Arlington Soccer Association: Rec, Teen & Travel soccer in Arlington, VA

  NATIONAL CAPITAL SOCCER LEAGUE

(NCSL) 

The NCSL provides play for boys’ teams ages U9 to U19.  Participating clubs range from Baltimore and Frederick to Loudoun County and Stafford.  NCSL fields up to 60 teams per age group divided into six divisions (and maintains a waiting list for additional teams), although more teams may enter at the U-10 level.  No club may enter more than two teams per age group.  In U9 and U10, teams are randomly assigned to divisions.  The next season division assignments are based on team records in the Spring U10 season. Thereafter, every season, the top three finishers move up a division and the bottom three move down (except between Divisions 1 and 2, where only two teams move).  The five last place teams in the lowest division are dropped from the league each season and may re-apply for the waiting list.  Once the age group is reduced to 60 teams, dropped teams are replaced by teams from the waiting list.   High school age teams have an option to sit out a season in which the majority of players are playing for their high school team (during the spring for Virginia teams), without losing their division standing.

For more information on NCSL, visit their website www.ncsl-soccer.com