Bend FC Timbers

What the club offers

Competitive programming follows a five-phase pyramid built around a soccer year that starts with May team formation and runs into the following spring. Future Soccer STARS (about U6–U7) and the Junior Development Academy (U8–U10) bridge younger players from introductory and recreational play into more consistent training. Youth Premier Academy covers roughly U11–U14 in 9v9 and 11v11 tracks, and High School Academy serves about U15–U18. Girls Academy Aspire (U13–U19) sits on the platform side of the pathway, with additional platform-related fees when teams participate in those leagues. Competitive teams in the upper phases typically train two or three times per week for much of the year, mixing outdoor work at the Bend FC Soccer Complex with indoor training at the club futsal facility.

The Central Oregon Soccer League (COSL) is Bend FC’s spring recreational league for prekindergarten through eighth grade, sanctioned by Oregon Youth Soccer Association. COSL emphasizes fun, fitness, and fundamentals with volunteer parent coaches supported by professional staff, balanced rosters rather than parent-built teams, and game formats that stop at 9v9 so younger players stay on right-sized fields. The league has drawn well over a thousand spring participants in recent cycles. Adult coed, women’s recreational, and men’s competitive outdoor leagues run four seasons a year on the club’s turf complexes, and additional camps, clinics, Junior Soccer STARS, and futsal programming round out the schedule.

Development philosophy and coaching expectations

Competitive training at Bend FC is more demanding than recreational soccer, with coaches who hold professional licenses and ongoing education. Sessions stress individual technique, tactical ideas, training habits, and how to compete hard while staying in a positive environment. Recreational COSL priorities include protecting league integrity, fair team balance, and a community feel where players may see new teammates and coaches from season to season.

Home facilities, travel, and league touchpoints

Outdoor training and many competitive events center on the Bend FC Soccer Complex at Pine Nursery Park in Bend, including pre-tryout and May team formation activities for older age groups. Junior Development Academy teams practice there on set weeknight blocks while also using the Bend FC Futsal Center for a winter indoor block. Competitive teams expect regular travel outside Bend, often toward the Portland metropolitan area and the Willamette Valley (Eugene, Salem, Medford) for league and tournament play, including overnight weekends when schedules require it. JDA sides play in OYSA U10 Valley League jamboree-style play days against clubs from Bend, Eugene, and Corvallis so families sample travel without the full overnight rhythm of older premier teams.

Registration, seasons, and fees families should plan for

Member accounts and most program signups run through PlayMetrics. For the 2026/27 soccer year, open registration for competitive tryouts begins February 20, 2026; formal open tryouts start May 11, 2026, with May 11–14 sessions required for players who register for the full team formation process. A March 2026 pre-tryout evaluation week at Pine Nursery Park is limited to current Bend FC players for camp and Girls Academy Aspire round-one work; new families still register once for the overall process and must attend May. Junior Development Academy carries no tryout: 2026/27 registration opens March 15, 2026, with an early registration window through April 30, 2026, and standard registration from June 1, 2026. The JDA year runs June 2026 through May 2027 with summer, fall, indoor winter futsal, and spring segments; league play costs and summer Bend Premier Cup participation are included in the year-long JDA player fee, while uniforms sit on a separate cycle.

COSL spring seasons use staggered PlayMetrics registration rounds in the fall and winter before the prior spring, with on-field work typically beginning in late March and games running into mid-May, plus a season-opening jamboree-style weekend when scheduled. Recreational uniforms follow an odd-year purchase cycle; competitive uniforms follow an even-year cycle.

Across standard competitive teams, base team fees align for a given program year, while Girls Academy Aspire and other platform leagues add their own charges. Junior Development Academy tuition is $1,395 per player for registrations completed March 15–April 30, 2026, and $1,495 per player for registrations beginning June 1, 2026, covering the June 2026–May 2027 activity window aside from required kit pieces. Competitive program fees are non-refundable once families commit. Donations to the nonprofit may be tax-deductible within IRS limits; the organization’s employer identification number is 20-2573582.

How to reach the club

For executive-level questions, call Executive Director Donnie Emerson at +1 541-977-3097 or email donnie@bendfc.com. Families exploring Youth Premier or High School Academy roster openings should email Director of Coaching Cole McCool at cole@bendfc.com for boys or Greg Ryan at greg@bendfc.com for girls. COSL and recreational league questions go to COSL@bendfc.com; the league also maintains a general message line at +1 541-728-3261 and an urgent in-season call or text option at +1 541-241-8882 for time-sensitive COSL needs. Families handle tryouts, JDA, COSL waitlists, and other program signups in PlayMetrics as each registration window opens.