League Director: Jonathan Quealy ( [email protected])

The EHSC travel league is an exciting opportunity for your child to continue taking his or her soccer skills to the next level, in preparation for play at the middle school and high school level – and beyond. 

While being part of a travel team can be a fun and rewarding experience, the decision to play travel soccer should be an informed one. Below are some things to consider:

Eligibility
The player’s birth year is used to determine eligibility and division placement. For the 2025-2026 seasons, the club will have travel league divisions for boys and girls ages U8 (2018) – U13 (2013). Please contact us for questions about eligibility.  

Experience
It is strongly recommended that your child participates in a minimum of one year at the recreation league level before joining a travel team. This will allow him/her to gain a general understanding of rules and positions and also build skills.

Costs

• Spring and fall sessions: $175 per season
• Uniform kit (blue away jersey, white home jersey, practice shirt, shorts and socks): Currently approx. $150 per player (variable and subject to change).  This purchase is mandatory for all players.
  
• Winter session indoor leagues: Participation and fees vary by facility and team

Commitment

Travel teams are generally a year-long commitment, including:

• Fall and spring: At a minimum, two practices per week and 1-2 games each the weekend. Roughly half the games for a scheduled season are played out of town. While some games are in nearby Portland, Marlborough or Cromwell, EHSC plays teams in towns as far away as Suffield. In addition, registration pays for one tournament per team, per year.
  

What is the cost to participate in the travel soccer program?
Currently (2025-2026) it costs each travel player $175 per season to participate (or a total of $350 for both the Fall and Spring seasons).  Additionally, each player will be required to purchase a complete uniform kit  (current/returning players can avoid this cost if their uniform still fits).  Decisions about playing an indoor season during the Winter is made by each team and may cost an additional $50-$100 per player per year.  Costs are subject to change from year-to-year. 

How many practices/games per week does a team usually have during the season?
While the specifics may differ from team-to-team and by age group, generally you should expect to have two (2) evening practices per week during the season and generally 1-2 games on the weekend.  Games will be made up of both league and friendly matches.  Practices are generally 60-90 minutes in duration.   

Where are travel games played?
East Hampton Soccer Club is a member of the CJSA CNC (Central-North Central) League.  Games are generally evenly split between home games at East Hampton High School and away games played against teams in our region.  Opponents historically have included teams from towns such as Portland, Glastonbury, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Enfield, Suffield, and Tolland. You should expect that some away games will require you to travel up to approximately 60 minutes each way. 

Do travel teams play in tournaments?
The Club sponsors every travel team to play in one (1) competitive tournament in either the Fall or Spring. If a team wishes to play in additional tournaments, they would need to pay for it independently.

What if my child also participates in other sports that are also played during the soccer season?  Can they do both?   
 Travel soccer is a year-long commitment.  It is the expectation that players are committed to playing in both the Fall and Spring seasons.  This promotes regular and constant soccer skill development and team continuity and bonding.  That said, athletes who participate in other sports (and/or on other soccer teams) are encouraged to continue doing so even while playing travel soccer.  This will require constant proactive discussion with travel coaches to ensure balance can be found in a player’s commitment to all athletic pursuits.  It is understood that athletes competing in multiple activities will from time-to-time bump into conflicts that will require them to choose one activity over another.  That said, we would expect that families would try to balance their commitments to these inevitable conflicts and do their best to juggle their participation and not always choose one sport/event over the other. 

What is the refund policy?
Specifically for the travel league, we incur costs as soon as your registration is processed. We have implemented a tiered refund system as follows: 
Through the close of registration: 95% Refund
For the 45 day period following registration: 50% Refund

There will be no refund provided on/after the 46th day following the end of registration. In case of illness or injury, we recommend purchasing the insurance offered by SportsConnect during the registration process.