LEAGUE GUIDELINES:Recreational Game Times: Saturday mornings, some potential mid-week games/scrimmages for the older divisions as the season progresses.
Practice: Weekday evenings....rec league practices will be on Tuesday and Thursdays. I want to work on more of a clinic style vs team practice. Players can attend both or either practice and will have a primary practice day based on coach availability. We'll have a section of practice for team-based practice, but I want to focus on common skills and training across ALL teams in each level.
Location: All games and practices will be held at the Embreeville Complex on West Strasburg Road
Coaches: Volunteers (former WBYA players are encouraged to volunteer!)
Commissioner: Eric Eckenrode c/o
[email protected] KEY DATES for REC SOCCER:Jan. 21 - Registration Opens
March 1 - Early Bird Registration Ends
March 15 - REGISTRATION ENDS
March 10 - first games of season
No games Memorial Day weekend
May 1 - Picture Day
June 5 - last RECgames of season
PARTICIPATION DIVISIONS Challenger (Special Needs) Soccer: for children with Special Needs so that all children can have the fun and experience the joy of playing soccer! The Program Mission: to create and foster the physical and emotional growth and development of children with special needs through the sport of soccer and place the kids actively into the game to create meaningful and lasting experiences for all players. The children will be grouped by ability and not age. Games or activities will be played on Saturdays for 1 hour. The program's primary emphasis is on creating a fun environment and learning experience for all participants. Players between the ages of 8-21 are welcome to join. For more info, contact
[email protected]U6 Campers: For pre-K girls and boys typically 3 & 4 years old, focusing on fun and basic skills development. This 8-week (one night per week) program is perfect as a child's first experience with soccer. Registration Price: $50.00
SOCCER LEAGUE PLAY: For players from pre-K thru high school. While we have roughly based the divisions on USA Soccer guidelines, we have broken them out by grade level instead of birth year. We feel this encourages camaraderie as the kids get to play with their classmates. However, if you feel your child is more advanced and wished to play up, or perhaps is newer to the game and wishes to play down as they grow with the sport, we will attempt to accommodate such requests (possible even within the season).Younger leagues focus on skills refinement and inclusive participation in lieu of a focus on winning only. We will utilize multiple, group practices pre week instead of the single night/single team system we’ve used in the past. Older leagues will add a competitive flair as well as increased game/scrimmage play. All league will be co-ed until we get critical mass to separate into boys/girls divisions, as follows:
U8 - PreK,1st grade - 4v4 on a 20x30 field with 4'x6' goals, no goalies
U10 - 2nd, 3rd grade - 7v7 on a 40x60 field with goalies in a 6.5'x18.5'goal
U12 - 4th, 5th grade - 9v9 on a 50x75 field with goalies in a 7'x21' goal
U14 - 6-8 grade - 11v11 on a FULL field with goalies in a 8'x24' goal
U18 - 9-12 grade - 11v11 on a FULL field with goalies in a 8'x24' goal
Based on registration numbers, 6th grades may be moved down to U12 and 7th/8th graders may be moved up with the high schoolers, or some approximate variation of groupings. We may also have the U14 and/or U18s play on a smaller field (the 50x75 U12 field and goals) but with 8 players per side, which will allow us to field additional teams based on the smaller roster sizes.
BRANDYWINE UNITED TRAVEL PROGRAMWe will work in the Brandywine United SC travel team and WBYA rec league a bit better this year. We will continue with the boys U14, U12 and U11 teams and look to add younger (maybe even older) teams AND DEFINITELY working to build a girls program (probably focusing on a U12 team of combined U11/U12 ladies). Everything will be based on interest levels.
All Travel players will be assigned to rec league teams and that has been included in the fees. The extent to the level of participation is up to them, but we are encouraging the travel kids to be on and off field leaders for the Rec teams.
Travel practices will be on Wednesdays (and Saturday before the WBYA season starts).
Here's an outline of the season:
- Registration opens Jan. 21.
- Travel registration ends 2/15.
- 5 CLS games 4/10 thru 5/15
- Tournaments on 4/3 (returning teams) and 5/22
- League FeesTravel - $350 (includes the rec league early bird fees)