Team Organization

 

Team Sizes and Age Groups

 

 

Age Group

 

Grade

 

Game Format

 

App. Team Size

 

 

 

U-6

 

 

K

 

 

4 v 4

 

 

12-15 Coed

 

 

 

U-7

 

 

1st

 

 

4 v 4

 

 

12-15 Coed

 

 

 

U-8

 

 

2nd

 

 

4 v 4

 

 

12-15

 

 

 

U-9

 

 

3rd

 

 

6 v 6

 

 

12-15

 

 

 

U-10

 

 

4th

 

 

6 v 6

 

 

12-15

 

 

 

U-11

 

 

5th

 

 

8 v 8

 

 

12-15

 

 

 

U-12

 

 

6th

 

 

8 v 8

 

 

12-15

 

 

 

U-13/14

 

 

7th & 8th

 

 

11 v 11

 

 

14-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ninth grade and above teams become part of the Teen Soccer Club which is still a part of the Arlington Soccer Association, but separate from the Potomac Kiwanis Soccer Club.

 

 

How Teams Are Formed

 

 

 

 

The Potomac Kiwanis Soccer Club strives to place all children that register on time on a soccer team. If a team does not exist in a given age group due to a shortage of players, the Club will recommend a neighboring Club in the Arlington Soccer Association that your child can play for.

All children are placed on teams by the PK Registrar according to age and grade level. If a child does not meet the county age cut-off (i.e., is too old) a waiver may be obtained by the Club for the child to play with his/hers peers in the same grade level.

By registering on-line with PK Soccer, parents agree to certain waivers of  liability. Alternatively, each child is required to have a parent or legal guardian complete and sign an Arlington Soccer Association (ASA) permission form (pink card) which is included with your registration form.

PK does not generally allow children to "play up" in an age group higher than his/her grade level.  We have found this to be in the best interest of the child and his/her teammates, as well as other teams in the ASA.

Every effort is made to grant special requests with regard to placing children on a team with a preferred coach, or a specific friend or two. However, PK is obligated to keep team sizes within an age group as even as possible in order to best serve the interests of all the players. This sometimes means that special requests cannot be accommodated.

In addition, the Club has found that, in the long run, mixing children from different schools (i.e., Jamestown, St. Agnes, private, etc.) is in their best interest and it provides the Club with maximum flexibility as team sizes and compositions change over time.