US Youth Soccer announces changes

August 25, 2015 in Club

U.S. Youth Soccer has officially announced some changes they’ve been hinting about for a while. The age group calendar will change from the current Aug 1 – Jul 31 version to an annual calendar. There are also changes to the number of players on the field, field sizes, and possibly goal sizes.

Registration wll be by birth year
U8 and below will play 4v4
U9-U10 will play 7v7
U11-U12 will play 9v9
There will be a gradual transition with 2016/17 optional and 2017/18 required.

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Brett
February 12, 2016
The original age group chart published by US Youth Soccer in Oct. 2015 (https://cincysc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/USYS-NEW-SOCCER-AGE-CHART-2016-BIRTH-YEAR-MATRIX-v1.pdf) showed some players "repeating" and age group, i.e., 2003s playing U13 and 2004s playing U12 in the 2016/17 soccer year. That chart has since been updated so that some players "skip" an age group, i.e., 2003s playing U14 and 2004s playing U13 (https://cincysc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/US-Soccer-Birth-Year-and-Season-Matrix.pdf).
I haven't heard anything about why they made that change, but I wanted to share the information for anyone who may have been confused.