Tryouts Overview

SSA hosts a series of (free) open tryouts to select rosters for our Competitive program teams.


U8-U10 Academy tryouts: Late May (for Fall and Spring season play) and in late November (For Spring season play) to establish a player's suitability for acceptance into the Academy pool.


U11-U19 tryouts: Late May to assign players to our Competitive MLS Next (Boys), GAL (Girls), NAL (Boys), DPL (Girls), NPL/SAPL (Boys and Girls), EDP (Boys and Girls), and SCCL League programs (Boys and Girls.) For details and information, please click on the links below.


For players interested in trying out for our U10-U19 USL Summer League, please click HERE for more information on January tryouts.


26/27 Age Groups BY MONTH AND YEAR OF BIRTH FOR ALL PROGRAMS EXCEPT MLS NEXT HG*

U8 U9 U10 U11 U12 U13 U14 U15 U16 U17 U18/19

8/1/18

8/1/17

8/1/16

8/1/15

8/1/14

8/1/13

8/1/12

8/1/11

8/1/10

8/1/09

8/1/07

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7/31/19

7/31/18

7/31/17

7/31/16

7/31/15

7/31/14

7/31/13

7/31/12

7/31/11

7/31/10

7/31/09

*MLS Next HG program age groups will remain 'calender year' age groups with a January 1st to December 31st cutoff.