RECREATIONAL REGISTRATION

Registration for our Fall 2025 Recreational season will open on May 1, 2025

Registration forms must be complete and fees must be paid in full before a player is placed on a team. Exception for those who qualify for Financial Aid. In that case all registration and financial aid forms must be completed. Players won't be placed on a team until a registered coach is available. Priority in team assignments will be given to those players with a parent coach and earliest registration.

  • Troubleshooting: For general questions around the GotSport system please refer to the following help page which should be able to answer most questions.

  • Castro Valley Soccer Club’s 2025 coach and player recreational registration opens May 1st. Player registration closes May 31st.

  • Payment information and payment is collected at registration but if a team is not available for your player, a full refund will be returned.

  • Teams will be formed after May 31st and only when a coach has been secured. 

  • Players are placed as close to a first-registered order as possible.

  • Practice and game days and times are not known until August, right before practices start, which is well after the refund cut off of June 30th. Make sure you can adjust your schedule to any of the times available to your players’ program. Refunds are NOT given because practice or game times aren’t convenient. The best way to control your practice times is to be your player’s Head Coach.

  • Coaches coach their kid and their kid's mutual buddy (MUST be mutual and registered before May 31st.)

  • If a head coach and their assistant coach are registered by May 31st, they are assured four players (coaches' kids and their mutual buddies)

  • Mutual buddies are a top priority if both players are registered before May 31st and in the same division (birth year).

  • For Academy and U9-U12, no more than four at one school on a team.

  • Even distribution of grade levels (and birth years for combined years).

  • Even the distribution of years played.

  • Players can play up a year but never down. Playing up requires that a parent or guardian coaches the player.

  • Coaches can choose their practice days, times, and fields as soon as they’ve completed all coaching requirements and fields are secured.

  • If you withdraw your registration on or before June 30th, you will receive a refund minus the administration fee. July 1st and later no refunds.

Our recreational program caters to U04-U19 players, please see below information on our programs. We encourage everyone to sign up as soon as possible to ensure your place in the program.

PROGRAMS OVERVIEW

2025 Recreational soccer runs from mid-August to the first week in November.

BUMBLEBEES (U4: Players Born 2022)

A fun introduction to the game of soccer for both players and parents. For players three years old or younger, under the age of four.

Cost = $150, includes game day t-shirt

GRASSHOPPERS (U5-U6: Players Born 2021-2020)

A non-competitive introduction to soccer that will build the foundation for your child’s future soccer enjoyment and development.

Cost = $300, includes game day t-shirt and socks, and a $60 refundable volunteer fee, with coaching or three hours of volunteer service.

U7-U8 ACADEMY (Players Born 2019-2018)

This program is designed to build upon the technical skills learned in the Grasshopper program and introduce a few basic concepts to help players learn and understand the game, while maximizing touches on the ball. The main priority is ALWAYS to make each session a FUN learning environment.

Cost = $355, includes a $60 refundable volunteer fee, with coaching or three hours of volunteer service.

U9-U10 RECREATIONAL (Players Born 2017-2016)

This program builds motivational and competitive challenges, with a growing emphasis placed on learning the core skills. Game days are more focused on the matches themselves, with 7v7 team sizes providing the appropriate building blocks towards the 11v11 format of youth soccer. The focus, however, is still on enjoyment with results taking a secondary priority. .

Cost = $355, includes a $60 refundable volunteer fee, with coaching or three hours of volunteer service.

U12 RECREATIONAL (Players Born 2015-2014)

This program continues with an emphasis placed on learning the core skills. Game days are more focused on the matches themselves, with 9v9 team sizes providing the appropriate building blocks towards the 11v11 format of youth soccer. The focus is still on enjoyment with results taking a secondary priority..

Cost = $355, includes a $60 refundable volunteer fee, with coaching or three hours of volunteer service.

U14 RECREATIONAL (Players Born 2013-2012)

During this period, players grow and mature more rapidly but not at the same rate for all individuals. The majority of players will orientate themselves towards recreational soccer and active participation. Players are looking to progress and develop, as well as satisfy other needs such as social contact and health and fitness benefits. This is a transition stage from grassroots to youth development soccer.

Cost = $355, includes a $60 refundable volunteer fee, with coaching or three hours of volunteer service.

U16 RECREATIONAL (Players Born 2011-2010)

It is helpful at this stage to stabilize all acquired technical basics, and to align these with position-specific requirements and greater tactical demands during games. Improving individual ability to lead teammates on and off the field while also achieving life balance with increasing training demands, social contact, and academic demands to create rewarding experiences. Players should be challenged to increase their independent decision making to improve pro-activity and self responsibility on the field. They will also develop their capacity to resolve difficult situations and react to adversity.

Cost = $355, includes a $60 refundable volunteer fee, with coaching or three hours of volunteer service.

U19 RECREATIONAL (Players Born 2009-2007)

The goal is to stabilize the best individual and team performance in an attempt to win games. Players in this stage will be adapting to the demands of working together to win games but also continue to further develop. At this stage in the players journey it is about providing them with opportunities to be challenged, learn from, and enjoy their soccer experiences to continually improve their performance levels. The players should be encouraged to manage a lifestyle that promotes best performance with them taking an active role in establishing and maintaining these practices..

Cost = $355, includes a $60 refundable volunteer fee, with coaching or three hours of volunteer service.

TOP SOCCER (Open to All Ages)

The Outreach Program for Soccer – is a community-based training and team placement program for athletes with disabilities.The TOPS program is designed to bring the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any athlete with a mental or physical disability.

Cost = $50