For more information, please contact the Executive Director, Michelle King, at execdir@vyso.org.
The VYSO Board of Directors will allow teams to be formed that will practice in Edna, Goliad, Port Lavaca, Refugio, or any other town. The games will be played in Victoria. If you would like your child to be placed on a team that practices somewhere other than Victoria, you MUST register your child AND submit a Surrounding Town Request form.
The players must live in, or attend school in, the requested town. A verification document (such as a current utility bill, school enrollment form or current report card) must be uploaded on the Special Request form.
Eligibility
- All players, all ages, boys and girls, can submit a request to play on a Surrounding Town team.
Surrounding Town Request Requirements
- The player cannot move up more than one age level. You can reference the Play Up Chart to determine if the player will be allowed to play up.
- You must give the name of the town that you want your child’s practice to take place.
- There must be a space open on a team in the child’s age group that is holding practice in the town (or nearby town) that you have requested.
- There must be a parent, or other volunteer, willing to coach the team.
- The players must live in, or attend school in, the requested town. A verification document (such as a current utility bill, school enrollment form or current report card) must be uploaded on the Special Request form.
- There must be enough players of the appropriate age/gender.
- You cannot submit another request for this child.
General Requirements
- The player must register by the Special Request Deadline posted on the Special Request page.
- The player must be paid in full, or have a payment plan set up, by the Special Request deadline.
- The player must have his/her date of birth verified by the Special Request deadline.
- The player must submit their Play Up Request on the Special Request Form.
- The player must pay the $5 non-refundable Special Request Fee.
- The player must submit verification that he/she lives in, or attends school in, the requested town.
- The player cannot submit another Special Request.
Frequently Asked Questions
- For siblings, have one player submit a Sibling Request, and the other player submit a Surrounding Town Request.
- If there are not enough players to form a team in the town you request, the player will be placed on a Victoria team.
Number of players required to form a team:
- U04 team (boys/girls born in Aug 2022 — July 2023): must have 6-8 players
- U05–U06 team (boys/girls born Aug 2020–July 2022): must have 6-8 players
- U07–U08 team (boys/girls born Aug 2018–July 2020): must have 6-8 players
- U09–U10 team (boys/girls born Aug 2016–July 2018): must have 9-12 players
- U11–U12 team (boys/girls born Aug 2014–July 2016): must have 11–14 players
- U13–U14 team (boys/girls born Aug 2012–July 2014): must have 9–14 players
- U15–U19 team (boys/girls born Aug 2007–July 2012): must have 9–14 players