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

Registration for Arlington Rec Soccer should open on/about June 3rd.

Practices: In mid/late-August, 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 August 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 may 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, 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.

Kindergarten teams in the fall start a week later and have only seven games.  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 November. 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. 

Fall 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.                     

June 3 - June 30: Return to Team - $135 per player (plus county fees). Returning players registering in June will be automatically returned to the team they were on the previous season (for example, for the Fall 2025 season, players will be returned to the team they were on in the Spring 2025 season) UNLESS they request otherwise. If you do not want to return to the same team you MUST make a Special Request to leave the team and/or write to your club manager or Rec Director AFTER you have registered.

New players and those making a Special Request to change teams will be placed on teams in early/mid July based on the order in which they completed registration. Players who did not play in the Spring 2025 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 Fall 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 Fall season should register in June if at all possible. Where space is limited, we generally 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.

July 1-31:  Return to Rec / Rec Registration Period - $145 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.

August 1 - end:  Waitlist / Late Registration - $155 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 FALL 2025

Mid-August: Coaches of teams 1st grade and above will reach out to players' families.

Mid-August: Divisions published.

Late August: Coaches should know practice schedule and location.

Weekend of August 23-24:  New Coach Orientation, coach trainings, referee trainings

TBD:  Rec practices can start, 1st grade and above (expected to be the week of August 25, pending county approval).

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

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

• Sept 6: Game 1
  • Kinders will not normally start this weekend
• Sept 13: Game 2 (Kinders game 1, etc)
• Sept 20: Game 3
• Sept 27: Game 4
• Oct 4: Game 5
• Oct 11: APS long weekend, no games
• Oct 18: Game 6
• Oct 25: Game 7
• Nov 1: Game 8
• Nov 8-9: Rain Date for grass fields, also High School Cup

Please note that instead of eight Saturday games, some teams may have one or more Sunday games. This calendar is for illustrative purposes only.

In Fall (only) we have:

The HIGH SCHOOL CUP, a free tournament open to all High School teams.

In Spring (only) we have:

SILENT SOCCER, a long-standing Rec tradition the weekend of Mother's Day (when teams usually have the Sunday off) when coaches and adults 2nd grade and above DO NOT SPEAK to field players. Only the players speak to each other and direct each other during the game (coaches can coach during the half-time break). It is an exciting change of pace -- more information will be provided to both coaches and parents as the date comes closer.

• All registrants should register early.
• Date of payment determines date of registration completion/placement eligibility. Registration is not complete until payment has been received.
• Kinder and 1st grade new players are recommended to register within the first days to increase possibility of placement with a specific team; teams are smaller and space is very 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"). Please note you must register first, then go back later and provide this proof of age (it cannot be done at the same time due to how the system is set up).
• 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.