Program Details

Program Mission

The mission of Culpeper Soccer Club’s Travel Program is to provide a modern, integrated, and cohesive travel program that produces and retains team players who demonstrate the ability and mentality to succeed in soccer and in life. Our program’s culture is exemplified by our players who share a common goal to grow and play the game of soccer. The Culpeper Soccer Club (CSC) Travel Program provides elite players with pathways to the next level, experienced coaches with national licensing, full-year playing opportunities, individualized skill training, competitive league play, showcase events and tournaments, preseason training, and so much more! We look forward to working with players who are ready to challenge themselves in this premier program.

Core Values

• Integrity
• Community
• Courage

Player Opportunity

• Licensed Coaches
• Full-Time Technical Staff
• Winter Training
• Goalkeeper Training
• Preseason Training and Team Camps
• Access to recorded games on VEO
• Virginia Club Soccer League Member Club
• Tournament Allowance
• VYSA President Cup or State Cup Tournaments for Eligible Teams
• Adidas Uniform Sponsorship
• Showcase Events
• Scrimmage Fests
• Top Grade Bermuda Grass Playing Fields
• League Play
• College Prep Planning
• Field Fees Included
• Referee Fees Included
• US Club Fees Included

Player Development Curriculum

Culpeper Soccer Club follows the U.S. Soccer Player Development Curriculum and the CSC Travel Soccer Training Curriculum.

• U.S. Soccer Grassroots Roadmap Curriculum
• U.S. Soccer Roadmap Curriculum
• CSC Travel Soccer Training Curriculum

Establish CSC player development opportunities at the next level

• Continue mission of identifying players with truly elite potential whose development would be best served playing in an elite environment.
• Provide training opportunities at Technical Director’s approval for Elite level players (Elite – Defined as National/College Level).
• Provide playing opportunities to college level players at showcase events.
• Provide avenue for Culpeper based youth to play at the national, professional, and college level.

We Build Champions

Our culture is exemplified by our players and their common goal to grow and play the game of soccer. Players are not bound by program or label, but by work ethic and character.

Annual Schedule

• Preseason Training and Team Camps (August)
• Preseason Friendlies (August)
• 2 Training Sessions Per Week for U11-U19 Teams (August-November)
• Goalkeeper Training (September-November)
• Fall Season League and Tournament Play on Saturdays or Sundays (September-November)
• Winter Indoor or Outdoor Training (January-February)
• Spring Preseason (March)
• 2 Training Sessions Per Week for U11-U14 Teams (March-May)
• Goalkeeper Training (March-May)
• Spring Season League and Tournament Play on Saturdays or Sundays (April-May)
• Travel Tryouts (May)

Training dates and schedules are subject to change if public health guidelines, weather cancellations, or other unforeseen circumstances prevent regularly scheduled soccer activities. Winter futsal training is included at no additional cost for Travel players but can be cancelled without make-up opportunities if health guidelines or weather cancellations prevent indoor soccer activities. Every attempt will be made to make-up cancelled soccer activities.

Virginia Club Soccer League (VCSL) Match-Day Format

• VCSL coordinates club-to-club traveling schedule. Each club’s contingent of teams, boys and girls, travel together to all away games. Start times are staggered allowing Technical Staff and multiplayer families to watch several games. Home games for CSC teams are held in Culpeper, generally at a single location, which helps families enjoy the game-day experience as a club and community.

2026-27 Preseason Camps

• Technical Training Camp – TBD
• Travel Team Camps – TBD
• Preseason Player and Team-Oriented Camps to Prepare for Fall Season
• Camps Included for All CSC U11-U19 Travel Players at No Additional Cost
• Camps Held at Culpeper Sports Complex

2026-27 Included Tournaments

• U11-U14 | Fall Preseason Friendlies | 4 Tournaments
• U15-U16 | Fall Preseason Friendlies | 3 Tournaments
• U17-U19 | Fall Preseason Friendlies | 3 Tournaments
• Tournament Budgets for Eligible Teams will be Adjusted for Presidents Cup or State Cup Participation
• All Tournaments must be Scheduled and Approved by Technical Staff

2026-27 Preseason Friendlies & Tournaments Schedules

• U11-U19 Preseason Friendlies — TBD
• U11-U14 Tournaments — Fall: Blue Ridge Cup & Capital Fall Classic  |  Spring: Preseason & Cannon Cup
• U15-U19 Tournaments — Fall: Blue Ridge Cup, Mid-season, Capital Fall Classic

• U11-U12: $1,250
• U13-U14:  $1,440
• U15-U19: $1,000

2026-27 Age Rules

Age Group Format Update

Starting in Fall 2026, U.S. Soccer is allowing youth leagues to move away from the traditional calendar birth year system (January 1–December 31) and instead use a school-year-based system (August 1–July 31).

What This Means

This change gives youth leagues the option to align age groupings more closely with the school calendar rather than the calendar year.

Why the Change Was Made

• Better align soccer age groups with school-year groupings
• Reduce disruption for players and families
• Create a more positive and consistent experience for youth players