JFC Competitive Tryouts

Our competitive program is open to all 2019 to 2007 Boys and Girls.   We do encourage players to at least have one season playing organized soccer, at least recreational or competitive. 

We have two main locations.  Patton Park (Hodges) and Davis Park (Nocatee/PV).  Our Elite and NPL teams are based out of Patton Park, however they can practice one night a week at Ed Austin (Monument Road).  Our Storm teams are based out of Davis Park and will only practice at Davis Park.  Our two top level teams (which include the boys MLS Next Homegrown and MLS Next Academy Division and Pre MLS and the girls ECNL, ECNL-RL and Pre ECNL) will practice at both Davis Park and Patton Park throughout the week.  

GIRLS TEAMS - Please note our U13 and older girls Elite teams will all be Patton based.  Unless we have enough Elite level players to form (1) Storm team at Davis Park all girls should plan on being Patton based for U13 and older teams. 

Yes.  With the exception of  MLS Next Home Grown all leagues are mandating the change from Birth Year.  

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Depending on the level of the team will determine the number of practices they have. Practices are held Monday to Thursday.  Patton Park and Davis Park are currently on three time slots per night, 5-6:15, 6:15 to 7:30 and 7:30 to 8:45. 

Practice times for each team are provided in July. 

MLS & ECNL train 4 nights per week.  

MLS Next Academy Division & ECNL-RL train 3 nights per week. 

NPL trains 2-3 nights per week. 

Pre MLS and Pre ECNL train 2-3 nights per week. 

Elite and Storm teams train 2 nights per week. 

A competitive season runs from August through early-May.  There are a handful of older higher level teams that will go past May for playoffs, but typically most teams will complete their season in late April, early May.

No.  These are our U8 to U19 campus level teams. The only difference is their name.  Elite means your main campus is Patton.  Storm means your main campus is Davis.  They play in the same Florida Club League for their games.  Neither Elite or Storm is better than the other, it’s just simply which practice location is more convenient to you. 

There are different levels of Elite/Storm teams.  In order these levels are Blue, White, Silver, Navy.  

MLS Next Home Grown, MLS Next Academy Division, ECNL-RL and NPL will travel through Florida for their league games on the weekends. ECNL Girls have games in the Southeast region that includes Florida, Alabama, Atlanta and South Carolina.  U12 Pre MLS and Pre ECNL I & II and U11 Pre MLS I and ECNL have travel throughout Florida.  U11 Pre MLS II and Pre ECNL II and below, plus all Elite/Storm teams have “local” travel.  They will play league games inside Jacksonville.  They could have league games in Palm Coast, Gainesville, Ormond Beach throughout the season.  

These league games do not include tournaments.  Teams can participate in 2-3 tournaments in the Fall and again in the Spring.  These could include local events within Jacksonville that do not require hotel or travel, but plan on at least one tournament in the Fall and one in the Spring to require travel and a hotel.  Most of these tournaments will be played in locations like Orlando, Tampa, South Florida, Tallahassee and Savannah.

The evaluation process is free.  If your child is selected and placed on a competitive team for the 26/27 season, then you will receive a registration email to register for the season.  

The 25/26 Registration costs are listed below, 26/27 registration costs will be released at tryouts: 

• MLS Next Home Grown- $2300 

• MLS Next Academy Divison - $2100 

• ECNL - $2200

• ECNL-RL - $2100 

• NPL - $1850

• U12 Pre MLS or Pre ECNL I & II plus U11 Pre MLS I & II and Pre ECNL I - $1750 

• U11 Pre Pre ECNL II - $1650

• U9 to U10 Pre MLS or Pre ECNL - $1450 

• U8 Pre MLS - $1150

• U13 to U19 Elite/Storm - $1550 

• U12 Elite/Storm - $1500

• U9 to U11 Elite/Storm - $1250 

• U8 Elite/Storm - $1150 

Parents will have the options to pay in full or select a payment plan. 

Uniforms are approximately $400 to $500, however it includes only one practice uniform.  With multiple practices a week, players may choose to order additional practice uniforms separately.  The  26/27 Season will be the start of a new 2-year uniform cycle.  All players will be required to purchase the new full uniform kit, including returning players. 

Club Registration Fees do not include team fees.  Team fees may include, but not limited to showcase/tournament entry fees, player travel, coaching staff’s travel expenses (hotel, mileage and per diem), team equipment fees and mileage for any regular season game more than 50 miles one way from your home park.  Players are responsible for their portion of fees, including any team event your child is not able to attend.  Your team manager will provide a team budget closer to the start of your season.  

Please note that both club and team fees must be kept current in order to be considered in good standings.

Players who are not currently local to Jacksonville and cannot attend tryouts May 1st and 2nd will be able to attend our Summer Supplemental tryouts in late July/early August.  We will hold supplemental tryouts closer to the start of the season for players who are new to the area. 

Yes! JFC offers a recreational program for players who wish to play soccer, but do not want the commitment of a travel team at this point.   Please see our website for more information on our Recreational programs.  The Fall 2026 season will open in mid-May, the deadline is July 15th and the season will start in early September. 

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If you are interested in being evaluated for the 26/27 Competitive season, we will post a registration link in April.  All players must be registered to attend.  Please make sure to follow us on social media for the most updated information. 

Here is information for our 25/26 season:  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ca22890ab1a624e8b5ae164/t/68137c1cc2ecde105cc8f5b6/1746107421045/JFC_Tryouts_20252026.pdf