LEAGUE STRUCTURE

MAPLE comprises more than one hundred clubs throughout New England. These range from large "full-service" clubs to those consisting of one or two teams, from the highly selective to the developmental, from focus on the older age groups to concentration on the younger, more developmental ages. While most clubs include both boys and girls, a few are entirely or primarily one or the other. If you are a committed soccer player aspiring to the highest level of the youth game, there is a club in your area tailored to your needs, whatever your present level of development.

The League itself provides a structure in which all of the teams in all of these clubs can play at the appropriate level. It works like this:

Fall Season

Under 9, 6v6
High & low sections
No standings kept

Under 10, 8 v 8
Open, high, middle & low sections
No standings kept

Under 11, 8 v 8
Open, high, middle & low sections

Under 12, 8 v 8 & 11 v 11
Open, tiered based on spring U11 results

Under 13, 11 v 11
Open, tiered based on spring U12
results

Under 14
Division 1 10 teams
Division 2 10 teams
Division 3 Open

Spring Season

Under 9, 6v6
High & low sections
No standings kept

Under 10, 8 v 8
Open, high, middle & low sections
No standings kept

Under 11, 8 v 8
Open, tiered based on fall U11 results

Under 12, 8 v 8 & 11 v 11
Open, tiered based on fall U12
results

Under 13, 11 v 11
Open, tiered based on fall U13
results

Under 14
Division 1 10 teams
Division 2 10 teams
Division 3 multiple sections

Under 15 - 18
Division 1 8 teams
Division 2 8 teams
Division 3 multiple sections