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Important Dates

Spring 2021 Schedule

Jan 11 - Registration Opens
Feb 25 - Prospective Volunteer Coach Info Meeting
Feb 28 - Registration Closes
Mar 15 - Team Building/Drafts
Tue Mar 23 - Positive Coach Alliance - Double-Goal Coach Zoom Meeting - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Tue Mar 30 - Positive Coach Alliance - Second Goal Parent Zoom Workshop - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Sat Apr 3 - Teams Announced, Practice & Game Schedules published
Sat Apr 3 @ 9:00am - Season Setup Field Day - Meet at Soccer Shed
Week of Apr 12 - Practices Begin
Sat Apr 17 - Opening Day, First Game Day
Sat May 8 - Picture Day #1
Sat May 15 - Picture Day #2
Sat/Sun May 29/30 - Memorial Day Weekend, No Games
Sat June 12 - Final Game Day
Sat June 12 - Scholarship winners announced
Sat June 19 @ 9:00am - Season Cleanup Field Day - Meet at Soccer Shed
Thur Jun 24 - Thur Aug 5 (7 weeks) - DARC Soccer Shots on Field 6
- Registration details TBD. Classic is 3 to 5 year olds and Premier is 5 to 8 year olds
- 5:00pm – 5:40pm (Classic and Premier)
- 5:50pm – 6:30pm (Classic and Premier)

Practices are on a fixed weeknight at 6pm. Each division only has two available practice nights. Please ensure that your player is available for both practice nights - in the division description - when registering
Games are on Saturday mornings/afternoons
Make-up games will be scheduled on Sundays at their original game time. Rainouts during the final week of the season may not be rescheduled
No refunds will be issued if the season or individual games are canceled after March 31 for any reason, including weather & field conditions and pandemics

Registration financial assistance is available to families with a demonstrated financial need.

Contact Info

If you have questions about the Outdoor Soccer program:
Please email us at [email protected]

About EBYA Outdoor Soccer

EBYA Outdoor Soccer is held in the Spring and Fall of each year and is open to all boys and girls ages 4 to 18. EBYA is an all-volunteer non-profit organization and EBYA accepts players from all areas. The EBYA recreational soccer program provides instructional soccer for children of all ages and abilities. Our programs emphasize good sportsmanship, participation, team play, and fun, but at the same time, help develop confidence and self-esteem. Games for players 7 and above have current State certified referees.

EBYA is a volunteer organization that relies on the willingness of parents to volunteer to coach and help with other functions to keep the organization moving forward. Please step forward and offer to volunteer in some capacity.

Teams will be assigned a practice night based off of the coaches preference.

Our format is one practice per week and one game per week.
Practices are one night a week and are scheduled for one hour.
Game are played on Saturday mornings or afternoons.

We plan for our season to be 9 to 10 weeks long for a total of 9 or 10 game.
We attempt to makeup as many rainouts as possible.

All practices and games are held at East Brandywine Community Park.
* The following divisions may play occasional inter-league games with LYA & GEYA requiring a small amount of traveling:
Middle School Boys, Middle School Girls, and High School COED

Note - Sundays are reserved in the event of rainouts for makeup games.
*Sunday games will start at their originally scheduled game time (morning or afternoon)

Covid-19 Adjustments - Please be aware of the Covid-19 requirements for players, coaches, and spectators. No exceptions.
Please review - 2020 ebya fall soccer - covid-19 adjustments and league guidelines - rev1.0.pdf

Each player, coach and referee will receive a temperature check using a non-contact thermometer, and that temperature will be recorded should it be required for contact tracing. The check also requires review of Covid-19 symptoms (click here to review Covid-19 Symptom Worksheet) and if any symptoms are present - participation will not be permitted that day.

Players should wait in their cars if they see more than 10 people in line for the temperature check-in process.

If a player records a temperature of 100.4 or greater, that player will be sent home, and it is recommended that they see a physician.

A player who passes the check-in process can then join in warm-up drills until the game begins.

Masks are required for all players, coaches, volunteers, and spectators at all times, with ONE EXCEPTION – players will not be required to wear masks while on the field of play. Players must wear a mask on the sidelines while not in active play.

Players who test positive at any point during the season must report the positive result to EBYA. Players must test negative twice - 24 hours between tests - after their 2 week quarantine, and once symptom-free, in order to return.

Registration Information

We are offering a Spring 2021 season for children ages 4 to 18. Registration for the Spring 2021 season opened on Jan 11. Registration closes on Feb 28. Late registrations after Feb 28 will have an increased registration fee.

We expect our Spring soccer program to fill. Players who register after the program fills will be placed on a wait list.

Registration Fees:
1st child: $99
2nd child: $89
3rd/4th child: $39
5th child and greater: $99

* No refunds will be issued after March 31st for any reason including weather & field conditions and pandemics.

Click here for registration instructions.

All practices and games are held at East Brandywine Community Park.
*Older divisions may have a handful of AWAY games if regional rec soccer registration numbers necessitate inter-league opponents.

If you do not have an account on the new EBYA website, please click the REGISTER button to set up your account.

*EBYA offers partial scholarships for families in need of financial assistance.

*EBYA offers partial scholarships to any active military families.

Please send any requests to [email protected]. *Scholarships are limited in availability, please request scholarships as early as possible. First come, first serve. Thank you.

Covid-19 Adjustments - Please be aware of the Covid-19 requirements for players, coaches, and spectators. No exceptions.

Each player, coach and referee will receive a temperature check using a non-contact thermometer, and that temperature will be recorded should it be required for contact tracing. The check also requires review of Covid-19 symptoms and if any symptoms are present - participation will not be permitted that day.

Players should wait in their cars if they see more than 10 people in line for the temperature check-in process.

If a player records a temperature of 100.4 or greater, that player will be sent home, and it is recommended that they see a physician.

A player who passes the check-in process can then join in warm-up drills until the game begins.

Division Format

Spring 2021 Division Formats
Note: Division age ranges and format are subject to change based upon sufficient player registration and coach volunteers within each division.

The divisions will be based on the following age groups:

Coed 4 year old: Teams will be comprised of 6 or 7 max players per team. Teams will play 3 v 3 with coaches assisting on the field. Play 2 (20) minute halves. No goalkeepers. Size 3 ball.
Coed 5 year old: Teams will be comprised of 6 or 7 max players per team. Teams will play 3 v 3 with coaches assisting on the field. Play 2 (20) minute halves. No goalkeepers. Size 3 ball.
Coed 4 and 5 year old: Teams will be comprised of 6 or 7 max players per team. Teams will play 3 v 3 with coaches assisting on the field. Play 2 (20) minute halves. No goalkeepers. Size 3 ball.

COED 1st Grade; Teams will be comprised of 11 boys & girls and play 6 v 6 (including the goalkeeper) and coaches assisting on the field. Play 2 (20) minute halves. Size 3 ball. With sufficient registrations, the 1st Grade division will be split into separate Boys & Girls divisions.
2nd/3rd Grade Boys Division; Comprised of boys in 2nd and 3rd grade. Teams will play 7 v 7 or 8 v 8 (including the goalkeeper) with referees on the field. Play 2 (25) minute halves. Size 4 ball.
2nd/3rd Grade Girls Division; Comprised of girls in 2nd and 3rd grade. Teams will play 7 v 7 or 8 v 8 (including the goalkeeper) with referees on the field. Play 2 (25) minute halves. Size 4 ball.
4th/5th Grade Boys Division; Comprised of boys in 4th & 5th grade. Teams will play 8 v 8 or 9 v 9 (including the goalkeeper) with referees on the field. Play 2 (25) minute halves. Size 4 ball.
4th/5th Grade Girls Division; Comprised of girls in 4th & 5th grade. Teams will play 8 v 8 or 9 v 9 (including the goalkeeper) with referees on the field. Play 2 (25) minute halves. Size 4 ball.
6th/7th/8th Grade Middle School Boys Division; Comprised of boys in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade - Middle School. Teams may play full sided 11 v 11 (including the goalkeeper) or adjusted as necessary based on the total number of registrations on a 3/4 field. Play 2 (30) minute halves. Size 5 ball.
6th/7th/8th Grade Middle School Girls Division; Comprised of girls in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade - Middle School. Teams may play full sided 11 v 11 (including the goalkeeper) or adjusted as necessary based on the total number of registrations on a 3/4 or a full size field. Play 2 (30) minute halves. Size 5 ball.
HIGH SCHOOL COED Division; Comprised of boys & girls in High School - 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade. Teams play full sided 11 v 11 (including the goalkeeper) on a full size field. Play 2 (35) minute halves. Size 5 ball.

*** Note that some divisions may play interleague games, including AWAY games, with other local recreational soccer leagues - depending upon regional registration numbers

*Divisions may be shifted to make as many teams as possible.
*EBYA Soccer does not honor requests for specific coaches or requests for players to be placed together due to carpooling with the exception of siblings in the same division.

Division Layouts

Division	# of Teams	Practice Nights	Practice Field	Players per Team
COED 4 Year Olds	8	Mon/Tues	5-1 thru 5-5	7
COED 5 Year Olds	10	Wed/Thurs	5-1 thru 5-5	7
COED 4 and 5 Year Olds	6	Friday	5-1 thru 5-5	7
COED 1st Grade	8	Mon/Tues	5A/5B	11
2nd/3rd Grade Girls	6	Wed/Thurs	4A/4B	12
4th/5th Grade Girls	4	Wed/Thurs	1A/1B	13
6th/7th/8th Middle School Girls	4	Wed/Thurs	2	15
2nd/3rd Grade Boys	6	Mon/Tues	4A/4B	12
4th/5th Grade Boys	6	Mon/Tues	1A/1B	13
6th/7th/8th Middle School Boys	4	Mon/Tues	2	18
COED 9th thru 12th High School	4	Wed/Thurs	3	17

Below is our tentative Saturday game schedule. Prior to publishing the official schedule, please expect game times to vary by about 30-45 minutes from this tentative schedule:

Saturday Game Times

Division	Field	Times
COED 4 Year olds	5-1, 5-3, 5-5	9:00am, 10:30am
COED 5 Year olds	5-1, 5-3, 5-5	Noon, 1:30pm
COED 4 and 5 Year olds	5-1, 5-3, 5-5	1:30pm, 3:00pm
COED 1st Grade	5A/5B	9:00am, 10:30am , Noon, 1:30pm
2nd/3rdgrade Girls	4A/4B	9:00am, 10:30am, Noon
4th/5thgrade Girls	1A/1B	10:30am, Noon
6th/7th/8thMiddle School Girls	2 and 3	11:00am
2nd/3rdgrade Boys	4A/4B	9:00am, 10:30am, Noon
4th/5thgrade Boys	1A/1B	9:00am, 10:30am, Noon
6th/7th/8thMiddle School Boys	2	8:00am, 9:30am
COED 9ththru 12th High School	3	8:00am and 9:30am

Registration Listing

Outdoor Spring Soccer 2021

2021 Spring Outdoor Soccer League - 8 Week/8 Game Season

Due ongoing, significant volunteer requirements related to Covid-19, please choose at least one volunteer role per child that you register.

Weeknight practice (single, fixed weeknight for each team) and Saturday games (single game on either Saturday morning or early afternoon).

Practices are at 6PM. Games are on Saturday morning or afternoon, as early as 8AM and normally starting no later than 3PM..

*We reserve Sundays for rainout make-up games, same start time as original game*

**Practice and game schedules will not be available until registration is complete and volunteer coaches have been identified for all teams in all divisions.

Registration Fees are:

1st child - $99

2nd child - $89

3rd/4th child - $39/each

5th child and greater - $99/each

* Earrings are not permitted during practices and games. They cannot be taped or otherwise covered. They must be removed.

** Heading is not permitted in any division, BOYS or GIRLS, from our youngest COED 4 division through our oldest Senior COED divisions. Heading the ball will result in a penalty.

If you have questions about the registration, please email [email protected]