Contact the Practice Schedule Coordinator if you have questions that are not answered below.
Summer Practice Schedule
Last updated: July 9, 2009
Fall Practice Schedule
Last updated: March 12, 2009
Fill out this form to submit your FALL practice request. Opens August 10, 2009. Once we begin assigning practice slots, your name should appear in the schedule by August 14th or within 48 hours. If your name does not appear in the schedule by then, contact the practice coordinator.
Spring Practices
Notes about Spring practices:
- Spring practices do not officially begin until around the end of March. This is a function of when the season begins and when we get permits for the fields.
- Merritt College will not be used for practices by our club Spring 2009.
- Older teams will practice at King Estates
- Younger teams will be at Shepherd Canyon
Fill out this form to submit your SPRING practice request. Opens in Spring 2010.
Fall Practice Notes
- We will begin accepting Fall 2009 practice requests on August 10, 2009.
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Fall practices do not officially begin until the week of August 24th. Check the Calendar for the latest information.
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IMPORTANT: Practice field assignments for teams will be issued on a much more relaxed basis than in the past. However, teams need to keep in mind that their practice may be revoked if basic rules of the club are not followed.
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Attention Clippers: You do not need to request your practice time with the trainers, our practice scheduler already has this information. Just request your preferences for your second practice slot.
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Goto the Field Permits page to download and print a copy of the permit for your assigned practice field(s).
To request a practice time slot, fill out this online survey (not available until August 10). Once we begin assigning practice slots, yours should appear in the schedule by August 14th or within 48 hours. If your name does not appear in the schedule by then, contact the practice coordinator.
Important Information About 2009 Fall Practices
- We have access to three fields for Fall: Shepherd Canyon Fields, Merritt College Fields A, B, and C, and King Estates.
- Practice assignments are subject to change. Although we don't like to make changes once an assignment is made, sometimes it just cannot be helped.
- U6 teams do not request practice time, their practices are held prior to their games.
- All U8 teams will be assigned practice slots at Shepherd Canyon.
- Some U10 teams will be assigned to Shepherd Canyon other U10 teams will be assigned to the C field at Merritt College, and in some cases to King Estates.
Conditions of Use
Montclair Soccer Club expects once again to use the Merritt College natural grass fields and the Shepherd Canyon Park fields for its practices. MSC also will be responsible for game set up and clean up at these sites. We are hoping to secure access to additional fields.
As permitted users of the fields at Merritt College we are guests of the College and our permits can be revoked if abused. We may only use fields during permitted times. Park only in marked spaces not reserved for faculty or staff. Avoid parking close to buildings in use for College activities. Remember, the College has a heavy schedule of evening classes MTWTh. On weekdays before 5:00 PM you may only park in Student Parking areas. On weekdays and Saturdays you must purchase a $1.00 parking ticket from parking ticket machines.
As permitted users of City of Oakland Parks & Recreation Department fields we have priority use of the specified field area only during the permitted time. On these fields, as at Merritt, be sure to have your coaches and players passes if possible, player medical releases and practice schedule during all practices and games.
Be respectful of the field and all of its users. Avoid practicing in worn areas of the field. Move goals can be moved to distribute wear and tear in the goal area during practice time. Do not use wet areas of the field as this breaks the roots of the grass, beneath the surface. Pick up your own trash, and other trash that you see, including plastic water bottles. Remove all items that would impede the safe progress of mowers or other grounds keeping equipment.
Please do not allow pets on any of the fields. This violates health and safety policies of Merritt College, Oakland Parks & Recreation Department, JLYSL and MSC.
Practice Field Scheduling
All practice field reservations are for one-half of the assigned field, unless otherwise noted on the schedule. Practice times for U10 and older teams will appear on the schedule as 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM or 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. When the time between 4:00 PM and the end of civil twilight is less than three hours, teams are expected to adjust so that practices that start at 4:00 PM end proportionally before 5:30. This season, that will occur starting November 2, and will affect practices for two weeks plus the following week for teams particpating in the Jack London Jamboree/Tournament. U8 practices will be scheduled for one hour each beginning at 4:00 PM, 5:00 PM, or 6:00 PM unless specified otherwise.
No team will be scheduled for two practices in a week if there are not enough field resources for every team that wants practice space to have at least one practice. Teams from other Clubs may be added to the practice schedules managed by MSC at Merritt College and even Shepherd Canyon Park.
Practice times are expected to be available at all the fields on weekdays from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. However, no fields are to be used after the end of civil twilight - about the time it is too dark to see a baseball coming at you.
The Practice Field coordinator can use this link to collect the practice requests. After entering the password, select Browse Responses to view individual responses. The team list can be found here.