Alvin Osorio, of the SYC Surge U15 Boys Team was 1 of 50 players born in 96 that was selected to attend the SYL National ODP Camp in Bradenton Florida at the US Soccer National Team headquarters. At the camp, the kids selected will be scouted by the official national team coaching staff as well as top Division I colleges in the United States. 
Only two percent of the players playing in SYL across North America are selected for this event.

U10G United is looking for 2-3 players to add to their rosters for the Spring season. This is a great opportunity to check out what travel soccer is all about. Interested players should contact Mike Jones, Age Group Coordinator at 703-929-0279 or MikeALW@aol.com for more information. All teams train together in an academy style format. We field teams with all levels of ability.

U10B United is looking for 2-3 players to add to their rosters for the Spring season. This is a great opportunity to check out what travel soccer is all about. Interested players should contact Mike Jones, Age Group Coordinator at 703-929-0279 or MikeALW@aol.com for more information. All teams train together in an academy style format. We field teams with all levels of ability.

U13G Stampede -  The SYC Stampede is looking to add a few players to the roster for the Winter and Spring seasons as the team moves into Division 3. The team will train through the winter as well as participate in an indoor league and futsal. The team is professionally coached by Lee Chang and Michelle Alioto.  Contact Team Manager Bianca Berrios  or at 703-585-1059.

U15G Thunder Blue - The SYC Thunder Blue is looking to add a few players to the roster for the Winter and Spring seasons.   The team is a U15G WAGS Division 4 team. The team will train through the winter, as well as participate in an indoor league. We are particularly interested in strikers/forwards. The team is professionally coached by John O’Reilly and trained by Bill Creswick. Contact Team Manager Rich McMahon at rmcmahon@eei.org.

U11 – U12 Field Dimensions for HOOES ROAD PARK #2 (LEFT side) and HOOES ROAD PARK #3 (RIGHT side).  They should be identical in length and width.

- width 55 yards

- length 85 yards

- penalty area 14 yards out from each goal post along the end line and 14 yards out from the end line onto the field

- goal area 6 yards out from each goal post along the end line and 6 yards out from the end line onto the field

- penalty spot 10 yards from the end line

- radius for penalty arc-8 yards

- goals-6 ft high and 18 ft wide

Every sideline will have, at a minimum, spectator lines painted on the ground: minimum three yards back from the touchline, where space permits, and if not enough space, 1 or two yards, beginning 18 yards in front of each end line. Spectators must remain behind this line at all times. Coaches, managers, or TSLs are responsible for keeping the touchlines clear of spectators and players.

All portable goals will be properly anchored or weighted.  If a goal cannot be properly anchored or weighted the activity on the field should be abandoned (by the referee).

U9 - U10 Field Dimensions for Key MS #2 and HOOES ROAD PARK #4 (back or rear field):

- width 45 yards

- length 75 yards

- penalty area-14 yards out from each goal post along the end line and 14 yards out from the end line onto the field

- goal area-6 yards out from each goal post along the end line and 6 yards out from the end line onto the field

- penalty spot-10 yards from the end line

- radius for penalty arc-8 yards

- goals- 6 ft high and 18 ft wide

Every sideline will have, at a minimum, spectator lines painted on the ground: minimum three yards back from the touchline, where space permits, and if not enough space, 1 or two yards, beginning 18 yards in front of each end line. Spectators must remain behind this line at all times. Coaches, Managers, or TSLs are responsible for keeping the touchlines clear of spectators and players

All portable goals will be properly anchored or weighted.  If a goal cannot be properly anchored or weighted the activity on the field should be abandoned (by the referee).

Players will normally play in their own age group. Request for exception to this policy will be considered only by the Travel Commissioner in the following circumstances: 

The 1968 Springfield Boys’ Club Football and Soccer Combined Yearbook has a letter from Soccer Commissioner John Park: "The 1968 season was the first year of organized soccer for the Springfield Boys’ Club.  In 1967 the pilot program started with about 45 boys.  This year the program attracted 86 boys who were divided into five teams."

In the 1969 Springfield Boys’ Club Football and Soccer Combined Yearbook, Soccer Commissioner John Park indicated: "This was the second full season of soccer and it was a good season.  With the addition of the team from Braddock Road Boys Club to our 100 boys we were able to have a six-team league and a ten game season." (Note:  While this league had both SBC and BRBC teams, it was a recreation level team - not travel.) 

In the 1970 Springfield Boys’ Club Football and Soccer Combined Yearbook, Soccer Commissioner John Park stated: "The Springfield Boys Club soccer program had an encouraging growth this past year from 101 to 135 players.  This permitted us to form leagues divided according to ages.  We had two teams of 8-9 year olds in a league of four with Braddock Road Boys Club and five teams of 10-13 year olds plus one team from Braddock Road to form the intermediate league age.  We also had a team of older boys (Senior Darts) who were unaffiliated in a league though they were able to find plenty of competition."

Fall of 1970 newspaper clippings regarding games that the Senior Darts played against teams from Braddock Road, Lee-Mt. Vernon, and Hayfield. Spring of 1970 newspaper articles reference another team called the Springfield Boys Club Rangers. The best article is a Springfield Independent (the local newspaper dated April 23, 1970 - entitled: "Boys Club Soccer": "The Springfield Boys Club soccer team, the Springfield Rangers, defeated the Braddock Road Boys Club 3-0 on Sunday in their first game of the spring season.  The Rangers are entered in the Juvenile Division (ages 12-14) of the National Soccer League of Washington, along with teams from Braddock Road, Annandale , Hyattsville, and D.C."

So that puts the origin of Springfield Travel Soccer back to 1970 and House Soccer to 1967-1968.

SYC House Soccer is continuing the highly successful “Bridge” Soccer Program this season.  The program seeks to identify rising Under-8 boys and girls who have genuine interest/enthusiasm for the game, have acquired/developed a very basic soccer aptitude faster than many of their teammates, classmates, and neighbors and would like to play with children of similar outlook on the game.

The program begins with the selection of qualified and interested coaches. Candidates must meet the criterion developed by the SYC Soccer Commissioners. Candidates are selected following submission of an application "package" that includes a soccer resume, sample training plan, have conducted a "basic" youth training session, licensing courses and completed identifiable seminars and conferences.

Reminder, for KIDSAFE purposes, no names embroidered on uniforms, warm-ups, team sweatshirts, or backpacks. For backpacks only, initials are ok or small hanging tags are ok for players to identify their own bag quickly.