Grad Series 2026 Season Information
This year Grad Series will be on Saturdays only from January 10th – February 28th and will interlock with Region 214 ( South Pasadena). The program will have a 35 min practice on half the field right before the game which will be 50 minutes (25 min halves).
- Fields:
- Arroyo Fields: Arroyo Park, 614 Stoney Drive, South Pasadena, CA 91030
- Marshall: 990 Allen Ave., Pasadena, CA 91104. Marshall Field Map
- Schedule: First week schedule is below and you can see the rest of the schedule here: FULL GRAD SERIES 2026 SCHEDULE. In the schedule the teams are referred to as R for Pasadena/Region 13 and S for South Pasadena/Region 214. Note the time is the start of the game so your session would start 35 min prior to include the practice.
WEEK 1 SCHEDULE
| Start time | Field | Home | Away |
| 9:05 | Arroyo 1 | RB1 | RB5 |
| 9:05 | Arroyo 2 | SB3 | SB4 |
| 10:00 | Arroyo 1 | SG1 | SG4 |
| 10:00 | Arroyo 2 | SG2 | SG3 |
| 9:00 | Marshall 1 | RB6 | RB4 |
| 9:50 | Marshall 2 | RG4 | RG2 |
| 10:40 | Marshal 1 | RB2 | SB2 |
| 11:30 | Marshall 2 | RG1 | RG3 |
| 12:20 | Marshall 1 | RB3 | SB1 |
General Program Information
Grad Series runs for 8 weeks in January and February for 8U players as a transition to the 10U Divisions. Teams play 7 v 7 using a size 4 ball on a 10U-sized field with goals and goalkeepers. All Laws of the Game, such as the offside law, apply. 7U and 8U players planning to move up to 10U in the upcoming Fall are invited to play.
Grad series is for kids who will play in 10U for the first time next fall (born between Aug 1, 2017 and Jul 31, 2018, or just finished a season in 8U).
Grad Series allows volunteers to become better acquainted with 10U as well. The 10U Coach Training Course (mandatory for coaches in Grad Series) and the Regional Referee Course (mandatory for referees in Grad Series) are required.
Since the program has a limited amount of player spots, sign ups are on a first-come basis, with those volunteering as a head coach, assistant coach, or referee given priority. Grad Series is one of our most popular programs and a favorite of the region. The development in Grad Series is tremendous and a great preparation for 10U.
Teams are selected and balanced based upon player evaluations from the previous Fall season. No requests for pairing with friends or classmates are accommodated – teams are formed on a “blind draw” basis, the same as Fall Season teams are formed.
If you have any questions, please contact gradseries@ayso13.org