Lake Wylie Athletic Association

division ages & descriptions

DIVISION AGES & DESCRIPTIONS

As a guide, we have added the divisions that LWAA offers based on the US Soccer Birth Year and Season Matrix for the season of 2021- 2022 to help everyone understand the age groups. LWAA does not have age groups for every division. We use even year number divisions (except for First Touch Academy) to align with our partner organizations.

First Touch Academy
Birth Years: 2018
First Touch will have a hour session once a week (usually Saturdays) and do a combination of practice/game during this time. Training at this age is performed as a group (Academy Style).

U6 Coed
Birth Years: 2016 & 2017
6-9 players per team. Teams will play 4v4 or 5v5 based on the size of teams during game day (at the coaches discretion). U6 Coed will practice once a week (day, time & location decided by the coach before the season starts) and will have a game on Saturdays during the season (usually between 9 AM - 1 PM). Spring 2022 will have one Friday showcase game on April 8th, 2022.

U8 Coed
Birth Years: 2014 & 2015
6-9 players per team. Teams will play 4v4 or 5v5 based on the size of teams during game day (at the coaches discretion). U8 Coed will practice once a week (day, time & location decided by the coach before the season starts) and will have a game on Saturdays during the season (usually between 9 AM - 1 PM). Spring 2022 will have one Friday showcase game on April 8th, 2022.

U10 Girls & Boys
Birth Years: 2012 & 2013
10-12 players per team. Teams will play 8v8. The fields and goals are larger in this division then the younger divisions. U10 will have 2 practices during per week (day, time & location decided by the coach before the season starts). There will be one game per week and can be played on any day during the week. We partner with Clover and Steele Creek in this division and there is a possibility for games being located at their fields. Locations for games include Field Day Park, Crowders Creek, YMCA, Clover & Steele Creek.

U12 Girls & Boys
Birth Years: 2010 & 2011
11-14 players per team. Teams will play 9v9. The goals are bigger in this division, but the fields are the same size as U10. U12 will have 2 practices during per week (day, time & location decided by the coach before the season starts). There will be one game per week and can be played on any day during the week. We partner with Clover and Steele Creek in this division and there is a possibility for games being located at their fields. Locations for games include Field Day Park, Allison Creek, Clover & Steele Creek.

U14 Girls & Boys
Birth Years: 2008 & 2009
9-11 players per team. Teams will play 7v7. The fields and goal sizes are the same as U12. U14 will practice twice a week (day, time & location decided by the coach before the season starts). There will be one game per week and can be played on any day during the week. We partner with Clover in this division (possibly Belmont this season) and there is a possibility for games being located at their fields. Locations for games include Field Day Park, Allison Creek & Clover (possibly Belmont).
THIS DIVISION MAY BE PLAYED AS CO-ED THIS SEASON DEPENDING ON PARTICIPANTS

16U Coed
Birth Years: 2006 & 2007
9-11 players per team. Teams will play 7v7. The fields and goal sizes are the same as U12 & U14. U16 will practice twice a week (day, time & location decided by the coach before the season starts). There will be one game per week and can be played on any day during the week. Locations for games include Field Day Park & Allison Creek.
Belmont Rec has reconstructed there U16 program this season and we find ourselves without outside teams to play currently. We will need a minimum of 36 registered players and 4 volunteer coaches in order to offer U16 this season.

Links

Jeff McDermott
LWAA Soccer Commissioner

Ashley Phillips
LWAA Assistant Soccer Commissioner

They all can be reached via email: [email protected]