Club Policies

EMFC Policies and Procedures

Eugene Metro FC has developed, maintained numerous policies and procedures to bring stability, predictability and order to our programs. Catalogued below you will find these enumerated. If you do not see an answer to a question you may have, please contact doc@eugenetimbers.org

EMFC Mission Statement

The Eugene Metro Futbol Club encourages and motivates special needs, recreational, and competitive soccer players in our community to advance their individual and team skills by providing quality training, committed teams, and skilled coaching.

Eugene Metro FC’s programs are designed to serve the diverse cultures and income levels of the community

EMFC Core Values

For Players

• Create an environment where competing, player development, quality of play, collective play and sportsmanship are all equally important. In the EMFC environment, creativity and risk taking are encouraged and integral to development.
• Develop the individual player by maintaining a curriculum in accordance with US Soccer and other governing bodies, in the technical, tactical, physical and psycho-social aspects of the game.
• Safeguard players’ health through appropriate guidance regarding nutrition, exercise, recovery, and avoiding the use of prohibited substances. 
• Foster player-coach relationships that include open and honest dialogue to encourage self-advocacy for individual player development. 
• Encourage players to seek higher education and assist with opportunities to play soccer at all levels, including collegiate, regional, national and international programs.
• Provide financial assistance, to the best of our ability, for those in need.
• Inspire a life-long passion and love for the beautiful game.

For Coaches

• Assist coaches with player development by providing needed equipment and access to the highest quality facilities possible.
• Provide structure and resources that support coaches in achieving the highest level of their craft, including licensure and other accreditations.
• Foster coach-player relationships that encourage open and honest dialogue, constructive feedback and positive reinforcement.
• Develop coaches in the pursuit of the full range of player core values, including affirmation that in player growth, mistakes are viewed as lessons learned and setbacks are opportunities for further development.

For Community

• Encourage camaraderie and a commitment to self, team, club and community including service to others both inside and outside the club.
• Impart to players that their progression occurs in a larger context, and their development as a player and person reflects on their club, family and community.
• Recognize and celebrate players, coaches and volunteers for their contribution to team, club and community.

EMFC Player & Parent Conduct Policy

We ask all our members to ensure they read, understand and follow those guidelines.

EMFC Concussion Policy

EMFC LCC Facility Guidelines

EMFC Financial Policy

By accepting a position on a Eugene Metro FC team, the Parent/Guardian and player agree to the following Eugene Metro FC financial policies:

EMFC Player and Communication Policy

EMFC Social Media Policy

EMFC Uniform Policy

EMFC Travel Policy updated May 24, 2023

EMFC Chaperone Agreement

EMFC COVID Travel Policy

EMFC Air Quality Advisory Policy

EMFC Weather Advisory

EMFC Tryouts

Annually, all teams are refreshed. While EMFC employs a significant amount of guest and pool play in which players may move between teams for reasons of roster need or player development challenge, it is critical that the team structure at EMFC is not stagnant and therefore tryouts are conducted to afford the coaching staff the specific and organized opportunity to restructure team rosters.

In the U11 through U19 age groups, tryouts are conducted more formally with two specific sessions scheduled for player evaluation. Multiple evaluators are used in the review and selection process. Additionally, the responsible DOC, the Technical Director, and the Goalkeeper Coordinator are involved in the selection and review process.

Across all tryouts, evaluation and eventual selection of players is blind to financial situation, personal relationships, ethnicity, and/or places of origin or residence. Evaluation and eventual selection is based upon player performance including performance history, player potential to contribute, and demonstrated player attitude.

Selection to a team are determined by the coaching staff with the team coach taking the lead role. Selected players are notified by email. The selected player is then required to accept or decline their spot by registering online for the EMFC team.

ETFC offers player evaluation outside of tryouts on a case by case and as needed basis with the approval of the appropriate senior technical staff and coaches. In case of arriving out of area players, injuries at time of tryouts, and unavoidable conflicts at time of tryouts, team rosters, unless prohibited by league of governing body restrictions, may expand to accommodate additions of evaluated players meriting a roster spot.

“Play Ups”

For the purposes of creating and maintaining the appropriate level of challenge to achieve optimal player development on an individual basis, EMFC does accommodate younger players ‘playing up’ on older teams.

A player who wishes to “play-up” on an older team will only be considered if they are deemed to be among the top 1/3 of the roster of the older team by the coach of said older team.  The EMFC DOC and TD along with coach of the older team will decide whether or not the player will be offered a place on the older team. Note – the coaches, DoC, and TD will take into consideration what’s best for each player individually as well as the best interest of the teams.