Developmental Soccer

What is Developmental Soccer? CASA’s developmental soccer program is a sign-up based registration program—there are no tryouts. However, we do expect participants to maintain a high attendance rate at all practices and games. Our goal is to teach the players sound fundamental soccer skills in a fun, yet challenging environment. Our Developmental program is a good option for families interested in developing soccer skills through structured training, but are not ready or interested in tryouts and the commitment associated with select teams.

To achieve our goal, we use professional trainers that have played soccer and want to transfer their knowledge and passion for soccer to your son or daughter. Volunteers can support their child’s team or the club by helping to perform administrative and logistical activities.

If you are interested in our Select program (tryout-based teams at the U10 and older ages), please email us using the More Questions? portlet on the right hand side of this page.

When are Sign Ups? Our Fall 2008 Developmental sign up runs through July 17, 2008. Accepted participants and detailed training schedules will be posted on this web site by August 2, 2008. Participants are responsible for checking the website to obtain this information.

When Do We Practice? Practice begins the week of August 21, 2008 and runs for 12 weeks (almost Thanksgiving). Practices normally start at 6:00pm for younger ages and are held twice a week on two of the following three days: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Practices for older teams may be staggered to start after the earlier ages have completed their practice.

Team Age Bracket	Training Session Length (2 times per week)
Under 6	1 hour
Under 8	1 hour
Under 10	1.25 hour
Under 12	1.25 hour
Under 14	1.50 hour

How are Teams Formed? Teams are organized by age using the below date-of-birth chart into even aged teams, i.e., players that meet the Under-7 and Under-8 age criteria are normally grouped as an Under-8 (U8) team. Where numbers allows, teams will be split by gender.

Date of Birth Chart
Age	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul
Under 14	1994	1994	1994	1994	1994	1995	1995	1995	1995	1995	1995	1995
Under 13	1995	1995	1995	1995	1995	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996
Under 12	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997
Under 11	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1998	1998	1998	1998	1998	1998	1998
Under 10	1998	1998	1998	1998	1998	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999
Under 9	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000
Under 8	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001
Under 7	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2002	2002	2002	2002	2002	2002	2002
Under 6	2002	2002	2002	2002	2002	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003
Under 5	2003	2003	2003	2003	2003	2004	2004	2004	2004	2004	2004	2004

CASA Developmental Team Formation Guidelines
Team Age Bracket	Game Format *	Minimum # of players to form team	Preferred # of players on a team	Maximum # of players on a team *
Under 6	6v6	9	10	12
Under 8	6v6	9	10	12
Under 10	6v6	9	10	12
Under 12	8v8	10	12	14
Under 14	11v11	14	16	18
* Game format and maximum number of players on a team cannot be modified.

Where are the Games? Games are on Saturdays in Greenville (there are occasional Sunday afternoon games). (Playing in Greenville allows our teams to play more teams at the correct skill level and allows our girl teams to play against other girl teams.)

How Much Does it Cost? Our fees are used to pay trainers/coaches, pay for referee costs, and lease and maintain soccer fields and equipment. Our 2008 Fall fees are listed below.

Team Age Bracket	2008 Fall Developmental Fees *
Under 6	$210
Under 8	$210
Under 10	$210