2026/2027 Tryout Information

The UA Soccer Academy welcomes all girls from age 8 through 19 to be part of our growing program in Upper Arlington.

We offer two types of tryouts;

• Traditional
• Embedded

For the traditional tryout, a parent/guardian registers their daughter on our website and selects traditional tryout and then will be expected to attend a day or two of tryouts on a specific date (See below)

For the Embedded tryout, a parent/guardian registers their daughter on our website and selects embedded tryout.  We then will contact the current coach of their age group and arrange a day or two where the potential player can attend a regular training session with the proper age group.  This can be done anytime before the current season ends.  If you request an embedded tryout and cannot attend a session, we will then expect you to attend the traditional tryout days.

The registration form is available at the end of this page.

A big change this seasonal year

In the past, players were assigned to teams based on their birthdate within a calendar year, i.e. this year players born in 2014 are considered U12 (Under 12) or 2014’s.  This year (and going forward) players are assigned teams based loosely on their school year (August 1st through July of next year).  Here is a table showing the assignments for 2026/2027:

In addition, the league we play in is allowing us to have “overage” players in the lower competitive divisions (these teams usually do not do tournaments outside of the league).  This allows us some flexibility in keeping players together with their peers in school.  HOWEVER, if any team expects to compete with teams outside of our local league, we MUST adhere to the designations in the table above.

Players are allowed to “Play up” (play on an older team) but not “Play down” in any games outside of our league or in higher divisions in our league.

Confused?  You’re not alone!  We will help you through this process and do our best to place your daughter in an appropriate team and hopefully with her friends.

If you are already a part of the UA Soccer Academy U08 through U12 teams, you are not required to tryout, we automatically offer you a position on a team.  U13 and up do require a tryout as they become more competitive and is a time to determine if soccer is going to be your sport.

2026/2027 Tryout Schedule