Marcos: Ultimately we see this as a six-month league. By year five of our plan, we would like to achieve a six-month season which would run from mid-spring to late fall. That would give us enough time to get in 30-40 games, plus allow kids and teams one weekend in every month to play in tournaments, ODP program competitions and experience some foreign travel and other competitions. We want to build in enough flexibility so that teams and regions can work with their respective associations. The natural gaps that will be built into the schedule will allow local teams and regions to coordinate scheduling.

Weibe: This will vary region from region. Some regions will begin in January, while some begin towards the end of April and early May. Each region is somewhat unique due to climate, different soccer activities, scholastic sports, beginning and end of the school year, etc. Each region collectively designs their own region. This includes number of teams, games, start dates and age groups. We leave it to the soccer people within these regions to give us the best input on what they need to have for a successful season.

With the partnership that we have with US Club Soccer, we will be able to utilize their national cup (US Club Soccer National Cup) as an event where teams from other SYL regions will be able to compete for a cup championship with USCS and we will also count these games as cross-regional games in the SYL season. This will create some balance in the soccer calendar with the clubs and provide them a better structure for their teams.