What ages and program levels does DC Soccer Club offer?The club serves roughly U4 through U19 with Tots, Pre-K Plus, kindergarten-through-high-school recreational league, Pre-Travel Academy for K–2nd grade, Select for U8–U14, Travel for U8–U19, and Academy for U11–U19, plus clinics, futsal, camps, adult clinics, and TOPSoccer for players with disabilities.
DC Soccer Club
Washington, District of Columbia
About
DC Soccer Club runs youth soccer across Washington, D.C. under a “soccer for all” model that stretches from introductory Tots and recreational league through Select, Travel, and Academy teams. The club serves more than 7,500 players from about U4 through U19, with the recreational league alone drawing roughly 3,500 participants each season in a volunteer-coached, community-first setting.
Player pathway and competitive levels
Programming is organized so families can match commitment and challenge to each child’s stage. Recreational league from Pre-K through high school stays registration-based with lower time demand. Pre-Travel Academy targets kindergarten through second grade with professional coaching as a bridge toward competitive travel. Inside the travel structure, Select (U8–U14) is the entry competitive tier with professional staff, travel curriculum, and player tracking at a lighter load than full Travel. Travel (U8–U19) fields multiple teams per age group across a ten-and-a-half-month August–June cycle with broader DMV league play and two or three tournaments at typical ages. Academy (U11–U19) is the top tier: highest training volume, national-regional competition, and invitation or tryout-based placement. Competitive levels are assigned through tryouts and staff evaluation rather than friend requests or field preference.
Leagues, training rhythm, and MLS Next Academy
Select teams generally train twice weekly in fall and spring plus once weekly in winter and play in the Maryland Developmental Soccer League with away days often in Montgomery County, Maryland. Travel teams train twice weekly plus an optional club session in fall and spring (winter uses two team sessions, with flexibility for high school players) and compete in leagues such as Chesapeake Premier Soccer League, National Capital Soccer League, and Elite Development Program depending on level. Academy boys U13–U19 are slated to compete in the MLS Next Academy Division starting with the 2026–2027 seasonal year, while younger boys pre-academy sides prepare in NCSL; girls Academy U13–U19 compete in ECNL Regional League Virginia with U11–U12 girls on a Pre-ECNL Virginia track. Beginning in 2026–2027, Academy, Travel, and Select age bands align to a school-year cutoff of August 1 through July 31 instead of calendar birth years.
Clinics, camps, futsal, and adaptive soccer
Beyond team soccer, the club offers seasonal rec skills and goalkeeping clinics, ball-mastery blocks in winter, winter futsal teams, holiday and summer camps (including elite camps for travel players), drop-in summer and winter play for eligible ages, adult clinics, and TOPSoccer for players ages 5–14 with physical, cognitive, or emotional disabilities. Young children can start in Tots (ages 3–5) or Pre-K Plus on weekend team-style introductions before kindergarten rec.
Registration, sample program fees, and financial aid
Families enroll and manage many programs through PlayMetrics; spring recreational league and clinic pricing has recently included examples such as $145 for standard rec registration (before early-bird or late adjustments), $225 plus processing for Pre-K Plus, $395 for Pre-Travel Academy, $185 for an eight-session Tots block, $150 for a six-session rec skills clinic or adult clinic, free TOPSoccer player spots, and free rec goalkeeper clinic sessions for players already in rec. Multi-day spring and summer camps show posted rates from about $95 per day up to $350 for a full-week day camp depending on camp type. Travel tuition bands for a recent seasonal year were about $1,600–$1,650 plus processing for Select, roughly $2,100–$3,195 plus processing for Travel depending on league and tournaments, and about $3,395–$3,500 plus processing for Academy all-in club fees; uniforms stay separate. The club awards roughly $250,000–$350,000 in need-based assistance in a typical year across wards, with applications for 2026–2027 programs opening April 20, 2026, aid decided independently of coaching staff, no fee to apply, and no retroactive credits once tuition is paid—questions go to financialaid@dcsoccerclub.org.
How to reach the club
General office mail and operations sit at 2201 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20007. For travel-program and Academy evaluation questions, the technical director is reachable at edusouza@dcsoccerclub.org; Select-level questions route to the travel director at aminhass@dcsoccerclub.org. Families can join the monthly e-newsletter for club and community updates, and spirit wear ships or can be picked up through the club’s partnered soccer shop in Bethesda.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the club train and play?Practice fields and game sites shift with D.C. permits each season; Select away days are often in Montgomery County, Maryland, while Travel and Academy draw broader DMV and regional travel. Recent clinic and camp scheduling has used venues such as Hardy Middle School, Fort Stevens, Marie Reed, Palisades Rec Center, Garrison Elementary, Joe Cole Rec Center, MacArthur High School, Dunbar High School, Roosevelt High School, and Walter Johnson High School—always confirm the current field list for your team or program before you travel.
When are tryouts or Academy ID sessions?Travel and Academy rosters reset through spring tryouts and Academy identification sessions ahead of the fall-starting seasonal year. If a player misses a scheduled ID window, families can email the technical director at edusouza@dcsoccerclub.org about joining a team training for evaluation.
What do recreational and clinic programs cost?Spring-cycle pricing has recently included about $145 for standard recreational league registration before early-bird or late-fee adjustments, $225 plus processing for Pre-K Plus, $395 for Pre-Travel Academy, $185 for an eight-session Tots block, $150 for a six-session rec skills clinic or a six-session adult clinic, free TOPSoccer registration, and free rec goalkeeper clinic sessions for players already enrolled in rec. Camp fees in the same registration season have run from about $95 per day up to $350 for a full-week day camp depending on the camp.
What does a Select, Travel, or Academy season cost?For a recent travel-year cycle, Select ran about $1,600–$1,650 plus processing fees; Travel about $2,100–$3,195 plus processing depending on league costs and tournaments; Academy about $3,395–$3,500 plus processing for the all-inclusive club fee. Uniforms are purchased separately in each case.
Does the club offer financial aid?Yes. The club typically awards between $250,000 and $350,000 per year across D.C. wards. Aid cannot be applied retroactively, requesting aid does not register a child by itself, and applications for the 2026–2027 seasonal year open April 20, 2026. Families apply inside PlayMetrics under Club Programs → Financial Aid and may email financialaid@dcsoccerclub.org with questions.
What is the club’s mission and values?Programming stresses accessibility and inclusion—financial aid messaging names intention, inclusion, collaboration, and community—and competitive tracks aim to place each player at the right challenge level for development within professional coaching structures.
How can families register or get help?Create or use a PlayMetrics account for most programs and financial-aid requests. Email edusouza@dcsoccerclub.org for travel and Academy evaluation questions, aminhass@dcsoccerclub.org for Select, and financialaid@dcsoccerclub.org for aid. The administrative address is 2201 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20007.
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