What ages and program levels does CESA offer?Recreation serves roughly ages four through nineteen, with under-six through under-fifteen teams in fall and spring, under-nineteen fall-only because of high school soccer, and a high school prep track with CESA staff coaching. Center of Excellence focuses on about seven- and eight-year-olds bridging toward Junior Academy. Junior Academy readies advanced recreational players for competitive soccer with three pool trainings weekly. Travel programming spans Select, Challenge, ECRL, and ECNL teams from middle school ages through high school, with girls ECNL sides in the Mid-Atlantic Conference. Supplemental camps, five-a-side leagues, and performance projects sit alongside the core seasonal pathways.
Where does CESA train and play, and how do families check field status?Greenville recreation and many events center on MeSA (1020 Anderson Ridge Road, Greer), Wenwood (1967 Ridge Road, Greenville), and Brushy Creek (4524 Old Spartanburg Road, Taylors). Saturday recreation games for younger ages are at MeSA; older recreation and high school prep may use MeSA or Wenwood. Spartanburg recreation trains at Duncan Soccer Complex (125 South Main Street, Duncan) and Tri-County at Hurricane Park (1109 Wren School Road, Piedmont). For closures, call the field hotline at (864) 288-0980 instead of the office; by 3:00 p.m. on weekdays and 7:30 a.m. on weekends that recording reflects the latest Greenville field decisions. Satellite Facebook pages add local notes.
When are tryouts or player placement evaluations, and how does registration work?Travel, Junior Academy, and Center of Excellence placement runs through annual evaluation cycles. Families register for the matching PlayMetrics program for their track, then attend the session for the player’s birth year and gender on the active Greenville tryout calendar (for example the block titled for the 2026–27 cycle). Center of Excellence holds late-spring evaluations for the following fall plus in-season evaluation opportunities. Junior Academy and travel invite players after staff review open evaluations; accepting a roster spot starts the competitive club-fee payment steps CESA assigns after offers go out.
What does recreation registration cost, and what about uniforms?On the Fall 2025 / Spring 2026 recreation fee table, standard fees were $150 for most under-six through under-nineteen brackets, $120 for a two-practice under-six option without Saturday games, and $425 for the staff-coached high school prep group; registering after May 13 raised standard recreation to $165 and high school prep to $475 for that same seasonal window. Uniforms are mandatory for games; families order through the PlayMetrics club store path to the designated supplier, with home teams in red and away teams in white. Always confirm the fee row and deadlines for the season you are joining.
How do club fees and team fees work for competitive programming?After a roster offer, families pay an acceptance portion of club fees within forty-eight hours, then either pay the remainder in full or authorize monthly card drafts (late drafts can incur a $25 late fee). Club fees fund training, goalkeeper work, league and insurance registrations, fields, and professional staff. Team fees are collected separately by each team’s treasurer for tournaments, travel reimbursements, and team supplies, often beginning with a $100 January deposit and monthly amounts set from a team budget. A January 2026 mid-season chart for new Greenville starters showed total club commitments such as $480 for 7U–8U Center of Excellence, $702 for 9U–12U Junior Academy, $747 for 12U Pre-ECNL-RL or Pre-ECNL, $615 for 13U–14U Select, $792 for 13U–14U NLSC or USYS-NL, and $924 for 13U–14U ECNL-RL or ECNL, each with $225 at acceptance and three follow-up installments; Spartanburg, Tri-County, and Pachuca use different figures for some ages. Uniforms cost about $270 through Lloyd’s Soccer on the stated two-year cycle. Need-based scholarship applications at registration can offset remaining club fees for qualifying families.
What is CESA’s mission and development approach?CESA aims to give every player—from recreational beginners to ECNL-bound athletes—coaching, programming, and league access that matches individual goals. Volunteer recreation coaches receive support from professional staff, while travel programming layers Select, Challenge, ECRL, and ECNL options so teams can pursue state, regional, or national schedules that fit their ambition. Open training and careful play-up decisions are meant to keep motivated players challenged without locking them into a single level too early.
How can families contact or register?Email info@carolinaelitesc.com or call (864) 329-1113 during office hours (typically 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; closed Wednesday and weekends unless a seasonal notice changes them). The office is at 18 Boland Court, Greenville, South Carolina 29615. Use PlayMetrics signup links for recreation, Junior Academy, Center of Excellence, and travel evaluation registration for the matching program track. Travel and ECNL/ECRL registrar support often flows through keri.myers@carolinaelitesc.com; recreation registration questions go to kellie.land@carolinaelitesc.com; head coaching volunteers email kellie.land@carolinaelitesc.com. Follow CESA on Facebook, Instagram, and X for time-sensitive announcements.
