
VALLEY SURF: 23-24 Calendar
MAY
- Open tryouts for all age groups (new players to Valley Surf)
- Deposits due for next season for returning Valley Surf players
- League games continue
- State Cup games end for U14 and older age groups (if qualify, knockout phase)
- NPL Spring College Showcase
JUNE
- League games and spring season practices end (most teams, early June)
- Deadline for requesting Spring Volunteer Fee Reimbursement (June 15)
- DPL or NPL teams that qualify for National Playoffs will continue into the summer months
JULY
- Valley Surf club registration open
- Elite teams participate in Surf Showcase
- Financial Aid applications are due
- Practice begins for some teams (especially if participating in a late-summer tournament)
AUGUST
- Fall season officially starts; weekly practices begin for all teams (early August)
- Many Surf teams participate in the Surf Invitational
- Some teams participate in late summer tournaments
- League games begin (late August)
- State Cup games begin (for some teams in Preliminary Round)
- Little Surfers Fall Program begins
- Surf Junior Academy Training begins
SEPTEMBER
- DPL Showcase Labor Day Weekend
- League games continue
- State Cup games begin for most teams
- Elite teams participate in Surf Champions Cup
- Surf Junior Academy Training
OCTOBER
- League and State Cup games continue
- Little Surfers Fall Season comes to an End
- Surf Junior Academy Training
NOVEMBER
- League games continue
- State Cup games end for U9-U10 age groups and continue for U11 & older
- High school-aged teams (U15 and older) take a break until late February
- With Daylight Savings Time ending, practice times (and fields) may shift for some teams
- NPL Fall College Showcase
- Surf Junior Academy Training
DECEMBER
- Deadline for requesting Fall Volunteer Fee Reimbursement (December 1)
- Tryouts for youngest age groups (Non-NorCal Premier players to Valley Surf)
- State Cup games end for U11-U13 Gold/Silver/Bronze age groups
- End of the Fall Season (usually the second weekend in December); break for three weeks
- Surf Junior Academy Training
JANUARY
- Winter training begins in early January (U14 and younger except), 1-2 practices per week; winter training is considered part of our spring season
- High school-aged teams (U15 and older) continue to be on break until late February
- State Cup continues for U11-U13 State/Premier
- Surf Junior Academy Training
FEBRUARY
- State Cup ends for U11-U13 State/Premier
- Presidents’ Day Week break (no practices)
- Spring season resumes; weekly practices begin after the Presidents’ Day Week break
- High school-aged teams (U15 and older) begin club-hosted HS practices after the Presidents’ Day Week break.
MARCH
- League games begin (in mid-March)
- State Cup games resume for U14 and older age groups (knockout phase)
- Many Valley Surf teams participate in the Copa Surf – Surf Cup Qualifiers (first weekend)
- Little Surfer’s Spring Season begins
APRIL
- League games continue
- State Cup games continue for U14 and older age groups (if qualify, knockout phase)
- Valley Surf College Commitment Celebration (for players committed to collegiate soccer)
MAY
- Open tryouts for all age groups (new players to Valley Surf)
- Deposits due for next season for returning Valley Surf players
- League games continue
- State Cup games end for U14 and older age groups (if qualify, knockout phase)
- NPL Spring College Showcase
- Valley Surf Soccer Night (senior celebration, entire club welcome to attend)
- Little Surfer’s Spring Season ends
JUNE
- League games and spring season practices end (most teams, early June)
- Deadline for requesting Spring Volunteer Fee Reimbursement (June 15)
- ECNL/DPL or NPL teams that qualify for National Playoffs will continue into the summer months