Welcome to Bay Area Champions, a competitive small-sided soccer league in San Jose (CA). Hosted by The Art of Football.

Joining our league as a team is simple. All you have to do is fill out the team registration form here. Once you have been contacted by one of our staff you will also have to fill out the waiver and release of liability form.

Joining our league as a solo player is also simple. All you have to do is fill out the free agent form here.

Joining our league with a group of friends is easy. If you have enough players for a full team you can sign up as a pre-paid team. If you are a group of 2-3 players you can fill out the free agent form and list the name of the players you’d like to play with in the last question of the form. This way you are signing up as a “group” and you have a higher chance of getting in the same team. (We will do our best to put you with your friends, but may not be able to guarantee due to roster sizes)

If you don’t have a full team sign up with the free agent form and in the last question make sure to put the names of players you’d like to play with. We will then put your group of free agents with other free agents to form a team.

Our leagues have a minimum roster requirement to help protect against forfeits on game day. If your team wishes to have less than the minimum roster requirement you can register your team as a PREPAID TEAM. If you register as a PREPAID TEAM we will not add any free agents to fill up the rest of your team. Please note that to register as a prepaid team the full team rate must be paid by the team captain. 

Our league has various policies that you can learn more about using the “USEFUL LINKS” section above or by reading the rest of this FAQ section. Our most important league policies include our player participation code of conduct, participation waiver, refund policy, forfeits policy, jersey policy, weather policy, and alcohol policy.

Check out this page to learn more about The Art of Football’s Bay Area Champions League Code of Conduct.

By registering for one of our leagues, you are agreeing to the following refund policies.

– Refunds are not available for any our leagues. All sales are final. League rosters have limited space and last-minute player cancellations disrupt our ability to properly plan and organize our season.

-If a league is canceled due to not enough player registration or venue issues, players will be provided with alternate leagues to play in. If you are unable to play in an alternate league, you will have the option of a full refund.

-Any league(s) canceled due to Covid-19 related issues or complications will result in players being provided with alternate leagues to play in. If you are unable to play in an alternate league, you will have the option of a full refund.

-In special situations, we may need to delay the start of our league. This may be due to teams needing more time to fill their rosters, conflicts with our venue, or other various reasons. We reserve the right to delay the start of our league and will incorporate all planned games into the revised schedule to the best of our ability. Delayed start dates for our league do not make you eligible for a full refund.

– Refunds are not given if a player or a team moves, has changes in their work schedule, or any other non-league related issue.

– Participation in adult sports, whether that is at the recreational or competitive level, may result in injury. Volo Sports does not refund players’ fees if they are injured.

-We always do our best to play all scheduled games in a season. If games have to be postponed due to weather, facility issues, or any other reason, we will do our best to make the games up at the end of the season at the same location. In some cases, the game location may be changed in order to make the games up. In the rare case, we are unable to make-up postponed games, players will receive a refund for those games only.

– Games will be made up in the best possible form which may include, but not be limited to, multiple games in one night or games held on a non-league night of the week. Refunds will not be issued if a player is unable to attend the scheduled make up game.

When you sign up for a league, we’re counting on you to show up to as many games as possible to ensure the best possible experience for your teammates and opponents. If players register but do not show up to games, not only does it take away a spot from someone who wants to play, but it can also leave your team with less players which can lead to a loss or even a forfeit.

Here at Bay Area Champions we want everyone to have the best playing experience possible and the best way to do that is by making sure every team shows up with enough people to play with. That is why we ask all teams to give us at least 24hrs notice prior to their game if they know they are not going to show up. We understand emergencies happen, players take vacations, meetings come up, etc, so please let us know in time.

We will do our best, when given notice, to schedule a different opponent to replace the team that will we missing a week.
However for the integrity of our competition and in effort to keep our leagues fun, if you/your team forfeits two weeks of the season you will be removed from playoffs.

The weather can sometimes be unpredictable which is why we do our best to make the best weather calls for everybody and give the most amount of notice possible. We will notify you about any changes to the schedule due to the weather as soon as possible.

At certain times, the City of San Jose will shut down the fields for various reasons, even if the weather conditions are normal. These decisions are out of our control and we must abide by the city’s decision if that does happen during our season.

Also be aware, if we do rain out a game we will make up that week later in the season. If we have more than 2 rain outs during the season, we will do our best to make those games up, but cannot guarantee more than 2 made up rain outs.

When signing up as a team you will have the option to choose what jersey color your team will wear. On game day everyone on the same team will wear the same colored jersey, but you do not have to be wearing matching socks or shorts.
ONLY THE JERSEY COLOR HAS TO BE THE SAME FOR ALL OF THE PLAYERS. We do not provide the team jerseys for you.

Players are prohibited from bringing drugs or alcohol to our venues.

If you have any questions or concerns you can contact us either through email- daniel@artoffootballblog.com or phone number- 805-395-8847