Our Competitive Academy is for players age U11 – U19 looking for a competitive soccer experience.  Training is 2-3 times a week and lead by a professionally licensed coach with the main emphasis being on individual technical training.  Teams are formed by ability and compete in local and regional events.

There is a $1,800 yearly membership fee for players U11-U15 in this program, which covers the cost of your Fall & Spring League, Cup tournament and training costs.  There is a $1,700 yearly membership fee for players U16-U19 in this program, which covers the cost of your Winter League registration fee, a Cup tournament (President’s Cup or Founder’s Cup) and your training costs.  If a team chooses to enter tournaments throughout the year the cost for those events will be split up between the team.  These events are generally in the $55 per player range for a registration fee, plus any travel expenses.

Team Formation
Teams will be formed based on location, East or West. Players will be placed in age group pools and evaluated over a period of time for fall team placement. This does not mean rosters will be set for the entire year. Depending on the developmental needs of a player he/she could be moved.

After rosters are formed, teams will use PlayMetrics as their communication platform.

Team Manager
Parent Volunteer to assist with team & club communications, assistance with player cards & rosters, assistance with collecting player documentation.

Tournaments
All Tournaments including State Cup, President’s Cup, and Summer Events must be approved by the Competitive Academy Director. This is to ensure all events outside of training & league play are developmentally appropriate for the players.

If a team is approved to play in a tournament there will be tournament fees split between the team (tournament registration, travel, food, etc.).

U11-14

• 12-14 game fall season, 8 game spring season – all games played in Oregon or SW Washington, travel to areas like Bend, Eugene, Medford, Grants Pass, etc. may be required
• 9v9, 30 minute halves for U11 and U12
• 11v11, 35 min halves for U13 – U14

PERIOD	Summer Period	OYSA Fall Season	Winter Training	OYSA Spring Season	OYSA State Cup
DATES	May – August	September – November	December – January	February – April	April
LENGTH	15 weeks	9 weeks	6 weeks	8 weeks	4 weeks
TRAINING FREQUENCY	2-3x per week	2x per week	2x per week	2x per week	2x per week
COMPETITIVE SEASON	Friendlies & Tournaments	OYSA Fall Season	Friendlies & Tournaments	OYSA Spring Season	OYSA State Cup

U15-19

• 10 game season – all games played in Oregon, though may require travel to areas like Bend, Eugene, Medford, Grants Pass, etc.
• 11v11, 40 minute halves for U15 and U16,
• 11v11, 45 minute halves for U17 – U19
• The “High School Soccer” period between the “Summer Period” and “Winter Preseason” is when players are released to play in their high school fall soccer season

PERIOD	Summer Period	High School Soccer	Winter Preseason	OYSA Winter Season	OYSA State / President’s Cup
DATES	May – July	August – November	November – January	January – March	April
LENGTH	15 weeks		6 weeks	13 weeks	4 weeks
TRAINING FREQUENCY	2-3x per week		2-3x per week	2x per week	2x per week
COMPETITIVE SEASON	Friendlies & Tournaments		Friendlies & Tournaments	OYSA Winter Season	OYSA State / President’s Cup

Traits of a United PDX Player