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Youth soccer is defined by the standards set by US Youth Soccer Association of which Georgia Soccer is a member:

Youth Player” means an individual who has not reached 19 years of age prior to August 1 immediately before the start of any seasonal year. A player who reaches 19 years of age during a seasonal year is allowed to complete that seasonal year.  A player who reaches19 years of age during August of one seasonal year shall be allowed to complete all of the next seasonal year.

Youth soccer in Georgia is thriving and well developed through numerous programs.  Georgia Soccer continues to send youth teams to Region Championship Semi-Finals and Finals.  Our Olympic Development Program regularly averages more that 50 players, male and female, that make the Region pool of best players in the Southeast.  Youth registrations have gone from 35,000 in 1988/1989 to an expected 82,000 for 2008/2009,  more....