Please consider coaching when registering your child for spring rec soccer! We're always in need of volunteers to accommodate the many children who want to play soccer each season.  Help us get our children out on the field and away from their phones, tablets, and video games and volunteer this spring! 

Is your child a new soccer player (U6/U7 age group)? Check out this video that shows you that you can coach!

Start Date:   

• U5 Cubs: Early-April
• U6 and Up:
  • Practices may begin no earlier than the week of March 15. Many teams will start a week or two later. First practice will depend on coach availability.
  • First Games tentatively scheduled for April 4

End Date:

• U5 Cubs: Mid-May
• U6 and Up: Early June

• U5 Cubs (Coed) ($180) Includes shirt and ball
• U6-U19 ($145)

• U5 Cubs (Coed) ($180) Includes shirt and ball
• U6-U19 ($155)

• U5 Cubs (Coed) ($180) Includes shirt and ball
• U6-U19  and U12 Girls ($175)

$10 2nd child discount; $20 3rd/4th child discount in same program

U5 Cubs:

• U5 sessions: Hooes Road Park.
• U5 Saturday sessions: 9AM - 9:45AM at Laurel Hill ES.

*Subject to change

U6 and Up:

• Elementary schools or county fields in the Greater Springfield area.

PLEASE NOTE: To the extent possible, teams are formed from players living in the same general neighborhood. Because of the large number of children in the REC program, SYC can not guarantee consideration of special requests for placement, coaches or teams. Issues such as carpools, day care, work schedules, etc., should be worked out by the individual parents. 

Ages:  4 – 18 as of 12/31/2023

Practices:

• U5 Cubs: Tuesdays (Select Mondays or Wednesdays, 5:45PM - 6:30PM)
• U-6 and U-7 REC teams are limited to one 1-hour practice per week, early evenings. 5PM or later, in general, start times should be no later than 7PM
• U-8, U-9, and U-10 REC teams are limited to two 1-hour practices per week, early evenings. 5PM or later, in general, start times should be no later than 7PM
• U-11 and above REC teams may have two 1-1/2 hour sessions per week, early evenings. 5PM or later, in general, start times should be no later than 7PM

Day/time/location is selected by coaches in March.

Games:

• U5 Cubs: Saturday Scrimmages, Time 9AM.
• U6 and Up: Saturdays. Game schedule available late-March

More information will be available regarding uniforms in January.