FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

We have our formal tryouts for the coming Fall/Spring year during the first week in June typically on a Monday and Tuesday night. Exact dates will be posted on our home page.

We don’t host a Spring tryout. All players tryout for teams during our club-wide tryouts in June the previous year. Coaches with opening on their team may elect to schedule a private tryout. Contact the Storm admin at idahostormsoccer@gmail.com and they’ll connect you with a coach, who will then arrange for an individual assessment, once player transfer policies and requirements have been met.

Our club is a member of the Idaho Youth Soccer Association’s Southern Division (D3). All games and season start times are dictated by IYSA. Typically, the schedule is as follows:

Fall

• Practice starts August 1st. Start times vary per team. Please check with your team’s coach or team manager.
• Games start in early September.

Spring

• Practice starts February 7th. Start times vary per team. Please check with your team’s coach or team manager.
• Games start in March.

Once you sign the commitment letter, you are committing to participate exclusively on an Idaho Storm Soccer Team through the following Spring season. If you join during the Fall season your commitment is for Fall and Spring. If you join in the Spring, you’re only committed for the Spring season.

This commitment means you agree to all activities of the team including practice, games, tournaments and any related travel. Players are responsible for paying their portion of team activities, unless other arrangements/notifications are made.

You may not participate or train with another team without the appropriate guest player documentation. The exception to this policy is player who have made their local high school teams.

Our Club uses GotSport Registration to register our players, coaches, assistant coaches and team managers. Our Registrar does an excellent job of helping us all stay organized and correctly registered through IYSA.

We must have all players registered and uniforms fitted and purchased in a timely manner. It is important that registration is complete, uniforms ordered, and all fees paid by the deadlines set by the Club. Our Registrar can be contacted at idahostormregistrar@gmail.com with any further questions.

Uniforms are sized and paid for separately from Club fees through our third-party provider Soccer Etc. Uniform fees range from $100-150 depending on the team/age. New uniform kits are ordered in odd numbered years. Therefore, if joining Storm on an even year (e.g., 2020), the uniform will be used for 1 year and if joining Storm on an odd year (e.g. 2021), the uniform will be used for 2 years.

Players will need to visit Soccer Etc. at 2951 E. Overland Rd. Ste. 110, Meridian, ID 83642 to get sized and purchase uniforms. This needs to be done by Club established deadlines to avoid a rush fee and to guarantee uniforms will be ready in time for season play.

Idaho Storm Soccer Club takes pride in providing a lower cost option for players who want to compete in soccer. Our club dues associated with each player are strict because we are required to pay these costs prior to the season.  Our Club uses the GotSport system to administer player accounts and billings. Once an offer is accepted in the system, a payment plan can be selected and due dates are provided. Club fees range from $425-$525 depending on the team and are used to cover fees and expenses such as cost of referee fees, field rental fees, IYSA player registration, player cards, goals, nets, flags, benches etc.  A player that is behind on account payments will not be able to participate with the team at practices or games until payment is made or a payment plan is worked out with our treasurer.

Payment methods accepted by Storm are as follows:

• Venmo: @Storm-Soccer
• Checks: Make payable to Storm and mail to PO Box 6445, Boise, ID 83707
• Credit Cards: GotSport allows for payment via credit card, however, you will be charged a 3% fee for credit card transactions.

Mike Rich serves as our treasurer and handles all of the Club’s finances. Any further questions can be directed to Mike via mrich715@gmail.com.

Practices are generally held between 5 and 7:30 pm, 2-3 times a week. Practice times and locations vary by team.

Practice locations (fields)

• Jabil Soccer Fields

915 E Central Dr, Meridian, ID 83642

• Cloverdale Seventh-day Adventist Church

925 N Cloverdale Rd, Boise, ID 83713

• Sawtooth Middle School

3730 N Linder Rd, Meridian, ID 83646

• Lewis & Clark Middle

4141 E Pine Ave, Meridian, ID 83642

Various neighborhood parks

There are typically 1-2 games a week. Most games are held at the Simplot Soccer Complex. However, there are special arrangements made for make-up games, or for other reasons, which may take place at other fields.

This varies by team. It’s usually decided by the team family. Coaches will send out a survey with several tournaments that they are interested in and then parents can respond with their child’s availability and interest level. Once tournaments are decided, each player is committed and responsible for payment of travel and tournament fees. Typically teams travel for two tournaments a season.  Some of the locations we have traveled to in the past include St. George, Jackson Hole, Yellowstone, Twin Falls, Pocatello and Las Vegas.

A team manager recruits parents to volunteer for various tasks and serves as a line of communication between the club and the team. For more details, see the detail job description and duties of a team manager in our coaches corner at COACHES CORNER.

Please check the help link on the GotSport system where you can ask any questions of the administrators.  You can also reach out to us at idahostormsoccer@gmail.com with any questions you may have.

Have the first parent/guardian add the second parent/guardian as an Additional Account Holder in the GotSport system.  Up to 4 parents/guardians can be added to an account.

You can add your child’s email address and cell phone number on your GotSport account.