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.
Where are outdoor games (Fall and Spring)?
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 on Tuesday and Saturdays.
How does NCSC handle Travel 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.
How does NCSC handle Academy Uniforms?
During the registration process you can select wanting a black and/or orange dry-fit shirt (but are not required!). These shirts will be passed out during the academy season normally about week 2. We use 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.
What Mobile Applications and Communication is used?
We have two mobile applications. The BAND App is for club-wide and Academy communication. BAND events are club-wide with RSVP’s. Academy schedules are posted on the website. Travel teams use the Game Changer App for practice and game schedules with RSVPs to those events. Game Changer is a closed group for chat, live game scoring, and image sharing for our travel teams. We do not use the Stack App because it is not very good but it will show schedules if you have it.
BAND App: Download form App store and reach out to NCSC for an invite.
GameChanger: Download from the App Store following the steps below
- Open the Game Changer App
If you don't have an account - Sign up for an account with the same email as your NCSC registration account
Click the blue + button in the bottom right corner
Click "Import Sports Connect" - the third button in the list
Leave your team checked
Click "Import" in the top right corner
Wait 30 seconds for the team to appear on your list