Program Info

UE Jr Tigers Seasons

  • Fall Season

    Fall is the UE Jr Tigers’ biggest portion of the school year season. This is a local travel league around the Southern Tier of NY and surrounding areas. Practices begin in August prior to the start of school. Practices are outdoors typically on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the BC United Soccer Association fields. Games are on the weekend for all age groups. The season ends in November.

  • Winter Sessions 1 & 2

    Winter session 1 starts at the completion of the Fall season. It typically runs from November through January. Winter 2 starts in January with the completion of Winter 1 through April. Practices are indoors at one of the UE school gyms TBD once a week and at the 434 Sportsplex in Vestal once a week . All games are indoors on weekends at the 434 Sportsplex.

  • Spring Season

    The Spring session picks up at the completion of Winter 2 in April. This is a local travel league around the Southern Tier of NY and surrounding areas. Practices and home games return outdoors to the BC United Soccer Association fields. The season will run to the end of the school year in June.

League & Clubs

The Fall and Spring seasons are outdoors, and we will be playing teams from a tri-district area. This includes:

  1. Four County District: Broome, Chenango, Otsego, and Delaware counties

  2. Finger Lakes District: Tioga, Tompkins, Cortland, Cayuga, and Seneca counties

  3. Southern Tier District: Allegany, Steuben, Yates, Schuyler, and Chemung counties

For a full list of teams/clubs in our league, please see the NYS West Youth Soccer Association list of member clubs. These clubs will be traveling to play us at our BC United Soccer Association fields, and we are expected to extend the same courtesy to them. The greatest travel times should not exceed 1.5 hours to reach a member club’s field, while most fields will take less.

Age Groups & Gameplay

There are 3 age groups for the UE Jr Tigers:

  1. U12/U13 - Under 12/13 years old. This is our oldest and most competitive age group. Games are 9v9 with a goalie and an official. Fall splits boys and girls onto different teams, while Winter and Spring are co-ed. U13 applies to the Fall, while U12 is played in the Winter and Spring seasons.

  2. U10 - Under 10 years old. This is our middle group, which has some skill but is still developing and learning. Games are 7v7 with a goalie and an official. Fall splits boys and girls onto different teams, while Winter and Spring are co-ed.

  3. U8 - Under 8 years old. This is our youngest group of players, which includes both boys and girls starting at kindergarten. The primary goal is fun and learning. Fall and Spring games are 4v4 in a festival setting with no goalies. Festivals are multi-game events with four 15 minute games per festival. Winter sessions are indoor 5v5 with goalies. There are no officials for this group. Coaches will monitor and officiate games.

The NYS West Youth Soccer Association provides the guidelines for the age group your child(ren) should play. See the image above and the corresponding box with your child(ren)’s birth year(s).