TRAVEL SOCCER
Hopkinton Youth Soccer's travel soccer program provides player development opportunities that build on the success of the In-Town Program. This program is for players that reside in Hopkinton in 3rd-8th Grade. Players are placed based on grade level enrollment, not age or birth year.
All players 3rd grade and up are eligible to play in our Travel Soccer Program. There are no “cuts” and all players that register on time will be placed on a team. Late registrations are not guaranteed placement on a travel team.
Travel teams play in the BAYS (Boston Area Youth Soccer) League.
- FALL 2026 REGISTRATION — open May 10th — June 10th
- SPRING 2027 REGISTRATION — open November 10th — December 10th
COACHING: This group is coached by a parent volunteer. HYS Travel Soccer is made possible by the volunteer coaches. Their efforts leading team practices and coaching games are critical to the program’s success. Coaches are provided with a weekly practice session plan developed by the HYS Director of Coaching.
PARENT COACH VOLUNTEERS:
- Parents can sign up to volunteer on their child's AdminSports registration account.
- Each team must have a minimum of two coaches for the program to work effectively.
- No previous coaching experience is required. However, all coaches are strongly encouraged to take the online USSA Grassroots Coaches Course.
- A criminal background check (CORI) will be conducted on all youth coaches per state law.
- Coaches are required by federal law to complete SafeSport and Concussion training.
The commitment is 10 weeks in the fall and/or spring season. There are separate teams for boys and girls.
- FALL SEASON: Runs from September to November. There ARE games on Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Weekend.
- SPRING SEASON: Runs from April to June. There ARE games on Memorial Day Weekend. There ARE games on both weekends of the April Vacation.
TIME COMMITMENT:
- 3rd Grade — these teams are BALANCED teams. They have a mixture of skill levels on the same team.
- One 75-minute team practice per week on a week night with a parent volunteer coach.
- One 60-minute age group practice per week with a professional New England Revolution Coach.
- BOYS are on TUESDAY evenings.
- GIRLS are on THURSDAY evenings.
- This practice will mix players from different teams and will be almost entirely skill-based, working with players to improve their technical acumen, foot skills and confidence with the ball.
- One BAYS League game on Saturday (typically 5 home games (Fruit Street Athletic Complex) and 5 away games (can be anywhere within a 60-minute radius)).
- Travel Uniform must be purchased — approximately $75 for the uniform kit.
- 4th Grade — these teams are BALANCED but can be hybrid if it is developmentally appropriate.
- One 75-minute team practice per week on a week night with a parent volunteer coach.
- One 60-minute age group practice per week with a professional New England Revolution Coach.
- BOYS are on TUESDAY evenings.
- GIRLS are on THURSDAY evenings.
- This practice will mix players from different teams and will be almost entirely skill-based, working with players to improve their technical acumen, foot skills and confidence with the ball.
- One BAYS League game on Saturday (typically 5 home games (Fruit Street Athletic Complex) and 5 away games (can be anywhere within a 60-minute radius)).
- Travel Uniform must be purchased — approximately $75 for the uniform kit.
- 5th-8th Grade — these teams are TIERED, but can also be hybrid if developmentally appropriate. Players of similar skill levels are placed on the same team.
- One 90-minute team practice per week on a week night with a parent volunteer coach.
- One BAYS League game on Saturday (typically 5 home games (Fruit Street Athletic Complex) and 5 away games (can be anywhere within a 60-minute radius)).
- Additional pay-to-play clinics coached by our New England Revolution Academy coaches may be available. These vary each season in topic and dates.
- Travel Uniform must be purchased — approximately $75 for the uniform kit.
COST: $245 per season
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:
- Each player must purchase the Hopkinton Youth Soccer BAYS uniform (orange derby jersey, white derby jersey, black shorts and black soccer socks) from WeGotSoccer.
- Players must wear their uniform for each game.
- Players must wear cleats or sneakers. Soccer cleats are not required, but are recommended.
- Shin guards are required, and soccer socks must be worn over shin guards so they are not exposed.
- Each player should bring a water bottle.
- Players are not allowed to wear jewelry, earrings, hats or anything metal in their hair for safety reasons.
BALL SIZE:
- 3rd Grade - Size 4
- 4th Grade - Size 4
- 5th Grade - Size 4
- 6th Grade - Size 4
- 7th/8th Grade - Size 5
TEAM PLACEMENT PROCEDURE:
Registered players are placed on teams based upon volunteer coach player evaluations in conjunction with feedback from independent travel evaluations. Evaluations are NOT try-outs; however, they will provide objective feedback on players' skills.
All travel soccer players MUST attend independent player evaluations. We encourage all players to attend both sessions. All players are required to attend a minimum of one session. Any player that would like to be considered for placement on a top-level travel team should attend both sessions and must attend a minimum of one evaluation session.
The dates are listed below. There are two options for each grade — one weekday session and one weekend session. Make-up sessions due to inclement weather will be scheduled as needed.
TRAVEL EVALUATIONS — SPRING 2026