Age Group (Birth Year)

U7 (2019) - New
U08 (2018)
U09 (2017)
U10 (2016)

Schedule

A six month program: August - October; March - May. 

Game/League Information

Teams will play in a local league and most games will be scheduled for the weekends. At the U10 age group, there may be some state/regional travel depending on level of team.  U7 will play 5v5 in the fall and then either 5v5 and/or 7v7 in the spring.

Primary Location

Location: Thompson Park, 5600 Thompson Road, Columbus, OH 43230

Events

There are no events at the U7 age group.  There are three events included in the full year program fee for U8, four events included in the full year program for U9 and up to five events included in the full year program for U10.  Any event over the included five events will be billed separately.  Ala cart event fees will range from $45 - $100/event and will be billed separately at the time of such event.   Ala cart event fees are only refundable to the extent a refund is received from the event.

Uniforms

For the 2025-2026 season, Sporting Columbus will be in year two of a two year uniform cycle.  Returning players will need to order a new training jersey and any other item will be need based.  All new players will need to order a full kit. Uniform orders are placed online. After you pay your deposit, soccer.com will send an instruction e-mail to all players regarding the uniform process. Returning players will maintain their current number; uniform numbers for new players will be randomly assigned. The uniform ordering process will begin around June 15.

Placement and Acceptance

All players are welcome – there are no tryouts for these ages thru June 15. Each player must register online and pay their deposit to join the program. All registration is completed electronically.  Tryouts for these ages will start June 16. 

Base Fee

Through June 15, the fees will be:

U08 - $999
U09 - $1075
U10 - $1150

Starting June 16, the program no longer has open registration; it will be tryout/need based and the fee will increase 10%.  All fees include but are not limited to practices (outdoors, indoors, in person and/or online), friendlies and/or games.  These fees do not include travel and/or uniforms.

Additional Fees

All players will have a $50/player facility fee.  This fee is non refundable, non scholarshipable and non discountable.  Additionally, at the U10 (2016) level, there can be a surcharge of $350 for any team that has a regional schedule (versus a local schedule).

Registration Information

Click here to register (either log into your account or create a new account for new families and then choose Thompson Park Program - 2025-2026).  For new accounts, please be sure the player is listed as a household member prior to starting the registration.

For More Information

Boys - Andrew Curry, boys 7v7 coordinator
Girls - Dave Merrick, girls' director