How are teams formed? -- Competitive teams are formed through a tryout process. Tryouts are held at different times of the year depending on age and level of play.
Are playups allowed? -- Yes playups are invited to tryout for teams in our competitive program.
Do I have to live in the Spokane Valley to tryout for Spokane SC Competitive Team? -- No, any player may tryout for our competitive program. Spokane Soccer Club attracts players from Sandpoint to Mocow, from Tri-Cities to Coeur d’Alene.
How much travel is involved? -- This depends on the level of play for the team and number of tournaments.
Premier and Red teams competing in the Washington State League (WSL) or Puget Sound Premier league and will play teams throughout the state. Normally this involves 2-4 trips to western Washington during league and possible overnight stay.
Select teams (U11-U10) and Premier teams (10-U12) competing in the District 6 or US Club league will normally play games in eastern Washington and northern Idaho. For the most part there is no overnight stay involved.
Recreational teams will compete in Spokane for all league play.
Tournaments are normally planned in advance. We recommend that you speak with the coach on their tournament plans at tryouts.
What are the level of play and club fees? -- Spokane Soccer Club has four levels of play for youth players. They are as follows:
Recreational - click here for more information
Select - click here for more information
Red - click here for more information
Premier - click here for more information
Do I have to pay the full club fee right away? -- No, each family can decide which payment option they prefer. Some choose to pay all at once, some choose to pay half and half, and some choose a different avenue of pay.
Are there any extra trainer or coaching fees? -- The SSC Elite Club Fee is all inclusive and already includes coaches and trainer fees. This includes Goalkeeper training.
What other fees are there? -- This depends on the level of play for the team and the number of tournaments. These fees are all referred to as team fees.
All Premier, Red and Select teams have a league fee that will be divided by the number of players (Premier/Red about $30 a player, Select about $5 per player.) Each player also pays roughly $150 association fee that covers refs, field rental, field setup, etc. Each tournament a team participates in cost between $30-$45 per tournament to cover the entrance fee.
During the winter some teams participate in indoor soccer and/or futsal. This would be an additional cost and please speak with the coach at tryouts if planning on doing either.
Uniforms are purchased every two years.
