Travel Soccer

Registration for Travel Soccer 2025-26 is Open!

The registration fee is $315, which includes both the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 seasons. Registration is required to attend tryouts and will close on June 6th. No walk-ins will be allowed. Registration link: https://reg.sportspilot.com/106011/login

2025 Evaluation Schedule

Evaluations for the 2025-2026 Season will be held at Gavins Pond during the week of June 9-13. The schedule is published below and is by grade for the 2025-26 school year. Please be sure to attend the evaluation session(s) for the grade your child is entering this fall. For example, a child who is currently in 4th grade should attend the grade 5/6 evaluation sessions as they will enter 5th grade in the fall.

Girls Grade 3/4: Tuesday 6/10 from 4:30-5:30 & Thursday 6/12 from 5:45-6:45 pm
Girls Grade 5/6: Tuesday 6/10 from 5:45-6:45 & Wednesday 6/11 from 4:30-5:30
Girls Grade 7/8: Monday 6/9 from 5:45-6:45 & Wednesday 6/11 from 7:00-8:00 pm
Boys Grade 3/4: Monday 6/9 from 4:30-5:30 & Wednesday 6/11 from 5:45-6:45 pm
Boys Grade 5/6: Tuesday 6/10 from 7:00-8:15* & Thursday 6/12 from 4:30-5:45 pm
Boys Grade 7/8: Monday 6/9 from 7:00-8:15* & Thursday 6/12 from 7:00-8:15 pm*

*These sessions may go until 8:30 pm depending on numbers to ensure adequate time to evaluate players

Please plan on arriving approximately 30 minutes early to your tryout to allow sufficient time to get checked in and have your child's photograph taken. Returning players should not wear their Sharon Soccer uniform or practice jersey to the tryout. Players will be assigned a numbered pinnie that will allow us to identify each player, and it is important that players not wear any numbered jerseys that could cause confusion with the pinnie number. Friday 6/13 will be the rain date for any cancelled sessions.

Evaluation Process

There will be two tryouts for each age group. While we encourage everyone to attend both tryouts a minimum of one is required. If you cannot attend EITHER tryouts, please let us know immediately by emailing secretary@sharonsoccer.org.

Tryouts will consist of a combination of small-sided and age-group specific games. Our goal is to give all players as much opportunity as possible to be actively engaged in the game. Each player will be evaluated by a combination of professional and volunteer coaches who are not familiar with the players. They will assess their abilities in multiple aspects and phases of the game. Players are strongly encouraged to focus on playing good, team-based soccer as opposed to prioritizing individual skills or abilities. For Grade 5/6 and Grade 7/8 tryouts, any player wishing to be evaluated based on their goalkeeping ability may volunteer to play in goal when requested by the coaches and their performance in goal will be given additional consideration in the team placement process.

If your child is ill, injured, out of town or otherwise unable to participate in tryouts, it is very important that you let us know ahead of time. We will do our best to make appropriate accommodations in the placement process for children who cannot participate in tryouts. Please note that we are unable to consider any 'after the fact' information regarding circumstances that may have influenced your child's participation in, or performance at the tryouts.

Players should arrive at tryouts properly dressed to play soccer. Shin guards (worn inside the players socks) are mandatory and no jewelry is allowed. Soccer cleats are strongly encouraged but not required (note however that cleats designed for other sports - i.e. baseball, softball, football, lacrosse, etc... - will not be permitted)

Reminder, when you register, you are registering for the full year of travel soccer which covers the Fall Season 2025 and the Spring Season 2026.

In-town League Questions

As you register, you will notice that we will ask you about your interest in an in-town league. After reviewing the feedback from the survey regarding our in-town league, many parents are excited about the possibility of having an in-town league that allows kids to continue to develop in soccer, play competitively, but do it within the town.

It is important to note that we HAVE NOT made a decision about whether to run an in-town. It will depend on the interest that parents express during registration, and to be honest, on whether we get a volunteer who is willing to run the program. If we do move forward with an in-town league and you are interested in running the league, please reach out to me or Sara at secretary@sharonsoccer.org

The additional question that you will see in the registration will read: "If there is an in-town league for this age group, my child would be interested in playing (choose one response):

In addition to Travel soccer
INSTEAD of Travel soccer

Should you have any questions about tryouts or travel soccer in general, please don't hesitate to contact either me or Carsten Mayeski (vicepresident@sharonsoccer.org) or Sara (secretary@sharonsoccer.org).

Travel Soccer FAQs

Can I play travel soccer for one season?
- Travel soccer is a two-season commitment - fall and spring. If you are signing up for travel soccer, the expectation is that your child is committing to playing both fall and spring. If you missed sign-ups and evaluations (so did not get placed on a fall team), occasionally there is space to join a team in the spring, so please email registrar@sharonsoccer.org to see if there is any availability in your child’s age group.
What months does travel soccer run?
- Fall season runs from September through November. In the fall, there is one practice per week, with day of the week typically determined by the coach's availability. The practices run from 5-6:15 pm due to limited daylight.
- Spring season runs from late March to early June. In the spring, there are 1-2 practices per week, with day(s) of the week typically determined by the coach's availability. In the spring, there is the option for 2 practices due to more daylight and we offer two time slots 5-6:15 and 6:15-7:30 pm. Also, SSA tries to offer combined age group practices in the spring where space is possible and coaches are available to run them.
What if my child has a conflict with the practice time?
- If it is a standing conflict, you should communicate this to the coach and to SSA so we can see if there is another team your child could practice with during the week and then rejoin the team for games on the weekends. If it is just an occasional conflict, please communicate this with the coach by email or via QuickClub.
How do teams communicate?
- By email and by an app called QuickClub. Coaches uses the app to track RSVPs to practices and games. The expectation is that you are RSVPing for all events, but particularly for games at a minimum of 2 days before the game is scheduled.
When are travel soccer games?
- Depending on what division the team is in, games are primarily on Saturdays, but some teams play on Sundays (typically the lower divisions for grade 5/6), with an occasional Friday evening game. Home games are held at Gavins Pond, but away games are held at any of the towns in the South Shore Soccer League - you can see a list of participating towns here: https://www.southshoresoccer.com/Schedules/Fields
Will my child play with kids in the same grade or other grades?
- Sharon Soccer combines age groups so that teams are made up of 3rd/4th graders, 5th/6th graders, and 7th/8th graders
When are tryouts? When are teams formed?
- Travel soccer evaluations are typically held at the beginning of June. Teams are typically announced in early July. Coaches for each team are typically announced mid-July.
Is there summer soccer?
- There is no summer soccer though we are offering a summer skills clinic June 23-25th 2025 with our Director of Coaching.

South Shore Soccer League (SSSL)

The Sharon Soccer Association typically forms teams to play in the South Shore Soccer League. Games take place on weekends during the Spring and Fall. The league hosts teams from towns throughout the South Shore, including:

Abington Hanson Rockland
Acushnet Holbrook / Avon Stoughton
Braintree Marion / Mattapoisett / Rochester Sharon
Bridgewater Quincy West Bridgewater
Brockton Randolph Weymouth
East Bridgewater Raynham Whitman
Easton

Teams are sorted from highly competitive to developmental and everywhere in between. Roughly half the games occur at home in Sharon, and the other half take place a short 20- and 40-minute drive from our town. League play is divided by age group and gender, with the goal being that every child can play at their competitive level while having fun and developing as a soccer player.

The Sharon Soccer Association forms our teams through competitive tryouts. We form as many teams as possible based on the number of players that register for tryouts, but not every player is guaranteed a spot on a team. The teams formed are expected to play in the Fall and Spring seasons. For more information on tryouts, click here.

Parents of all coaching experience levels are encouraged to volunteer to coach a team. We always need more volunteers to coach. Almost all of our coaches are parents and many never played the sport. Just bringing your enthusiasm, love of the kids, and the game is all a coach needs to succeed. Even if you have never coached before, the players need you!

Practice times and dates are determined and communicated by the volunteer coach. Practices can be scheduled Monday through Friday evenings. The specific travel team game schedule is determined by the South Shore Soccer League and can be found on their website as the season approaches.