About Travel Soccer

The travel program provides players with a more competitive playing environment where teams play against other travel teams around southern and central Maine. Players must make a firm time commitment with practices starting in early August and games and tournament play starting Labor Day weekend. A typical week would include one or two practices and games typically on Saturday, Sunday, or both days. The players experience the thrill of competitive play with typically more advanced coaching (as the coaches are all licensed and certified), and the camaraderie of being part of a close-knit unit. Tryouts are held in mid-May and teams carry U9-(12 Players), U10-(12 players), U11-(14 players), and U12-U14-(18 players).

WYSA 2012 Travel Handbook(Download Here)

The season begins in early August and runs through late October. Practices are generally held twice per week until the start of the school year and then once or twice per week when school begins. Games are generally on weekends but may include some weeknights. Most of the games are around the south-central Maine area.
Team Age Requirements

• Players must be 13 and not turn 14 before August 1st of the given year to try out for a U14 team
• Players must be 12 and not turn 13 before August 1st of the given year to try out for a U13 team
• Players must be 11 and not turn 12 before August 1st of the given year to try out for a U12 team
• Players must be 10 and not turn 11 before August 1st of the given year to try out for a U11 team
• Players must be 9 and not turn 10 before August 1st of the given year to try out for a U10 team
• Players must be no younger than league age 8 by October 15th of the given year and be going into the third grade in the fall of the given year to be eligible to try out for U9 travel teams.
  In the event a large number of players register for assessments, we will consider having more than one team in a given age group/gender.