MVLA Soccer Club Calendar
MVLA Family Calendar
July
- MVLA club registration opens
- Financial Aid applications due
- Practice begins for some teams (especially if participating in a late-summer tournament)
August
- Fall season officially starts; weekly practices begin for all teams (early August)
- Some teams participate in late summer tournaments
- League games begin (late August)
- State Cup games begin (for some teams in Preliminary Round)
- Shooting Stars Fall Program (Pre-K, K and 1st Grade) begins
September
- League games continue
- State Cup games begin for most teams
October
- League and State Cup games continue
- Many MVLA teams participate in the MVLA Bay Area Fall Cup (last weekend)
- MVLA’s Annual Team Halloween Costume Contest
November
- League games continue
- State Cup games end for U9-U10 age groups and continue for U11 & older
- High school-aged teams (U15 and older) take a break until late February
- With Daylight Savings Time ending, practice times (and fields) may shift for some teams
- Shooting Stars Fall Program ends
December
- Deadline to opt out of spring season (December 1)
- Deadline for requesting Fall Volunteer Fee Reimbursement (December 1)
- Tryouts for youngest age groups (new players to MVLA)
- Some younger MVLA teams participate in the MVLA Bay Area Winter Cup (second weekend)
- State Cup games end for U11-U13 Gold/Silver/Bronze age groups
- End of fall season (usually second weekend in December); break for three weeks
January
- Winter training begins early January (U14 and younger except for the In-house age group), 1-2 practices per week; winter training is considered part of our spring season
- High school-aged teams (U15 and older) continue to be on break until late February
- State Cup continues for U11-U13 State/Premier
- Shooting Stars Winter Program begins
February
- State Cup ends for U11-U13 State/Premier
- Presidents’ Day Week break (no practices)
- Spring season resumes; weekly practices begin after Presidents’ Day Week break
- Newest age group (in-house) begins practices after Presidents’ Day Week break
- High school-aged teams (U15 and older) resume practices after Presidents’ Day Week break
- Shooting Stars Winter Program ends
March
- League games begin (mid March)
- State Cup games resume for U14 and older age groups (knockout phase)
- Shooting Stars Spring Program begins
April
- League games continue
- State Cup games continue for U14 and older age groups (if qualify, knockout phase)
- Many MVLA teams participate in the MVLA Bay Area Spring Cup (last weekend)
- MVLA College Commitment Celebration (for players committed to collegiate soccer)
May
- Open tryouts for all age groups (new players to MVLA)
- Deposits due for next season for returning MVLA players
- League games continue
- State Cup games end for U14 and older age groups (if qualify, knockout phase)
- MVLA Soccer Night (senior celebration, entire club welcome to attend)
- Shooting Stars Spring Program ends
June
- League games and spring season practices end (most teams, early June)
- Deadline for requesting Spring Volunteer Fee Reimbursement (June 15)
- ECNL or NPL teams that qualify for National Playoffs will continue into the summer months