What ages and program levels does Heartland Soccer Association offer?Heartland league play is built around youth players roughly nine through nineteen, with recreational through premier tracks and multiple subdivisions in many age groups so teams face similar competition. Families usually join through a member club that registers teams into Heartland’s league or tournament events rather than signing up directly for a single Heartland-branded house team.
About
Heartland Soccer Association is a nonprofit, educational youth soccer body based in Overland Park, Kansas, that organizes league seasons and a major tournament calendar for the broader Kansas City metro and visiting teams from across the region. Rather than operating as a single neighborhood club roster, Heartland provides the competition platform many local clubs use: recreational through premier divisions, seeding that groups teams by competitive level, and large-scale scheduling across multiple outdoor turf venues.
What families and clubs get
League programming runs across spring, fall, and winter seasons. More than one hundred seventy soccer clubs take part in Heartland league play each year, fielding over three thousand four hundred fifty teams and roughly fifty-five thousand youth players from ages nine through nineteen, with many age brackets split into multiple competitive bands so teams meet similar opposition. Beyond league weekends, Heartland hosts about fourteen tournaments annually, drawing over two thousand seven hundred teams and roughly fifty-nine thousand youth players from sixteen U.S. states plus Mexico and Canada. The soccer community around those events also includes on the order of four thousand coaches and two thousand referees in a typical year.
Where games are played
Outdoor league and many tournament matches use four purpose-built turf complexes: Scheels Overland Park Soccer Complex in Overland Park, Compass Minerals Sporting Fields, Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri, and Garmin Olathe Soccer Complex in Olathe. Together they anchor Heartland’s all-turf game model for league weekends and showcase events.
Registration rhythm and seasons
Teams and clubs enroll through Heartland’s online registration flow ahead of each season block. For a typical spring season, registration often opens in late October with an early-January deadline, then seeding and schedule release roll out ahead of opening weekend. Exact deadlines shift year to year, so families should confirm the current calendar for the season they are joining.
History and mission
Heartland began in 1977 as the Johnson County Soccer League to grow youth soccer in Johnson County, Kansas. The Kansas Premier Soccer League later merged into the same nonprofit structure in 1995, forming today’s Heartland Soccer Association. Heartland welcomes teams across the skill spectrum—from recreational to premier—while keeping competition level-appropriate through divisioning and seeding.
How to reach Heartland
The main office is at 6450 Sprint Parkway, Suite A, Overland Park, Kansas 66211, open Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Families and club administrators can call 913-888-8768 for general questions, use the rainout line at 913-307-3684 for weather-related updates, or start registration and team workflows through registration.heartlandsoccer.net when a season is open.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Heartland Soccer Association host league and tournament games?Outdoor league and many tournament matches are played on turf at Scheels Overland Park Soccer Complex, Compass Minerals Sporting Fields, Swope Soccer Village, and Garmin Olathe Soccer Complex across the Kansas City metro.
When does league registration open and how do teams sign up?Registration runs online through registration.heartlandsoccer.net when a season window is active. A typical spring cycle opens registration in late October with an early-January cutoff, then seeding and schedule release finish ahead of opening weekend; confirm the exact dates for the season you want because they change each year.
Is Heartland Soccer Association one youth club or many clubs?Heartland is a nonprofit league and tournament operator. More than one hundred seventy soccer clubs participate annually, bringing thousands of teams into shared scheduling, rules, and facilities while each club continues to run its own rosters and coaching.
How can families contact Heartland Soccer Association?Call the main office at 913-888-8768 Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., visit 6450 Sprint Parkway, Suite A, Overland Park, Kansas 66211, or use the rainout line at 913-307-3684 for weather-related updates. Registration and team workflows start at registration.heartlandsoccer.net when enrollment is open.
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