PLAYER COMMITMENT

The Club supports a Travel soccer program. Players are expected to play games during the weekend and participate in practice sessions during the week. Typically, most teams hold two practices per week. However, at the 7th and 8th grade level, teams may practice less, due to many players participating on school-based teams. Practices may be more frequent near the end of the season as teams prepare for the end of season tournaments. Games are held primarily on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Game opponents will be made up of other travel teams throughout the State of Maine.

All Cumberland Soccer Club teams are expected to participate in the club-sponsored Labor Day weekend tournament, and most teams also participate in a Columbus Day weekend tournament.

All Club teams are expected to participate in either the State Challenge (Division 1) Cup, Anthem (Division 2) Cup playoffs or Year End Festivals at the end of the regular season.

 

CSC Season Timeline

Mid-late July: Parents hear from coaches and find out which team their child is on.

August 14: CSC teams are allowed to begin practicing.  Not all teams will choose to hold practices in August.  August practices will not necessarily be at consistent times or at the times they are held during the season .  CSC teams need to share fields with high school teams and therefore may need to practice at later times. Consistent practice times begin when school starts.

Late August/September: The Season begins!

Game schedules are released by SoccerMaine in late August.

• U12 – U14 play their first game on August 27th.
• U10/U11 play their first game on September 10.
• League games are typically played on Sundays, with home games played Sunday afternoon at Twin Brook (U11-U14) or GMS (U10).

Labor Day Weekend: Just for Fun Tournament.

• Each team will play 3-4 games on either Saturday or Sunday.
• The schedule is released in mid-August.
• U10 plays at GMS; U11-U14 plays at TwinBrook.
• Families are asked to help staff the snack shack on the day their team plays.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Weekend:  Each team will participate in either the Falmouth Tournament or the Patriot Tournament in Gray New Gloucester.  These tournaments are typically 3 games over two days.

Late October U12-U14:  League Playoffs.  Every team makes the playoffs for their division and compete for the State Championship.

Late October U10 and U11:  End of Season Festival.  Each team participates in 3-4 games on either Saturday or Sunday.