The recreational program is considered a learning program. The philosophy is for players to develop a love for the game of soccer while learning new skills and having fun with new friends.
The recreational program is for all players, whether new or experienced, from ages 3-19. Registration for the recreational level is open to all boys and girls to play. No tryouts are held in recreational soccer. The recreational teams are coached by volunteers, usually a parent of one of the team players. Registration fees include Includes Uniform (shirt, shorts and Socks). Fees are non-refundable once the season starts.
Playing Seasons
There are two seasons for recreation outdoor soccer a year, the Fall season which typically starts games the weekend after Labor Day and the Spring season which usually starts games the first weekend of March. Each season has approximately 7 games.
Under 10 (U10) and older teams, home games will be in Stockbridge. Home games and Away games . Away games will be played at other metro area soccer complexes.
Under 8 (U8) and younger teams will be in Stockbridge. If there are not enough CUSC teams in a season, the CUSC teams will be interleague scheduled to play against other neighboring Ga Soccer Clubs. This may require the teams to travel for half of their games and the other half of their games would be played at CUSC.
Practices & Games
Practices usually start 2 weeks before the first game. Most games are scheduled on Saturdays starting as early as 8am and the last games typically will not start after 5pm on Saturday. There may be a few games on Friday evenings starting after 6pm and there could be a Sunday afternoon game or 2 during the season, with all Sunday games starting after 1pm.
Under 6 (U6) and Under 8 (U8) teams practice once a week, Under 10 (U10) and older teams may practice twice a week. Day and time set by individual coaches. Recreation players should be ready to commit to attending the practice sessions during the week and also the games on the weekends for the entire season.
Our Under 4 (U4 Tot Champs) program is a soccer program designed for 2 and 3 year olds. The registration fee includes eight (8) group training sessions with a CUSC Staff Coach. Tot Champs meet on Tuesdays from 6:00 to 6;45pm.
Recreational
For youth players, the age group within which a player participates is dictated by their birth date. Please see the chart below to find out into which age group your youth player will fall.
Player classification for the soccer year shall be determined based on the official age group chart of Georgia Soccer-Youth. The below dates are for the Fall 2020/Spring 2021 seasonal year.
Recreational age groups are as follows. State-level Recreational competition is configured on two-year age groups, i.e. 4U, 6U, 8U, 10U, etc.
