2026-27 Travel Meeting

We will be holding two, in person, informational meetings about our Travel program.  The first near the end of the fall Intramural season, on Monday, October 20, 2025, at 6:30pm in the Amosland Clubhouse, 2nd Floor Meeting Room.  And the second on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 6:30pm in the Amosland Clubhouse, 2nd Floor Meeting Room, roughly one week before the beginning of Travel Evaluations.  It will include descriptions of our Travel program and Travel tryout process followed by a question and answer session with the club's Travel Director, Chris Deisler. 

First Meeting
When - Monday, October 20, 2025
Where - Amosland Clubhouse, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

Second Meeting
When - Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Where - Amosland Clubhouse, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

The travel program is designed for players U9 and above who excel in the game and want to participate at a more challenging level than the intramural program offers.

The benefits of this program are to challenge players to realize their highest potential through more intensive coaching and to develop long-lasting bonds with their teammates, coaches and parents. This program offers more playing time with players of equal talent. Player development, team tactics and winning are stressed more in the travel program, with better skilled players getting the most playing time.

• It is strongly recommended that athletes play at the age-appropriate level.
• Coaches are encouraged to obtain a coaching license within one year.
• Teams usually practice two nights per week.
• Games are usually played on the weekends and most games are within a thirty-mile radius beginning after Labor Day and ending before Thanksgiving.
• Players are required to purchase the Club-designated travel uniform.
• Teams will attend several fall tournaments and program registration fees include those costs.
• It is recommended that travel players attend camps to further improve his or her skills. Players are strongly encouraged to practice at home to refine fundamentals. This level of commitment ensures faster paced player development.

The girls compete in the Central League against teams in Delaware, Chester and Montgomery counties, usually on Sunday afternoons.

The boys participate in the Central League and play in the tri-county area, as well, mostly on Saturdays.

Family/Picture Day is held in October and the annual club fundraiser, the Blood, Sweat, and Cheers Mud Run is in December.

2026-27 Travel Team Tryouts

Evaluations for the 2025-26 Travel teams will begin the week of April 13th.  Registration will be open for players born between August 1, 2008 and July 31, 2019.  Each age level will have two tryout sessions.  Players must come to at least one tryout session but it is highly recommended that they attend both.  If your player cannot attend both sessions please reach out to the Travel Director, Chris Deisler, via email. 

Registration will open at 12am on February 1, 2026.

The tryout schedule is based on school year.  The use of school year (August through July) to organize rosters is a new policy coming down from our governing bodies, US Soccer, USYS, and EPYSA. All youth soccer organizations are expected to adopt this policy for the upcoming 2026-2027 season.  Children currently playing with teams that  no longer match their school year (i.e. playing up) should register under their school year and indicate the team they were on last season when completing the registration form so that they can be placed in the correct tryout group.

Our goal is to place as many players as possible while creating competitive, balanced Travel teams.  That said, Tryouts are a competitive process and not every player will earn an invitation to join one of our teams.  Those that do earn an invitation to remain with their current team, especially those who would be forced to play up due to the new age format, will be informed of all of their options.  All prospective Travel players will be informed of their status by the 15th of May.

Schedule

Gender/Age Group - Dates and Times (dates subject to change)

Boys born between 8/1/17 and 7/31/19 (U9) - Monday, April 13, and Monday, April 20, from 6-7:30pm

Girls born between 8/1/17 and 7/31/19 (U9) - Monday, April 13, and Monday, April 20, from 6-7:30pm

Boys born between 8/1/16 and 7/31/17 (U10) - Monday, April 13, and Monday, April 20, from 6-7:30pm

Girls born between 8/1/16 and 7/31/17 (U10) - Monday, April 13, and Monday, April 20, from 6-7:30pm

Boys born between 8/1/15 and 7/31/16 (U11) - Tuesday, April 14, and Tuesday, April 21, from 6-7:30pm

Girls born between 8/1/15 and 7/31/16 (U11) - Tuesday, April 14, and Tuesday, April 21, from 6-7:30pm

Boys born between 8/1/14 and 7/31/15 (U12) - Tuesday, April 14, and Tuesday, April 21, from 6-7:30pm

Girls born between 8/1/14 and 7/31/15 (U12) - Tuesday, April 14, and Tuesday, April 21, from 6-7:30pm

Boys born between 8/1/13 and 7/31/14 (U13) - Wednesday, April 15, and Wednesday, April 22, from 6-7:30pm

Girls born between 8/1/13 and 7/31/14 (U13) - Wednesday, April 15, and Wednesday, April 22, from 6-7:30pm

Boys born between 8/1/12 and 7/31/13 (U14) - Wednesday, April 15, and Wednesday, April 22, from 6-7:30pm

Girls born between 8/1/12 and 7/31/13 (U14) - Wednesday, April 15, and Wednesday, April 22, from 6-7:30pm

Boys born between 8/1/11 and 7/31/12 (U15) - Thursday, April 16, and Thursday, April 23, from 6-7:30pm

Girls born between 8/1/11 and 7/31/12 (U15) - Thursday, April 16, and Thursday, April 23, from 6-7:30pm

Boys born between 8/1/08 and 7/31/11 (HS) - Thursday, April 16, and Thursday, April 23, from 6-7:30pm

Girls born between 8/1/08 and 7/31/11 (HS) - Thursday, April 16, and Thursday, April 23, from 6-7:30pm


Rain Dates - Friday, April 17, and Friday, April 24, from 6-7:30pm


Location -  All Travel Evaluations will be held on the Catania Brother's Park turf field.


Players should wear shin guards and cleats to all tryout sessions.  They should also bring a water bottle and an appropriately sized ball (size 4 for players born between 2017-2013, and size 5 for players born in 2012 or earlier).

Any questions should be sent to the Travel Director, Christian Deisler at [email protected] .