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Springfield AYSO offers two programs each school year - Fall Season and Spring Season. Both seasons coincide with the school calendar:
- Fall Jamboree is the the first Saturday after the first week of school
- Spring Jamboree is the first Saturday after Spring Break
- and practices start the week before the Jamboree

After the Jamboree, the Seasonal Schedule is built and distributed. ALWAYS in Springfield; ALWAYS on Saturday is what you should plan for. Every Saturday your player will have a game, and generally we try to have all of the games scheduled in the morning. That leaves the rest of the weekend for family time!

Calculating your player's division is sometimes confusing, but if you keep this in mind: A player's division is determined each school year by their age on September 1st of that year.
For example: If your player was 5 yrs. old on September 1st, 2017 - he/she will be in the U6 Division ( i.e. Under 6 )

For most players, it looks like this:
- U4 (3 yr. olds)
- U5 (4 yr. olds)
- U6 (5 yr. olds) - Kindergartens
- U7 (6 yr. olds) - 1st Grade
- U9 ( 7 & 8 yr. olds) - 2nd and 3rd Graders - these teams are divided up into Girls Teams and Boys Teams
- U10 ( 9 & 10 yr. olds) - 4th and 5th Graders - these teams are also divided up into Girls Teams and Boys Teams

U4 Division

U4 - 3 Year Olds

Ball size 3 - Provided to each player
50 minutes each Saturday - Combination of fundamentals, practice and scrimmaging
Wear shin guards and soccer cleats
AYSO T-Shirt provide

U5 Division

U5 - 4 Years Olds

Ball size 3 – Provided to each player
50 minutes each Saturday - Combination of fundamentals, practice and scrimmaging
Wear shin guards and soccer cleats
AYSO T-Shirt provide

U6 Division

Under 6 Years Old - at the beginning of the school year

5 vs. 5 players
Ball size 3
Games are 4 ten minute quarters with a 5 minute halftime break
No goal keepers
No use of hands
All players must wear shin guards and soccer cleats
All player should bring a soccer ball to practice (with their name on it in several places)
Practices are generally 2 (two) times per week at your closest elementary/middle school
- Volunteer Coaches determine practice locations and times

U7 Division

Under 7 Years Old - at the beginning of the school year

5 vs. 5 players
Ball size 3
Games are 4 ten minute quarters with a 5 minute halftime break
No goal keepers
No use of hands
All players must wear shin guards and soccer cleats
All player should bring a soccer ball to practice (with their name on it in several places)
Practices are generally 2 (two) times per week at your closest elementary/middle school
- Volunteer Coaches determine practice locations and times

U8 Division - 6 & 7 yrs old (1st and 2nd Grade)

U9 Division

Under 9 Years Old - at the beginning of the school year

7 vs. 7 players
Ball size 3
Games are 2 twenty minute halves with a 3 minute substitution/rotation close to the middle of each half. Play resumes from place of the dead ball (throwin, indirect free kick, goal kick, etc.)
5 minute halftime break
Goal Keepers may use their hands
No heading or slide tackles
All players must wear shin guards and soccer cleats
All player should bring a soccer ball to practice (with their name on it in several places)
Practices are generally 2 (two) times per week at your closest elementary/middle school
- Volunteer Coaches determine practice locations and times

U11 Division

Under 11 Years Old - at the beginning of the school year

9 vs. 9 players
Ball size 4
Games are 4 twelve minute quarters with a 5 minute halftime break
Goal keepers may use their hands
No heading or slide tackles
Offsides is called
All players must wear shin guards and soccer cleats
All player should bring a soccer ball to practice (with their name on it in several places)
Practices are generally 2-3 times per week at your closest elementary/middle school
- Volunteer Coaches determine practice locations and times

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