Cherry Hill FC is a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) youth soccer organization based in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Programming spans co-ed and gender-specific recreation, a U7 travel-prep add-on for recreation players, Friday developmental training blocks, and full-year competitive travel that includes Junior Premier and Premier teams in EDP and complementary local league options.
In-town recreation centers on the DeCou Sports Complex, with club-provided group training and a Saturday–Sunday rhythm that shifts by season (fall Saturday games and spring Sunday home games in recent spring cycles). Co-ed recreation runs about U4 through U6; girls and boys recreation continue through about U14, and high-school friendship leagues serve U14 and older with home-area play in Cherry Hill and Marlton. The U7 Travel Prep Academy is a supplemental Friday evening track on DeCou turf for recreation-registered U7 players, adding about twenty-four one-hour sessions across the year, technical and small-sided work, an introduction to 7v7, and a full academy kit plus ball.
Competitive travel is a fall-and-spring commitment for most youth bands. Boys roughly U8 through U14 and girls roughly U8 through U14 play both fall and spring, with girls’ league games commonly on Saturdays and boys’ on Sundays in many youth travel bands; U15 and older boys and girls typically play a spring season with Sunday league games. New Jersey age rules apply, and U7 players are not eligible for travel. League footprints include the South Jersey Soccer League, South Jersey Girls Soccer League, EDP, MAPS, and JAGS depending on team placement. Club-approved trainers can supplement team training, with club funding available toward trainer costs; families and teams budget tournaments separately.
Junior Premier targets serious travel players from about U8 through U12 with two training sessions per week, periodic combined academy-style blocks, 7v7 and 9v9 league play on weekends, and up to five tournaments plus USYS State Cup when age-appropriate. Away league travel commonly stays within about ninety minutes of Cherry Hill. Club tuition is $1,225 for that level, including US Club passes and facility-related items, with $425 due when a player accepts a roster offer and a payment plan for the balance; winter, summer, and uniform costs sit outside that figure.
Premier serves about U13 through U18 as the club’s top travel band: two weekly trainings with combined premier blocks at selected times of year, EDP 11v11 league play, up to six tournaments across EDP, local, and regional levels plus USYS State Cup, and the same rough ninety-minute away radius for many league trips. Tuition is $1,575 with $600 due on acceptance and installment options for the remainder; uniforms and optional winter or summer programming are extra.
The board forms Junior Premier and Premier teams by birth year after tryouts and may consider additional parent-coached travel teams in local leagues only after those primary teams are set, without guaranteeing extra rosters.
Spring 2026 recreation opened with home games on Sundays at the DeCou Sports Complex and an eight-week game season for tots and SJRSL-based divisions, including home-and-away work for many U9–U15 groups plus a spring tournament in that pathway. Discounted early online registration ran through January 26 before standard rates, with non-refundable player fees during that early-registration window: Parent–Tot U4 $100, U5–U6 $110 each, U7 through U15 $125, and high school $80. The fourth and fifth children in a household receive half off the youngest sibling’s fee after online signup when families email the recreation director the names and birthdates using the subject-line pattern explained during TeamSnap signup.
Spring developmental (IDP-style) sessions welcome Cherry Hill FC players and outside players at the DeCou Complex on Friday evenings, with a club training jersey included; recent cycles used eight sessions from 6:00–7:00 p.m. for birth years around 2014–2018 at $100 for rostered club players and $125 for non-club players when that block was offered. Seasonal camps and the CHFC Summer Classic tournament (for example late May multi-day weekends) add extra touches; Soccer Post in Cherry Hill extends a 10% discount to Cherry Hill FC players who identify themselves at purchase, and fan or extra kit is available through the club’s soccer.com store.
U.S. youth soccer’s shift to an August 1–July 31 seasonal year affects 2026–27 assignments; players register for tryouts in the age grouping the club assigns for that calendar. Travel and premier hopefuls complete the club’s Google Form tryout registration for the current cycle, then attend scheduled evaluations.
Mail: PO Box 3543, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034. General questions can go through the club’s online contact form. Recreation signup uses TeamSnap; travel tryout registration uses the Google Form opened for each tryout cycle. Facebook and Twitter carry day-to-day updates.
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What ages and program levels does Cherry Hill FC offer?Recreation runs from about U4 through U14 in co-ed and gender-specific divisions, plus high-school friendship leagues for U14 and older. The U7 Travel Prep Academy adds Friday training for recreation-registered U7 players. Competitive travel starts at U8 for eligible birth years, with Junior Premier roughly U8–U12 and Premier roughly U13–U18, alongside case-by-case parent-coached travel teams only after primary premier teams are formed.
Where does Cherry Hill FC train and play?Recreation home play and much club training happen at the DeCou Sports Complex in Cherry Hill. Travel league locations depend on South Jersey Soccer League, South Jersey Girls Soccer League, EDP, MAPS, and JAGS assignments; Junior Premier and Premier away league games are often within about ninety minutes of Cherry Hill. High-school friendship games use Cherry Hill and Marlton fields.
How do travel tryouts and registration work?Families complete the club’s Google Form tryout registration tied to the season they are pursuing, using the birth-year grouping Cherry Hill FC assigns under the August–July seasonal calendar starting in 2026–27. After registration, players attend the evaluation sessions the club schedules for that cycle.
What does recreation soccer cost?Spring 2026 early registration before the January 26 deadline used discounted online rates of $100 for Parent–Tot U4, $110 for U5 and U6, $125 for U7 through U15, and $80 for high school, with fees non-refundable. Standard pricing applies after early registration closes. Fourth and fifth siblings receive half off the youngest player’s fee when families register online first and email the recreation director the required names, birthdates, and subject line explained during TeamSnap signup.
What does Junior Premier or Premier travel cost?Junior Premier club tuition is $1,225 including US Club passes and covered facility items, with $425 due when a player accepts an offer and payment-plan options for the rest; uniforms and optional winter or summer add-ons are separate. Premier tuition is $1,575 with $600 due on acceptance and installments for the balance, again excluding uniforms and optional off-season programming.
What is Cherry Hill FC’s mission or operating style?Cherry Hill FC operates as a private, non-membership 501(c)(3) led by an all-volunteer board separate from the Township of Cherry Hill. Recreation stresses development and fun with in-town play, while travel layers higher training volume, league travel, and tournament pathways for players seeking that commitment.
How can families contact Cherry Hill FC or sign up?Use the online contact form or mail PO Box 3543, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034. Recreation registration runs through TeamSnap. Travel and premier tryouts use the Google Form the club opens each tryout cycle. Facebook and Twitter carry updates between seasons.
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