ST. PETE RAIDERS

Welcome new and returning families, the St. Pete Raiders hopes you will have a great experience with us this season.

General Information for the U10 age bracket

1. Teams:        Unlimited number can be formed
2. Team Size: 12 players maximum per team.
3. Practice:     Twice a week, from 6:00 - 7:30 Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday (determined by coach)  Training will be conducted by the U10 team Facilitators/Coaches.   Practices begin in early October.  

4. Practice Format:   90 minutes total, 60 mins of instruction, then Mini games to finish the practice session to use the skills learned that night.

5. Games:       11 games during the regular season played on Saturdays.
6. Game Day:  7 players vs 7 players,  the goalie is one of the 7 players. There is modified offsides at this level. Game play is two 25 minute halves.
7. Ball Size:     4
8. GYSA Tournament: 3 games after the regular season will be played at other clubs in Pinellas County. Normally 2 games on a Saturday and 1 game on a Sunday in February.

IMPORTANT DATES

1. November 2nd First game date of season
2. February 1st Last game date of Regular Season
3. February 15th and 16th GYSA Jamboree games 
4. Spring soccer starts in March 2025.   

Practice Schedule:

U10 -  Up to twice a week, from 6:00 - 7:30 Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday -  Practice begins early October. 

Practice Format:

Up to 180 mins per week,

Team Formation:

1.   Team rosters will be drawn using the Blind Draw system per GYSA rules.  Rosters will have a maximum of 12 players per team.

League Format:

1.   Provided that we have enough players to keep our teams as an in-house ( no travel, minimum of 6 teams ) program, all games would be played at Puryear Park. If we do not have enough teams as required to keep the teams in-house ( less than 6 ), we will join the GYSA U-10 travel program. If this occurs, games will be at various locations in Southern Pinellas County with 50% of games at Puryear Park.

Game Format:

1.   Game play will be 7v7 ( 6 field players and a goal keeper ).

2.   Games played on Saturdays beginning 1st week in November.  
      2 - 25 minute periods with 5-8 halftime period. Referees will be used.

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