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GGWSL has Open and Over-35 divisions in the Fall and Spring seasons. Fall season generally starts the weekend after Labor Day, and Spring season generally starts the first weekend of March. Each team gets 10 games, although the season may be longer than 10 weeks due to holidays, rainouts, reschedules, or byes. Our Open divisions play on Saturdays while our Over-35 divisions play on Sundays. Which division is right for me?
GGWSL currently has 4 Open divisions (Premier, D1, D2, D3) and 2 Over-35 divisions (upper and lower). Although there are exceptions to every generalization, the average Premier player is advanced (currently plays at a college level equivalent), D1 is advanced intermediate (formerly played at a college level equivalent), D2 is intermediate (played at a high school level equivalent), and D3 is beginner to lower intermediate (learning to play soccer or have developed some skill). Note that we generally have promotion and relegation at the end of each season, so a team's division is somewhat determined by how they performed the previous season. How do I join a team?
There are a couple of ways a player can join a team:
How much does it cost?
We charge teams a league fee, and it’s up to the team to determine the cost per player. Currently the league fee is $1650/team, except for premier teams which are $1750/team. This can depend on a variety of factors, such as number of players on the roster, whether the team has practices (and has to pay for practice fields), team equipment, etc. As a reference point, a non-premier team with a 22-person roster, which has weekly practices in SF, and gives players jerseys and socks to keep, charges about $110/player per season. Team contacts will be able to provide more details. Where are games played?
We play in San Francisco, east bay, and north bay. Each team designates its home region (regions are listed as SF, EB, or NB on the team pages and team recruitment page), and we aim to have at least half their games be in their home region. This means it also depends on the other teams in the division. So theoretically, if you end up on a team in a division where all teams have SF as their home region, unless we run into unforeseen issues with field bookings or schedule, all your games will be in SF. Note that teams within a division change, as we have promotion and relegation at the end of each season. Copyright Ian Clarke |