Registration Instructions
Proceed to Online Registration for Spring 2012
Mansfield Youth Soccer is again offering an online registration process for Spring 2012. To help facilitate the process please read this entire page before beginning the process.
MYS realizes that some parents do not have access to a computer, while others have a need for financial assistance. If you would like to request financial assistance, please mail in a registration form along with a brief note requesting assistance. MYS is sensitive to these issues and have allowed for these exceptions. Due to these changes, forms will not be automatically mailed to parents. If you are unable to use online registration or download the registration form from our website, please request one through the hotline.
Fees and Dates
Why is the deadline for spring soccer in December ?
MYS has an obligation to submit team to travel leagues by mid-January and MYS must place orders for equipment and uniforms by mid-January to ensure delivery for end of March. If MYS does not have the registration numbers by January then MYS is at financial risk of being charge “late fees” by our vendors and BAYS league.
MYS is challenged within the travel league to have teams submitted and finalized in the BAYS league by mid-January. Our travel director needs a few weeks after the close of registration to chase down those who do not register but do expect to play. He does work on the teams between mid-Dec to early January. MYS volunteers spend hours and hours following up with families who played in the fall but do not register on time. We invest that time because MYS does not want children to suffer the consequence of not playing spring soccer because
of missed deadlines. Our records show 20% of the travel players do not sign up by the deadline which puts MYS at a financial risk with BAYS. If we do not register enough teams or too many or register in the wrong division, MYS has to pay fines in order to make adjustments after the BAYS deadline. Registration numbers have
a huge impact on team placements: if enough from one team decline to sign up and that team falls below minimum numbers per policy, we would need to adjust teams. This in essence can change the strength of the teams, which can alter where we would want them placed level-wise in BAYS.
But teams are not even announced until late in March …
MYS has strived year after year to post rosters weeks before the season BUT we have been unsuccessful in meeting that goal because many families do not register until last minute. Our records show that 15% of the intown registration numbers flow in the 2 weeks before the season begins (and some come in even the first week of the season). Since the numbers change constantly during those last weeks we cannot post rosters, too many changes need to be made because of the last minute influx of registrations. If we post rosters we then have to back track and tell children and parents their team has changed which is very confusing and disappointing for everyone. The late fee does help persuade parents to sign up sooner
rather than later and the newspaper and mass email reminders seem to help as well but we still have many outstanding registrations come the weeks before the season opener. Part of MYS’ mission is to place every child who wants to play soccer on a team no matter how late the request comes in.
Hopefully this explains that below the surface there are challenges and strong reasons for the December deadline.
~MYS is committed to offering the opportunity to play soccer to any child in the town of Mansfield. Please keep in mind that timely registration of all players allows MYS to operate most effectively. Please note there is no flexibility in the registration deadlines for ROAD TEAM players due to the tryout and placement of players and teams required to be on a strict schedule with BAYS, this date is Dec 29th.
ON TIME Registration for Road (Travel) for the Spring season Wait List will be held from October 19 through December 29th. Any Intown registration received after December 29th will have a fee of $25.00 per PLAYER associated with it, an additional late fee will be imposed beginning March 24th.
MYS will make every effort to place In Town players directly on a team even if they register after the deadlines. If a player can not be placed due to full rosters then the player's registration fee will be returned as a check from MYS.Fees are :
$85 for U5 - U14 Intown players (DOB 8/1/06 -
7/31/97)
$95 for all travel players
$115
Travel Wait List
$95 Try Out Only
$275
Family maximum
$25
Late fee per PLAYER received after December 29th, additional late
fee imposed March 24th
Choosing Paper Forms or Online Registration
The advantages for registering online are numerous and the efficiency as well the accuracy of the process makes it error free.
Since MYS is an organization run by parent volunteers, everyone will
be assisting in the registration process by entering their own
information and paying automatically.
If you absolutely need to register via regular mail please
obtain a form below and mail it with the
appropriate fee to:
Mansfield Youth
Soccer
P.O. Box 1053
Mansfield, MA 02048
Please do not hand registration forms and checks to the
concession stand personnel. Paper forms will only be accepted via
mail in.
If you are in need of a financial assistance, please submit form below before the March 24th deadline.
Instructions for Online Registration
MYS thanks you in advance for using online registration. Follow the link below to our secure, online registration site. Once there you should follow the process below to register and pay for Spring 2012 soccer for your children.
Season Information: Display of registration fees and guide for age bracket leagues. Pay special attention to DOB of leagues since player will automatically default to league based on DOB.
Family Look up: Families previously registered with MYS will display from the last name search. Select correct family based on street and # of children playing soccer. If family is not previously registered with MYS or not found in search then create a new account.
Player Selection/Registration: Select or add player to register. League for player will be defaulted based on cut off date and DOB. Change the default if requesting one over the other; intown or travel or if requesting player to play with grade for intown teams only. Uniforms will be ordered at this step, please be prepared to size uniforms at this step.
Volunteer questions: Fill out volunteer questions and comments. Please be sure to provide DOB as this is how our organization CORI checks volunteers.
Checkout: Check summary of charges then move on to complete the credit card transaction. No child will be denied the opportunity to play soccer for financial reasons.
Player questions: Fill out email address and players questions for as many children you have registered.
DONE: Process is complete. Close browser window. Email receipt will be sent to you as confirmation of your registration.
Proceed to Online Registration for Spring 2012
Refunds and Questions
Parents wishing to withdraw their child after submitting a registration should refer to the Refund Request Form.
Questions about registration can be emailed to the MYS Registrar.
Registration Forms
Registration Form (Word Doc)
Registration Form (PDF Doc)
Financial Assistance Form (PDF Doc)