Season Structure

• 12-13 Week Season (Depending on Tournament Participation)
• 4 Week Pre-Season with Two Training Sessions per week and Possible Saturdays (Team Dependent)
• 8 Game Season in CSA Advanced League
• 4 Home Games at Future Legends, Windsor Middle School or Eastman Park
• 4 Away Games Statewide
• Depending on League level games can be as far south as Pueblo, West as Grand Junction and North as Cheyenne
• Fall CSA League play typically begins end of August and Finishes Late October/Early November
• Spring CSA League play typically begins Early March and Ends Late May
• Optional Offseason programming can include indoor soccer leagues, futsal camps/leagues, camps/clinics, and private coaching through specialized coaches.
• All of these will be at an additional cost

Player Expectations

• Attend Two x 90 minute team training sessions per week in-season
• Training sessions will be Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday Thursday.
• Depends on Coach availability
• NOCOLA training sessions are planned to be held between 4:00 PM and 930 PM depending on field availability.
• We aim to schedule younger players(i.e. U13 and Below) in the earlier time slots (i.e. 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM)
• Attend ALL 8 games
• Outside of extenuating circumstances, we need our full squads for ALL games.
• We will try to avoid scheduling games around holiday weekends and school breaks, however, our options are limited by CSA scheduling. We do ask for flexibility and commitment from our families.
• Commit to our NOCOLA Code of Conduct agreement regarding expectations for appropriate behaviors for ALL players and parents.

Tournaments

• Participation is at coach discretion
• Goal is to attend one per season or two annually
• Spring tournaments are challenging
• Lack of options
• Inclement weather
• Memorial Day
• We focus on 'In-State' travel options for tournaments, however, out of state tournaments could be options depending on the team.
• NOCOLA coaches will have 'reasonable costs' for extensive and/or overnight travel covered by participating tournament families. 
• i.e accommodations, flights or rental/mileage reimbursement (Whatever is lesser)