Newton Youth Soccer ("NYS") participates in BAYS, the Boston Area Youth Soccer League. BAYS is one of several regional leagues across Massachusetts that provide "travel" soccer, allowing teams from different towns to play one another. Each season, Newton fields about 40-50 teams from age U9 (under nine) through age U19 (under nineteen).

BAYS teams are organized by age groups depending on a player's date of birth. In the fall season, NYS has teams that compete in the following age groups: U9, U10, U11, U12, and U14. In the spring, teams compete in all the same age groups as well as U16, U18, and U19. Within each age group, players are placed on teams based on a variety of factors including player performance at tryouts and player evaluations by IM or BAYS coaches from the previous season.

The 2013 spring BAYS season runs for ten weeks from April 6th to June 15th (there will be no BAYS games over Memorial Day Weekend). BAYS games are played on Saturdays for U9 - U14 age groups. Half of the games are played in Newton and the other half are played in nearby towns. The longest travel for an away game will be 45 minutes, but most away games will only be 15 to 30 minutes away. In addition to the weekly games, teams generally practice two times per week at a field in Newton. In the fall, teams typically compete in a tournament over Columbus Day Weekend and, in the spring, teams compete in a tournament over Memorial Day Weekend.

In the U9 and U10 age groups, teams compete in 6v6 soccer and team rosters have between 11 to 13 players. In the U11-U12 age groups, teams compete in 8v8 soccer and team rosters have between 12 to 14 players. In the U14-U19 age groups, teams compete in 11v11 soccer and team rosters have between 16 to 18 players. 

BAYS Tryouts:

BAYS tryouts for Newton Youth Soccer are held once a year in the spring for the U9 thru U14 age groups. Tryouts for the U16 thru U19 age groups happen in the late fall. Spring tryouts are typically scheduled in early June. Once these dates are confirmed, information will be posted on this website and the NYS registrar will send out tryout information to all families. In order to participate in tryouts, players need to officially register for the upcoming season on the NYS website.

Once registered, your child will receive a tryout time.  You will receive notice of this tryout time approximately 1 week prior to the tryout date. 

Due to the large number of players involved, NYS does not offer make-up tryouts. If your child has an unavoidable conflict, please speak with your current coach and Age Group Coordinator.