NVYSL Travel Games (Grade 3 & Up)

All 3rd  - 8th grade games are scheduled on Saturday's at the same time each week.  High School (spring seasons only) are Sunday's

  • Grade 3&4 Girls - 9:00 AM
  • Grade 3&4 Boys - 10:30 AM
  • Grade 5&6 Girls - 12:00 PM
  • Grade 5&6 Boys - 1:30 PM
  • Grade 7&8 Girls - 3:00 PM
  • Grade 7&8 Boys - 4:30 PM
  • High School (spring season only) -Sunday's - 1:00 PM | 2:45 PM | 4:30 PM

Home Game Requirements

  • Pre-Game
    • Must have current Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) credential - if you don't have either the printed PDF copy or the printed PVC card copy, you can't be on the player sideline and must sit on the spectator side and follow all spectator rules regarding coaching from the sidelines
    • Must provide referee game card
    • Must bring a printed copy of their APPROVED Nashoba Valley Youth Soccer Association (NVYSL) roster - provide to referee
      • A handwritten roster is allowed if you don't have a printed roster, but all information from the official roster must be handwritten including coaches, team name, players and player jersey numbers
    • Must set up goals in proper place on the field
    • Must place corner flags
    • Must provide two properly inflated game balls to referee
    • Referee check-in - Referees will call your team to a line on the field and check them in.  They will read off the roster, each player will turn and show them their number, be checked for shin guards, appropriate cleats, and jewelry.
      • No jewelry is allowed.  Earrings can't be taped over and must be removed.  The only exceptions are religious items and some bracelets that can't be removed.  If a bracelet can't be removed it must be taped over.  Medical alert bracelets must not be covered up and can be worn.
      • No hooded sweatshirts can be worn even under jerseys
    • NEW for 2025 Spring - 5 minutes before kickoff referees will call both teams to the technical area.  Referees will escort both teams across the field to approximately 20' from the spectator touch line.  Home coach will read the NVYSL sportsmanship statement.  After the statement is read, the away team stays in place and the home team will walk down the line of away players and perform the pre-game handshake.  Once the handshake is complete, players will take the field to begin the game.
  • Post-Game
    • Unless there's another team coming on the field of the same age group please move the goals off of the field either towards the condo complex or towards the fence between the field and parking lot
    • Unless there's another team coming on the field of the same age group please put away the corner flags
    • Must report the game score in the NVYSL Scoring Pad within 24 hours of the game end.

 

Away Game Requirements

  • Pre-Game
    • Must have current MYSA credential - if you don't have either the printed PDF copy or the printed PVC card copy, you can't be on the player sideline and must sit on the spectator side and follow all spectator rules regarding coaching from the sidelines
    • Must bring a printed copy of their APPROVED NVYSL roster - provide to referee
      • A handwritten roster is allowed if you don't have a printed roster, but all information from the official roster must be handwritten including coaches, team name, players and player jersey numbers
    • NEW for 2025 Spring - 5 minutes before kickoff referees will call both teams to the technical area.  Referees will escort both teams across the field to approximately 20' from the spectator touch line.  Home coach will read the NVYSL sportsmanship statement.  After the statement is read, the away team stays in place and the home team will walk down the line of away players and perform the pre-game handshake.  Once the handshake is complete, players will take the field to begin the game.
    • Referee check-in - Referees will call your team to a line on the field and check them in.  They will read off the roster, each player will turn and show them their number, be checked for shin guards, appropriate cleats, and jewelry.
      • No jewelry is allowed.  Earrings can't be taped over and must be removed.  The only exceptions are religious items and some bracelets that can't be removed.  If a bracelet can't be removed it must be taped over.  Medical alert bracelets must not be covered up and can be worn.
      • No hooded sweatshirts can be worn even under jerseys
  • Post-Game
    • Must report the game score in the NVYSL Scoring Pad within 24 hours of the game end.