Corte Madera FC offers:

• A club-wide methodology and curriculum based on childhood educational principles.

• An early soccer diversification model as opposed an early soccer specialization model.

• Highly qualified educators and coaches, both male and female.

• A central venue for all competitive practices at Corte Madera Town Park.

Competitive soccer is for focused, motivated and dedicated young athletes who want to train and compete at a higher level of soccer.  We expect all of our athletes to embrace the values of teamwork, sportsmanship, and respect.

Playing on a Corte Madera FC team requires a high level of commitment from players and their families. Players are expected to attend the week-long training camp that is held in early August (the week prior to the beginning of school). During the season, players are expected to attend ALL practices and games. Teams practice 2-3x a week for 1.5 hours and play one or two games on the weekends.  Most teams also play in 1-2 weekend tournaments during the season at various locations around the Bay Area.

Yes! Most Corte Madera FC players play multiple sports, and the club encourages and supports that activity. HOWEVER, during the fall playing season, from the August training camp onward, the club expects a full commitment, with soccer being each player’s top-priority extracurricular activity.

The competitive soccer season runs from early August through early November or mid-December, depending upon individual teams’ results and whether or not the team is playing in NorCal State Cup. Most U8–U12 teams will finish their seasons in mid-November, while older groups may compete in State Cup in the spring.

Yes, Corte Madera FC offers winter and spring training options for interested competitive players, along with local spring league games.

Experienced, professional coaches conduct our team trainings and coach our competitive teams at their games. Please visit our Coaches page for more information!

Yes, we welcome all local youth to try out for our teams. The majority of our players from Corte Madera and Larkspur, and our community includes many players from neighboring Marin cities and towns.

Following tryouts, Corte Madera FC will contact parents privately by email to offer spots on a competitive team or within an age group pool. Emails notifications are sent shortly after tryouts; however, it may take a little longer for some emails to be sent depending on whether families quickly accept or decline offers, as we have a rolling process for each of our teams. We prefer to notify families via confidential emails rather than posting rosters online in order to respect the efforts of everyone who participated in tryouts and to shield children from having their names appear on a public website.

Yes, children who are not invited to play on a Corte Madera FC team will be notified by email within one week of tryout completion. If your child is not offered a competitive spot, we highly recommend registering for Corte Madera FC recreation and MISA programs (for older players). These programs offer a great opportunity for improving skills while having fun playing soccer.

The club gives all players fair and equal consideration to earn spots on the rosters.

Corte Madera has a policy of continued player assessment after tryouts. Initial team placement takes place in May and June.  Our coaches will continue to assess the team placement of players up until the end of August to identify and possibly reassign those players that would be better served on a different team during the course of the season.

Club fees vary by age and team, with lower costs for younger age groups. These fees do not include uniforms, tournaments and travel fees. For more detailed information, please see the Club Fees page.