Why Are Competitive Youth Soccer Tryouts In May in The Bay Area?

The NorCal Premier Soccer organization operates with designated tryout windows for each age group. During this window, players can try out for any NorCal member club without needing permission from their current club. This open period allows players to find the best fit for their abilities and ambitions. However, outside this window, clubs are prohibited from directly contacting players registered with another NorCal club for recruiting purposes.

As a partner of Norcal Premier Soccer we abide by their rules on Tryouts for the following season

We are still finalizing the dates for our tryouts but they will being week commencing May 6, 2024.

Our partner club Mustang Soccer has announced tryout dates and details can be found on the Mustang Soccer Competitive Tryouts website page.

4.1 – NorCal Open Tryout Window (Rules from NorCal Premier Soccer)

1. The period when any Player, regardless of Club affiliation, may try out with any NorCal Club without requiring permission from their current Club DOC. The NorCal Tryout Window applies to all teams within all NorCal member Clubs.
2. The Open Tryout Window shall start the day after the last NorCal Spring League game date in May for a specific age group and remain open through the last weekend date of June. For example, if the last U9-U13 Spring league game date is May 9 and the last U14-U19 Spring league game date is May 16, then the U9-U13 Open Tryout Window would open May 10, and the U14-U19 Open Tryout Window would open on May 17.
3. Each RAC may further define its own window by adapting the dates within the Open Tryout Window. RACs may set tryout periods outside of the Open Tryout Window for Players currently registered with Clubs in their region ONLY if approved by the NorCal Board of Directors.