Arlington Soccer Association - Spring 2025 Calendar of Events for Coaches and Families

Practices: In mid-March, players and their families will be notified by the player's coach with the day, time and field where practices will be held.  If contact has not been made by late March please contact the appropriate Club Manager found under "Clubs" on the Arlington Soccer website. 

Games: 1st grade through High School teams generally have games scheduled on Saturdays beginning in September; there will also be at least one Sunday game. We anticipate eight games in total. Saturday game start times can begin at 8:00 and run until 6:30.  Depending on the number of teams in a division, two or more Sunday afternoon games could be scheduled.  Sunday games begin at 12:15 pm. Sample game dates are posted at the end of the calendar.

Kindergarten teams in the fall follow the same calendar.  Saturday game start times can begin at 8:30 and run until 5:30. Depending on the number of teams in a division, one or more Sunday afternoon games could be scheduled. Sunday games begin at 12:15 pm. Sample game dates are posted at the end of the calendar.

Rain-outs: If rain-outs occur, those games are automatically rescheduled on Sunday afternoons unless there is a full day of rain-outs on grass fields, in which case games will be moved to the Rain Date weekend in June. Requests cannot be accommodated for rescheduled rained out games. It is always a good idea to check the Arlington County inclement weather number, 703-228-4715 or the Falls Church inclement weather number, 703-248-5125, even on a sunny day when there have been recent rainy days, for field closures. 

Spring 2025 Calendar of REGISTRATION Events for Coaches and Families

Please note:  Registration is not complete until payment. The date of payment will determine team placement. All registrants (including those requesting financial aid) must submit payment within the designated deadline to be able for team placement.                     

December 3 - January 31: Return to Team - $125 per player (plus county fees). Returning players registering in December or January will be automatically returned to the team they were on the previous season (for example, for the Spring 2025 season, players will be returned to the team they were on in the Fall 2024 season). New players and those making a Special Request to change teams will be placed on teams in early/mid February based on the order in which they completed registration. Players who did not play in the Fall 2024 season are not eligible for "return to team" -- they will need to make a Special Request to be considered for placement on their team from Spring 2024 and earlier. Special Requests are filled in the order in which you register, so it is important to register as early as possible.

ALL players intending to play in the Rec Spring season should register in December or January if at all possible. Where space is limited, we place players in the order that they registered. This includes new players, AND returning Travel players in grades 1 to 4 - - the grades during which there are limitations to the numbers of Travel players on Rec teams.

NO Travel players are permitted on Rec teams after the 4th grade. PAC and all other programs with try-outs count as Travel teams. ADP does not count because it is a program internal to Arlington Soccer; all other programs with try-outs count as Travel and those players cannot participate after 4th grade.

February 1-28:  Return to Rec / Rec Registration Period - $135 per player (plus county fees). Completed registrations during this time should be placed on an available Rec team. Returning players: "Return to team" no longer applies.

March 1 - end:  Waitlist / Late Registration - $145 per player (plus county fees). Registrations completed during this period will be placed on the Waitlist. Team placement for Waitlist registrants will proceed as room is available. Please note that team placements may take place as late as the first scheduled games.

ESSENTIAL DATES FOR SPRING 2025

Early March: Coaches of teams 1st grade and above will reach out to players' families.

Mid-March: Divisions published.

Late March: Coaches should know practice schedule and location.

Weekend of March 22:  New Coach Orientation, coach trainings, referee trainings

TBD:  Rec practices can start, 1st grade and above (expected to be the week of March 24, pending county approval).

Late March:  Teams' game schedules posted on the Arlington Soccer Association website.  

 

SAMPLE SCHEDULE FOR REC TEAMS (pending final approval from Arlington County)

• March 29: Game 1
  • Kinders will also normally start this weekend
• April 5-6: Game 2
• April 12: APS Spring Break, no games
• April 19: APS Spring Break, no games
• April 26: Game 3 (NOTE: Parochial schools bye weekend/no games)
• May 3-4: Game 4
• May 9-10: Game 5
• May 17-18: Game 6
• May 24: Memorial Day weekend, no games
• May 31-June 1: Game 7
• One Sunday: Game 8
• June 7: Rain Date for grass fields

Please note that instead of seven Saturday games and one Sunday game, some teams may have more Sunday games. To accommodate their spring break, which is different from that of APS, Parochial schools will also have at least two Sunday games. This calendar is for illustrative purposes only.

• All registrants should register early.
• Date of payment determines date of registration completion/placement eligibility. Your registration is not complete until payment has been received.
• K-2nd grades are recommended to register within the first days to increase possibility of placement with a specific team; teams are smaller and space is limited.
• Special Requests are not guaranteed. Please be sure to enter full name of player/coach or team (Step 2.4).
• Returning players who missed the previous season should enter team preference in special request box (Step 2.4).
• Financial Aid requests are typically processed within two business days. If you are applying for aid, please register early and complete your payment promptly in order to meet the deadlines above.
• New players are required to submit proof of age within the registration or through a separate registration form ("Upload Proof of Age").
• In addition to the assistance offered by Arlington Soccer, grant funding is available through Dick's Sporting Goods and All Kids Play to families who lack the resources to pay for youth sports. More information and applications can be found by clicking on the links above.