BRSC Club Update - April 6, 2020
Letter from the Executive Director
Dear Valued Baton Rouge Soccer Club members,
First and foremost, we hope that good health and safety continue to grace you, your households, and your loved ones. Our Baton Rouge Soccer Club families are close to our hearts and always in our thoughts and prayers. During these turbulent times, nothing is more important than remaining safe. Please follow the guidance of our national, state, and local leaders in order to reduce exposure to the virus, including social distancing. We implore you to follow these directives.
Thank you all so much for your patience, support, and understanding as we work through these events.
My staff and I have developed programming plans and options for our membership based on the latest updates from the Louisiana Soccer Association (LSA), US Youth Soccer Association, and local/state governments.
BRSC continues plans for programming for all ages and stages from our three-year-old program through our over-forty adult program. At this time, it is our intent to suspend but hopefully to ultimately deliver as much programming as possible. We currently have some programming that is nearing the end of its season, programming we have partially delivered, and programming that has not started. The leadership of the Baton Rouge Soccer Club has been meeting and considering all options.
The plans outlined for you below include several contingencies based on our ability to resume normal activities. Each program takes into account the latest information available from LSA, USYSA, and local/state governments. These plans are subject to change based on updates from the governing agencies/organizations mentioned above.
Please be patient as we navigate these difficult times. At some point – hopefully not too far in the future – the beautiful game will resume. Thank you all, and please continue to practice good and safe preventive measures.
A pdf file of the BRSC Return to Play Plan is available by clicking the UPDATE PDF button above. Please note this plan is subject to change.
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RETURN TO PLAY PLANS
Competitive Return to Play Plan
| Return To Play Plan of action – May: | Comments |
| Resume normal programming immediately once our state and national governing soccer organizations lift the suspension. | All competitive teams including Junior boys and girls program will resume regular practice as depicted on the practice matrix. |
| We will have to follow LSA and US Club Soccer direction/instruction with regards to changes in state and regional tournaments schedule and or location. | All LCSL games this spring have been canceled. Teams will be seeded for state tournaments according to league standings as they sit right now. |
| U11, U12 & Junior Competitive will consider additional tournaments and play date options. | There is a possibility of the addition of a tournament or play date that was not originally on the schedule |
| BRSC will host Inter-Club play dates (i.e. Mandeville, Lafayette, IFC, etc. Also possibly participate in the same hosted by other clubs. | These play dates will allow for players to have some appropriate levels of competition. |
| BRSC Annual Raffle 2020 | Possibly May 21 if we are able to resume programming in May. |
| Return To Play Plan of action – June: | Comments |
| Resume restructured programming immediately once our state and national governing soccer organizations lift the suspension. | At this time we will certainly have a decision from LSA and US Club Soccer regarding State Cup and Regional Championship tournaments. |
| BRSC will host Inter-Club play dates (i.e. Mandeville, Lafayette, IFC, etc. Also possibly participate in the same hosted by other clubs. | These play dates will allow for players to have some appropriate levels of competition. |
| BRSC will conduct a Summer Training Program. | Players will train two times per week and training will be in POD within the age groups. |
| Saturday scrimmages – scramble format. | Players will be mixed into random teams within multiple age groups and play full-length games. |
| BRSC Super 7 League High School & Middle School (New). | Offer a 7v7 league to our middle school age players. |
| Return To Play Plan of action – July: | Comments |
| Resume restructured programming immediately once our state and national governing soccer organizations lift the suspension. | We will adjust accordingly based on the latest developments and directives. |
| BRSC will conduct a Summer Training Program. | Players will train two times per week leading up to team camp and training will be in POD within the age groups. |
| Saturday scrimmages – scramble format. | Players will be mixed into random teams within multiple age groups and play full-length games. |
| BRSC Super 7 League High School & Middle School (New) | Offer a 7v7 league to our middle school age players. |
Adult League Return to Play Plan
| Return To Play Plan of action – May: | Comments |
| Resume programming immediately once our state and national governing soccer organizations lift the suspension. | All Spring Seasons will guarantee 7 games, and include a tournament-style finish the week starting the week of May 25th-31st |
| Spring Tournament | Schedule for Spring Tournament is set for May 25th-31st-June 1st-7th |
| Rainouts | June 8th-14th |
| Season Cutoff Date | June 14th |
| Coed Summer Season Start Date | June 16th |
| Return To Play Plan of action – June: | Comments |
| Resume programming immediately once our state and national governing soccer organizations lift the suspension. | All Spring Seasons will guarantee 6 games |
| Spring Tournament | Schedule for Spring Tournament June 14th-28th |
| Rainouts | June 29st –July 4th |
| Season Cutoff Date | July 4th |
| Coed Summer Season Start Date | July 5th |
Academy Return to Play Plan
| Return To Play Plan of action – May: | Comments |
| Resume normal programming immediately once our state and national governing soccer organizations lift the suspension. | The Academy Program will resume regular training dates and locations at Burbank and Independence if the suspension is lifted on April 30th. |
| Academy will resume the Spring season in May | The remainder of the spring season will run May 4th to June 18th |
| Return To Play Plan of action – June | Comments |
| Resume normal programming immediately once our state and national governing soccer organizations lift the suspension. | The Academy Program will resume regular training dates and locations at Burbank and Independence if the suspension is lifted by May 31st |
| Academy will resume the Spring season in June | The remainder of the spring Academy season will run June 8th to July 23rd |
Rec Plus Return to Play Plan
| Return To Play Plan of action – May: | Comments |
| Resume normal programming immediately once our state and national governing soccer organizations lift the suspension. | The Rec. Plus Program will resume regular training dates and locations at Burbank and Independence if the suspension is lifted on April 30th. |
| Rec. Plus will resume the Spring season in May | The remainder of the spring season will run May 4th to June 18th |
| Return To Play Plan of action – June | Comments |
| Resume normal programming immediately once our state and national governing soccer organizations lift the suspension. | The Rec. Plus Program will resume regular training dates and locations at Burbank and Independence if the suspension is lifted by May 31st |
| Rec. Plus will resume the Spring season in June | The remainder of the spring Rec. Plus season will run June 1st to July 16th |
Recreational Return to Play Plan
Burbank & Independence Park
| Return To Play Plan of action – Recreational | Comments |
| Resume restructured programming immediately once our state and national governing soccer organizations lift the suspension. | BRSC has three potential plans outlined based on expected start dates for the recreational season. |
| May 1st Kick-Off | All teams will play an 8 game season. Teams will play 2 games per week for 4 weekends in May. Teams will have (1) weeknight game and (1) weekend game per week. The season will conclude at the end of May/ beginning of June. |
| May 15th Kick-Off | All teams will play an 8 game season. Teams will play 2 games per week for 4 weekends. Teams will have (1) weeknight game and (1) weekend game per week. The season will conclude mid-June. |
| June 1st Kick-Off | All teams will play an 8 games season. Teams will play 2 games per week for 2 weeks and will end the season with 1-2 Recreational Festivals. The season will conclude mid- July. See the About Rec Fest section listed below for more details. |
Recreational SATELLITE CAMPUSES Return to play plan
Central, Zachary and West Feliciana Campus:
| Return to Play Plan of Action-May | Comments |
| Resume restructured programming immediately once our state and national governing soccer organizations lift the suspension. | BRSC fully intends to finish out the remaining 5-6 games left at the satellite campuses. |
| The proposed game format will be one game per week for early May start date and two games per week for later May start date. | Rec Fest (mini-tournament format) will take place at each satellite campus. The intention is to play 2-3 short games in an evening with inflatables available for the kids to play on. |
| Week 1 | May 4-10 |
| Week 2 | May 11-17 |
| Week 3 | May 18-24 |
| Week 4 | May 25-31 |
| Rec Fest | Rec Fest will take place during weeks 2-4 with each campus having it during one of the weeks. |
| Return to Play Plan of Action-June/July | Comments |
| Resume restructured programming immediately once our state and national governing soccer organizations lift the suspension. | BRSC will gauge the interest of satellite campus teams to see if play can be resumed. Very likely will pursue one of the alternative options if we can resume after June 1. |
| Summer Camps (Option 1) | The option will be given to players to attend a free week of summer camp if the season cannot be resumed before this date. |
| Fall Credit (Option 2) | BRSC will give a partial fall credit and a partial refund (up to 25%). See the Refund Policy listed at the bottom of the page for complete details. |
| Academy (Option 3) | The final option will be to provide a BRSC Academy style program where the kids can still have practice and get games in. This option is not dependent on returning teams. |
SATELLITE CAMPUS NOTES
Central Campus Notes:
- All local games (Pre-k - 4th Grade) to be made up in weeks above via Satellite campus guidelines.
- Based on field availability, the potential game day addition would only be Tuesdays.
- If we are playing twice a week, 4v4s would play T/Th and 7v7s would play T/F. Otherwise, game days will remain as they were previously.
West Feliciana Campus Notes:
- All local games (Pre-k - 4th Grade) to be made up in weeks above via Satellite campus guidelines.
- A potential 3-week season: 1 - 2 games per week for the first 2 weeks followed by Rec Fest at West Fel Campus on the 3rd week. Coaches can make up games during these 2 weeks on nights they are available to play (Monday - Thursday).
- Rec Fest will be the 3rd week which will include 3 games each in a round-robin tournament type set up.
Zachary Campus Notes:
- All local games (Pre-k - 4th Grade) to be made up in weeks above via Satellite campus guidelines.
- All teams have 5 - 6 games to play
- The goal is to finish by June 1st.
- Rec Fest will be the 3rd week which will include 3 games each in a round-robin tournament type set up.
ABOUT REC FEST (IF NECESSARY)
If the spring recreational season is unable to resume until June, BRSC will hold a Rec Fest for one or two weekends. Rec Fest will consist of 2 - 3 games per team with 10-minute halves. The number of players on the field may vary due to player availability. For example, 4v4 teams may play a 3v3 game. BRSC will work with the coaches to find the best solution to safely implement the festival weekend. Rec Fest weekends will happen on separate days at each BRSC campus in the event families have children playing at different facilities.
Mudbugz (Three-year-old Program) Return to Play Plan
| Return To Play Plan of action – Mudbugz | Comments |
| Resume restructured programming immediately once our state and national governing soccer organizations lift the suspension. | BRSC has three potential plans outlined based on expected start dates for the Mudbugz Program. |
| May 4th Return | Mudbugz will resume a 7-week program on Saturdays from 9:15 - 10:00 am at Burbank. |
| May 18th Return | Mudbugz will resume a 7-week program on Saturdays from 9:15 - 10:00 am at Burbank. |
| June 1st Return | Mudbugz will resume a 7-week program on Saturdays from 9:15 - 10:00 am at Burbank. |
BRSC REFUND POLICY UPDATE
We realize this is an emotionally and financially trying time for everyone. The health and safety of our BRSC family is our foremost concern. Our coaches and staff dearly miss the players and seeing our parks packed with the sights and sounds of players of all ages enjoying the game we love.
BRSC would first like to thank you for your patience as we consider refund policies during this unprecedented situation. Our greatest asset is our membership. The Board, the staff, and our employees are committed to ensuring that our club will resume operations.
Our staff has developed several different scenarios regarding possibly resuming programs, including Competitive, Rec, Rec +, and Adults. As we learn more from the national, state, and local agencies, we will let you know more.
