My child already plays competitive Club soccer, can they do both?
Yes, we reached out to the President of Ohio Travel and confirmed that many teams have players that do both. A player can be carded for Club and for a community team.
My child has never played competitive soccer before, is a travel team right for him/her?
Yes, just like in HS, skill levels will vary but the mixture of community players and competitive players will balance out just like with our competition.
Is North Canton Soccer Club affiliated with NC City Schools?
NCSC is not a school sport. The club was started by the 2019 High School coaching staff. We work closely with school system and community.
How far do travel teams have to travel?
Ohio Travel Soccer League has teams across Northeast Ohio. Our teams will be placed in divisions. Most divisions have regional subsets where we will play in the South or East region within the division. In these cases we will be playing teams as far as Greater Akron area including the area teams in the Greater Canton area. For the top division, there are few teams so travel will be within all Northeast Ohio including the Greater Cleveland area. For non-division 1 teams the OHTSL rule is no team will travel further than the duration of the age groups game. I
When are games? (Spring 2023)
Traveling Vikes - Most games will be played Sunday late afternoons. Schedules will vary depending on the holidays within the season and coach/player availability. There will be weekday or Saturday games to ensure every team is able to play a full schedule.
Academy Groups 7-10: 4v4 game play will be on Saturdays beginning April 22, 2023. Please login and check your Team Page for your team's schedule.
Where are games? (Fall 2023)
Traveling Vikes - The season is scheduled as 4 home games and 4 away games (see topic of how far away games are above). Teams U11 and up will play at Hoover Park on the 9v9 and 11v11 fields. Teams U10 and younger will play at our fields at Champion Event Center.
Academy Pre-Travel: Practices and games will be at Champion Events Center.
How does NCSC handle Uniforms?
Traveling Vikes, we have our own NCSC Team Shop on www.soccer.com. Our Shop Players will get assigned numbers based on their preference stated during registration and the available numbers for the age group. After numbers are assigned each player will get a link to purchased their uniform, about two weeks after registration closes.
Academy Players - there are dry-fit shirts available (but are not required!) at Sonic Stitching on Main Street in North Canton to help support a local business.
What is the new Academy format (as of Spring 2023)?
Below we will outline some information about the levels within the academy. The design of the program comes from the US soccer age group guidelines, the developmental maturity of the players who are 4 to 8, and the last 5 years of academy history within the club. We have been incredibly impressed by how the players who started with us back in 2019 at young ages have continued to grow and develop. In observing them, we feel we need to continue to offer our players new challenges and greater structure. This structure will allow all players to find a group where they can thrive and develop the skills needed to move on to travel soccer.