Adult Soccer FAQs

Who offers adult soccer leagues?

Three different parks departments each have different offerings:

• Thurston County Parks and Recreation Department (TCPRD) in cooperation with Southwest Washington Soccer Association (SWSA) offer three co-ed leagues all four seasons of the year.
• Olympia Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services (OPRCS) offers a Women's league in the Spring and Fall.
• Lacey Parks and Recreation Services (LPRS) offers a Co-Ed Over-40 league in the Spring and Fall.

What is going on?

The adult soccer offerings vary by season.

• Spring Season , which runs from early April until early June
  • TCPRD/SWSA co-ed leagues play at various fields:
    • Co-Ed league - games are typically Thursday evenings
    • Co-Ed Over-30 league - games are typically Tuesday evenings
    • Co-Ed Over-40 league - games are typically Wednesday evenings
  • OPRCS play at various fields:
    • Women's league - games are Saturday in the middle of the day
  • LPRS play at various fields:
    • Co-Ed Over-40 league - games are Sunday afternoons
• Summer Season , which runs from mid-June until mid-August
  • TCPRD/SWSA co-ed leagues play at various fields:
    • Co-Ed league - games are typically Thursday evenings
    • Co-Ed Over-30 league - games are typically Tuesday evenings
    • Co-Ed Over-40 league - games are typically Wednesday evenings
• Fall Season , which runs from late August until late October (or until the fields are unplayable)
  • TCPRD/SWSA co-ed leagues play at Yauger Park:
    • Co-Ed leagues - games are typically Thursday evenings
    • Co-Ed Over-30 leagues - games are typically Tuesday evenings
    • Co-Ed Over-40 leagues - games are typically Wednesday evenings
  • OPRCS play at various fields:
    • Women's league - games are Saturday in the middle of the day
  • LPRS play at various fields:
    • Co-Ed Over-40 league - games are Sunday afternoons
• Winter Season , which runs from mid-December until early-March
  • TCPRD/SWSA co-ed leagues play at Tumwater HS stadium:
    • Co-Ed leagues - games are typically Monday/Thursday evenings
    • Co-Ed Over-30 leagues - games are typically Tuesday evenings
    • Co-Ed Over-40 leagues - games are typically Wednesday evenings

How competitive are the leagues?

Most of the play would be categorized as recreational. Occasionally a league has been broken into competitive and recreational groups, if enough teams (4) are interested in 'competitive' play. This is not to say that games are easy-going. If the teams have not been divided into two 'divisions' you will face a wide variety of levels of play.

How do I get on a team?

There a three ways to approach getting on an adult soccer team:

• On this SWSA website, add your name to our online Player List Team managers occasionally use this list to find players.

• Attend some of the pickup opportunities in the area and talk to folks about their teams.

• And perhaps the best method is to go out to scheduled games and ask the teams if they need players.

To be serious about getting on a team you probably will want to have a WSSA Player's Card, you can't play without one. Visit this website http://wssa.org/ for instructions on getting a card.