San Francisco Glens SC

What the club offers

The Junior Glens micro program serves pre-kindergarten through first grade in the SF Micro Soccer League: one practice per week on San Francisco Recreation and Park (SFRPD) fields, small-sided play, and Saturday games at Marina Green, Little Rec in Golden Gate Park, or comparable city sites. MLS GO gives kindergarten through third grade eight Sunday sessions that blend practice and play in one ninety-minute block. The recreational track centers on second through fourth grade in the SF Youth Soccer (SFYS) recreational league: no tryouts for placement, one practice and one game per week, and games in San Francisco. SFRPD requires at least fifty percent playing time for recreational players.

Competitive programming is for girls and boys from about U8 through U19 (birth years and season windows follow U.S. Club Soccer’s August 1–July 31 age matrix from 2026–27 onward). Teams train at least twice weekly at many levels, with additional sessions for higher tiers. League and platform offerings include SFYS competitive Upper House, NorCal Premier divisions from developmental tiers through state premier, Pre-NPL at U12 boys, NPL at U13–U19 boys, MLS NEXT Tier 1 and Tier 2 for boys U13–U19, Girls Academy for girls U13–U19, and USL Academy placements where the club fields them. The club holds U.S. Club Soccer Players First (P1) recognition, connects players to Cal North ODP and U.S. Club PDP where applicable, and runs a goalkeeper academy, seasonal camps, and skills clinics (including micro and rec skills blocks at Presidio grass fields with per-session or full-series pricing).

Fields, facilities, and residency

Training and games use SFRPD athletic fields across the city, private training space, and dedicated Glens sites such as Treasure Island, Crocker Amazon, and West Sunset for many competitive activities. The organization has invested in a Treasure Island facility project as part of its long-range home base. Competitive roster rules reflect San Francisco residency needs for city field access: for teams U14 and younger (birth year 2011 and younger), up to two players may live outside San Francisco; for U15 and older (birth year 2010 and older), up to three non-residents are allowed so teams stay eligible for SFRPD assignments. Families document residency through the club’s proof-of-residency process.

Tryouts, placement, and playing time

New players who want a competitive roster spot attend annual tryouts, generally held between April and May for the following fall. For the 2026–27 cycle, MLS NEXT Tier 1 and Tier 2, Girls Academy, NorCal Premier, and SFYS competitive teams are scheduled May 2–3, 2026, for birth-year bands from U8 through U19; detailed age-group schedules arrive closer to the event, and competitive tryout registration opens each spring once dates are finalized. Staff treat tryouts as a placement process: multiple coaches observe players, current Glens athletes may be asked to attend so coaches can blend returning and new talent, and families should expect a relaxed, supportive environment. Minimum playing-time expectations depend on the league: SFYS competitive teams use a forty percent floor, NorCal travel teams thirty-three percent, and Girls Academy, MLS NEXT, and NPL teams twenty-five percent, with attendance influencing minutes. Guest-playing rules differ between SFYS-side teams and travel teams; coaches guide movement within the club model.

Fees, scholarships, and registration practicalities

Annual competitive club fees for 2026–27 span roughly $2,250 for SFYS Premier or City league U7–U8 play through about $4,200 for older MLS NEXT Tier 1 boys, with NorCal Premier bands at $2,500–$3,000 depending on level, Pre-NPL U12 at $3,200, NPL U13–U19 at $3,400, MLS NEXT Tier 2 at $3,700, and Girls Academy U13–U19 at $3,800 for the stated season windows. Fees bundle coaching, winter training or winter season play, many league and governing-body registrations, referees where applicable, and program-specific items such as included tournaments or MLS NEXT/Girls Academy event access on qualifying teams. Uniforms, extra tournaments beyond what is included, individual travel, and some optional add-ons (indoor futsal, supplemental goalkeeper training, select state-cup or winter-league charges) cost extra. Families may use installment billing without added administrative fees in the club’s standard plan. Accepting a roster spot requires a non-refundable deposit (currently four hundred dollars in club policy examples), with narrow partial-refund exceptions for injury, misplacement, or level changes as approved by the Director of Coaching.

Micro spring and fall seasons have run about three hundred fifty dollars in club tuition plus a separate SF Micro league registration near sixty-eight dollars and a jersey fee for new players. Recreational seasons have run about four hundred seventy-five dollars plus roughly one hundred forty dollars in estimated SFYS league registration and a modest uniform kit fee. Need-based scholarships exist; the club budgets substantial aid each year and does not turn families away solely for financial hardship while scholarship funds remain.

How families reach the club

The Glens office sits at 2521 Judah Street, San Francisco, CA 94122, with weekday hours 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. General questions go to information@sfglenssc.org or +1 415-349-8333, and the online contact form captures name, email, and message for follow-up. Program-specific questions (micro, rec school-based teams, free-agent pools, competitive billing) may route through the registrar-style email addresses supplied in each program’s signup steps. Registration for many offerings runs through the club’s online registration partner (for example BYGA) using the signup links tied to each program.