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