About Us
A Team For Everyone
Code of Conduct
Mission Statement
Club Philosophy
Registration Refund Policy
Privacy Disclosure and Websites
Recreational Eligibility
Risk Management Program
A Team For Everyone…
The BBSC is structured to offer a soccer opportunity for every
level of soccer play.
- BBSC Recreational League – for all skill levels
- BBSC Blazers - for the Travel/Premier League player
The BBSC recreational league provides the
recreational (or beginner) soccer player, in Kindergarten thru 8th
grade, a program in which to train and play games. Ed Leighton is
the Director of Coaching and Player Development for the BBSC club. There are professional trainers at every club
wide training session to teach the players. All players are trained
a minimum of 1 time per week.
As the players progress in soccer skills, interest and dedication
to the game, the BBSC Blazer’s offers them an opportunity to play at
a higher, more competitive level of soccer. The Blazer program
begins at the U9 (usually 3rd grade) age group and continues thru
high school. The Blazer program for U9 & U10 players is unique in
the Birmingham area in that it offers an all-inclusive price for the
training, facility rentals, local tournament, and uniform. The
Blazer teams are formed through tryouts.
Even as the grass fields are blanketed by another snowfall, the
Birmingham Bloomfield Soccer club (BBSC) is in the final stages of
spring soccer preparations for 1700 recreational soccer players.
The BBSC is a community based non-profit organization that has
provided a soccer program for all levels of soccer players since
1979.
As an organization grows, it is important to insure all
aspects of the club develop in harmony. Day-to-day operations are
handled by Executive Director, Marcia Kaline, with a Board of
Directors providing oversight. Ed Leighton remains the Director of
Coaching and Player Development for both the recreational and
competitive players. A renewed effort focuses on customer service.
Most noticeable changes are the daily office hours, revamped website
which provides current information for players, parents and coaches,
and indoor recreation clinics.
The BBSC’s philosophy rests in granting all players equal
opportunities and benefits within their level of play in the sport
of soccer. They provide recreational players with a developmental
opportunity by emphasizing participation, as opposed to competition
in a family centered environment. Volunteer coaches work with
professional trainers to help the Kindergarten through 8th grade
players develop their skills and knowledge of the game.
As the BBSC utilizes the small-sided format for soccer play, they
are able to facilitate a greater number of games on a smaller area
of land. This is becoming increasingly important as green space for
practice and games for all sports is at a premium in the Birmingham and Bloomfield area. Small-sided games have
fewer players competing on a smaller sized field.
These are fun games that involve the players more because fewer
players are sharing the ball. When the young soccer players touch
the ball more often, they become more skillful. They also have more
fun, and that is the goal!
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Code of Conduct Notice
to All Parents and Club Members
Your manners and general behavior will be
noted at all times when corresponding with the club.
We at the Club are people of the
community, too. In trying to provide the best soccer
environment for your children to play we sometimes are
overwhelmed by phone and email messages along with personal
drop-ins at the office.
We will always do our best to accommodate
your club issues as quickly as we can. We are a club
that wants to create a positive environment for all to play
and our belief is to find positive solutions in any
situation. Manners cost nothing. Please respect
that you will be treated the way you treat others.
Parents and Coaches - Please be sure you take
your trash with you when you leave the soccer fields. We
have received complaints from the field locations that we
are not leaving the fields in good condition. As fields are
already tight, we don't want to lose fields due to BBSC
teams leaving them a mess.
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Mission Statement of the Birmingham-Bloomfield
Soccer Club
The Birmingham Bloomfield Soccer Club (BBSC) is
committed to providing the community's youth an opportunity to
participate in a team sport, developing soccer skills through
comprehensive instruction and competitive games, with an emphasis on
sportsmanship and life lessons.
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Club Philosophy
The Birmingham Blazers are a community-based
soccer club, who aim to develop and nurture young people as both
fine soccer players and great people. Our experienced staff try to
develop players both technically and tactically so that they can
grow and improve as young soccer players. Our emphasis as a club is
on improvement, and preparing our players for high school, ODP and
college careers. But more importantly, we want to have fun on and
off the field, creating good sportsmanship.
The Birmingham Bloomfield Soccer Club
reserves the right to suspend or refuse an individual or family's
participation in its' programs. Reasons may include, but not be
limited to, any sort of litigations, claims, persistent misconduct,
delinquency, or harassment.
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BBSC Registration Refund Policy
The BBSC will refund the $100 registration fee is a request
is made in writing and received in the BBSC office before the last day of open
registration in a given season. All checks returned by bank as
not paid will be assessed a $20 NSF fee. All late registrations not placed on a
team by the 2nd game will have their registration check returned to them.
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Privacy Disclosure and
Websites
The full name, address or phone number of youth
participants will not be publicly disclosed via Birmingham
Bloomfield Soccer Club website or any website constructed by or for
its’ participants. Information is used only by the BBSC and its
affiliated organizations.
Encoded information may be used, so long as it
is not sufficient to reveal the identity or provide for contact of
the participant.
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Recreational Eligibility
Players
must attend a Birmingham Public School or a Private School within
the Birmingham Public School district boundaries to be eligible to
play in the BBSC Recreational Program. BBSC Blazer Players
(competitive teams formed thru tryouts) have no geographic
restrictions.
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Risk Management Program
The Risk Management Program
facilitated by the MSYSA (Michigan State Youth Soccer
Association) has been integrated into the GOT SOCCER
registration program.
Click here for details.
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