What ages and program levels does Oakwood Soccer Club offer?Competitive team programming spans U8 through U19 for both boys and girls, organized by birth-year eligibility for tryouts. Boys tracks include ECNL, ECNL-RL, Pre ECNL, and YTL. Girls tracks include Girls Academy, Girl’s Pre-Academy, Girls EDP, and Girls YTL. Supplemental options include seasonal clinics, camps, and Summer TPD for extra training.
About
Oakwood Soccer Club is a nonprofit competitive youth soccer organization rooted in the Glastonbury, Connecticut area. Programming emphasizes year-round training for motivated players, with separate boys and girls pathways from foundational youth bands through elite national league tracks. Families manage registration and accounts through LeagueApps (oakwoodsc.leagueapps.com), and uniform gear is ordered through the club’s Soccer.com organization store.
Boys and girls competitive pathways
Boys programming includes ECNL, ECNL Regional League (ECNL-RL), Pre ECNL, and Youth Training League (YTL) options suited to different commitment and ability levels. Girls programming includes Girls Academy, Girl’s Pre-Academy, Girls EDP, and Girls YTL. The club also runs seasonal clinics, soccer camps, and Summer TPD (technical player development) blocks for extra touches outside team training. The Oakwood Premier Invitational and other tournament resources support competitive scheduling for qualifying teams.
Tryouts and registration
The club promotes 2026–27 team tryouts with a single LeagueApps registration flow for eligible birth-year bands. Tryout sessions for 2026 are scheduled between late March and early April: most girls age groups use paired evenings such as March 23–25 windows with April 1 follow-ups for older bands, while many boys groups use March 24–26 starters with March 31–April 2 follow-ups, always in the evening blocks assigned to each U8–U19 group. Younger groups commonly train 5:00–6:15 p.m. or 6:30–7:45 p.m., and U17–U19 groups often meet 8:00–9:15 p.m. All scheduled outdoor tryout sessions for 2026–27 take place at Oakwood Soccer Park in Portland. Interested players complete the player interest form and register for tryouts through the Oakwood SC 2026–27 tryouts class in LeagueApps before attending.
Facilities where the club trains and hosts play
Oakwood Soccer Park sits on about 25 acres at 521 Glastonbury Turnpike, Portland, CT 06480. The outdoor complex is soccer-only, with two full-size turf fields lined for 11v11, 9v9, and 7v7, stadium lighting, spectator seating, a video balcony for filming and review, restrooms, locker rooms, concessions, and a seasonal merchandise shop. Oakwood Sports Center at 40 Oakwood Drive, Glastonbury, CT 06033 is a historic indoor venue renovated in 2024, offering two large turf fields plus hard-court multi-sport space used for training and events across soccer and other sports when weather or programming calls for indoor work.
Mission, environment, and partnerships
Oakwood Soccer Club aims to deliver a premier soccer experience that grows every player from beginners toward elite ambitions. Coaching, curriculum, and a person-first culture stress development on and off the field. Nike and other brand relationships supply apparel and equipment so players train and compete in quality kit. Social channels include Instagram (@oakwood_soccer_club) and Facebook for community updates in addition to email contacts below.
How to reach coaches and club staff
Carlos Parra serves as technical director and oversees boys ECNL leadership (cparra@oakwoodsoccerclub.com). Damon Davis leads boys U6–U12 and Zone 1 work (ddavis@oakwoodsoccerclub.com). Steve Barker directs Girls Academy and Girls EDP (sbarker@oakwoodsoccerclub.com). Beca Frisk leads Girl’s Zone 1 (rfrisk@oakwoodsoccerclub.com). Enzo Pereira handles goalkeeping (enzo@oakwoodsoccerclub.com). Ollie Hilliker at National Sport Group supports camps, clinics, sponsorships, and fundraising (ollie@nationalsportgroup.com). Matty is another club operations contact (matty@oakwoodsoccerclub.com). General administrative questions go to admin@oakwoodsoccerclub.com.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the club train and play?Outdoor league and spring 2026 tryout sessions use Oakwood Soccer Park, 521 Glastonbury Turnpike, Portland, CT 06480, a 25-acre soccer-only complex with two turf fields sized for multiple formats, lights, seating, and support buildings. Indoor training and events also use Oakwood Sports Center, 40 Oakwood Drive, Glastonbury, CT 06033, with renovated turf and hard-court space.
When are tryouts and how do families register?2026–27 tryouts run in late March and early April 2026 with two evening sessions per age group; exact date pairs and times differ slightly between girls and boys at the same U8–U19 bands, but every outdoor tryout block is at Oakwood Soccer Park. Register through the Oakwood SC 2026–27 tryouts offering in LeagueApps after completing the player interest form. Returning families can sign in at oakwoodsc.leagueapps.com/login to manage accounts.
What is the club’s mission and development approach?Oakwood Soccer Club combines a premier training environment with development of the whole player from beginners toward elite goals, pairing strong coaching with a person-first culture. Partnerships such as Nike back apparel and equipment access so teams wear a consistent professional standard.
How can families contact the club or ask program-specific questions?Email admin@oakwoodsoccerclub.com for general club administration. Carlos Parra (cparra@oakwoodsoccerclub.com) leads the technical and boys ECNL side, Damon Davis (ddavis@oakwoodsoccerclub.com) covers boys U6–U12, Steve Barker (sbarker@oakwoodsoccerclub.com) oversees Girls Academy and Girls EDP, Beca Frisk (rfrisk@oakwoodsoccerclub.com) leads Girl’s Zone 1, Enzo Pereira (enzo@oakwoodsoccerclub.com) handles goalkeeping, and Ollie Hilliker (ollie@nationalsportgroup.com) supports camps, clinics, sponsorships, and fundraising.
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