SOCA
Charlottesville, VA
SOCA offers soccer programming for young and old, novice to advanced players, and serves over 6,000 local soccer players seasonally.
- Founded
- 1982
- Players
- 6,000
- Ages
- young and old
- Plays
- Boys & Girls
- Programs
- 11
Where on the ladder
Level 2 to Level 6
Each level below lists the leagues this club plays in. Your kid's level depends on the team they make. The six levels are our own reading of public league play. They are not an official ranking.
Sanctioned by Virginia Youth Soccer Association (US Youth Soccer). The club also played in NPL. That league ended in July 2026 and merged into National 1, so it does not count above. The club’s site also lists US Club Soccer. We have not confirmed that from the body’s own member list, so we do not call the club sanctioned. It also lists Virginia Club Soccer League (VCSL), VPSL, National Premier Soccer League, Virginia Premier Soccer League. We have not placed those leagues on the ladder, so they do not count above.
See how the whole ladder worksFrom the league tables
SOCA, every team.
Last season SOCA fielded 13 teams in the leagues we track: 7 boys and 6 girls, from national elite down to state & premier. The ladder tops out in ECNL-RL from U13 up.
| lvl | U11 | U13 | U14 | U15 | U16 | U17 | U18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECNL Regional, Pre-ECNL, Aspire, EAL | ||||||||
| ECNL Regional, Pre-ECNL, Aspire, EAL | ||||||||
| EDP flights 1–3 |
Each dot is one team in the 2026-27 season. We place it by the league the team actually plays in, not by the club’s own team names. A tap on a dot shows that team’s league, flight and record. The dots come from published league tables, so a team playing outside those leagues will not appear here.
Check the tables yourself
The link opens the event's flight list on Total Global Sports, where the ECNL family posts its tables. Your kid's birth year is one of the rows, and the Standings link beside the flight opens the table. Each season gets a new event page, so theecnl.com is the place to pick up a later one.
The link opens one division table on GotSport, with every team's record. Your club's other age groups sit in their own divisions, each with its own table. GotSport posts a new page every season, so your club's website is the place to find the current one.
Programs
The programs, age by age
These come from the club's site, grouped the way the club groups them. Your kid starts in the one that fits their age.
Mini Soccer
Under-4 age group; Children born in the years 2022 and 2023
Mini Soccer is SOCA’s introduction to Hot Shots, offering a kid-friendly, non-competitive introduction to soccer through skill-building activities and small-sided games. It meets Saturday mornings for six weeks.
feeds into Hot Shots
Hot Shots
Under-6 age group (U5 & U6 players); Children born in the years 2021 and 2022
Hot Shots provides an enjoyable, non-competitive introduction to organized soccer through fundamental technique, coordination activities, skill-building activities and small-sided games. It meets Saturday mornings for eight weeks.
feeds into Recreational Program
Recreational Program
U8-U19 · 11v11
SOCA’s Recreation program is inclusive and not based on results, with teams formed around schools and neighborhoods. It offers league play with no standings or records and age-appropriate formats from 4v4 through 11v11.
VYSA · USYS feeds into Challenge Program
Challenge Program
U10, U12, and U14; boys and girls divisions
The Challenge Program is an advanced recreation league for players selected through a player placement process. Players train twice per week and play locally in a more competitive, development-focused environment.
feeds into Travel Program
Travel Program
U11 through U19; girls and boys
SOCA Travel provides advanced development through a competitive game and team training environment. Travel teams participate in the ECNL Regional League and Virginia Club Soccer League, with Elite, Blue, White, Red and Gold team levels.
ECNL Regional League · VCSL feeds into College soccer programs
WISL – Winter Indoor Soccer League
U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, and U19; boys and girls · 5v5
WISL is a player-driven indoor league using 5v5 play with goalkeepers on official futsal courts. It offers Advanced and Intermediate divisions, with matches at the SOCA Field House.
Youth Open Gym Sessions
U9 through U15; boys and girls
Youth Open Gym offers soccer and futsal games organized by SOCA staff in a safe, pick-up-style environment with no coaching. Sessions are primarily offered in the winter and summer at the SOCA Field House.
Summer Camps
U7 through U12 for Summer Day Camp; U10-U15 for the Summer Development Academy and Goalkeeper Academy; U11-U15 for World Cup Camp
SOCA’s summer offerings include Full Day Camp, Summer Development Academy, World Cup Camp and goalkeeper programs for recreational through advanced players. Programs use the SOCA Field House and other club facilities.
Winter Camps
U6 through U19
Winter Academy provides age- and level-appropriate technical training, small-group activities and small-sided games at the SOCA Field House. Offerings include Hot Shots, Skill Builder, Attacker, Footskills and Goalkeeping School programs.
Fall and Spring Clinics
U7-U12 for field-player training; U9-U15 for goalkeeper training
SOCA’s Advanced Training Program provides supplemental, high-level technical training for motivated Recreational and Challenge players. The goalkeeper program teaches fundamental skills including catching, handling, shot-stopping, diving, positioning and footwork.
Mindful Soccer Method Individual and Small Group Training
Minimum age U12 in the current soccer year
Personalized individual and small-group training focuses on technical skills, functional performance, confidence, decision-making and position-specific performance. Groups may contain one to four players.
Tryouts
2026/2027 Travel Program Late Player Placements
Tryouts decide which travel team a kid plays on. Confirm the details on the club’s page before you go.
South Fork Soccer Park · 1685 Polo Grounds Road, 22911
Coaching
Who coaches here
11 names from the club's own staff page. The titles and licenses are what the club lists.
Tyler Hudson
Director of Coaching in charge of ECNL Regional League travel teams
12 teams, U13-U19, boys and girls
Assistant Coaching Director and Youth Academy Director for the Villareal Force Academy with Fayetteville Soccer Club since 2017; coached U16 boys and girls teams with Villarreal in the North Carolina 1st Division and a UPSL semi-professional team; served on the ODP staff for North Carolina and the South Region
Several Villarreal C. F. CDP Certificates; accredited Coach Educator with USSF for D License instruction
USSF National B License · USYS National Youth License[email protected]
Gregory Vickrey
Director of Coaching for U11 and U12 teams
All U11 and U12 travel teams, from Blue to Gold
Philip Silverman
Director of Coaching in charge of National Premier League travel teams
15 teams, U11-U19, boys and girls
Head coach of the St. Michael the Archangel High School Girls Soccer team for four years; served eight years as an ODP Head Coach in Louisiana; coached at the ODP, high school and club levels; experience directing tournaments and managing adult leagues
Middle and high school math teacher; USC Advanced National Diploma
USSF National C License · USSF Youth License[email protected]
Philip Silverman
SOCA Director of Coaching
ECNL Regional League Program
David Rivera
SOCA Director of Coaching
VCSL Program
Mac Phillips
Challenge Program
Greg Paynter
SOCA Goalkeeping Director
Goalkeeping training
Greg Paynter
Hot Shots Coordinator
Hot Shots and Mini Soccer
Erivaldo Kates
lead instructor and program coordinator
Mindful Soccer Method individual and small group training
Jason Moore
PRO23 Women’s Head Coach
PRO23 Women’s team
Dan Ensley
Director of Coaching
College soccer guidance
Where they play
10 fields
The fields the club lists as its own. Directions open in Google Maps, so you can check the drive before you sign up.
SOCA Field HousePrimary
875 Belvedere Boulevard, Charlottesville, VA 22901 · Turf
South Fork Soccer Park
1685 Polo Grounds Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911
Darden Towe Park
Henley Middle School: Crozet
Hollymead Elementary School
SOCA Training Center - Turf Field
Turf
SOCA-ACAC South Fork Soccer Park (SFSP Field 5)
Saint Anne’s Belfield – Lower School
799 Faulconer Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Crozet Park, Crozet
South Fork Soccer Park Field #1
1685 Polo Grounds Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911
6 fields aren’t located on the map yet.
Fees
What it costs
What the club charges, from its own price list.
free
Add-ons
Travel Program uniforms are not included; uniforms must be purchased separately via an online ordering system., Recreational program refund processing fee: $20.00 per player., Hot Shots refund processing fee: $20.00., Camp refund processing fees: $20 before February 17, 2026; $75 after February 17, 2026 but before May 1, 2026., Travel program offers monthly installment plans on request., Travel program financial assistance is available for qualifying families..
Get in touch
How to reach SOCA
1685 Polo Grounds Road, Charlottesville, Virginia 22911
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