Soccer In Middle School???

I am curious what schools have soccer in Middle School (6th-8th Grade)? If any?

Parochial schools have a tournament, but no actual season...(Jesuit and Ursuline recruiting events)...just kidding! :-)

I know Frisco ISD have middle schools that start soccer in the 7th grade.

Plano ISD does not have middle school soccer. For the last few years, they have had a one day tournament that is very informal- co-ed, cone goals, no refs in some games, non-regulation fields with non-standard number of players on the field, etc. It's more like a field day than organized soccer.

The small private schools run a coed fall season 8-10 games plus play-offs

Dallas ISD have middle schools that start soccer in the 7th grade as well

Lewisville ISD has middle school, 7th & 8th grade. Around 4 games + tournament.

I do not know of any schools south of DFW that do this. It seems to me that as girls start middle school there is much more of a push for them to play b-ball and v-ball. For all the replies do you know if they have always had soccer in Middle School as an option or is it a recent change to include it as a new sport for the girls?

I Live south of DFW and Middle Schools down there have always had soccer teams starting in the 7th grade. My DD's middle school just opened this year and they offer soccer starting in the 7th grade.

My 00 played for her elementary in the 5th grade. The teachers from a hand full of schools in the southern part of the city would organize games on Fridays after school. Her middle school also starts soccer in the 7th grade. But becareful a lot of the kids who didn't play academy or select play very physical. It maybe safer to just let you dd play for her club.

Keller ISD, Southhlake and northwest (Coppell, grapevine, Colleyville ??) had a 7/8th grade league for a few years. It was run by the respective high school coaches and not part of the 4 sport middle school athletic program. It has since been cut due to all the budget cuts in this area.

Number07 wrote:Keller ISD, Southhlake and northwest (Coppell, grapevine, Colleyville ??) had a 7/8th grade league for a few years. It was run by the respective high school coaches and not part of the 4 sport middle school athletic program. It has since been cut due to all the budget cuts in this area.

Southlake and Northwest do still have a league. Small, maybe 4 or 5 games.

Irving and Grand Prairie have MSS

10sDad wrote:Parochial schools have a tournament, but no actual season...(Jesuit and Ursuline recruiting events)...just kidding! :-)

Fort Worth parochial schools have an 8 game season with two divisions, about 9 teams in each division. COED 6th grade thru 8th grade mixed together. Most schools have two or three teams participating, mine had three teams. Some schools stack their A team with all Club boy and girl players. Our school used the pick a name out of a hat method. All schools must split their teams with having similiar make up of grade ages on the team. My first year coaching in it, had a lot of fun, totally different then select both in expectations and skill level, but none-the-less a rewarding experience.

Time on the pitch is always a good time!

HSAA just started middle school this year. Currently their schedule is entirely private schools, but you can see who they are here.

http://www.hsaa.org/

Little Elm ISD (7th grade and up)
Frisco ISD (7th grade and up)
Proper ISD (7th grade and up)

MSS should be left to the rec players to play. The Select players should focus on their skills and learning and their club teams and not get injured.

Also it is fun for the rec players to play together as it is usually really tough for them once they get to HS to make a team. When you get in HS the Club players will usually be the players that are on the team....and HS has three teams so they will hopefully make one of them.

Club basketball and volleyball players get to represent their school. Why not club soccer players?

JH01 wrote: MSS should be left to the rec players to play. The Select players should focus on their skills and learning and their club teams and not get injured.

Also it is fun for the rec players to play together as it is usually really tough for them once they get to HS to make a team. When you get in HS the Club players will usually be the players that are on the team....and HS has three teams so they will hopefully make one of them.

That is a silly comment

UR> wrote:I do not know of any schools south of DFW that do this. It seems to me that as girls start middle school there is much more of a push for them to play b-ball and v-ball. For all the replies do you know if they have always had soccer in Middle School as an option or is it a recent change to include it as a new sport for the girls?

Mansfield ISD does not have soccer in the middle schools and would agree the focus is more on v-ball and b-ball. I do not believe Kennedale or Arlington has middle school soccer either.

Richardson ISD has soccer in middle school.

As for whether select or rec players should play at the middle school age or high school, most schools don't have a choice. What I mean is that the coaches have to pick from the girls they have, and it's likely that many of them won't have enough select-only players to fill a 20+ team roster.

The other shocker - and I know this is blasphemy on a forum like this - is that many of the rec players actually contribute. When 4A JJPearce High School won state twice in a row a few years ago, there were some good rec players and/or girls who had quit select many years earlier that were part of the championship. Speed is speed and athleticism is athleticism.

The lines are blurred these days. Some of the kids I've seen playing in PPL and even LHGC D3 are very... how should I put this... average. There are girls on PSA teams with much more skill. And there are full-blown "select" teams that compete in PSA only (Lonestars 01 girls, Storm FC 01, and several others that train year round including my own). What is select and what is rec anymore? Other than the price?

00scrmom wrote:

UR> wrote:I do not know of any schools south of DFW that do this. It seems to me that as girls start middle school there is much more of a push for them to play b-ball and v-ball. For all the replies do you know if they have always had soccer in Middle School as an option or is it a recent change to include it as a new sport for the girls?

Mansfield ISD does not have soccer in the middle schools and would agree the focus is more on v-ball and b-ball. I do not believe Kennedale or Arlington has middle school soccer either.

There's one school in Arlington that has soccer in middle school. Can't remember which. They play against some of the Dallas schools. 4-5 game season.

futbollove wrote:

00scrmom wrote:

UR> wrote:I do not know of any schools south of DFW that do this. It seems to me that as girls start middle school there is much more of a push for them to play b-ball and v-ball. For all the replies do you know if they have always had soccer in Middle School as an option or is it a recent change to include it as a new sport for the girls?

Mansfield ISD does not have soccer in the middle schools and would agree the focus is more on v-ball and b-ball. I do not believe Kennedale or Arlington has middle school soccer either.

There's one school in Arlington that has soccer in middle school. Can't remember which. They play against some of the Dallas schools. 4-5 game season.

It's a shame they don't all have it.

00scrmom wrote:

futbollove wrote:

00scrmom wrote:

UR> wrote:I do not know of any schools south of DFW that do this. It seems to me that as girls start middle school there is much more of a push for them to play b-ball and v-ball. For all the replies do you know if they have always had soccer in Middle School as an option or is it a recent change to include it as a new sport for the girls?

Mansfield ISD does not have soccer in the middle schools and would agree the focus is more on v-ball and b-ball. I do not believe Kennedale or Arlington has middle school soccer either.

There's one school in Arlington that has soccer in middle school. Can't remember which. They play against some of the Dallas schools. 4-5 game season.

It's a shame they don't all have it.

I would imagine soccer becomes much less important to girls where middle school soccer is not available because all their friends are practicing/playing b-ball and v-ball. Maybe not but I could see that scenario playing out.

UR> wrote:

00scrmom wrote:

futbollove wrote:

00scrmom wrote:

UR> wrote:I do not know of any schools south of DFW that do this. It seems to me that as girls start middle school there is much more of a push for them to play b-ball and v-ball. For all the replies do you know if they have always had soccer in Middle School as an option or is it a recent change to include it as a new sport for the girls?

Mansfield ISD does not have soccer in the middle schools and would agree the focus is more on v-ball and b-ball. I do not believe Kennedale or Arlington has middle school soccer either.

There's one school in Arlington that has soccer in middle school. Can't remember which. They play against some of the Dallas schools. 4-5 game season.

It's a shame they don't all have it.

I would imagine soccer becomes much less important to girls where middle school soccer is not available because all their friends are practicing/playing b-ball and v-ball. Maybe not but I could see that scenario playing out.

My DD only plays soccer, it's her one true passion. She knows she doesn't want to play the other ones because it could conflict with her soccer. She is in athletics and runs cc and track so she still feels included with the other girls and doesn't feel pressured to play other sports just because her friends do. Now I have seen girls who only played soccer then started playing bball and vball in MS and have seen their desire to play soccer to be less. It's happening to a few girls on our team and would guess that a few may not return because of it. It happens. Not every girl follows the same path.