FAQ | Webster Groves SC

While WGSC offers, through technical training for soccer players in collaboration with Elite FT and our volunteer coaches, we can refer you to Sports Performance strength and conditioning professionals in multiple sports, from baseball and basketball to football and lacrosse. All advanced, private and team/club training are tailored to the demands of the individual sport so your athlete can reach their full potential.

Yes! We offer a sibling discount and an active military discount on all memberships (club fees for select team). These discounts are only available prior to communicated registration deadlines. They are not available day 1 of the academy, program, or camp or after. There are no discounts available when a semester is prorated, allowing a customer to late-add.

We also offer a 20% discount for groups of 6 or more for camps and academy. You must contact WGSC office at webstergrovessc@sportsoffice365.com prior to registering. Refunds will not be made if group members have already registered prior to requesting a coupon code (contact webstergrovessc@sportsoffice365.com to request a group code).

Most academy sessions are 55 minutes. Each soccer class starts with training and ends with a scrimmage. When a 2-3 year old classes with a parent is offered, they are 40 minutes). Otherwise, most academy sessions stay and play until they end at the 55 minutes.

Some holiday morning clinics, when offered, are 120 minutes/two hours or more and run from 9:00 am to 11 am. (subject to change and minimum enrollments)

Most summer camps are morning camps that start at 8:30 am and end at 11 am (subject to weather and minimum enrollments)

For All Soccer training:

Your child should wear comfortable/athletic-type clothing so they can move freely.
Wearing sponsor provided training tee or a summer camp tee is mandatory for training sessions.
Dress for success as dictated by all seasonal weather, temps, and weather patterns.
Shin guards are required starting at age 4
Outdoor shoes are recommended on the turf or grass; Molded plastic cleats/studs will work best for traction and enhance your child’s experience.
For indoor surfaces, indoor soccer or tennis shoes are ok for younger children.
NO metal cleats or studs are ever allowed.
No baseball, softball, or football cleats or studded shoes allowed.

For All Academy and Clinical training:

Your child should wear comfortable/athletic-type clothing so they can move freely.
If a tee is provided, please wear it to each session.
When outdoors, dress for success as dictated by all seasonal weather, temps, and weather patterns.
Shin guards are required starting at age 4
Outdoor shoes are recommended on the turf or grass; Molded plastic cleats/studs will work best for traction and enhance your child’s experience.
For indoor surfaces, indoor soccer or tennis shoes are ok for younger children.
NO metal cleats or studs ever allowed.
No baseball, softball, or football cleats or studded shoes allowed.

For All Player ID or Tryout Sessions:

Your child should wear comfortable/athletic-type clothing so they can move freely.
Shin guards are required starting at age 4
Outdoor shoes are recommended on the turf or grass; Molded plastic cleats/studs will work best for traction and enhance your child’s experience.
For indoor surfaces, indoor soccer or tennis shoes are ok for younger children.
NO metal cleats or studs are ever allowed.
No baseball, softball, or football cleats or studded shoes allowed.

With our new academy sessions, your child can start anytime.
We will prorate the fee based on the weeks remaining. (note: no discounts apply when the program fee is prorated). If the prorated fee doesn't apply automatically in registration, let us know and we will adjust the fee as needed.
Online registration is required.
Should you need assistance with registration, please contact the office at webstergrovessc@sportsoffice365.com prior to the start of the session you wish to register your child for.
We accept credit/debit cards only and only allow online registration

To ensure the best experience for our program participants, volunteer training and certification is a top priority.
Our aliance with Elite FT allows our coaches to get weekly sessions they can replicate and master in the coming weeks in toder
For Elite FTs trainers, their ongoing staff education program is called The Elite Way! This program is designed to ensure their entire staff is engaged in identical training methods and philosophies.
All of our volunteer select team coaches have committed the time to obtain their minimum grassroots training via US Soccer. Many have obtained advanced licenses based on time in position and completion of rigorous in-person training.
Our program(s) within WGSC & Elite FT and creates a training style similar to the KNVB (coach’s education program in Holland).
All coaches teach the same style, so regardless of which trainer is on the field, they are teaching The Elite Way!
You will periodically see our club and program directors with clipboards during our programs evaluating our coaches and trainers alike.

We currently have one employee on staff. Our accounting, tax associates, & CFO work remotely. Our administrative office is a virtual office made up of many support associates, most who are in Maryland and other states. We also have office support provided by the local SLYSA & MYSA Offices. Our office can be reached M-F 8 am to 6 pm CT at 314-274-9491 or webstergrovessc@sportsoffice365.com. Any calls received after 6pm CT will be handled the next morning by our office team.

We understand. It can be confusing:

Academy programs are offered year round in 6-7-8 or 9 weeks sessions. For most months, September to May, the programming is done inside available gyms in and around the Webster Groves community. Some satellite sites are in Maplewood, South City, and Mid-town and those programs happen during the summer evenings.
WGSC Select (competive team soccer) is on a 12-month cycle. Programs and administration starts/stops in June, the 2nd Sunday of June historically. That is the first day of registration & offers being extended for the following Fall-Winter-Spring playing seasons.
For WGSC Select, there is no active training in July. Teams that do elect to play in the Fall do begin training in August. All other teams start in November. WGSC Select teams typically train 2x per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and play matches on the weekend. Weeknight match play may happen occassionally.
For WGSC Select, there is some "seasonality" to our traiing, with select teams training mostly outdoor in August to October, then a combination of outdoor & indoor training from November to March, and then back to primarily outdoor training in April to late June.
Camps are anything we offer that is a minimum of 3 days in a row. Examples would be Holiday Camp and Summer Camps.
Clinics are one day (am only) sessions typically offered in the mornings of a significant holidays, i.e., MLK, Presidents Day, Election Day, etc. when local schools are out of session. The sessions are indoors or outdoors depending on the seasonlity and availablity of sites to WGSC through its facilities affilitate.
Leagues are offered periodically in the winter. These are sometimes only games and others we include a practice plus a game.
Partnership Program is when another organization such as a recreational program, select program, school, etc. hires us for their training. Typically, the organization markets the program and supplies the field and then we bring all of the equipment and provide all of the training. Contact us for more information!

WGSC FAQs

What is your cancellation/refund policy?

Membership Policies?

Do you only train soccer players, or do you offer performance coaching for different sports?

Does my child have to be a member to attend kids soccer academy sessions?

How do I register multiple children for an WGSC membership?

How many children are in each Academy session?

Do you offer any discounts?

How long is a class? How long is a holiday morning clinic? How long is camp?

Does my child have to be a member of a select team roster to attend an academy session, a holiday clinic, or any soccer camps offered?

What should my child wear?

Should our child wear their WGSC training shirt each week?

Should I bring my own ball, and what size ball?

When can my athlete begin attending academy session?

Camp already started. Can my child attend camp?

What training do your coaches & trainers receive?

What is your policy regarding children with special needs?

Do you offer private training?

Office location & hours

I’m confused. What is the difference between Academy, Select Teams, Camps, & seasonal programs?