[I’M NEW] ● [THE COSTS] ● [CLUB POLICIES]●[FAQs]

I’M NEW

If you're new to MapleBrook—or to competitive soccer in general—it can feel a bit overwhelming at first. This simple timeline will help you get a better understanding of what to expect with competitive soccer at MapleBrook.

  1. Register for tryouts ($65).

  2. Attend tryouts.

  3. Receive an email invitation to play on a team.

  4. Accept the offer to play on a team by paying the Commitment Fee - once you pay the commitment fee you are bound to MapleBrook until the end of the 2025-2026 season.

    • IF you decide NOT to accept the offer to play, all you have to do is hit the “decline” button on the team offer email.

  5. During the acceptance and payment of the commitment fee, you will be given several options for paying Winter/Spring/Summer tuition. Choose the one that works best for you.

THE COSTS

THE COST TO PLAY COMPETITIVE SOCCER

The total cost per player, per team, varies on many different factors.

  1. TRYOUTS for the 2025-26 year cost $65. This covers field rental, a tryout jersey, and administrative expenses. For more details, please visit our Tryouts page.

  2. CLUB FEES / TUITION cover the cost of soccer programming, which includes coach development and training (for both professional and volunteer coaches), league fees (such as TCSL, NPL, etc.), field rentals, training expenses, and Club staff personnel. (Note: The fall season is optional for U8-U14 teams, and not all teams will participate.)

    • U8-U12 Tuition: Estimated $565 (if NOT participating in Fall Season)

    • U8-U12 Tuition: Estimated $780 (if participating in Fall Season)

    • U13-U14 Tuition: Estimated $880 (if participating in Fall Season)

    • U13+ Tuition: Estimated $665 (if NOT participating in Fall Season)

    • U13+ NPL Tuition: Estimated $890

  3. TEAM FEES cover expenses such as coaching stipends (which vary based on experience, licensing, and other factors), indoor training facilities, tournament entry fees, referee fees, and more. These fees are spread out over five months and collected by your team treasurer. Please refer to the sample team budgets linked below—note that these are examples only, not actual budgets. Actual costs will vary by team based on the factors mentioned above.

TEAM BUDGETs

EACH TEAM MANAGES ITS OWN BUDGET, developed collaboratively by the team coach, team parents, and aligned with the club’s development plan for that team. This means each team is responsible for collecting team fees and covering expenses not included in club tuition—such as tournaments, referee fees, and indoor training space.

If you’d like to take a more active role in this process, consider volunteering as a team manager or treasurer. These roles are essential each season and fulfill your family's volunteer commitment. Interested? Simply submit your name as a volunteer for your child’s team!

Note: Linked sample budgets are for reference only and based on previous seasons. Actual team budgets may vary depending on several factors including but not limited to coaching stipends, roster size, and the actual costs of tournament registration, league fees, and other related expenses.

NOT INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE PRICING

  • UNIFORM PACKAGE - The cost of the uniform package is approximately $250 and includes home and away jerseys, shorts, socks, and a warm-up jacket and pants. Uniforms are updated every two years, and the club will introduce new kits for the 2025–2026 season!

  • $150 VOLUNTEER FEE - Each family is required to complete 4 hours of volunteer work for the club this season. To help ensure participation, team administrators will collect a $150 deposit check at the start of the season. This check will be held and only cashed if the volunteer requirement is not met. If the hours are completed, the check will be securely destroyed or returned. For full details, please refer to our Volunteer Policy.

CLUB POLICIES

  • If a player has not been fully registered through our membership software, then the player will not be allowed to participate in any activities with the club (games, practices, training, etc).

  • Players will not be allowed to participate in any games, tournaments, or practices until a payment plan is developed and approved by the Executive Director.

    If no intent to pay the outstanding balance is established, the player will be removed from the roster and the team will be responsible for covering any outstanding balance.

  • Any player with an open balance on their account will not be able to tryout for the next season until payment has been made in full, or a payment plan has been approved by the Board of Directors or its delegate.

  • By choosing to register to play with Maplebrook Soccer, you are communicating your intent to honor the commitment to play with the Maplebrook Soccer Club for the entire seasonal year, understanding that by accepting the position offered and completing the registration documents, you are obligated to pay the full program cost (Team Fees).

    Additionally, we understand that we will share in team expenses above and beyond the club program costs (Team Fees) noted above, to cover expenses such as entry fees to tournaments that the team decides to participate in, referee fees, coaching fees, and our travel costs associated with attending these events.

    Click here to view our “Non-Payment” policy matrix.

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  • A: Competitive soccer is for focused, motivated players, at any skill level, who want to advance their skills through the developmental benefits of a professional coach, a high volume of soccer through training and competing with and against other focused, motivated, and developed players.

  • A: Playing on a competitive soccer team requires a high level of commitment from players and their families.  Attendance at pre-season training is a critical component of launching a successful season.  Players benefit from intensive training in the technical, tactical, mental, and physical components of the game.  In addition, preseason training provides an invaluable opportunity for teammates to bond with one another and their coach.

    All MPB members acknowledge and agree to abide by our PLAYER AND PARENT CODE OF CONDUCT.

  • A: Our competitive teams train indoors during the winter at the Maple Grove Sports Dome. From spring through fall, practices are held at various outdoor fields in Maple Grove. While locations may vary based on availability, younger teams hold practices at local elementary school fields, and older teams typically practice at Fernbrook Athletic Fields and the grass fields at Maple Grove High School.

  • Here is a birth year chart that may be helpful in understanding the “birth year” approach US Soccer takes to youth sports.  If your child is a 2008 birth year that means he/she is older than kids born in 2010.

    Beginning with the 2026–2027 season, age group cutoffs will shift to an August 1 - July 31 timeframe.

  • Our soccer year starts in the Fall and runs through the following Summer, but players may opt out of the Fall season and still play on a competitive team.

    Fall season starts for players U9-U14 with practices in late August. Fall season games typically begin the weekend after Labor Day and run until mid-October. Fall games are played on the weekends with practices being held during the week. There is no fall season for U15+ because of the High School Soccer Season.

    Regular season starts with winter training n November once the Dome goes up. Depending on the age and level of play, teams can participate in winter indoor or futsal leagues, with some opting only to train with scheduled scrimmages throughout the winter training season. Outdoor practices will begin mid-April, with the first matches beginning sometime around the first week of May (weather permitting). Depending on the age and level of the team, summer league matches could go into the first couple of weeks in July. In addition to league games, most teams will play approximately 2-3 weekend tournaments in the Summer.

  • A: We currently offer recreational soccer programming as a part of a cooperative agreement with the City of Maple Grove’s Parks and Recreation. The recreational program allows children as young as 3 years old to participate.