Registration for Our spring recreation program will open on Friday January 9th and will close on March 22nd. Late registrations will be limited and dependent on team size and needs as well as the number of volunteer coaches we have. Season start dates are tentative but we should be underway after Easter and Spring break.
Registration for the spring recreation season is now open. All registration will be online there will be no in person registration. The cost to register is $85 per player and is reduced to $50 per additional child for multiple children in a family. Registration costs have increased this past year due to increased cost of running the program. Registration is open to all children regardless of experience or skill level, It is available for everyone who wants to play. There are no tryouts or prerequisites. All players are required to have cleats and shin guards to play. Uniforms are included with registration, these are intended for both the fall and subsequent spring 2026 season. Only players new in the spring will receive a uniform. Registration will close on March 22nd. Exact Game start date is only tentative right now. Once the league has a firm date an announcement will be made.
Please make any coach and/or teammate request during the registration process. Every effort will be made to accommodate these requests, but please remember it is not always possible. In order to keep our teams as manageable as possible, we ask that you make all these requests when registering. As a rule players can not play down in age but may play up.
Late registrations will only be granted for players who can be accommodated based on team size and need. All divisions have limits on participants and we have in the past needed to close divisions early due to overwhelming numbers. Please do not wait till the last minute to register. Registration will close On Sunday March 22nd
All Newton United coaches are volunteers and we rely on these coaches to keep us running. We are always looking for new volunteers to help out. This is particularly true in the U8 and U10 age groups where we have our largest number of players. The more coaches we have, the more teams we can form. Please consider this option as you register your child. No team can have too many volunteers! All Newton United Volunteers and coaches are required to to have a background check in place. This is a requirement of all 3 towns we represent whose fields we use and of our governing body New Jersey Youth Soccer{NJYS} . All volunteers and coaches need to register as they register their child and complete the online trainings as required by NJYS ,this must be done every season. Information on obtaining the town mandated background check can be accessed on our coaches page. No coach or volunteer is allowed onto a field without having these checks in place.
About teams
Teams with game-aged players participate in the Sussex County Youth League (SCYL). These teams play approximately 8 games per season, on Saturdays. As we play teams from other towns in the county, there is some travel involved. All teams are recreation teams in this league. All teams are Co-Ed. These are recreational teams only, and we do not allow travel players to participate on these teams. This is a rule that is adhered to throughout the league. Any travel players found on a recreation team will be removed from the team without refund. All teams are formed based on a child's birth year, not on school grade. Under no circumstances are children allowed to play down in age group. Children may play up in age in some situations. An example of this would be to allow siblings to play together and help in transportation needs. Please make any coach and or teammate requests during the registration process and every effort will be made to accommodate them. If your child is close to the cut off for our instructional program please contact the club as we may be able to get your child into one of our programs. Please do not wait till the last minute to register some age groups can fill early and will close before March 22.
Instructional Program
Through skill-oriented games and small-sided scrimmages each week, our youngest players will be able to learn and thrive in a fun and relaxed environment. This instructional program will now meet on Sunday mornings at Evergreen Park in Green Township for 8 weeks. There will be no Saturday Game schedule for this age group. All sessions will take place in the one location. Once registration is over, our trainers will be in touch to confirm the start date. If you are registering for this program please consider listing yourself as a volunteer. Our trainers are always looking for parental help, the support of parents to help manage these sessions is invaluable. It also provides an introduction to the club and the game for potential coaches and volunteers moving forward as children advance into the game playing age groups.
Starting last Fall registration for this program was separated into 3 separate groups based on age. Our first group will be for beginners. Those born in 2021. This group will meet at 10AM on Sundays at Evergreen park in Green township. This is intended as an introductory session for first time players and those younger players who may not feel comfortable with older children in this program. Only those born in 2021 will be able to register for this session.
Our second group will be for children born in 2020 and 2021 this group will meet at 11:15 AM on Sundays at Evergreen Park in Green township. This session will be geared to all players with or without any previous experience. It will continue to introduce basic skills and game play to all players in both birth years. Whether you are a first timer or a player that has some experience and just want to get out there and have some fun, this is the group for you.
Our third group will be made up of players born in 2020 only and who will be eligible for U8 teams in the Fall of 2026. This group will meet on Thursday evenings at Goodale park in Andover. There will be a 5PM and a 6:15 PM session. This group will focus on game play, learning the rules, as well as building on fundamental skills. It is a preparation for the jump up into regular league play on U8 teams that they will be eligible for in the fall and will include scrimmages between the 2 groups to mirror games that they will play at the next level. It is also hoped that along with getting the players ready we can also get some parent volunteer coaches ready for the next step too.
No previous experience is required for any of these instructional groups.
Uniforms are provided with registration and to be used for a full calendar year, 2 seasons Fall and the following Spring. Instructional players will receive a jersey only.
For the 2026 Spring season our age groupings will be as followsInstructional Program Birth years 2020 and 2021
U8 Birth years 2019 and 2018
U10 Birth years 2016 and 2017
U12 Birth years 2014 and 2015
U15 Birth Years 2011, 2012 and 2013
The U15 age group covers 3 years in order to allow all 8th graders to be able to register. No High schoolers are permitted in the recreation program.