Grad Series 2024 Season Information

Game Schedule:

Date Field Time Teams
1/27/24
 Muir South 12:00 PM G4 v G5
Muir South 1:15 PM B4 v B5
Muir South 2:30 PM G2 v G3
McKinley 12:00 PM B1 v B6
McKinley 1:15 PM G1 v G6
McKinley 2:30 PM B2 v B3
       
2/3/24
 Muir South 2:00 PM B4 v B2
Muir South 3:15 PM G3 v G1
Muir South 4:30 PM B5 v B6
Muir South 5:45 PM G5 v G6
McKinley 3:00 PM B3 v B1
McKinley 4:15 PM G4 v G2
       
2/10/24
 Muir South 2:00 PM G6 v G4
Muir South 3:15 PM B6 v B4
Muir South 4:30 PM G5 v G3
Muir South 5:45 PM B5 v B3
McKinley 3:00 PM G1 v G2
McKinley 4:15 PM B1 v B2
       
2/17/24
 Muir South 8:30 AM B2 v B5
Muir South 9:45 AM G6 v G3
Muir South 11:00 AM B6 v B3
Muir South 12:15 PM G2 v G5
Muir South 1:30 PM B4 v B1
Muir South 2:45 PM G4 v G1
       
2/24/24
 McKinley 8:30 AM G4 v G3
McKinley 9:45 AM B1 v B5
McKinley 11:00 AM G1 v G5
McKinley 12:15 PM B4 v B3
McKinley 1:30 PM G2 v G6
McKinley 2:45 PM B2 v B6
       
3/9/24
 McKinley 3:00 PM B5 v B4
McKinley 4:15 PM G6 v G1
Blair Upper 9:45 AM G5 v G4
Blair Upper 11:00 AM B3 v B2
Blair Upper 1:30 PM B6 v B1
Blair Upper 2:45 PM G3 v G2

Practice schedule

Area Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
A
Clinic (starts Jan 15)
Clinic (starts Jan 16)
 G2 Aviva Wolfson G1 David Marino B1 Luke Powers
B B4 Joshua Shaw G6 Michael Price B5 Nathan Okelberry
C G3 Andy Thomson B2 Gregory Leite B3 Sunil Golwala
D G5 Adam Stieg B6 Elie Accad G4 Javier Rosales

 

About Grad Series

The Grad Series Program runs for 8 weeks in January and February and is designed for 8U players as a transition to the 10U Divisions. Teams play 7 v 7 using a size 4 ball (change for 2024) on a 10U-sized field with goals and goalkeepers. All rules, 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 in the fall (born in 2015 or just finished a season in 8U).

It runs from January – March and meets 3 times a week in the evening at John Muir HS in Pasadena

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) will be available the first weekend in January.

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