Important Naming convention requirements.
Please follow this convention when naming your teams in Sport Affinity. This will help us year over year to identify a team as it moves up in age groups and provides consistency for Team managers and Club Admins to easily identify opponents.
(Club or town) (Gender B or G Only ) (Birth Year) Modifier (Typically a name or color to distinguish multiple teams) (Age Level Optional preference. This would need to be updated each year)
EXAMPLE Westport B2015 Blue or Darien B2016 Blue (U9)
Special cases/Tips
New U9 teams this 2024-2025 seasonal year are 2016 BY. Example- Greenwich B2016 Red (U9)
U8 team playing up in the U9 league Should look like this Example Stamford G2017 Black
(If the team is predominately the 2017 birth year, go ahead and use that descriptor. It helps us distinguish from the other U9 teams that are mostly true U9's.
All U14/U15 teams should use this Example Norwalk G2010/2011 White (U14/15)
For other age levels, use a single birth year, even if you have some players playing up BY CHOICE.
If you have to combine 2 age groups in order to field a team, and at least 50% are playing up (by necessity, not by choice) then you can indicate that by using 2 birth years. Example Wilton G2012/2013 White (U13)
This typically will apply for smaller clubs that need to merge age groups to fill a roster.
See this chart on website.
https://www.swdcjsa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=936328
PLEASE NOTE: THE LENGTH OF GAME INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE APPLIES ONLY TO CLASSIC TRAVEL MATCHES PLAYED IN THE SOUTHWEST DISTRICT
AT THE YOUNGER AGE GROUPS, THE LENGTH OF GAMES IN CUP MATCHES AND PREMIER LEAGUES IS SHORTER THAN WHAT IS LISTED HERE.
BE AWARE THAT THIS MAY CAUSE CONFUSION AT A MATCH WHERE COACHES AND REFEREES ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN THESE OTHER LEAGUES. DUE TO THIS POTENTIAL CONFUSION, GAME PROTESTS REGARDGING THE LENGTH OF HALVES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
CJSA Age Groups 2024-25 Seasonal Year- 7/1/2024-6/30/2025
League | Year of Birth | Max Roster | Players | Game Length |
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U8 | 2017 | 6 | 4 v 4 | 4 x 10 |
U9 | 2016 | 12 | 7 v 7 | 2 x30 |
U10 | 2015 | 12 | 7 v 7 | 2 x30 |
U11 | 2014 | 16 | 9 v 9 | 2 x35 |
U12 | 2013 | 16 | 9 v 9 | 2 x35 |
U13 | 2012 | 22 | 11 v 11 | 2 x 40 |
U14 - U15 | 2011 & 2010 | 22 | 11 v 11 | 2 x 40 |
U16 | 2009 | 22 | 11 v 11 | 2 x 45 |
U17 | 2008 | 22 | 11 v 11 | 2 x 45 |
U18 | 2007 | 22 | 11 v 11 | 2 x 45 |
U19 | 2006 | 22 | 11 v 11 | 2 x 45 |
U20 | 2005 | 22 | 11 v 11 | 2 x 45 |
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