2025 Recreational Soccer Program
Open to Players Ages 4-14
Join our vibrant U7-U14 program, part of the Portland Youth Soccer Association (PYSA). We offer separate boys and girls teams, tailored to your child’s school grade. Typically, we field teams for 1st to 8th graders.
We also have an exciting Pre-K/Kinder program for little ones.
Spring Season
- Important Dates
- Early Jan: Registration opens for players and coaches
- March 4: Teams registration deadline
- April 6: Season starts
- May 18: Season ends
Cost
- Fee is $75.
- A sibling discount of $50 will apply to those registering more than one child.
Practices
- Spring Rec season is games only, on Saturdays. There are no weekday practices.
Game schedule and field locations are provided by PYSA but are generally on local PPS and Portland Parks fields.
Fall Season
Important Dates
- Registration for Fall 2025 is Open
- August 4th – Registration Deadline
- August 13th – Team Rosters Finalized / Welcome Emails Sent
- August 18th – Practice Schedules Announced
- TBD – Coaches Night
- Late Aug – Game Schedule Released
- First Practices – Week of Sep 1st
- First Games/U9 Jamboree – Sep 6th
- Last practices – Week of October 20th
- Last Game – Oct 25th
Cost
- Fee is $125
- Early Bird 20% off until June 30th
- Sibling discount of $25 will apply to those registering more than one child
- Fee is $125
- Practices
- Teams practice 2 nights a week; either Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday
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- We will do our best to accommodate coaches’ preferences on practice days
- Practices will be held at local school fields and parks, with exact locations TBD
Practices will generally be held at local school fields and parks, with exact locations TBD (pending PYSA field allocations).
Team Size
U7 (1st Grade): Ideal Roster 10 Players / Max Roster 12 players
U8 (2nd Grade): Ideal Roster 12 Players / Max Roster 14 players
U9 / U10 (3rd / 4th Grade): Ideal Roster 12 Players / Max Roster 14 Players
U11 / U12 (5th / 6th Grade): Ideal Roster 14 players / Max Roster 18 Players
U13 / U14 (7th / 8th Grade): Ideal Roster 16 Players / Max Roster 18 Players
Note that a specific teams roster size can be higher than the max, but must be agreed upon by the head coach
Uniforms
Green Foothills Jersey
(Only available at Tursi Soccer on SW Canyon.)
Black shorts (purchase anywhere)
Black socks (purchase anywhere)
Please equip your player with:
- Cleats
- Shinguards & Socks
- Ball – All Foothills players will be given a ball for the Fall season.
- Water Bottle (player’s name/phone number written legibly in Sharpie)
Foothills SC players receive a 15% discount on all purchases made at Tursi Soccer.
Game Format
Age Group | Game | Ball Size | Time (mins) | Goals | Field Size (yds) | Goalie |
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U7 | 3v3 2 games |
#3 | 40 | Pop-Ups | 30×20 | No |
U8 | 4×4 2 games |
#4 | 40 | Pop-Ups | 40×30 | No |
U9 U10 | 7v7 1 game |
#4 | 50 | 6’x18′ | 55×40 | Yes |
U11 U12 | 9v9 1 game |
#4 | 60 | 8’x24′ | 70×50 | Yes |
U13 U14 | 11v11 | #5 | 70 | 8’x24′ | 110×70 | Yes |
Coaches
Coaches are the heart of our Rec soccer program, and we always need enthusiastic volunteers! When registering your player, please consider signing up as a volunteer coach. We’re especially eager to welcome more women into our coaching community. Join us and make a difference today!