Marin FC

What the club offers

Beyond full-season competitive teams, Marin FC runs Kinder FC for energetic young players roughly four through seven years old (birth years named each cycle have included 2018 through 2021), with quarterly seasons, small-group outdoor turf sessions, and a non-competitive, skills-first environment led by licensed staff. The Spring Academy welcomes players born about 2012 through 2017 (roughly ages nine through fourteen): about fifteen sessions over five weeks mix weekday technical blocks with weekend small-sided games, timed ahead of May tryouts for families weighing a competitive season. Summer Academy in 2026 targets players about eight through twelve (birth years 2014 through 2018) in half-day camp weeks with optional extended afternoons at Hall Middle School in Larkspur. Athletes who are registered with another club’s competitive team need their home club’s Director of Coaching approval before joining Spring Academy.

Fields, training sites, and how families stay oriented

Home training and games draw on a long roster of Marin sites—among them College of Marin, Urban Soccer Park, Redwood and Archie Williams high schools, Dominican University, Davidson and Hall middle schools, McInnis Park, and schools across San Rafael, Larkspur, Kentfield, San Anselmo, Novato, Sausalito, and Corte Madera. Kinder FC’s spring block has centered on Urban Soccer Park, moving indoors or to alternate fields when rain or closures hit the turf. Spring Academy has used College of Marin Mackey Field on weekdays and Urban Soccer Park for Saturday games. General club correspondence mail goes to 336 Bon Air Center, PMB 122, Greenbrae, CA 94904.

Tryouts, registration, and competitive-season fees

For the competitive pathway, families new to Marin FC register for tryouts in advance through BYGA; players who finished the prior Marin FC season in good standing are carried into tryouts without a separate signup. The club recommends attending as many tryout sessions as possible with a minimum of two, checking in at the club tent, wearing a plain white shirt (no outside club kit), cleats, shinguards, and personal water. Spectators stay off the field during evaluations. After teams form, registration and billing continue in BYGA, with optional offline check payment where offered.

Competitive-season family costs combine three elements each year: a club fee, a Referee and Volunteer Program (RVP) deposit folded into registration, and monthly team fees. The club fee and RVP deposit secure a roster spot; up to five monthly team-fee installments typically run in June, August, September, October, and January. Team fees fund that team’s budget—coaching, fields, trainers, league and tournament costs, and for ECNL travel events the club includes hotel and van or car rental inside those team fees. Uniforms and airfare (or intercity charter flights) sit outside that bundle, and non-ECNL travel may still add lodging or chaperone costs depending on the event. Families who referee or complete volunteer expectations can earn a $200 RVP refund. If a team collects more than it spends, surplus is refunded proportionally at year-end; shortfalls can be invoiced proportionally. Dollar amounts shift by age band and program year, so confirm the exact figure in BYGA or your team financial commitment paperwork before paying.

Need-based financial aid is a core commitment: roughly $250,000 in combined direct team-fee support and fee waivers went to families in a recent cycle, with percentage awards applied to registration and monthly fees, uniform purchase cards for eligible players, and optional travel grants. Applying before tryouts is encouraged so accepted players can move quickly once rosters post.

Academy and Kinder pricing snapshots

Session pricing for the developmental programs breaks down as follows: a single Kinder FC season (eight hours of training) runs $250 per player and $225 per sibling when the sibling discount applies, with a $20 administrative fee on refunds before the first session and no refunds after camp starts. The 2026 Spring Academy is $350 for one athlete or $300 per sibling and includes a ball and T-shirt. The 2026 Summer Academy charges $295 per week for the 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. core block, $150 more for an optional 12:00–2:00 p.m. add-on, and $25 off per sibling, with a $30 admin fee on pre-start refunds and no refunds after camp begins. If heavy rain wipes out more than a quarter of Spring Academy sessions, the club pro-rates refunds.

Coaching support and family contact

Coaches receive structured support—fair pay policies, education reimbursements that scale with years of head-coaching service, administrative help, and clear expectations for attendance, communication, written player feedback twice yearly, and professional conduct on the sideline. Girls team coaches are expected to run ACL injury-prevention work regularly.

For general questions, email admin@marinfc.com or use the online contact form. For Kinder FC, email donald.army@marinfc.com or fernando.monroy@marinfc.com. Players born 2018 or older exploring full-season competitive placement can email Josh.Kalkstein@marinfc.com.