The soccer year follows the school year and runs from August through July.

Fall Season

• September - early November (first game is typically the weekend after Labor Day)
  
• Specific season information is posted on the website in early August including when players can expect notifications from their coach
• Registration typically opens in late May / early June
  
  • Pre-K and In-town (Grades K-2) registration closes August 1st
  • Grades 3-8 closes late June / early July depending on when rosters are due to the travel league
  • Grades 9-12 closes late August depending on when rosters are due to the travel league

Spring Season

• early April - mid-June (games are played during school vacation, no games Memorial Day weekend)
  
• Specific season information is posted on the website in early March including when players can expect notifications from their coach
• Registration typically opens in late November / early December
• • Pre-K and In-town (Grades K-2) registration closes March 1st
  • Grades 3-8 closes early January depending on when rosters are due to the travel league
  • Grades 9-12 closes in March depending on when rosters are due to the travel league

 

Age Group	Format	Length	Practices	Game Days	Game Locations
Pre-K	Clinic Style Program	1 hour	n/a	Saturdays	Blanchard

The Pre-K program is a six week clinic style program for players that are 4 years of age as September 1 of the current soccer year.  The goal of the Pre-K program is for the players to have fun, get them on the field and start to learn the game of soccer through fun soccer games played with a ball at the player's feet such as Red Light, Green Light; Freeze Tag; and Sharks and Minnows.

• For the Fall 2024 / Spring 2025 Soccer year, players must be 4 years old  as of September 1, 2024.
  

 

Age Group	Format	Length	Practices (Weekdays between 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm)	Game Days	Practice and Game Locations
Grade K	Players that are 5 yrs old as of September 1, 2024 4v4 (4 field players, no keeper) 2 games played concurrently	30 minute practice followed by game with (2) fifteen minute halves	n/a	Saturdays	Blanchard
Grade 1	4v4 (4 field players, no keeper) 2 games may be played concurrently	(2) twenty minute halves	1 night / week (Thursdays)	Saturdays	Blanchard
Grade 2	5v5 (4 field players and a keeper)	(2) 24 minute halves	1 night / week	Saturdays	Captain Hamilton

WYSA offers an In-Town program for children in Grades K-2.  All games are played in Westford against other Westford teams.  Programs are offered for Grade K, Grade 1 and Grade 2. 
 
The co-ed Grade-K program focuses on having fun while learning the basics: dribbling, passing, receiving, and shooting and of course good sportsmanship.  Games are officiated by coaches.  No score is kept for games.

The co-ed Grade 1 program continues the focus on having fun while learning the basics of dribbling, passing, receiving, and shooting and of course good sportsmanship; and begins to introduce "small sided tactics" or "team play".  Games are officiated by coaches.

The Grade 2 program introduces "small sided tactics" or "team play" and begins to introduce the "Laws of the Game".  A goalkeeper is added at this age level.

Age Group	Format	Length	Practices (Weekdays between 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm)	Game Days	Practice and Home game Locations
Grade 3/4	7v7 (6 field players and a keeper)	(2) 25 minute halves	2 nights / week	Saturdays	Jack Walsh
Grade 5/6	9v9 (8 field players and a keeper)	(2) 30 minute halves	2 nights / week	Saturdays	Nutting + Jack Walsh
Grade 7/8	11v11 (10 field players and a keeper)	(2) 35 minute halves	2 nights / week	Saturdays	Nutting + Jack Walsh Some games at WA

Travel soccer is for players in grades 3-8.  WYSA plays in the Middlesex Youth Soccer League (MYSL) and plays against teams from other towns.  Approximately half of the games will be played in Westford.  The remaining away games will require traveling to other towns.  Some of the towns in this league include Billerica, Chelmsford, Lowell, Medford, Somerville, and Waltham.  For a complete list of towns that participate in MYSL visit the Organizations page on the MYSL website.  

The number of teams is based on the number of player registrations for the season.  Due to MYSL's maximum roster sizes we may not be able to place every player on a team.  In this situation WYSA will notify players.  Any players not placed on teams due to roster size will receive a full refund. 

The Grade 3/4, Grade 5/6, and Grade 7/8 Travel programs are competitive programs focused on challenging players by placing players of similar skills into an appropriate travel division to play against similarly skilled teams from surrounding towns.  Players wishing to play Grade 3/4, Grade 5/6, and Grade 7/8 Travel must attend skill assessments in the spring to help determine their team and division placement.  

MYSL has regulations governing roster sizes.  In the event that the number of registered players will not divide equally into teams, WYSA reserves the right to drop players as necessary to ensure the correct number of players per team. Players are encouraged to register as early as possible.

Note:  WYSA is not affiliated with the Westford Middle School and High School programs.

Age Group	Format	Length	Practices (Weekdays between 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm)	Game Days	Practice and Home game Locations
Grade 9-12 (Fall)	7v7 (6 field players and a keeper)	(2) 30 minute halves	2 nights / week	Sundays	Nutting + Jack Walsh Some games at WA
Grade 9-12 (Spring)	11v11 (10 field players and a keeper)	(2) 40 minute halves	2 nights / week	Sundays	Nutting + Jack Walsh Some games at WA

Note:  WYSA is not affiliated with the Westford Middle School and High School programs.

The Grade 9-12 Travel program consists of our High School age players.  These teams participate in BAYS for the Fall season and Middlesex Youth Soccer League for the Spring season with games on Sundays.  For the Spring season, games are "venue-based" to allow for more effective scheduling of officials.  Westford teams may have home games that are not played in Westford.  

The number of teams is based on the number of player registrations for the season.  Due to MYSL and BAYS maximum roster sizes, we may not be able to place every player on a team.  In this situation WYSA will notify players.  Any players not placed on teams due to roster size will receive a full refund. 

If registration numbers are low, we may open registration to players in neighboring towns in order to field a team.  WYSA recommends that players register as early as possible to ensure that we can field a team and that the player has a roster spot.