Age Matrix

Beginning with Recreational Registration in April of 2026 and Comp Tryouts in May (the start of the 2026–27 season), our governing organizations US Soccer and NorCal Premier, are moving to an August 1 -July 31 school year cycle for all age groups. This replaces the old calendar year (aka birth year) system. As a member of both US Soccer and NorCal Premier, GHSC is mandated to adhere to the new age group matrix.

See our full policy regarding the Age Matrix Change HERE

See the FAQs for our Competitive Program HERE

See the FAQs for our Recreational Program HERE

Players may NOT play down in our Competitive Program or our Recreational Program

Below, please see the Competitive Age Matrix, as well as the Recreational Age Matrix. NOTE: The age ranges in both age matrices are the same. The only difference is that Competitive Soccer uses one age range per age group and Recreational Soccer uses two or three (three only in the case of U19).