Space Coast United Soccer Club 4v4
Frequently Asked Questions
What is 4v4 Street Soccer?
The 4v4 format allows players to set up with length, width, and depth. The same principles applied to the 11v11. With the street style, it allows them to adapt to different players in their own age group in a player-centered environment. It provides the environment that other areas and other countries have naturally.
Who is eligible to participate in the 4v4 Winter Season?
All U8, U9, U10, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, and U16 players who played in the fall season under FYSA. Regardless what club.
Who facilitates the 4v4 Winter Season?
The players will be under a coach director and volunteer field marshals that will oversee the games.
What will the 4v4 game-days look like?
The Space Coast United 4v4 will not have fixed rosters for the season. On game-days, players will pick out color poker chips (red or White). The chip will have a number, which will correspond with a field. If their chip is red they will put on a red pennie that will be on the field. If white they will just wear the white t-shirt that will be given at the start of the season. The coach director will have a blow horn that will sound when games start. They will play for 12 minutes. The coach director will sound the blow horn when the 12 minutes are up. The players with the red pennies will leave them on the fields. Players will regroup and choose another chip. This will continue until their 5 games have been played. Once all five games have been completed the next age group will start.
How many games will be incorporated into the 4v4?
Five games per day on each Saturday (with make ups on Sunday due to storms) for six weeks.
What is the format for game-day play?
Players will play in the 4v4 format unless there are an odd number of players that show for that day. Then the format may change to 3v3 of 5v5 depending on the needs.
What happens if the scores are lop-sided?
This is done randomly. So there may be cases that scores may be lop-sided. There will be five games being played, so there is opportunities for players to be on both sides of lop sided scoring games. This also great opportunities for highly competitive games.
Who helps facilitate the games for the players?
Prior to each game, a volunteer Field Marshal will be assigned to a field area. The Field Marshal will work under the direction of the coach director and 4v4 coordinator. They will help organize the players. Very little, if any active instruction is required from the Field Marshal. It is all about the players.
The coach director will be in charge of keeping track of time and in charge of a field area.
What does it mean to be a Field Marshal?
Field Marshals are critical to making the 4v4 winter season a success for the children. They will work with the coach director and 4v4 coordinator to insure games are going smoothly by helping to organize the players and keeping an eye on the fields that no games get out of hand. Each Field Marshal will be responsible for a field area that consists of four 4v4 fields. It cannot be stressed enough how critical the Field Marshal and overall volunteerism will be for the 4v4 winter season players.
Where will the 4v4 Winter Season take place?
All games will be played at the Viera Fields.
Is there any practice scheduled for the players?
No practice will be scheduled for the players The players will by playing the game.
Why this change?
4v4 was created for the enjoyment factor and to allow players to continue playing during the off Season. The common factor that was occurring in past 4v4 seasons was some teams would come in much stronger then others. While it was fun for the teams winning it was less fun for the teams struggling. This new format allows the games to be more evenly matched through out the six weeks of play.
Uniforms?
Uniforms will be very simple. All players will receive one white 4v4 T-shirt at the beginning of the season.
What is so good about playing in this 4v4 street soccer?
In most countries in the world soccer is learned via a pick up street soccer environment. Players make the rules depending upon the area they are using. Jackets are used for goal posts and in this self taught environment, self reliance and inventiveness can prosper. As a youngster I, and my friends would play against players from other streets or neighborhoods. Sometimes we would mix players and sometimes we would stay with our friends. Different ages played together with the youngest learning from the older players. Like this environment the riles are simple and our 4V4 Street Soccer format is player focused rather than revolving around a coach. They will not have to worry about any stacked teams or have the pressure of a tournament to win. The whole idea is to keep our players playing so they can improve their skills and come back in the spring season without missing a beat. We will not have to worry as some do about a player getting burned out.
We all know when we let our player’s just play for the fun of it; they can play for hours even if they just played a hard game prior.
Space Coast United Soccer Club 4v4
Frequently Asked Questions
What is 4v4 Street Soccer?
The 4v4 format allows players to set up with length, width, and depth. The same principles applied to the 11v11. With the street style, it allows them to adapt to different players in their own age group in a player-centered environment. It provides the environment that other areas and other countries have naturally.
Who is eligible to participate in the 4v4 Winter Season?
All U8, U9, U10, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, and U16 players who played in the fall season under FYSA. Regardless what club.
Who facilitates the 4v4 Winter Season?
The players will be under a coach director and volunteer field marshals that will oversee the games.
What will the 4v4 game-days look like?
The Space Coast United 4v4 will not have fixed rosters for the season. On game-days, players will pick out color poker chips (red or White). The chip will have a number, which will correspond with a field. If their chip is red they will put on a red pennie that will be on the field. If white they will just wear the white t-shirt that will be given at the start of the season. The coach director will have a blow horn that will sound when games start. They will play for 12 minutes. The coach director will sound the blow horn when the 12 minutes are up. The players with the red pennies will leave them on the fields. Players will regroup and choose another chip. This will continue until their 5 games have been played. Once all five games have been completed the next age group will start.
How many games will be incorporated into the 4v4?
Five games per day on each Saturday (with make ups on Sunday due to storms) for six weeks.
What is the format for game-day play?
Players will play in the 4v4 format unless there are an odd number of players that show for that day. Then the format may change to 3v3 of 5v5 depending on the needs.
What happens if the scores are lop-sided?
This is done randomly. So there may be cases that scores may be lop-sided. There will be five games being played, so there is opportunities for players to be on both sides of lop sided scoring games. This also great opportunities for highly competitive games.
Who helps facilitate the games for the players?
Prior to each game, a volunteer Field Marshal will be assigned to a field area. The Field Marshal will work under the direction of the coach director and 4v4 coordinator. They will help organize the players. Very little, if any active instruction is required from the Field Marshal. It is all about the players.
The coach director will be in charge of keeping track of time and in charge of a field area.
What does it mean to be a Field Marshal?
Field Marshals are critical to making the 4v4 winter season a success for the children. They will work with the coach director and 4v4 coordinator to insure games are going smoothly by helping to organize the players and keeping an eye on the fields that no games get out of hand. Each Field Marshal will be responsible for a field area that consists of four 4v4 fields. It cannot be stressed enough how critical the Field Marshal and overall volunteerism will be for the 4v4 winter season players.
Where will the 4v4 Winter Season take place?
All games will be played at the Viera Fields.
Is there any practice scheduled for the players?
No practice will be scheduled for the players The players will by playing the game.
Why this change?
4v4 was created for the enjoyment factor and to allow players to continue playing during the off Season. The common factor that was occurring in past 4v4 seasons was some teams would come in much stronger then others. While it was fun for the teams winning it was less fun for the teams struggling. This new format allows the games to be more evenly matched through out the six weeks of play.
Uniforms?
Uniforms will be very simple. All players will receive one white 4v4 T-shirt at the beginning of the season.
What is so good about playing in this 4v4 street soccer?
In most countries in the world soccer is learned via a pick up street soccer environment. Players make the rules depending upon the area they are using. Jackets are used for goal posts and in this self taught environment, self reliance and inventiveness can prosper. As a youngster I, and my friends would play against players from other streets or neighborhoods. Sometimes we would mix players and sometimes we would stay with our friends. Different ages played together with the youngest learning from the older players. Like this environment the riles are simple and our 4V4 Street Soccer format is player focused rather than revolving around a coach. They will not have to worry about any stacked teams or have the pressure of a tournament to win. The whole idea is to keep our players playing so they can improve their skills and come back in the spring season without missing a beat. We will not have to worry as some do about a player getting burned out.
We all know when we let our player’s just play for the fun of it; they can play for hours even if they just played a hard game prior.