Age Group Information (U6, U8, etc.)
Calculating birthdates to age groups can be very confusing. Dyer Kickers created custom software and uses it to eliminate errors.
The age to group info below can help you as a gudeline.
Determining your "Soccer Age"
Soccer ages are determined once per year and hold for the whole year. The soccer year corresponds to the academic year, so your "soccer age" is the same for Fall and the following Spring (i.e., not the calendar year). Your soccer age is your age on July 31st immediately before the Fall season. Thus your "soccer age" for the Fall 10 and Spring 11 seasons is the age you are/were on July 31, 2010.
This is an example for InHouse age/groups...
Age on 7/31/10 ....Plays Fall 2010.... and Spring 11 (Note we allow in the Spring age 4 by March 31, 2011 to play)
| Age 4 or 5 |
Plays Fall 10 in U6 |
and Spring 11 in U6 |
| Age 6 or 7 |
Plays Fall 10 in U8 |
and Spring 11 in U8 |
| Age 8 or 9 |
Plays Fall 10 in U10 |
and Spring 11 in U10 |
| Ages 10, 11, 12, and 13 |
Plays Fall 10 in Advanced |
and Spring 11 in Advanced |
| Age 14, 15, 16, and 17 |
Plays Fall 10 in U18 |
and Spring 11 in U18 Seniors |
What's Does "U6" or "U8" (etc.) mean?
"U8" is short for "My soccer age is Under 8 years old".
U8 players cannot be 8 years old (or older) on July 31 previous to the Fall season, as explained above. The system is analogous for U6, U10, etc. In general, U6 players will have "soccer ages" of 4 or 5, U8 players will have soccer ages of 6 or 7, and U10 players will have soccer ages of 8 or 9.