Capital Area Soccer Association

What ages and program levels does CASA offer?Little Ballers introduces coed soccer to the youngest players (recent cycles used birth years around 2021–2022). Winter recreational indoor programming serves roughly U5 through U14 at partner facilities. Travel soccer forms boys’ and girls’ teams from U8 through U19 with Premier, Blue, and Elite-style groupings depending on age and gender, year-round training expectations, and league play through CPYSL, APL, PRCL, EDP, National League, state cups, and tournaments. Families aiming for PA Classics Harrisburg follow that program’s separate tryout path.

Where does CASA train or play?Outdoor soccer centers on the CASA Soccer Complex at 300 Nyes Road (George Park and Ranger Fields) in Harrisburg, with additional games and practices at locations such as Dauphin County Technical School, Kohl Park, Brightbill Park, Linglestown Middle School, Bishop McDevitt High School, and In The Net in Palmyra. Travel tryouts are scheduled at the Nyes Road complex, and some cycles add sessions at Landis Field on the Central Dauphin Middle School campus.

When are travel tryouts and how does registration work?CASA forms new travel teams each spring. Registration for a given seasonal year typically opens in early March, with age-group schedules released for that cycle. Players must register and pay the tryout fee before attending. After the second tryout session, staff usually notifies families within about forty-eight hours, and roster spots remain open for about forty-eight hours once offered.

What do tryouts or registration cost?Travel tryout registration costs twenty dollars and is non-refundable. Accepting a travel roster spot triggers a separate team registration fee due at assignment; dollar amounts for that fee and the full seasonal team budget arrive with each team’s plan before families commit. Little Ballers pricing has recently been about seventy-five dollars for the shorter weekly session and eighty-five dollars for the longer session, subject to change each season.

What does a year of CASA travel soccer cost?Travel costs are team-specific. Each age group gets a written team plan before acceptance that breaks down expected league fees, tournament plans, coaching, and other expenses for that seasonal year so families can compare offers. Uniforms, travel to away games, and optional extras sit outside the core team plan in many cases—confirm line items with the club manager when you review your offer.

What is CASA’s mission or coaching approach?CASA is a volunteer parent association built to grow soccer in Central Pennsylvania while investing in licensed professional coaching for travel and elite tracks. The curriculum stresses attractive, possession-based soccer, player-driven decisions, and alignment with U.S. Soccer development guidance. A full-time technical director oversees player, coach, and team development across the travel program.

How can families contact CASA or get updates?Call (717) 652-3676 during weekday late-morning office hours (Monday–Thursday) or dial (717) 657-9596 for the weather line. Email ClubManager@casasoccer.org for operations, PatrickThompson@casasoccer.org for technical questions, and info@casasoccer.org for travel tryout help. CASA shares current recreational, winter, and tryout registration links through its registration center each season; following CASA on Facebook is another way to catch program announcements.