SRSC Recreational Program
South Range Soccer Club offers a traditional recreational soccer program every fall season. For our younger players, we run our U6, U8, and U10 divisions in-house through SRSC. All practices and games for these divisions are held at our home fields. Our U12 and U14/15 recreational teams compete in the Salem Youth Soccer League (SYSL). All home games and practices for these divisions are held at our SRSC fields, while away games are played at surrounding local soccer programs’ fields. Recreational soccer checks all the boxes when it comes to having a positive soccer experience, building skills, sportsmanship, and community!
• Everyone who registers will play on an SRSC team, ages 4-14
• No experience needed, no try-outs
• Equal play time among players
• Games are played from mid August – October, with practices beginning in mid-July
• Your player does not have to attend South Range Schools
• Play in exciting games against other teams
• Learn the fundamentals of the game of soccer
• Great exercise, spend time outdoors, and build healthy habits
• Both players and parents make new friends and build community
• U10, U12 and U14/15 teams each play in a season-end tournament
• Parents can volunteer to coach and/or be hired as a licensed referee
• Players can play for both recreational and competitive teams, but games and practices may conflict. Competitive takes precedent
• Recreational teams may only have 3 competitive players each, per SYSL rules. Competitive players who wish to also play on a recreational team, will be placed on a first come first served basis
• SRSC competitive players will be selected first for recreational teams before competitive players from other schools
SRSC Competitive Program
South Range Soccer Club offers a competitive soccer program every fall season for players who want a more challenging and intensive soccer experience. SRSC competitive teams play in the Youngstown Area Youth Soccer League (YAYSL) against other competitive programs in the Tri-County area. Competitive soccer requires a higher level of skill and commitment from players, coaches, and parents. This program caters to serious players seeking a higher, more challenging level of play who plan to play high school soccer. Spring tryouts determine the SRSC competitive team age divisions offered for each fall season.
• 8 regular season games played from August – October (4 home, 4 away)
• Practices held at SRSC fields (begin mid/late June or early July)
• October Tourament, following regular season
• Competitive tryouts conducted at SRSC Fields (South Range High School varsity coaches to evaluate)
• Birth years 2012 – 2018 eligible to try out
• Divisions fall between U10 – U15, though not all divisions will have a competitive team
• Teams compete in either the boys division or girls division through YAYSL
• Coed teams may be formed, if a there are not enough players of one gender in an age division (Coed teams compete in the YAYSL boys’ division)
• Competitive players must try out for their own community’s team first (unless they are currently playing for another competitive team prior to 2026)
• If your player does not attend South Range, and your own community does not have a competitive soccer program, your player is welcome to try out for SRSC Competitive Program
• If your player is not chosen for an SRSC competitive team, or there is no team for their age division, they may try out for another school’s competitive program or stay and play in our SRSC rec program