What's the game schedule like? Day & time?

• Girls 7/8 - Sat 3:00 pm

• Boys 7/8 - Sat 4:30 pm

• HS - Sunday afternoons (Spring only, times vary)

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Where is the "Home field?" 

• Home Field is typically the soccer fields at Fowler School

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How much "travel" is involved?

• 4 home games

• 4 away games, most are within 30 minutes of Maynard, but there are the outliers like Tyngsboro and Townsend-Ashby

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When will the Fall/Spring seasons start?

• Fall season games typically starts the Saturday after Labor Day

• Spring season games typically start the 2nd Saturday in April

• Your child’s coach will notify you of the exact start date of games and practices

• Sometimes there are not enough signups for a a fall season for grade 78, but we historically always have enough for spring

• The High School teams do not have a fall season, as the majority of the players are focused on school soccer in the fall

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How long is the season? Any pauses for holidays?

• The season is 8 games.

• Fall season typically does not have games on Columbus Day weekend.

• Spring season typically does not have games on Easter and Memorial Day weekend. 

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How are teams formed?

• Coach evaluations from previous seasons and a field evaluation process held in June of each year are used to group the kids based on ability into teams for the fall season.

• Spring teams are formed based on the fall end of season coach evaluations, or if child registered for the spring did not play in the fall, based on the coordinator and coach’s knowledge of those kids.

• This is not an exact science; and while forming teams this way takes more effort and is difficult to do, we believe placing kids on teams with kids of similar ability gives everyone the best opportunities to develop.  

What does a typical practice schedule look like?

• Spring season for grades 78: most teams have two evening practices a week, typically an hour long (commonly in the time range of 5-7pm, with times potentially varying based on daylight).  

• Fall season for grades 78:  coaches often forgo practices because of school soccer, or sometimes hold practices on Friday nights (as they school team often skips Friday practices).

• Spring season for high school:  often the high school teams do not hold practices, or will hold a small number before the season starts. Historically the high school students are so busy with other activities, that practices were not well attended.

• The days of the week for the practices are selected by the coach based on field availability and their schedule.  

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How many players are there per side?

• 11v11 (10 field players + a goalie).

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How long are the games & how are they divided, i.e.: halves? quarters?

• The games are two 35 minute halves with a five minute half time (Coach may also request a very quick water break in middle of the halves on hot days)

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What size soccer ball is required?

• Size 5 (all kids need their own ball for practice).