Please contact our Registrar Alexis Bejarano (registrar@nortac.org).

Click here to review the differences (and many similarities) between these two programs. Sparta Tacoma teams are our highest level teams that begin at U9 (currently birth year 2014’s).

Tryouts for Sparta Tacoma teams are in May 2023 (or the end of February 2023 for birth year boys 2008+).

There is usually a small overlap between tryout dates and the end of NORTAC programming in the spring. We make every attempt to minimize conflicts, but families that wish to attend tryouts for Sparta Tacoma should prioritize these dates, which will be communicated at a later date.

Coaches register on the same registration link that kids are registered (Sports Connect). During the registration for your son or daughter it will have an option to say you would like to volunteer coach. Complete the follow up questions and DO NOT attach certificates in the initial registration phase.

Once the initial coach registration is complete, log back into your account and click on volunteer on the left side of the page. This will show you the three (Safe Sport, Cardiac Arrest and Concussion) certs you need to complete and take you to a different (U.S.  Soccer) site to complete them.

On the U.S. Soccer site, your information MUST match what is in the Sports Connect site. Once the certificates are completed, they will be synced to your Sports Connect account.

The final step in your Sports Connect account is to submit the background check (click on volunteer again to get to this step). You will only be able to submit a background check once your three certs are completed.

Click here to see a video of this process.

If you have any additional questions on the coach registration process, please contact our Registrar Alexis Bejarano (registrar@nortac.org).

Our first focus is on helping kids develop the best possible behaviors to optimize their character development. Click here to review our principles of coaching that guide our learning environments. Curriculums and ongoing guidance are provided to each volunteer coach and specific learning objectives are utilized for each age group. Click on a curriculum below to review your son or daughter’s age group:

Sparks    U6      U7    U8     U9+

For ALL (practice and game events):

Soccer ball with name on it.

Cleats

Shin-guards (not required for Sparks)

More than enough water.

Enough layers.

Red NORTAC jersey (these will be distributed at the first practice session).

Black shorts and socks (family purchases their own).

Usually schedules are finalized  a couple of weeks prior to the official start of the program. Each family will receive an introductory email from their coach including coach background and schedule for your Sparks group or older team.

If participating in an SSUL team, game schedules will be released March 20th.

No. However, a waiting list will be activated when the age group fills.

The earlier a family registers, the more likely they will secure a place in the program and any friend and coach requests can be met. Friend and coach requests are not guaranteed.

In-house programming will definitely take place for age groups up to birth year 2015.  For age groups older than birth year 2015, our priority is in-house programming rather than an alternative league such as the SSUL (see more information on this league in another FAQ below).

Age groups may be combined to create enough teams for an in-house league. If there are not enough players in an age group to create an in-house league, teams will not be entered into the SSUL league unless there are enough players registered before the end of February (the deadline for registering an SSUL team is March 5th).

Birth year 2019 to 2017 groups are the most likely to be co-ed. Birth year 2016+ groups are more likely to be single gender groups.