sync. 

  • Teams will be launched onto TeamSnap mobile app in coming days for all

  • Please look for the email invite and/or log back in

  • Update/re download the app as needed and update your player’s contact/profile information, add family members, etc.

  • If you can not find your team, please first check email addresses to ensure they match the one used to register for program, and then check with your spouse and ask them to check/add you to contact info for your player in the app

  • WSA and Team Managers will update schedules in TeamSnap throughout the season and use chat/email to communicate with you — chat messaging in the app is usually the most effective

• First Practices / Practice Schedule:  First practices are the week of August 25th.  TeamSnap, when released, will contain a prelim day/time/location for your team's practices each week. As reminder, WSA Boys teams typically practice on Mon and Thurs and WSA Girls teams practice on Weds and Fri, with a few exceptions due to coach and field considerations. Please use “availability” feature in each event in the app to inform WSA, coaches and managers of your player’s attendance for each event.

• Practice Attire: Players should wear WSA practice attire (avail in uniform shop) to all practices if they can. For all soccer events, all players will need a pumped-up soccer ball, shin guard under socks, soccer cleats and a water bottle. No shin guards, no play. Players are responsible for all of their gear.

• Earrings / Jewelry: Earrings, necklaces, rings, bracelets or any other jewelry are not permitted to be worn for practices or games. This is a FIFA/CJSA policy and coaches and referees are required to uphold it. Tape over earrings is also NOT a permitted solution. Earrings must be removed for play. Please refrain from getting ears pierced prior to the season as we know this can cause some challenges.

• Team Managers Needed!  All teams must have a volunteer parent team manager (ideally two per team).  Team Managers coordinate game schedules, communicate with parents and coaches and ensure the team runs smoothly each season.  If you were a prior manager, you have been automatically re-assigned to manage again (thanks!). New teams need a parent to step up to manage.  Please email david.nuttall@wiltonsoccer.info if you are able to volunteer to manage your team.

• Parents on Duty ("POD"): PODs attend duration of assigned practices to support coaches and/or players in event of emergency or other situation where another adult may be needed. Each player's family (one parent only needed) will have POD duties a couple of times during the season for their team. POD duties will be assigned by Team Managers in TeamSnap for each event - please check to see if you are on duty. If you can not serve as POD on your assigned day, please swap with a teammate as needed among yourselves. Every team, regardless of age of the team, must have a POD at every practice.

• Tournaments: WSA teams will play a tournament on Labor Day and Columbus Day weekends.  All players are expected to participate as opting out impacts the team’s ability to participate. Labor Day tournament is John Jay Tournament in South Salem, NY. Boys teams will play Saturday, Aug 30. Girls teams will play Sunday, Aug 31. When TeamSnap becomes available to you all, we will need all players to confirm their availability for Labor Day tourney asap.

• League Game Schedules:  first league games are Sun, Sept 7th and continue through early November.  Dates/opponents/home or away info wont be available from our league a few weeks before the season. Game times and fields are confirmed weekly by your team Managers and WSA.  You can count on a game each Sunday between 12 noon and 6 PM.  WSA players are expected to prioritize practices and games as their primary sport in the fall season. Any anticipated conflicts should be communicated to your team Manager early and often.

• Field Set Up Day (Sun, Aug 24):  Volunteers are needed to assist in field set up for the season (moving goals into place, securing nets and sandbags, etc).  Field Set Up Day will be Sun, Aug 24th from 8-10AM.  This will also be opportunity for Team Managers to refresh or pick up their Manager bags and corner flags for season.  Please sign up to help HERE!

• Team Parent Zoom Meeting hosted by WSA Coaches in advance of season will be added to TeamSnap schedule.

If you have questions on any of the above, please email Coach Dave at david.nuttall@wiltonsoccer.info.  

Thank you! WSA Team