Florida Youth Soccer Association
WELCOME TO THE TARSA SOCCER YOUTH RECREATIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE.
SEASON TO START OCTOBER 29th
The season will start on October 29th and will run 10 games thru end of February. Most games will be on Saturdays but one weekend, we will have both Saturday and Sunday games. Some age groups depending on odd number of teams will play some Sundays.
TARSA (Tampa Area Recreational Scheduling Association) was instituted in 2000. The purpose of our league is a scheduling tool for the soccer clubs we support in area from Citrus, Hernando, Pasco and Hillsborough Counties within FYSA. The individual clubs have teams from the 12U thru the 19U age divisions for Coed and Girls age groups. Although we are not a competitive program and specialize in recreational soccer, there is some travel between clubs in area and scores along with standings are kept and a End of Season tournament is held each year to determine an age group champion in each gender.
REGISTRATION can be done through the club nearest you and is usually held in July, August and September. Play for each season usually runs from late October thru February. Recreational tournaments are held throughout the season also. Click on "Clubs & Locations" tab at top of page for more info on each club and to get to their web sites for the club nearest you.
AGE GROUP INFO FOR COED TEAMS
TARSA has followed the guideline set by USYS and FYSA to move to calendar year instead of school year. TARSA has decided to have the following age groups initiated for the upcoming 2022-2023 season. For Coed we will stay the same as in the past, U12, U14, U16 and U19.
AGE GROUP INFO FOR GIRL TEAMS
For Girls division, it has been determined that the better course is to emphasize the younger age groups for the girls so see below age groups.
Girls will have a U13 group playing on 9v9 field with size 4 ball. We will have a U14/U15 girls division on 11v11 field with size 5 ball. Finally, we will have a U16-U19 Girls High School Division.
AGE GROUP CHARTS
Please see table below to determine which age group your teams will be in through your clubs. The clubs will be notified of this change and will register players accordingly. If players request to move up an age group, that decision will now be left to club DOC's and approving officials and approval through FYSA or TARSA is no longer needed. Absolutely no player will be approved to play down an age group. Playing up age groups is solely to the discretion of the clubs.
PLAYING UP GUIDLINES FOR CLUBS
* Players born in 2012 and later will not be permitted to play in the 14U age group due to heading rule in place. - TARSA / FYSA and USYS Rule. IN TARSA, THERE WILL BE NO HEADING IN THE U12 AGE GROUPS AND IN THE U13 GIRLS GROUP.
Age Groups by Birth Year (2022 -2023 Season)
| Age Group | Gender | Birth Years |
|---|---|---|
| U12 | Coed | 2011 & 2012 |
| U13 | Girls | 2010, 2011 & 2012 |
| U14 | Coed | 2009 & 2010 |
| U14/U15 | Girls | 2008 & 2009 |
| U16 | Coed | 2007 & 2008 |
| 19U | Coed | 2004, 2005 & 2006 |
| U16 - U19 | Girls | 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007 |
TARSA 2021-2022 End of Season Finalists
| Age Group | Tier | Champions | Finalist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12U Coed | Premier | TNC Westchase Strikers | Fl. Premier MIT Liverpool | 2 - 1 |
| 12U Coed | Top | Chargers SC Harrington | Fl. Hawks Mallon/Westlund | 2 - 1 OT |
| 12U Coed | 2nd | Fl. Hawks McCoy/Holmquist | Chargers SC Tandel | 2 - 0 |
| 14U Coed | Premier | Tampa Bay Utd. McClure/Meibauer | West Fl. Flames Chelsea | 2 - 1 PK's |
| 14U Coed | Top | FC Tampa Rangers | East Pasco Celedon | 4 - 3 OT |
| 14U Coed | 2nd | West Fl. Flames Sounders | Fl. Premier MIT Arsenal | 1 - 0 |
| 16U Coed | Top | RYSL Wimauma Warriors U16 | TNC Odessa Mustangs | 3 - 2 |
| 16U Coed | 2nd | West Fl. Flames Atomic | Fl. Hawks Linthicum | 2 - 1 |
| 19U Coed | Top | East Pasco U19 Lynch | West Fl. Flames Spartans | 4 - 2 |
| 19U Coed | 2nd | Fl. Premier U19 CP Red | RYSL Wimauma Warriors U19 | 3 - 2 |
| 13U Girls | Premier | Tampa Bay Utd. Rexroad/Chase | Fl. Premier U13G CP Red | 3 - 0 |
| 13U Girls | Top | Fl. Hawks Porter/DeArce | West Fl. Flames Crush | 1 - 0 |
| 13U Girls | 2nd | Fl. Premier MIT Freedom | Fl. Premier MIT Spirit | 3 - 1 |
| 16U Girls | Top | Plant City FC 2008 | Plant City FC 2006 | 3 - 2 |
| 16U Girls | 2nd | Fl. Premier RADD U16G | Fl. Hawks Quinones | 3 - 0 |
| 19U Girls | Top | Fl. Hawks Spirio | West Fl. Flames Heat | 1 - 0 PK's |
SCHEDULE LOOKUP
BE SURE TO SCROLL ENTIRE PAGE WHEN YOU FIND YOUR TEAM AS SOME GAMES ARE LISTED AT BOTTOM OF PAGE AND NOT IN DATE ORDER.
2022-2023 TARSA Schedule Link - COMING IN OCTOBER
Click on appropriate gender and then age group, find your team and click on and your schedule will populate. Look entire page as some teams have games out of division and date will be separate from ones in division.
BECOMING A SOCCER REFEREE
We all know that refereeing soccer games is easy. Well at least when you are on the sidelines. Referees seem to becoming extinct now a days. It is a thankless job and takes much patience to handle. Many younger referees have been turned off by all the negativity involved with players, coaches, families and friends. Well here is a chance to become that referee you always dreamed of. Becoming one only required an on line course and getting assigned to a referee assignor.
For more info on how to become a referee, please visit the below website.
REFEREE INFORMATION
Being a referee is a task as we continue to lose each year good young people as referees due to parent verbal abuse along with coaches and players being abusive also. It's easy to be on sidelines instead of middle of action but we applaud all referees for the dedication and service they provide our kids during a season. If you would like to earn some good money and become a referee, please visit the website listed below and learn how to register.
Becoming a Referee
Visit the following website for more info and how to register to become a referee.
flsrc.org
TARSA
Celebrating it's 22nd year, TARSA (Tampa Area Recreational Scheduling Association) is a scheduling tool for the recreational programs of soccer clubs we support in the bay area from Citrus, Hernando, Pasco and Hillsborough Counties within Region C of FYSA. TARSA strives to promote fair recreational play among it's clubs and teams and and provides fun competition for all our youth soccer players.
