Overview of HSA Programs:

Click HERE for the player age matrix to see which age division your child is eligible for this season.

Click HERE for the player age matrix to see which age division your child is eligible for this season.

Click HERE for the player age matrix to see which age division your child is eligible for this season.

Click HERE for the player age matrix to see which age division your child is eligible for this season.

HSA Fall Season Dates:

• The Fall season for In-House (U8 & U10) typically begins in early September just after the start of the school year. Practices begin in early September and games begin in mid-September. Coaches will email schedule details 1-2 weeks before practices begin.
  
• The U6 Clinic Fall season begins in mid-September.
• The Fall season for Travel Rec, Travel Comp, and Academy typically begins the second half of August. Practices begin mid-August or late August, and games begin in early or mid-September. Coaches will email schedule details 1-2 weeks before practices begin.
  
• The Fall season ends in early November.
  

HSA Spring Season Dates:

• The Spring season games for In-House (U8 & U10) begin the first weekend after Hamden Public Schools complete their Spring Break. Practices will begin shortly beforehand (1-2 weeks), at the discretion of each volunteer coach.
• The U6 Clinic Spring season begins the first weekend after HPS Spring Break.
• The Spring season games for Travel Rec, Travel Comp, and Academy typically begin in early or mid-April (the start date is set by CJSA). Practices begin in late March. There are some small fluctuations year-to-year based on the Easter Holiday and school Spring Breaks. Coaches will email schedule details 1-2 weeks before practices begin.
  
• For all leagues and divisions, the Spring season ends in early June, about the same time the HPS school year is completed.

Registration Calendar & Waitlists:

For the U6 program, registration takes place twice per year. Families have the option of registering for fall first, and then spring later. Or, they can register for just the fall or just the spring.

For all other programs and age divisions, registration is setup to cover both the fall and spring seasons together, with just one registration process and one registration fee. So, the registration fee covers 2 seasons (fall & spring).

Registration opens many months before the seasons begin so that HSA volunteers have time to plan and organize for the season ahead. Registration for the fall season opens in May and closes July 31st. Registration for the spring season begins in the winter around the holiday break.

There are registration deadlines. Our goal is to allow every kid an opportunity to play. That said, we do need time to plan and organize (fields, coaches, refs, uniforms, equipment, game scheduling, practice scheduling, etc). Moreover, the CJSA state association has deadlines for us to register teams. As such, we cannot always accept players who attempt to register late.

Registration is setup so that once team rosters are full, families can still join the waitlist. If other players drop out, we can then add new players from the waitlist. If spots open up after the fall season, and there is room in the spring season, we can add players from the waitlist. Additionally, in some cases, depending on a variety of factors, if enough players join the waitlist, we may be able to create new teams. We encourage families to add their name to the waitlist so that we are better able to plan for additional teams, if possible.

Registration for Travel Competitive and Academy programs is invite-only, and based on tryouts and evaluations conducted during the spring (May/June) by our certified, licensed coaching staff. Players must register in April/May for tryouts during the spring before attending tryouts. Tryouts are free and open to everyone who first registers. More details about tryouts will be announced in April.