January 12, 2023 - Regular and late registration AND the waitlist is now CLOSED for Spring 2023. If you would like to potentially be placed from the waitlist, please visit this article HERE and send us the required information. The next registration period will be June 1-July 31 for the season which begins in August 2023. Birth years 2010-2020 will be eligible to play recreational soccer. More information to come on June 1. 

We are excited about your family’s interest in the upcoming SPRING 2023 soccer season at JFC!

Here is some information about our season and club!

Registration Dates:

November 1- December 27 – EARLY registration for all players. EARLY REGISTRATION EXTENDED UNTIL JANUARY 2, 2023
December 28-January 8 – LATE registration for all players - $25 late fee added.

Any player registered between November 1st and January 8th are guaranteed spots on a team. Any player registered after January 8th will be waitlisted, and not guaranteed a spot.

Beginning January 9th, you will need to email information for the waitlist. Please reference THIS ARTICLE on our website for information

Who is eligible to play?

Boys and Girls born in birth years 2009-2019. In the 2016-2019 age groups (Under 4-Under 7) we do take teammate requests, therefore if you would like to play with friends, we encourage you to notate that on your registration form in the special requests section.

In the 2009-2015 age groups, players are drafted and only coach and assistant coaches children are guaranteed a spot on the same team. We have always drafted in the Under 9-Under 10 age groups (this upcoming season it will be players born in 2013 and 2014), as that is a state association rule. However, beginning with the 2022 season, the Under 8 age group (2015 birth year) will also be drafted. Since they will play the same format as the Under 9/Under 10 teams (7v7). Therefore only head coach and assistant coach will be guaranteed to be together. All other players are drafted. 

How to register?

Simply click the register button in the top right-hand corner of the website, and it will take you straight to the online registration system!

There you can register after registration opens on November 1. Then you may pay by credit/debit card, or mark the option to mail a check. All players MUST register online regardless of the method of payment. If you require special assistance due to not being able to register online, please email us at [email protected] and someone will assist you.

Alternately, you can click HERE and it will take you directly to the registration system!

Pricing:

Under 4-Under 8 – Birth years 2015-2019 - $100

Under 9-Under 10 – Birth years 2011-2014 - $125 

Under 11-Under 14 – Birth years 2009-2010 - $140

Extra programs offered (Registration available online):

Academy Training - 2016 and 2017 (Under 6 and Under 7) - $60 for 5 sessions

Rec-Plus Training – 2013-2014 (Under 8-Under 10 - $65 for 6 sessions – players will have the option to be chosen for a RecPlus team after the sessions end that will play tournaments at the conclusion of the recreational season.

For more information about the Academy program or Rec-Plus programs, please contact our Academy director, James 'Gleddy' Gledhill at [email protected] or visit the information tab for each program on the website.

Location:

Our privately run JFC soccer complex is in North Jackson. Our address is 2241 Westbrook Rd Jackson, MS 39211. Our complex is located off Old Canton Rd a few blocks from Parham Bridges Park and is at the end of Westbrook Rd past McLeod Elementary School and across the street from MS Basketball Association.  

Regular season games for the Spring 2023 season (2013-2019 birth years boys and girls: Under 4-Under 10):

• Saturday, Feburary 4 – Opening Jamboree for ALL U4-U10 teams (2013 – 2019 birth years, all teams will play 2 games)

• Saturday - February 11 (1 Game), February 18 (1game), February 25 (2 games)
• SUNDAY - February 26 - 1 Game (this is to keep us from having to start in January to help teams get games in, games will not start before 1:30pm
• Saturday - March 4 - two games for closing jamboree for all 2013-2019 - Under 4-Under 10 teams
• Week of March 6-9 - Possible makeup games from any rainouts.
• Spring break begins March 11, thus this season, games will end before spring break.

Regular Season games for the spring season (2010-2011 birth years boys and girls: Under 11/12
  Games will not start until Saturday, February 11th or possibly the week of February 13th.

·        Games on Tuesday and/or Thursday, and Saturdays

·        Games will be against teams from other clubs around the area. Some will be at JFC; some will be at other complexes. All other clubs do not start until after the first week of February, so our teams will start then as well.

·        All practices will be at JFC

Practice Days and Times:

Practice times for ALL ages are determined by individual coaches AFTER teams form. Teams may or may not choose to practice before opening jamboree. But due to starting the season in February instead of January, it does give the opportunity to practice for those teams who wish to practice before opening day of games. 

Player Contact:

All players born in the 2013-2019 age groups should hear from a coach by Monday January 23, 2022 at 6:00pm if not before. Do not be alarmed if your child is not contacted immediately after registration closes as some groups will hear from coaches before others.

As our volunteer age group coordinators get information together on teams, they will pass along to coaches. Coaches are volunteers and some coaches do take longer to contact teams then others. However, all players should be contacted by a coach by Monday, January 23 2022, at 6:00pm. If you are not contacted by a coach by that time, please email us at [email protected] after 6:00pm and we will have your coach information and game information for opening day on February 4.

Players born in 2011-2012 will not hear from a coach until approximately, Friday February 3, 2023. If you have not heard by 6:00 on February 3, please email us at [email protected]

Coaching:

Please remember that teams cannot be formed without parent volunteers, so if you did not sign up to coach during registration, please consider doing so, no experience needed! 

Every team needs a parent(s) to volunteer to coach. There are plenty of coaching activities on our website as well to guide you as well as current coaches who will help you learn. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY - you can learn with your child.

Sign up during the registration process to get started helping these young players! Every coach does have to undergo a background check prior to coaching.

Player equipment needed:

All players should have a ball, shin guards and appropriate footwear (soccer cleats). Players will be provided two jerseys, black shorts, and socks. Players born in 2016-2019(U4-U7) should have a size 3 soccer ball. Players born in 2011-2015 (U8, U9, U10, U11 and U12) should have a size 4 soccer ball. These can be purchased at any local sporting goods stores. 

JFC Work Party:

Please also mark your calendars for Saturday, January 28. JFC will be having work party. This will begin approximately 8:00am and is the day we need lots of volunteers to help get the fields ready for play after the summer break. If you have never lined a field, there will be plenty of people to help you learn! Not good at lining? There will be plenty of things that can be done other than lining fields. It is also a great source of community service hours for any students who may need them. Please pass this along to everyone you know and help us get geared up for the fall soccer season!

Team formation disclaimer:

On older teams (2009-2012), because of team size limitations, JFC cannot guarantee the player a spot on a team if the team is already full. JFC complies with all applicable rules of the Mississippi Soccer Association regarding the registration and rostering of players. However, if you register before July31, there should not be any problems placing your child on a team in these age groups. If denied you will receive a full monetary refund. Please be aware at these age groups, teams may choose to form as Coed teams based on the number of boys and girls signed up. However, we will make sure there are an equal balance of games against other girls’ teams and boys’ teams in regular play.

Payment:

If you are mailing a check, you may mail your payment to. Please ensure payment reaches us by January 8, 2023 (close of late registration). Your registration is not considered complete until full payment has been received. We will be happy to work out a payment plan for you if needed as well, just email us at [email protected] OR you can register for a payment plan during the registration process of up to 3 payments to pay your registration fees.

Payments should be mailed to: JFC PO Box 12783 Jackson, MS 39236. Checks made payable to JFC

Further questions? Do not hesitate to email us at [email protected]

WAYS TO HELP JFC

Kroger Community Rewards:

Be a supporter of JFC just by doing your everyday shopping at Kroger. JFC is a Kroger Community Rewards member. Please consider taking 5 minutes to enroll your Kroger card so that JFC will receive donations quarterly by your shopping with Kroger. JFC is a non-profit private organization so depends heavily on donations such as Kroger's to continue the success of our program. Enroll online at www.kroger.com/communityrewards today. Search for our organization listed as NEJSO or our ID number is 62619. We are listed this way since there is also a Jackson Futbol Club in Tennessee, so be sure to choose NEJSO or 62619 for us to receive the credit. Enrolling in the rewards program has no effect on your earning fuel rewards. More information can be found on our website, www.jacksonfc.com on the front page

Amazon Smile!

You can now support JFC thru shopping with Amazon Smile. Shop thru the below link and JFC receives a portion of the money you spend! What an easy way to support our soccer programs! Shop with Amazon and choose JFC as your charity. We are listed as Northeast Jackson Soccer just like in Kroger Community Rewards, so be sure you shop thru our link. Start shopping today! https://smile.amazon.com/ch/64-0651963. You can also now add the option of Amazon Smile to your Amazon Prime app, so JFC always will get a percentage of your purchases each quarter.