Concord Soccer Association

What the club offers

The Soccer Development Program (SDP) runs each fall and spring for community-based training and games. Below U12 there are no standings, playoffs, or championship brackets—practice and games stay focused on development. Age groups are formed by birth year and gender, from Kiddie Kicker through U19 bands each season (offerings vary by season; for example, spring schedules sometimes adjust older girls groups when high school soccer overlaps). Kiddie Kicker I meets Saturdays at Talley Day Park for skill work and small-sided play; Kiddie Kicker II adds a weeknight session. U8 trains one weeknight at Talley Day Park and plays 4v4 Saturday mornings there against other Concord U8 teams. U10 trains weeknights at local fields and plays 7v7 Saturday mornings at the Concord Complex on Naamans Road against other Concord U10 sides. U12 trains twice weekly and plays 9v9 Saturdays against other area clubs, with home games at the Concord Complex or Hanby Elementary. U14 and U19 train twice weekly for 90 minutes and play 11v11 on Saturdays against outside clubs, again with home games at the Concord Complex or Hanby Elementary. All SDP coaches are volunteer parents; the club asks every family to help in some way and encourages two coaches per team when possible, with guidance and materials for new coaches.

Representative (travel) teams train and host home games on grass at the Concord Complex on Naamans Road. The program stresses player and team development, one team per coach, shared uniform standards, complimentary goalkeeper training for travel players, and support from a Director of Coaching who runs seasonal sessions and clinics. Annual team fees are described as covering most team costs so families are not charged for many small extras.

US Youth Soccer TOPSoccer serves athletes ages 4–19 with cognitive or physical disabilities, with training and team placement designed to welcome them into the Concord community. A year-round adult coed pickup program runs broadly March through February with rolling registration.

Registration, fees, and policies

Spring 2026 SDP registration fees (before card processing) were Kiddie Kicker I $90, Kiddie Kicker II $125, U8 $145, and U10 and older $160, matching the prior fall season. A $25 late fee applied after the club’s March registration deadline; families registering three or more SDP players received a $25 discount per additional child, and volunteer head coaches received a $50 registration discount. Kiddie Kicker through U10 wear Concord red-and-white jerseys (about $20 on site the first two Saturdays when not sponsored T-shirts apply); U12 and older wear the Concord Adidas kit in red. Refunds were available through a mid-April email deadline minus a $10 processing fee when policies allow. Spots depend on coach and field capacity, so age groups can fill before general registration closes.

Representative tryouts require online pre-registration through a family account. U9 tryouts carry a $10 fee and include a tryout shirt; other age-group tryouts have no tryout fee once registered. After tryouts, staff call with offers, then families have three calendar days to accept and pay the acceptance fee. Players need only attend one tryout session to be considered, though attending more is encouraged. Weather-affected tryouts follow announced rain dates, with updates by mid-afternoon on tryout day.

Mission and practical next steps

The mission is to develop youth through soccer by matching each player to an appropriate competitive level while keeping the environment positive. For SDP, families create an account, register online with a card, note weeknights that do not work for training, and expect team assignments as staff finalize rosters. For representative soccer, families can email the club mailbox with a player’s full name and birth year to discuss tryouts, complete the tryout registration inside their account, and watch for seasonal parent meetings and uniform ordering ahead of August training. General questions and mail go to the club’s Wilmington post office box and main email address.