North Carolina Youth Soccer Association, NCYSA, defines a recreation team as one: that does not use tryouts,
invitations, recruiting or any like process to roster players selectively to any team on the basis of talent or ability.
The system utilized for rostering the players must be a fair and balanced distribution of
playing talent among all teams participating.
Our Rec teams play under the Eastern Carolina Soccer Association, ECSA.
Eastern Carolina Soccer Association was founded in 1995 for the purpose of scheduling
recreation travel soccer within the area. ECSA has it's own Board of Directors and staff that determine
the levels of play, rules and regulations, and scheduling for all clubs/teams that participate.
Eastern Carolina Soccer Association (ECSA) is the scheduling league for affiliated soccer associations
within the area that plays recreational soccer (9U-19U) at the youth level.
PGSC's ECSA League:
- This Recreation Program is for players ages 8 through 19 years old.
- Games will be played at various locations in Onslow, Duplin, Carteret and Craven Counties.
- Normally half of scheduled games will be home games, with games played on Saturday and Sunday (start time on Sundays will be 1:00 p.m.)
- Teams are coached by parent volunteers who have been risk managed through NCYSA.
- The regular season will consist of 8 games.
- Each team is scheduled to play in the ECSA end of season tournament with single game elimination. 1st. and 2nd. place teams are awarded in each division of play in ECSA end of season tournament. The tournament is normally scheduled for the following weekend after regular season ends.
- Schedules can be found at www.ecsanc.com
- All U9-U19 players will wear the PGSC Recreation Uniform available on soccer.com. The rec uniform consists of the green jersey, black shorts and black socks. Once parents receive their assigned jersey number, parents will order the uniform on the link provided.
- ECSA Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/easterncarolinasoccer/