The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department will be offering individual and returning team registration for the 2020 Youth Indoor Soccer League. *The league is offered to children ages 4 through 9 and league play will begin on January 11, 2020 at Meerscheidt Recreation Center (1600 E. Hadley Ave.). Space is limited and registration is first-come, first-served.
Returning Team Registration: Coaches must submit a returning team roster with a minimum of seven returning players to athletics@las-cruces.org by Monday, November 18. Late roster submissions will not be recognized as a returning team. Returning players will be required to register online from December 2 - 4, at www.las-cruces.org/178/Parks-Recreation. Returning player cost is $35 and does not include a game jersey.
Individual Online Registration: Will be available on Friday, December 6, at www.las-cruces.org/178/Parks-Recreation. Participants will be required to have a current Parks & Recreation Activity ID card to register online.
Individual (In Person) Registration: Will be available from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, December 7 at Meerscheidt Recreation Center. Cost is $45 per individual, due at registration, which includes a game jersey. Participants will be required to obtain or have a current Parks & Recreation Activity ID card to register individuals.
Parks & Recreation Activity ID Card: To obtain a card, parents or guardians, with the child, must appear in person at Meerscheidt Recreation Center to fill out the permission form, provide proof of age (birth certificate), and have the child’s photo taken. Activity ID Cards can be obtained between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday – Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
*2019/20 Youth Sport Age Divisions – Youth Indoor Soccer
Beginning in January 2020, the City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department will offer youth sports based on participants' age instead of their school grade. Age requirements will correspond with the 2019/2020 academic school year (what age they are by September 1st). The new age divisions will allow young athletes the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of youth sports with athletes of similar ages. Age divisions for the 2020 Youth Indoor Soccer League are as follows:
5U | 7U | 9U |
Ages 4-5 | Ages 6-7 | Ages 8-9 |
2019/2020 FUNdamental Age Group Chart
Birth Month/Year | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
January | 5U | 5U | 7U | 7U | 9U | 9U | N/A |
February | 5U | 5U | 7U | 7U | 9U | 9U | N/A |
March | 5U | 5U | 7U | 7U | 9U | 9U | N/A |
April | 5U | 5U | 7U | 7U | 9U | 9U | N/A |
May | 5U | 5U | 7U | 7U | 9U | 9U | N/A |
June | 5U | 5U | 7U | 7U | 9U | 9U | N/A |
July | 5U | 5U | 7U | 7U | 9U | 9U | N/A |
August | 5U | 5U | 7U | 7U | 9U | 9U | N/A |
September | N/A | 5U | 5U | 7U | 7U | 9U | 9U |
October | N/A | 5U | 5U | 7U | 7U | 9U | 9U |
November | N/A | 5U | 5U | 7U | 7U | 9U | 9U |
December | N/A | 5U | 5U | 7U | 7U | 9U | 9U |
- Children must be a minimum of 4 years old by January 11, 2020 to participate.
- All participants will be required to play in their respective age division (players will not be allowed to “play up” a division)
For information about leagues or age divisions, please call Meerscheidt Recreation center at 575/541-2563 or send an email to Athletics@las-cruces.org