Florida Youth Soccer Association
WELCOME TO THE TARSA SOCCER YOUTH RECREATIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE.
TARSA Schedule link Coming in October
COMING IN OCTOBER 2024
You can use this link. Find your age group and click on "schedule" then look in standings for your team's name. Some age groups have two divisions so you may have to scroll down. Click on team name and then your schedule will populate. Be sure to scroll entire page as some games are not in order due to the division set ups so an Oct. 26th game could be listed second to last on list. Also, some games are not scheduled yet. Just a few left. If you see a game scheduled for 7:00 am, that's not the time and the game is still being scheduled,
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 Male and Female 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.
2024-2025 AGE GROUPS FOR TEAMS - UPDATED
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 2024-2025 season. For Male groups, it will be the following age groups: U12, U14, U16 and U19. For Female groups, it will be the following age groups: U12, U15 and U19
2024-2025 AGE GROUP INFO FOR TEAMS REGARDING FIELD SIZE AND BALL SIZE
In U12, Male and Female will be playing on 9v9 field with size 4 ball. No heading of ball in U12 age groups. All other age groups will be on 11v11 field with size 5 ball.
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 2014 and later will not be permitted to play in the U14 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.
Age Groups by Birth Year (2024 -2025 Season)
| Age Group | Gender | Birth Years |
|---|---|---|
| U12 | Male | 2013 & 2014 |
| U12 | Female | 2013 & 2014 |
| U14 | Male | 2011 & 2012 |
| U15 | Female | 2010, 2011 & 2012 |
| U16 | Male | 2009 & 2010 |
| 19U | Male | 2006, 2007 & 2008 |
| U19 | Female | 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 |
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.
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. PLEASE be in control of your emotions during a game. This isn't life or death. 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 24th 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.
