Pre-Travel Academy | Nice Falls Reston Soccer Club

Why GFR Is Making This Change

National organizations—together with US Club Soccer, US Youth Soccer, and AYSO—are transferring again to a school-year age group construction. GFR will observe their steerage and implement the brand new system beginning with the 2026–27 season.

This method extra intently displays how households take into consideration age and grade placement, and it helps extra developmentally applicable workforce formation.

Who This Impacts

This replace applies to:

• Travel Program
• Recreation Program

GFR will think about a participant’s college grade, ability stage, maturity, and particular person developmental wants when figuring out workforce placement.

Benefits for Players & Families

• Players align extra naturally with their school-grade friends
• More alternatives to play with classmates and mates
• Better growth pathways by grouping athletes extra appropriately
• Reduction in “trapped player” conditions between grade and age-group cohorts

What This Means for Your Family

• No modifications happen throughout the 2025–26 season.
• Age teams will shift starting Fall 2026.
• Players born August–December will expertise probably the most motion.

How GFR Will Support the Transition

• No workforce modifications will take impact till Fall 2026.
• An in depth workforce placement course of can be revealed Winter 2025/26.
• We are dedicated to creating the shift clean and minimizing disruption.

Transition Timeline

Winter 2025
• First communication to households
• Updated age matrix, FAQs, and useful resource instruments launched

• Winter coaching & analysis construction shared

Spring 2026
• Open tryouts and workforce placements start utilizing the brand new age cut-offs

Fall 2026
• All groups compete beneath the brand new age-group construction