TEAM PLACEMENT AND FORMATION
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: How are players assigned to a team?

For Recreational Soccer, once registration closes, coaches and players are assigned to teams based on birth year. View our Age Chart for information on where your player will be assigned. The coach or local EYSA club will then contact parents to confirm their child’s team placement. Players interested in Select or Eastside FC Premier teams must participate in tryouts to earn a roster spot.

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Q: What documents are accepted as Proof of Age?

According to Washington Youth Soccer (WYS), proof of age shall consist of a:

• State-issued OFFICIAL birth certificate (hospital certificates are not official and not accepted)

• Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card (DD Form 1173) issued by the uniformed services of the United States

• Birth registration issued by an appropriate government agency or board of health records

• Passport

• Alien registration card issued by the United States government

• Certificate issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service attesting to age

• Current Driver's License or Permit

• Federal, state, or local government identification card

• Certification of a United States citizen born abroad​

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Q: What is the Placement Policy for Recreational teams?

As a member of EYSA, Issaquah FC has agreed to abide by the EYSA Recreational Team Formation Policy for U8 and above. Individual player placements are made using the following prioritized criteria:

1. Date and time of registration with payment

2. Gender

3. Age

4. School

5. Home Address

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Q: How do you determine team composition?

• Recreational Teams: Following the player placement criteria, registrants are assigned to teams in the order their registration is received. Whenever possible, teams are formed with players from the same school. If more than one team is formed from a single school, players will be randomly assigned to a team with their schoolmates (registration time does not determine which team they join). If a school does not have enough registrants to fill an entire roster, players from another school will be combined to form a team. Every effort is made to create teams from geographically close neighborhoods and to place players with others from their school or community. Team formation also depends on the availability of volunteer coaches.

• Select Teams: Issaquah FC impartial evaluators will evaluate and stack rank all players at the end of the second day of Select tryouts. The top 7 for U10, top 9 for U11 & U12, and the top 11 for U13 and older are required to be given offers by the coach of the Select team. From there the coach fills in the rest of the players from those who attended tryouts.

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Important: Micro Soccer rosters (U6 and U7) have no impact on team formation at U8 and above.

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Q: Will my child be on the same team as last year?

• Recreational Teams: Returning players from U8–U17 recreational teams receive priority to remain on the same team if registered by May 31. Players who register after this date will enter the general player pool and be assigned to teams based on registration date/time and available roster space.

• Select Teams: Returning players must try out and be selected each year for their team.

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Important: Micro Program teams do not carry over to U8. All U8 players will be placed on newly formed teams in the MOD program, with placement primarily based on their elementary school, as outlined in the placement criteria above.

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Q: How do coaches influence team composition?

• Recreational Teams: Coaches are not involved in the recreational team formation process and may not request or “approve” new players for their roster. Rosters from coaches are not accepted. Parent coaches are guaranteed placement of their own child on their recreational team.

• Select Teams: Issaquah FC impartial evaluators will evaluate and stack rank all players at the end of the second day of Select tryouts. The top 7 for U10, top 9 for U11 & U12, and the top 11 for U13 and older are required to be given offers by the coach of the Select team. From there the coach fills in the rest of the players from those who attended tryouts.