TRYOUT INFO 2026-27


Dates for 2026-27 Competitive Program Tryouts

All players born between U08-U14 will tryout May 18-20, 2026

All players born between U15-U19 will tryout on May 26-28, 2026


Tryout Registration

Registration is easy and free for tryouts. It's extremely important that all players register early. We generally wait to set times for tryouts until we have an idea of the number of players trying out for each age group. Our goal is to set times which allow for the most appropriate field space and staff coverage based on the size of the tryout pool.


Supplemental Competitive Tryouts for 08U-19U

Information regarding our supplemental tryouts for 2026-2027 TBA.


More Info and Opportunities

To register for tryouts, login or create an account: CLICK HERE


New: After tryouts if your player is offered a position on a team you will be required to upload a copy of your players birth certificate and a headshot of your player during the registration and payment process.


Want to see what our ECNL Program is about before tryouts? CLICK HERE to check out our ECNL ID Clinic.


For information about the new age group formation starting at the 2026-27 seasonal year, please scroll to the bottom of this page.


ECNL & ECNL RL COACHING STAFF 2026-27

Boys Team Coach Coach Email

GSA U19B ECNL

Malik Mohammed

malik@gsasoccer.com

GSA U19B ECNL RL

Dave Robinson

dave@gsasoccer.com

GSA U17B ECNL

Malik Mohammed

malik@gsasoccer.com

GSA U17B ECNL RL

Sale Salihovic

sale@gsasoccer.com

GSA U16B ECNL

Tato Tragodara

tato@gsasoccer.com

GSA U16B ECNL RL

Pablo Piraquive

pablo@gsasoccer.com

GSA U15B ECNL

Karl Hedley

karl@gsasoccer.com

GSA U15B ECNL RL

Pablo Piraquive

pablo@gsasoccer.com

GSA U14B ECNL

Karl Hedley

karl@gsasoccer.com

GSA U14B ECNL RL

David Koloko

david@gsasoccer.com

GSA U13B ECNL

Tom Bentham

tombetham@gsasoccer.com

GSA U13B ECNL RL

Sale Salihovic

sale@gsasoccer.com

GSA U12B ECNL Dev 1

Marcus Araujo

marcus@gsasoccer.com

GSA U12B ECNL Dev 2

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Girls Team Coach Coach Email

GSA U19G ECNL

Rusty Staggs

rusty@gsasoccer.com

GSA U19G ECNL RL

Max Solodkii

max@gsasoccer.com

GSA U17G ECNL

Campbell Chapman

campbellchapman@gsasoccer.com

GSA U17G ECNL RL

Chad Maddox

chadmaddox@gsasoccer.com

GSA U16G ECNL

Campbell Chapman

campbellchapman@gsasoccer.com

GSA U16G ECNL RL

Ashley Allen

ashleyallen@gsasoccer.com

GSA U15G ECNL

Drew Prentice

drew@gsasoccer.com

GSA U15G ECNL RL

Max Solodkii

max@gsasoccer.com

GSA U14G ECNL

Rusty Staggs

rusty@gsasoccer.com

GSA U14G ECNL RL

Ashley Allen

ashleyallen@gsasoccer.com

GSA U13G ECNL

Drew Prentice

drew@gsasoccer.com

GSA U13G ECNL RL

Chad Maddox

chadmaddox@gsasoccer.com

GSA U12G ECNL Dev 1

Alex Muñoz

alexmunoz@gsasoccer.com

GSA U12G ECNL Dev 2

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EAST/CONYERS ACADEMY & SELECT - COACHING STAFF 2026-27 TBA


NORTH/DACULA ACADEMY & SELECT - COACHING STAFF 2026-27 TBA


SOUTH/LILBURN ACADEMY & SELECT - COACHING STAFF 2026-27 TBA



New Age Group Formation Information

New Age Group Formation

  • Age groups will now be based on a seasonal year that runs from August 1 to July 31 instead of January 1–December 31.
  • This change was announced by all of our governing bodies to begin in the 2026-27 season.

What This Means

  • Players born on August 1 of one year through July 31 of the next year will play together in the same age group. This is often called a school-year age grouping because it’s similar to how school grades work.
  • Compared to a calendar year system, players born August–December will likely remain in their current age group, and players born January–July graduate to the next age group — because the cutoff date moved from January 1 to August 1. 

Why This Is Happening

  • The seasonal year system better aligns team age groups with school grade levels, meaning players will be more often grouped with their peers.
  • It significantly reduces the number of “trapped players” — kids who are in a different grade than most of their teammates.
  • at gsa, we are fully supportive of this player-centered adjustment.

See chart below to view new age groups. Click here to calculate your player's age group.


Nueva Formación de Grupos de Edad

  • Los grupos de edad ahora se basarán en un año estacional que va del 1 de agosto al 31 de julio, en lugar del calendario anterior del 1 de enero al 31 de diciembre.
  • Este cambio fue anunciado por todos nuestras organizaciones y entrará en efecto a partir de la temporada 2026–27.

¿Qué Significa Esto?

  • Los jugadores nacidos del 1 de agosto de un año al 31 de julio del año siguiente jugarán juntos en el mismo grupo de edad. A esto a menudo se le llama agrupación por año escolar, porque es similar a cómo funcionan los grados escolares.
  • En comparación con el sistema por año calendario, los jugadores nacidos entre agosto y diciembre permanecerán en su grupo de edad actual, mientras que los nacidos entre enero y julio pasarán al siguiente grupo de edad, ya que la fecha límite cambió del 1 de enero al 1 de agosto.

¿Por Qué Está Sucediendo Esto?

  • El sistema de año estacional alinea mejor los grupos de edad de los equipos con los niveles escolares, lo que significa que los jugadores estarán más frecuentemente agrupados con sus compañeros de clase.
  • También reduce significativamente la cantidad de “jugadores atrapados” — niños que están en un grado diferente al de la mayoría de sus compañeros de equipo.
  • En GSA, apoyamos completamente este ajuste centrado en el jugador.

Consulte la tabla a continuación para ver los nuevos grupos de edad. Haz clic aquí para calcular el grupo de edad de tu jugador.

Age Group Birth Date Range

U18|19

August 1, 2007 - July 31 2009

U17

August 1, 2009 - July 31, 2010

U16

August 1, 2010 - July 31, 2011

U15

August 1, 2011 - July 31, 2012

U14

August 1, 2012 - July 31, 2013

U13

August 1, 2013 - July 31, 2014

U12

August 1, 2014 - July 31, 2015

U11

August 1, 2015 - July 31, 2016

U10

August 1, 2016 - July 31, 2017

U09

August 1, 2017 - July 31, 2018

U08|07

August 1, 2018 - July 31, 2020