DIVISION AGES & DESCRIPTIONS

As a guide, we have added the divisions that SCAA offers based on the US Soccer Birth Year and Season Matrix for the season  to help everyone understand the age groups. Whatever year your child was born, is what division they belong in. All ages are Co-Ed.  However, this could change depending on registration

Little Kickers
First Touch will have a hour session once or twice a week (usually Saturdays and one more weekday) starting March and running into mid-May. We expect to have 6-7 sessions this season. Training at this age is performed as a group (Academy Style), there are no games.

U6 
6-9 players per team. Teams will play 4v4 or 5v5 based on the size of teams during game day (at the coaches discretion).  Coed will practice once a week (day, time & location decided by the coach before the season starts) and will have a game on Saturdays during the season (usually between 9 AM - 3 PM). Practices will start the first week of March and games will start March 29nd.

U8 
6-9 players per team. Teams will play 5v5 or 7v7  based on the size of teams during game day (at the coaches discretion). 2017/18 Coed will practice once or twice a week (day, time & location decided by the coach before the season starts) and will have a game on Saturdays during the season (usually between 9 AM - 3 PM). Practices will start  the first week of March and games will start March 29nd.

U10
10-11 players per team. Teams will play 7v7 or 9v9 depending on registration numbers and field size. The fields and goals are larger in this division then the younger divisions. Teams will have 2 weekday practices during the week (day, time & location decided by the coach before the season starts. Practices will start  the first week of March and games will start March 29nd.

U12
12-15 players per team. Teams will play 9v9 or 11v11. Teams will practice twice a week (day, time & location decided by the coach before the season starts, Teams will have 2 weekday practices during the week (day, time & location decided by the coach before the season starts. Teams in this group may travel to neighboring towns (i.e. Belmont, Cramerton, Lake Wylie, Pineville, etc.)  Practices will start  the first week of March and games will start March 29nd. 

U14
13-16 players per team. Teams will play 11v11. Teams will practice twice a week (day, time & location decided by the coach before the season starts, Teams will have 2 weekday practices during the week (day, time & location decided by the coach before the season starts. Teams in this group may travel to neighboring towns (i.e. Belmont, Cramerton, Lake Wylie, Pineville, etc.)  Practices will start  the first week of March and games will start March 29nd. 

 U16
13-16 players per team. Teams will play 11v11. Team sizes will be determined by how many registrants we have and what other leagues we team up with. The fields and goal sizes may vary. Teams will practice twice a week (day, time & location decided by the coach before the season starts. Teams in this group may travel to a wider range of  neighboring towns (i.e. Belmont, Cramerton, Lake Wylie, Mint Hills, Matthews, Pineville, etc.)  Practices will start  the first week of March and games will start March 29nd.