Question 1

How are Age Groups determined?

Accepted Answer

A player's "soccer" age is the age they will turn in the calendar year of the season.

Due to U.S. Soccer requirements, age groups will now be formed using August 1st as the cut off date, which most closely aligns with school grade cut offs.  This will mean that players born Aug 1 of one year through Jul 31 of the next year will be in the same “U‑” age group. (Example: U‑10 = Aug 1, 2016 – Jul 31, 2017.)

2026-27 Age Group Matrix

Question 2

How much does registration cost?

Accepted Answer

ALL RATES INCREASE $15 after June 15th

U6 - $110
U8 - $135
U10 - $170
U12 - $175 
U14 - $195
U16 - $210
U19 - $210

Question 3

Can I request to have my kids play on the same team?

Accepted Answer

Assuming that they are in the same age group (or near age groups), then yes. Please make sure that you mark the registration form that you wish this to occur. This is especially important for siblings that do not share a last name.

Question 4

Can I request to have my kid placed with a certain player or with a certain coach?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We attempt to honor requests to have players play with their friends or for certain coaches. HOWEVER, we cannot always honor every request. Sometimes there are just too many requests, players have changed age groups or we just need to move kids around to balance out the size of teams.

Question 5

What does my registration pay for?

Accepted Answer

The cost of running youth sports organizations is continually increasing. The Redding Youth Soccer League strives to keep the cost to our member families as low as possible through donations, sponsorships, and negotiated contracts. The list of major league expenses that are paid from these funds and your registration fees include:
Background checks on all coaches in RYSL
Insurance for players and coaches
Game field rental at the California Soccer Park
Uniforms and equipment for the players
Referees
League administration fees and rentals
District and state association player and league registration fees
Seasonal tournament
Coaches training

Question 6

When will I hear from my coach?

Accepted Answer

Coaches should contact players approximately 1 week prior to the beginning of the season.

In the Spring you should hear from a coach in the first week of March.

In the Fall, they should be in contact by late August.

Question 7

Can I request to have my kid play in a different age group?

Accepted Answer

We do not recommend playing in a different age group for safety. If your player is large for their age, or is exceptionally good at soccer, then you can request to play up 1 BIRTH YEAR, NOT 1 AGE GROUP. What's the difference you ask? There are 2 birth years in each age group in recreational soccer. For instance, if you are in U10 (birth years 2014 and 2015), in the fall of 2023 you will have 9 and 10 year olds on the team. If you want to play up to U12, and the parent understand the safety issues, those who were born in 2014 could play up, but those in 2015 can absolutely NOT play up to U12. That would be 9 year olds playing with 12 year olds.

If you do decide you want to play up the age group, understanding what was discussed above, you must email support@reddingsoccer.com and let us know. In this case, you would select the next age group up during registration. If you are U10, you would select U11 and that would put you in the U12 age group. If you are U12 wanting to play in U14, you would select U13. If U13 is not available, then likely, your player is too young for that age group.

Redding Youth Soccer League

Frequently Asked
Questions

Frequently asked questions

How are Age Groups determined?

How much does registration cost?

Can I request to have my kids play on the same team?

Can I request to have my kid placed with a certain player or with a certain coach?

What does my registration pay for?

When will I hear from my coach?

Can I request to have my kid play in a different age group?

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently asked questions

How are Age Groups determined?

How much does registration cost?

Can I request to have my kids play on the same team?

Can I request to have my kid placed with a certain player or with a certain coach?

What does my registration pay for?

When will I hear from my coach?

Can I request to have my kid play in a different age group?

Frequently Asked
Questions