Soccer

Soccer

Soccer is for children 3 to 18 years old. It is played for 2 outdoor seasons, Fall and Spring. The Fall season runs from early September to mid-November. The Spring season runs from late March to mid-June. Indoor soccer is played in January and February on Saturday or Sundays.

Rain is not inclement weather. Games will be played unless cancelled due to heavy rain, electrical storms, or field condition. DO NOT assume that games will be cancelled if it is raining or forecast to rain. Check the home page for cancellations.

Soccer on the Hill has a policy regarding players wanting to play in an age bracket higher than their age on the age date of the preceding July 31. Click here to see the policy.

Information on Travel and Developmental Soccer opportunities may be found in the Travel & Develop section.

Indoor Soccer 2012

U4/U5/U6 will be Saturdays Jan. 7 - Feb. 25(including holiday weekends) from 10 - 11am at Kendall gym on Gallaudet campus. Please arrive 10 min. before starting time. NOTE: Basketball for the same age group is offered from 9 - 10 am. A separate registration and $30 fee is needed.

Format will be the same as the outdoor sessions. Regular running shoes are required. NO CLEATS are allowed.

Registration is open to all players whether or not they played Fall outdoor soccer. The fee is $30. Kendall students are free. Please register online.

For questions, contact Larry Kaufer 202-543-3929 or lakaufer@yahoo.com

U7/8 - U14 will be Sundays Jan. 8 through Feb. 26(including holiday weekends) at Kendall gym on Gallaudet campus.

Format is pickup style games by age group. There are no practices. Regular running shoes are required. NO CLEATS are allowed.

Registration is open to all interested players whether or not they played Fall outdoor soccer. The fee is $40. Kendall students are free.

Please register online.

11 am - Noon U7/8 boys

Noon - 1 pm - Soccer skills clinic for any U7 - U14 player registered for indoor soccer. Organized by Whitney Minnis, SOTH technical director. Bring your own ball with name written on it.

1 - 2 pm U8 girls

2 - 3 pm U10 girls

3 - 4 pm U10 boys.

4 - 5 pm U11 - U12 boys and girls.

5 - 6 pm U13 - U14 boys and girls

Please arrive 10 minutes before starting time.

For U7/8, clinic, or U10 questions, contact Larry Kaufer 202 543 3929 or lakaufer@yahoo.com.

For U11-U14 questions, contact Luis Granados at 202 547 2583 or granadoskerry@yahoo.com.

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Spring Soccer 2012

Soccer for U4, U5, U6. U7/8 boys, U10 boys, and U8 & U10 girls starts Sat. March 24 and ends June 2 except for Easter and Memorial Day weekends.

The annual SOTH spring picnic will be Sat. June 2 at Providence Park from 1-3pm. Details here.

SFL U11-U14 games start the weekend of April 14/15 and end June 9/10 except Easter and Memorial Day weekends; details at www.sflsoccer.org.

Players registered in fall '11 are also registered for spring '12. New players must register online for spring '12.

For age group specific information, contact the commissioners as listed to the right.

For maps and directions to fields, please click here.

For general questions, contact Larry Kaufer at 543-3929 or lakaufer@yahoo.com.

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FALL Soccer 2011

Soccer for U4, U5, and U6 coed; U7, U8, and U10 boys; and U8 and U10 girls starts Sat. Sept. 10 and ends Nov. 12 except for Columbus Day weekend.

SFL U11-U19 games start the weekend of Sept.10 and ends Nov. 13/14 except Columbus Day weekend; schedule at www.sflsoccer.org.

For age group specific information, contact the commissioners as listed to the right.

For maps and directions to fields, please click here.

For general questions, contact Larry Kaufer at 543-3929 or lakaufer@yahoo.com.

Outdoor Soccer 2011 -2012

Age Divisions - House League Teams

(Teams that play other SOTH teams for all games)

For maps and directions to field, please click here.

Under 4 (U4) and Under 5 (U5) Coed

U4 is for 3 year olds (as of the preceding July 31) and meet from 10:10 to 11:00am on Saturdays at Providence Park, aka X Park.

U5 is for 4 year olds (as of the preceding July 31) and meet from 9:00 to 10:00am on Saturdays at Providence Park, aka X Park.

NOTE: Not all 3 and 4 year olds are ready for soccer related, organized group activities. If in doubt, bring your child for a test run. If they are not ready, try the next season. Discuss any questions with the commissioner.

At this age, activities require ALL parents to be assistant coaches, so come prepared to help and enjoy (re)learning the game with your kids.

Kids are divided into small instructional groups for soccer exercises and drills.

For questions about U4, contact Larry Kaufer 202-543-3929, lakaufer@yahoo.com

For questions about U5, contact head coach Robert Summers 202-399-3534 or robertorson@gmail.com

Under 6 (U6) Coed
U6 is for 5 year olds (as of the preceding July 31) and will meet on Saturdays at Watkins ES field from 8:30 to 10 am. Kids are divided into small coed and girls instructional groups for soccer drills and small-sided scrimmages. U6 Commissioner is Patrick Coyne 202-547-1776 or patrick.coyne@finnegan.com

Under 7 (U7) Boys (girls can also play)

U7 Boys is for 6 year olds (as of the preceeding July 31). Teams are formed. House league games are played on Saturday mornings at Tyler Field. Practices are evenings on Capitol Hill Fields. Players are assigned to teams by the U7 Commissioner: Kelly Kenney, 443-865-4527, or kellylucas1230@gmail.com.

Under 8 (U8) Boys (girls can also play)
U8 Boys is for 7 year olds (as of the preceding July 31). Teams are formed. House league games are played Saturday mornings at Tyler Field. Practices are evenings on Capitol Hill fields. Players are assigned to teams by the U8 Commissioner: Alex Nock 202 390 2943 or alex.nock@verizon.net.

Under 8 (U8) Girls

U8 Girls is for 6-7 year old girls (as of the preceding July 31). Teams are formed and house league games are played Saturday mornings at Kingsman Field. Practices are one or two evenings a week on Capitol Hill fields. Players are assigned to teams by the U8 Commissioner: Carter Brown 543-3790 or carterbrown1@yahoo.com

Under 10 (U10) Boys (girls can also play)
U10 Boys is for 8-9 year olds (as of the preceding July 31). Teams are formed and games are played Saturday mornings at Anacostia Park. Practices are one to two evenings per week on Capitol Hill fields. Players are assigned to teams by the U10 Commissioner: Becky Skinner 301-537-4155 or becky@pendragwn.com.

Under 10 (U10) Girls

U10 Girls is for 8-9 year old girls (as of the preceding July 31). Teams are formed and games are played at Anacostia Park on Saturday mornings. Practices are one or two evenings a week on Capitol Hill fields. Players are assigned to teams by the U10 Commissioner: Danilo Pelletiere 202-543-7791 or dpelleti@earthlink.net

Under 11 and older

All players of U11 or older age play on teams in the SFL(Suburban Friendship League). SFL is a scheduling organization for recreational level teams in northern Virginia and DC. There are 30 soccer clubs with 500 teams in the SFL. See www.sflsoccer.org for more information.

Teams are girls or boys (girls may play on boys teams).

Games are usually played on Saturdays, home games around Capitol Hill and away games in Northern Virginia.

SOTH SFL teams are U11, U12, U13, and U14 Girls; and U11, U12. U13, and U14 Boys. Girls can play on Boys teams.

Practices are two evenings a week on fields around Capitol Hill. The Commissioner is Luis Granados 202-547-2583 or granadoskerry@yahoo.com.

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