Season Overview
Regardless of whether you play on a Navy, White, or Burgundy team, our U11-U19 soccer teams compete through Oregon Youth Soccer Association, and should expect to travel for approximately 5 games each season. These teams will also play in selected tournaments throughout the course of their 6-10 months of play. Please see a snapshot below of each age group's season. For more information, Annual Calendars have been attached as well.
U11-U14
This 8-10 month commitment for our U11-U14 teams includes 2, 10-game league seasons (Mid July - Mid November; Mid January - Mid May) with 2 practices a week (2-3 for Navy teams), competition in State Cup, Presidents Cup, or Founders Cup and an additional tournament in early August as well as potential Alliance Club Friendlies. Since our players have the opportunity to get in 125+ training days and over 25 games during these 8 months, our club will take time off from mid June to mid July to avoid player burnout and allow for quality family time.
U11-U14 Annual Calendar
U15-U19
Due to the High School Season in the fall, our U15-U19 teams only play 6-8 months (Late November - Mid June; 2-week winter break) including one 10-game league season (January - April), State Cup, or Presidents/Founders Cup (April - May), and 2-3 additional tournaments (Dec. - Feb. and May - June). Our high school teams will practice 2-3 days per week. However, we are also planning to have summer training sessions as well as a summer tournament before the start of high school team training. Our Navy U15-U19 teams may also compete in USYSA National League events if they qualify, and choose to play in College Showcase tournaments throughout the Far West Region to gain exposure to college coaches. Since our players have the opportunity to get in 125+ training days and over 25 games during these 8 months, our club will take time off from late June to late November to release high school players to play without conflict on their high school teams and allow for quality family time. Please keep in mind that this is not always possible, particularly with our older teams who may be competing in regionals or College Showcases at this time. If you are committing to a team competing at these levels, you are committing to participate in these events.
U15-U19 Annual Calendar
U15
Each year, the players in the U15 age group are split with some starting 8th grade and some starting their freshman year of high school. This is a complication as the high school students are off until November and the 8th graders are left without roughly half of their teammates. Because of this, OVF seeks to provide those kids in 8th grade with an additional Fall season where possible. In order to make this work, a combined group may have to be created with some Navy and White players playing together for the Fall season before returning to their assigned Navy and White teams in the Winter. Forming this combined team each Fall is based on several factors such as players in the age group, the gender, and other activities these kids have going on. We do not want to interfere with the 9th graders playing in their first season of High School soccer, but some of these players may be rostered on a Fall season roster in order to provide adequate numbers to register a team. This combined team would most likely play at a White team level in OYSA due to the combination of players.
8th Grade U15 Annual Calendar
Tournaments
Possible Navy team tournaments include: Alliance Showcase (Portland, Early Dec.), Pac NorthWest (Seattle, early Jan.), Mayors Cup (Las Vegas, Mid Feb.), Clash at the Border (Portland, End of June), plus other travel tournaments open to teams who desire different locations.
White and Burgundy teams will mostly play in local tournaments, unless a team-desire to travel further is attained.
Player Fees
Navy Player Fee: $1,250
White/Burgundy Player Fee: $1,150
*Fee differences for the Navy players are due to increased training sessions, improved coaching, higher rental, equipment, and admin expenses, and more opportunities to attend tournaments.
**Fees for uniforms, tryouts, and additional tournaments attended are separate from the Player Fee.
INTERESTED IN PLAYING?
We are always looking for players who have a passion for the game, a great work ethic, and a competitive nature. If you are interested then we will provide you with a trial opportunity where you will be evaluated by the coaching staff to determine if this is the right opportunity for you. Please register below or if you are trying to get involved outside our normal tryout window (May-June), please contact our Technical Director, Blake Leamy, at [email protected].