Placer United Soccer Club

Programs and age groups

Grassroots welcomes boys and girls ages 5–12, grouped by birth year each season, with volunteer parent coaches mentored by the Grassroots director. Training follows a U.S. Soccer–aligned curriculum that favors individual development and plenty of touches in small-sided play. Sessions typically run as split winter, spring, and fall blocks with up to three 90-minute team practices per week alongside the director staff; outdoor work has used Cirby Elementary School fields in Roseville, with times and locations adjusted for weather and the competitive calendar.

Transition to Strike targets U6, U8, and U10 boys and girls who may move toward competitive soccer. Roughly twenty to twenty-five players per age group and gender train at least twice weekly, play small-sided games inside the program, and face outside competition through play dates and local tournaments across an August–May season with winter and summer breaks.

Competitive programming from U9 through U18 centers on technical, tactical, physical, and mental growth for players who want a demanding environment. Placer United is the National Premier League club in the county, sends teams to strong league and tournament schedules inside California and beyond, and connects players with ODP, PDP, and ID2 identification paths plus college exposure. ECNL is part of the pathway for families pursuing that national platform. Goalkeeper-specific training runs for ages 10–18 with one sixty-minute session per week plus optional drop-in clinics at no extra fee beyond the player’s club registration.

Tryouts and registration

For the 2026/2027 season, every player registers through AthleteOne before tryouts. U.S. Soccer and U.S. Club Soccer age-group rules shift that year so birth-year bands align more closely with school grades; a U8–U19 matrix maps each birthday to the correct tryout group. Tryout weeks are set for U8–U14 from May 11 through May 17 and U15–U19 from May 18 through May 24, with sessions at Placer Valley Sports Complex, 2600 Westbrook Boulevard, Roseville. The Rocklin indoor training center on Tinker Road anchors daily training and administration. Night-by-night tryout times inside those weeks are added once staff set the schedule, so families should stay in touch through AthleteOne and club communication while preparing for evaluations.

Grassroots registration opens and closes per session; cancellations more than ten days before the first session receive a full refund, while later cancellations receive club credit toward camps, clinics, or a future Grassroots block instead of cash back.

Mission, style of play, and extras

The mission is to develop, educate, and inspire every participant to become a lifelong supporter of the game by building the strongest possible club culture and player development pathway. Day-to-day expectations call for accountability to players, parents, coaches, and governing bodies; consistent, educated teaching; dedication to development; discipline and respect; honesty, ethics, and integrity; and inspiration across the membership.

In possession the model favors quick, purposeful movement of the ball and players to threaten the goal. Out of possession the club teaches organized collective defending to deny chances and win the ball back.

Camps and clinics include an ongoing skills camp series plus Munchkin Madness sessions led by club coaches. The club also hosts events such as the Placer United Girls Cup and maintains uniform ordering and spirit wear paths for families who need kit.

How families reach the club

The business office sits at the Placer United Soccer Indoor Training Center, 1091 Tinker Road, Suite 300, Rocklin, California 95765, with after-hours drop boxes outside and inside the building. General questions go to info@placerunited.com or (916) 434-5890, where voicemail is routed to the club administrator. Evaluations for Transition to Strike go to CoachEmre@placerunited.com; goalkeeper questions go to CoachBashar@placerunited.com.