Travel Overview

US Soccer is moving to a August 1 - July 31 birth year cycle that aligns closely with the school year ages.  This replaces the current calendar year system.

Yes. All players are expected to tryout within their mandated age group under the new rules. 

Travel Coordinator: Chris Zeoli travel@colonialsoccerclub.org

Technical Director: Danielle Fagan td@colonialsoccerclub.org

Director of Coaching: Val Munyan doc@colonialsoccerclub.org

No.  Any players in the “gap” must tryout for the age group with their grade.  The only exception is for the high school age teams which includes rising 8th graders who have been with the same age group for 5 years.

The PlayMetrics cutoff date is July 31, so they will have to be added as exceptions to be able to register. Add your player in PlayMetrics and then email Bob at registration@colonialsoccerclub.org. He can add your player to the exception list so that you can then register them for tryouts.

Yes, unless they were born in the Colonial School District “gap” August 1 - September 15 AND they are in the older grade.  

Teams won’t stay together with the exception of the high school age groups.  Many players may be rostered with the same teammates, but there is no guarantee that will happen.  In addition to players falling in different age groups, the U11 and older age groups will be split into A and B teams while the U8 will only have one team per gender and the U9 and U10 age groups will have 2 equally rostered teams per gender.

Coaching positions are open for nomination each year.  Coaches will submit their interest to the Director of Coaching to coach in the 2026/27 season by January 31, 2026.  Coaches will be named at some point during the tryout process.

Tryouts will be held in March and April.  There will be 2 tryout dates for each age group U8-U14 which will be run by the Technical Director and staff.  There will be a 3rd tryout only if needed either for rainouts or for larger groups which will have an invitation only 3rd tryout.  All tryouts for U15 and older will be arranged and run by the coaches.

Players must attend at least one of the two scheduled tryouts for his/her age group.  It is highly recommended that they attend both.  

Tryouts are free of charge. Registration will happen through the PlayMetrics platform.

Arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start time. Each player will receive a numbered pinnie to be worn during the tryout and handed back in at the end of each tryout session. Players will NOT be issued the same tryout pinnie at each tryout.

After all players have checked in, a tryout facilitator will call participants onto the field to provide players instructions. Players will be put into small-sided games or a combination of small-sided games and larger size games (7v7, 9v9, or 11v11) for assessment. In general, players will be evaluated by the club's technical staff, head coaches from the age group, non-age group head coaches, independent evaluators or any combination of the 3.

Following the final tryout, all evaluations will be compiled and the staff will select rosters for each team. Players will be notified by the end of April whether they were offered a roster spot or not. Players have 48 hours to accept their roster spot.

Yes, only if there is space available as rosters have limits set by each league.

If your child is injured or sick and unable to attend tryouts, families will then coordinate with the Technical Director and Coach or Director of Coaching if there isn't a coach named yet if there is availability post tryouts for the player to receive an opportunity to attend a team training session and be evaluated to be considered for a team.  If the child is a returning travel player, the child will be evaluated using a combination of prior coach assessments based on past training and games.

We ask that every player attend all tryouts while it is only required to attend at least one tryout to be considered for a team. This gives the coaches and evaluators an opportunity to see players over a longer period and make a fair assessment of the player. If your child cannot attend all tryouts, please inform the Travel Director travel@colonialsoccerclub.org. Each U8-U14 age group has 2 tryout dates and the 3rd date will be used only if needed for callbacks or rainouts. Older age groups will be at the discretion of the coaches.

Players are evaluated on the 4 Pillars of the Game: 1) Technical 2) Tactical 3) Physical 4) Mental

Colonial SC will not allow travel players participating in 7v7 or 9v9 formats to move up competition level(s) for any reason. High school players may be combined with different ages in order to ensure there are enough players to roster teams. 

The age group corresponding to your child's birthdate unless they are born between August 1st and September 15th of that year in which case they'll tryout for the group that is the grade they will be in the Fall 2026.  See matrix on the Tryouts page and at this link.

Example:

*A player born 8/14/17 who will be in 4th grade will tryout with the U10 age group

*A player born 8/14/17 who will be in 3rd grade will tryout with the U9 age group

Players should bring water. A ball is NOT needed. Players should wear soccer cleats, shinguards and weather appropriate training gear.

Yes, everyone is required to attend the tryouts and no one (including returning travel players) are guaranteed a roster spot.

Unfortunately all players will not be offered a roster spot. Other options include the Colonial SC Intramural program and the option to tryout for Intramural Select in the Fall (open tryouts for IM players.)

There is a club registration fee for 2026-2027 that covers the fall and spring travel seasons as well as uniforms. Additional fees vary by team based on tournaments and other activities and are managed by each individual team. 

Please contact the Travel Director at travel@colonialsoccerclub.org if you have any questions.

To secure your spot on a roster, you must pay the registration fee in full. For the team fees, please speak with the individual team head coach/team manager.

Yes! We are a community based club of multisport athletes and our players compete in many other sports besides soccer. We ask that the Fall season be dedicated to the soccer team and make the soccer team the number one priority for the Fall season.   We expect you to be in full communication with your head coach about attendance and expected availability PRIOR to accepting the roster spot and throughout the year.

Club policy is that all travel players MUST be primary at Colonial SC.

Being a secondary player at another club at 7v7 and 9v9 levels while being a Colonial SC travel player is strictly prohibited. All 11v11 players wishing to secondary at another club must receive approval from the travel director and president of the Club?

• 7v7 (12 max per team): U8, 1 team per gender, U9 & U10, 2 balanced teams per gender per age group
• 9v9 (16 max per team): U11 & U12, 1 A and 1 B team per gender per age group
• 11v11 (22 max per team): U13 and older, 1-2 teams per gender per age group A & B based on availability of players.

Our U8-U10 Teams are balanced which means the teams are created of equal ability. Our U11 and older teams are A and B with the A team of higher ability and commitment level than the B team.