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Use the button at the top right of our website to register. Volunteers must use the Volunteer Registration button.
Please note: We have moved to the SportsEngine platform.

The season starts 17 August when practice begins, except for the Clinic Divisions that do not start until 5 September (weekend after Labor Day) when the regular season begins, and continues through mid-November.

Registration fees are $120/player (plus SE fee) with a $10.00 sibling discount for each additional child in the family when registered in our program at the same time. Registration is not considered complete and your child will not be placed on a team until payment is received.

Except for High School players, no Late Registrations will be accepted after July 15^th so register early!. No other late registrations than High School will be accepted.

Registration is first come/first serve and based on availability. Team sizes and age grouping will depend on the number of participants. Some divisions will fill up fast. We cannot guarantee team placement if your player is placed in the waitlist.

For Kindergarten age players and older, register the player for the grade they will be in during the 2026-2027 school year. And make sure to select, and double-check your selection, of a uniform size that will fit them in the coming Fall.

Requests are only allowed in Clinic and Kindergarten Divisions (and are not guaranteed to be be honored). No other player requests will be accepted.

If your child is a member of, or competes with, a travel soccer or Varsity High School team team, they are not eligible to play in the Freedom Optimist Soccer Rec Program.

There are two planned sessions, Wednesday, 17 June 2026 and Friday, 10 July 2026, where coaches will go over the tryout process, and help players prepare for the tryouts. There is no fee for these sessions.

This year’s sessions will be run again by Jay McClenahan who has extensive coaching experience at the club and college levels. He’ll help players understand:

• The more you climb the ranks – the more trials, tryouts, and assessments you’re likely to participate in.
• Coach Jay will share thoughts and strategies on how to prepare for High School soccer tryouts as well as simulations for drills and the pace players can expect. The preparation can help players avoid being too casual, tense, or nervous as tryouts approach and the days of.
• Sessions will run 90 minutes so parents please plan to stay for a Q&A at the end to learn more.

Players must have cleats, shin guards, and plenty of water. Pennies will be provided for scrimmaging. Feel free to attend both or just one.

Visit https://freedomoptimistsoccer.sportngin.com/register/form/912957539 to register. Or email wforbes@freedomoptsoccer.com for more information.

Refereeing is a great way to continue to enjoy soccer, develop personal leadership skills and confidence, and spend Saturdays at the fields (especially if you’re there already!).

No prior referee experience is required!. Please click the link above to register to referee and for additional information on training classes.

Open to all 6th grade and high school aged players that currently, or have previously, participated in FOS, Freedom Soccer Club, Central Carroll Soccer Club, or other soccer clubs. And referees will have the ability to sign up for games at their own discretion and availability.

Refs will be required to go to referee training prior to the season starting, and pass a test in order to referee games. 1^st and 2^nd year refs will referee at Eldersburg Elementary school.

**NEW for 2026** FOS referees are now eligible for reimbursement for completing the US Soccer First-Time Certified Referee Training Course!! Earn $5 more each FOS game you referee, and have your training paid for!!

The course consists of online training, a quiz, and an in-person training session at a time and location of your choosing run by the Maryland Soccer Referee Program. The course is available to anyone age 13 and older and costs $105 (as of 6/1/2026). Reimbursement will be available after you referee your first game for FOS. The certified ref course is a valuable opportunity to improve your referee skills. As a certified referee in FOS you will earn an extra $5 per game, so sign up at U.S. Soccer Learning Center.

For additional questions or information you can contact our Referee Coordinator, Adam Maisano, directly at refereecoordinator@freedomoptsoccer.com.