Grade 7/8 (formerly U14)
Grouping: Boys and girls in 7th and 8th grade who generally are 12 to 13 years old as of August 31st of the fall season.
Duration:
  • 8 weeks per season
  • Fall programs run from September to November and Spring programs run from April to June
League: There is no Nashoba Valley Youth Soccer League (NVYSL) season this fall. HYSA will form co-ed teams and play exclusively in-town.
Schedule:
  • One Revolution group practice/skills clinic per week on assigned age group-specific weekday
  • Weekly games each Saturday afternoon at 12:30 PM at Brook Street
  • See graphic below
Timing:
  • Group practices/skills clinics run for 1.25 hours on assigned weekdays
  • Weekly games run for about 1 hours on Saturday mornings (two 25 minute halves plus halftime)
Games: The format is 11v11 with 8 ft. x 24 ft. goals, size 5 ball, regulation field, and regulation game rules
Practices:
  • The first half of group weekly practices/skills clinics focus on training and the second half on small-sided games
  • Revolution Academy coaches lead the group practices/skills clinics with the support of volunteer parent assistant coaches
  • Revolution Academy coaches build upon Revolution Academy weekly themes at weekly scrimmages
Location: Brook Street
Equipment:
  • All players must purchase a Hudson Youth Soccer uniform including shirt, shorts, and socks (Visit our Uniform page for instructions)
  • All players must wear their Hudson Youth Soccer uniform to the games on Saturdays
  • All players must bring a size 5 ball to practices and games
  • All players must wear shin guards and soccer socks for all practices and games (socks must be worn over shin guards)
  • All players should bring a water bottle to practices and games
  • Players cannot wear earrings, hats, hooded sweatshirts, jewelry, or other metal on their person

Here are all the practices, skills training and games for each program. Right click the image to open in a new tab or save.

HYSA Programs, Spring 2021