Saint Michael participates in the Soccer Association for Youth, USA (SAY Soccer).
The vision for SAY Soccer is to provide an opportunity for all youth to play recreational
soccer. The overall objective of SAY Soccer is maximum participation with even competition
at the various age levels.
St. Michael Soccer Practices - Fall 2026
Practices are Monday/Wednesdays or Tuesday/Thursdays at Kemper Sports Park. Start date TBD
St. Michael Soccer Coordinators
Greg Burwinkel, Doug Copper & Ryan Fleming
SAY Soccer Age Matrix
SAY Soccer has adopted the Silver age matrix recommended by the US Soccer Federation. The age matrix is different from years past. This age matrix tries to keep age groups together by grade. For fall of 2026 the age groups are as follows:
- 14U – born August 1, 2012 - July 31, 2014
- 12U – born August 1, 2014 - July 31, 2016
- 10U – born August 1, 2016 - July 31, 2018
- 8U – born August 1, 2018 - January 31, 2021
Player Draw
Players shall be assigned to teams in a manner that provides no intentional advantage to any one team over another. Teams will be randomly drawn for each age division and each team within an age division will have a balanced number of players of each age.
Playing-Up
If you wish for your son or daughter to play-up a division, please send an email to [email protected]. Playing-up is approved by the Soccer Coordinators and is made on a case-by-case basis taking many factors into account including number of players per team.
Volunteering
**Referees Wanted**
Open to anybody 13 and older for calendar year 2026.
Yes this includes adults so form a team with your son or daughter!
Refereeing a Cincy Central SAY game is a fun way to make money and get a little exercise. Once you are trained, you decide which games you would like to referee so you are in control. Cincy Central SAY fully supports our referees and will assist you from training through to your games.
If interested please email [email protected] for more details.
As always, please consider volunteering for a head coach, assistant coach, or a team parent position. If you prefer to coach with another volunteer, please send an email to [email protected] and we will do our best to honor the request. Having volunteers well in advance helps us to know how many kids we can accept on teams, avoids delays in forming teams, and allows us to have a pool of candidates to pick from.