Soccer:
By age group
It has occurred to us more than once that while we have lots of soccer resources in the Northwest Corner of Connecticut, finding out just what is available for a particular age group can be complex.
This page takes a stab at simplifying that task. We are grateful for both suggestions and corrections.
Assumption #1: you are looking for soccer for young people somewhere in the Northwest Corner (the northwest six townships) of Connecticut.
Here are the townships, all in Litchfield County, that we're considering (note that some of the resources are located outside this area).
Kent, Canaan, North Canaan, Salisbury, Cornwall, Sharon
Here's a convenient table of options (links are available on the main soccer resources page)
| Age Range | Options | Comments |
| Under 4 | No formal soccer programs for this age group are known to us. Best advice: active little tiny kids make better soccer players when they get older. | |
| 4 - 7 | Berkshire United (day camp,
clinic day) Trinity Lime Rock summer soccer Some town recreational soccer programs (notably Kent and Salisbury) Rumsey Hall Summer Soccer "Soccer Kool" program. |
 (click the image to see this pic from the 2006 BUSC clinic day larger) The Rumsey Hall program is for ages 4 -6 and is a half day program. |
| 8 - 12 | Berkshire United (team, day
camp, clinic) Sarum Soccer Camp Trinity Lime Rock summer soccer Rumsey Hall Summer Soccer advanced program and striker academy program town recreational programs public school intramural programs (a few) public elementary school teams (mainly grades 7 - 8, with a limited number of sixth graders) Berkshire County Day School, Indian Mountain School |
 (click on the images to see the above pics from BUSC's 2006 clinic day at Hotchkiss larger)  (click the image to see a larger pic from Trinity Lime Rock Summer Soccer 2006) The Rumsey Hall programs are for ages 7 - 14 and are full day programs. |
| 13 - 14 | Berkshire United (team, day
camp, clinic) Sarum Soccer Camp Rumsey Hall Summer Soccer advanced program and striker academy program town recreational programs public elementary school teams (grades 6 - 8, with acceptance of 8th graders pretty much assured) Berkshire County Day School, Indian Mountain School |
 (click the image to see a larger pic from the 2006 BUSC clinic day at Hotchkiss) The Rumsey Hall programs are for ages 7 - 14 and are full day programs. |
| 14 - 18 | Secondary school programs
(public and private) ODP program. |
Many of the participants in Berkshire United's spring U-19 teams are in this age group. Also, sometimes young people in the age group find opportunities coaching in Town rec soccer -- a great chance to pay back, and it looks super on college applications! |
| 18 - 21 | Berkshire United occasionally fields U-19 teams for Spring Soccer | |
| Adult | Except for volunteering as a coach or obtaining certification and working as a referee, there are no adult soccer opportunities in our area that are known to us, sadly. |
to return to our "Soccer in Northwest Connecticut" page,
where links are available to many of these resources
Equestrian activities in NW CT
Between the Lakes Group newsletter
Abbreviations for organizations
