Join us for our most popular youth sports league of the year! Our Youth Soccer League will introduce and develop age appropriate skills and game-play strategies that lead to a lifelong enjoyment of “The Beautiful Game”, while creating a foundation of physical abilities that translate to a variety of other sports and activities! Our program features a progression based curriculum that provides a stepping stone approach to soccer skill development, and provides a well-rounded understanding of the game rules and strategies. Like all of our youth sports leagues, our soccer league is committed to our program’s Core Values of Inclusion, Skill Development, Family Balance, and Lifelong Enjoyment of the Game! Let’s Play!
**Online registration for non-residents opens March 16, 2019.**
LEAGUE FORMAT:
Grade levels refer to the grade in which the child will be entering in the Fall, as of September 1.
Kindergarten – Co-Ed (boys & girls together), games played on a U-8 sized field, 5 vs. 5, No Goalies.
1st Grade – Boys Division and Girls Division, games played on a U-8 sized field, 6 vs. 6 WITH Goalies.
2nd Grade thru 4th Grade – Boys Division and Girls Division, each grade separate, games played on a U-10 sized field. 8 vs. 8 WITH Goalies.
5th & 6th Grade – Boys Division and Girls Division, grades combined , games played on U-12 sized field. (8 vs. 8 or 9 vs. 9) WITH Goalies.
TEEN CORE (7th / 8th Grade) – grades combined, games played on a U-12 sized field, 11 vs. 11 WITH Goalies.
For specific game formats, rules, etc, please see full league rules below in the “League Rules & Info” section.
TEAM STRUCTURE:
- Kindergarten teams are Co-ed (boys and girls together). All other formats are separated by gender and grade.
- Grade levels are kept separated when possible (dependent on participation rates), and grouped together when necessary (5th & 6th Grade combined, for example).
- Play with your friends! Children will be placed onto teams by school (or combinations of nearby schools). Specific Friend and Coach Requests WILL BE HONORED whenever possible!
SCHEDULE & LOCATION:
DATES: Games will be played on Saturdays, September 7 through October 19, 2019. (No games September 28)
LOCATION: We are expecting GAMES will be played at the Scheels USA Youth Sports Complex in 2019. PRACTICES will take place at a variety of city operated park sites / fields, and reserved by league coaches for use.
ADDITIONAL LEAGUE RESOURCES:
2018 League Rules – Full
2018 Quick Rules (format differences by age group)
Concussion & Emergency Information Forms