2025-26 Travel Meeting

We will be holding an, in person, informational meeting about our Travel program on Monday, March 31, at 6:30pm in Room 108 of the Ridley Township Community Center.  It will include brief descriptions of our Travel program and Travel tryout process followed by a question and answer session with the club's Travel Director, Chris Deisler. 

When - Monday, March 31, 2025
Where - Ridley Township Community Center - Room 108

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.

OST Program - Off Season Training Team for Varsity Level Players

Our U18(2010-2008) or high school age Off Season Training teams (or OST) are a new addition to our program.

We created this level to give local Varsity and Varsity competitive players the opportunity to increase their level of training and experience while recognizing the many multisport athletes can only commit limited time to off season sports.  Varsity players who play year-round club soccer tend to play at a higher level than those that do not so this idea is meant to help close the gap in technical ability between fall only soccer players and year-round soccer players.  We have fielded, with limited success, teams in the high school age ranges before but this is the first time we are targeting that community as a single age group.

We intend to offer this team as Tournament team of sorts.  Initial costs will be as low as possible, $25, to encourage participation but there will be no prepaid event costs.  It will be a pay to play program.  We will roster as many qualified players as possible and then periodically offer them playing opportunities.  When enough players are interested, teams will be entered in the event and the cost will be split between those participating.  We will also offer training in the weeks before the events to give the players a chance to get to know each other before taking the field.

2024-25 Travel Team Tryouts

Evaluations for the 2025-26 Travel teams will begin the week of April 14th.  Registration will be open for players born between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2018.  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 let the Travel Director, Chris Deisler, know via email. 

Registration is open.  Click here to register now.

The tryout schedule is based on birth year.  Children currently playing with teams that  do not match their birth year (i.e. playing up) should register under their birth year and indicate the team they are on 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, it is not always possible to find roster space for every interested player.  All prospective Travel players will be informed of their status by the 15th of May.

Schedule

The evaluation dates are set.  Changes have been highlighted in yellow.

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

Boys born in 2017 and 2018 - Monday, April 14, and Monday, April 21, from 6-7:30pm

Girls born in 2017 and 2018 - Monday, April 14, and Monday, April 21, from 6-7:30pm

Boys born in 2016 - Wednesday, April 16, and Wednesday, April 23, from 6-7:30pm

Girls born in 2016 - Monday, April 14, and Monday, April 21, from 6-7:30pm

Boys born in 2015 - Tuesday, April 15, and Tuesday, April 22, from 6-7:30pm

Girls born in 2015 - Tuesday, April 15, and Tuesday, April 22, from 6-7:30pm

Boys born in 2014 - Tuesday, April 15, and Tuesday, April 22, from 6-7:30pm

Girls born in 2014 - Tuesday, April 15, and Tuesday, April 22, from 6-7:30pm

Boys born in 2013 - Monday, April 14, and Monday, April 21, from 6-7:30pm

Girls born in 2013 - Wednesday, April 16, and Wednesday, April 23, from 6-7:30pm

Boys born in 2012 - Wednesday, April 16, and Wednesday, April 23, from 6-7:30pm

Girls born in 2012 - Wednesday, April 16, and Wednesday, April 23, from 6-7:30pm

Boys born in 2011 - Thursday, April 17, and Thursday, April 24, from 6-7:30pm

Girls born in 2011 - Thursday, April 17, and Thursday, April 24, from 6-7:30pm

Boys born in 2008, 2009, and 2010 - Thursday, April 17, and Thursday, April 24, from 6-7:30pm

Girls born in 2008, 2009, and 2010 - Thursday, April 17, and Thursday, April 24, from 6-7:30pm


Rain Dates - Friday, April 18, and Friday, April 25, from 6-7:30pm


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] .