For CSA In House Programming we will continue to use the school age groups. It is important to us that our youngest and less competitive teams are allowed to play with their friends.
This means that the soccer year will continue to correspond to the academic year, so your child's "soccer age" is the same for an entire academic year. Your child's soccer age is based on their age on July 31.
2022-2023 Age Group Chart for FUNdamental and Developmental
Help for Parent's on Understanding SOCCER AGE GROUPS...
You’d think that determining which age group your kid was in would be straightforward, and it is once you figure it out.
Most youth soccer leagues determine a player’s soccer age based on an August 1 cutoff because most leagues “start” their season on August 1. So, the first thing you need to figure out is how old your child will be on August 1.
Next, you need to know that soccer age groups are designated U6, U8, U10, etc., which translates to under 6, under 8, under 10, and so on. If your daughter turns 7 on July 25, she will be in the U8 age group.
Most recreational leagues don’t have enough players to have an age group for every year (U6, U7, U8, U9, U10, etc.) and will typically alternate every other year (U6, U8, U10, etc.). This works out well as the younger players can learn from the older players.
Keep in mind that for In House soccer these ages are guidelines and not rules set in stone. If you have children who need to play up or down for one reason or another (they are ready to play with the older kids, all of their friends are moving up, etc.), talk to the person running the league and they should be able to accommodate you.
Travel teams don’t have this much flexibility. Once a kid is too old for a particular age group, they absolutely cannot play in the younger age group. They must move up. Some teams will allow younger players to “play up,” but that player would have to be amazingly good to justify it and is probably better suited being a dominant player in their own age group rather than playing up with the older kids.
CHANGES TO SOCCER AGE GROUPS BASED ON US SOCCER MANDATES:
PA West Age Group Chart
For all CSA Travel and Classic Teams:
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Birth Year
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2020
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U5
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2019
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U5
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U6
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2018
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U5
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U6
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U7
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2017
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U5
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U6
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U7
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U8
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2016
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U5
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U6
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U7
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U8
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U9
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2015
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U5
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U6
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U7
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U8
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U9
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U10
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2014
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U5
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U6
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U7
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U8
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U9
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U10
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U11
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2013
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U5
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U6
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U7
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U8
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U9
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U10
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U11
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U12
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2012
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U5
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U6
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U7
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U8
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U9
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U10
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U11
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U12
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U13
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2011
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U6
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U7
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U8
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U9
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U10
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U11
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U12
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U13
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U14
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2010
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U7
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U8
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U9
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U10
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U11
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U12
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U13
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U14
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U15
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2009
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U8
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U9
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U10
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U11
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U12
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U13
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U14
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U15
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U16
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2008
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U9
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U10
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U11
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U12
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U13
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U14
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U15
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U16
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U17
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2007
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U10
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U11
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U12
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U13
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U14
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U15
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U16
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U17
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U18
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2006
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U11
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U12
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U13
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U14
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U15
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U16
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U17
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U18
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U19
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2005
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U12
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U13
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U14
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U15
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U16
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U17
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U18
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U19
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2004
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U13
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U14
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U15
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U16
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U17
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U18
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U19
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2003
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U14
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U15
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U16
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U17
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U18
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U19
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2002
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U15
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U16
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U17
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U18
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U19
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2001
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U16
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U17
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U18
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U19
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2000
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U17
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U18
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U19
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1999
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U18
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U19
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1998
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U19
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There will be more information regarding
the US Soccer - Player Development Initiatives coming out soon.
Specifically there will be some changes to small sided games at younger
age levels