Registration Information
Fall/Spring season: Registration normally occurrs during the Spring season in late April and early May to support evaluation of those players who desire to play on the Travel teams. There is usually an announcement in the South Park news as well as an advertisement on this web site of the exact dates and times. In addition to these early dates, there are additional registration dates in early June. Again these dates and times are normally published in the South Park news and on the web site.
Spring season:
Registration occurrs during Jaunary with dates and times published in the
South Park news and on the web site. Dates are usually within the first couple
of weeks in January and are held in the South Park Community room.
Soccer Program Descriptions
Age
determination: The players age is determined based on their age as
of July 31 of the previous year. For the 2008-2009 season, it would be based
on their age as of July 31, 2008. To be elegible to play In House Soccer the
player must be 4 years old by July 31, 2008.
In House:
Available for youth ages 4 through 15. All games (except makeup games for rainouts) are played on Saturdays, Sept through Oct, and April through May, at the soccer fields at Evans Park. There is also one practice each week on a weekday. Games are almost always small sided, with only 6 - 9 players per team on the field at one time (as opposed to the normal 11). This assures more involvement for each player. In-House refers to the fact that all games are played out doors here in South Park between area youth. It should not be confused with In-door soccer, which is played in-doors between late October and early April
Travel:
Available for ages 9 (U10) and up. In the Fall, South Park Soccer Association traditionally supports U10 through U14 teams. In the Spring, additional older teams composed of players who played on the high school teams in the fall and others too old for the U14 teams are added. Travel teams play teams from other communities and is more competitive than In-house. These games are played on Sundays (except makeup games for rainouts), between 12 PM and 6 PM. Sept through Oct, and April through mid June. They may either be played here in South Park or at the field of the opposing team. In addition to the games, each team has either 1 or 2 practices during the week at the Middle School fields. There are different skill levels of Travel (A, B, and C for girls; 1, 2, and 3 for boys), with the A and 1 divisions being the highest skill level. The B, C, 2, and 3 division teams normally only play local teams from Bethel Park, Jefferson, Mt. Lebanon, etc. whereas A and 1 division teams may play more distant teams (sometimes even Erie and Johnstown). Your child may play on both Travel and In-house, in fact they are encouraged to do so.