Cincinnati United Juniors
Inspiring a love for development and igniting a passion for soccer
TODAY!
If you are a 2017 or 21018 and looking to participate in tryouts then register here.
If you are looking to register for Juniors then register
here.
COMING SOON!
Exciting changes to the Juniors program for 2024/25!
- For our 2017 and 2018 age groups we will now offer TWO pathways for our Juniors. Players will either be offered a place on one of our U8 teams and compete in the local Development League (DL) or be offered a place on a team in our new Juniors Development League (JDL).
- The JDL is an evolution of our Festival Fives and is being introduced to help prepare our Juniors to take the next steps on their soccer journey. Any players invited to participate in the JDL will be working towards getting ready for supplemental tryouts at the end of the fall, at which point they may move up to play in the DL in the spring of 2025, or may continue in the JDL for one more season.
- More info on the JDL will be released internally for existing players before tryouts, as well as being made public on this page.
- Our current Future Stars and Fun Fours groups will remain in place as we prepare our younger Juniors for both of these pathways.
Juniors offers programming for boys and girls aged 3-7 years across the Greater Cincinnati area on a year-round basis.
This is seen as a great first stepping stone to joining the CU & CUP family.
Why Juniors?
- Community based with expert coaches
- Developmental bridge from recreational to competitive soccer
- Age appropriate technical instruction and teaches game behaviors to the very youngest players
- Positive and fun learning environment, which encourages confidence, self-esteem and passion for the game
- Inspires the love of the game from 3yrs+
Current Juniors Programs
- Future Stars -
Our youngest level program (2021/2020 birth years)
- Fun Fours - 2 x per week, one training session with one game day, 4 v 4 games (2019/2018 birth years)
- Festival Fives - 3 x per week, two training sessions with one game day, 5 v 5 format (2017/2016 birth years)
- To be replaced by the new DL and JDL pathways as of Fall 2024, more info outlined above.
How do I sign up?
- All registration can be done via PlayMetrics. Below you will see spring options listed out.
- If you have any questions you can contact cwellington@cincinnatiunitedsc.com to find out what is the best fit for your child.
- For families signing up more than one child at a time for Juniors this spring, we are pleased to offer a 15% discount for every additional child.
Current Juniors Locations
If you are new to Juniors, please choose whichever location works best for you (note that we list out sessions by year of birth). Below we have listed out information on our spring programs. Spring sessions are open to all, whether you have played for the club before or not.
Still need help?
- If you aren't sure which location you should be registering for, please contact cwellington@cincinnatiunitedsc.com.
Is your child 6yrs+ and ready to join a more competitive program? Anyone who isn't part of our Juniors program can complete one of our interested player forms below. You may then be invited for a tryout. Anyone inside of the club should speak to their coach or email cwellington@cincinnatiunitedsc.com.
- You can also complete the form below to reach out to a member of our Juniors team
What they say about us
Joe Appel, January 2024 on program director, Claire Wellington:
"My name is Joe Appel and my son William has done CU Juniors in the fall and now futsal and the winter training. I played for CUP many, many years ago and then the University of Dayton. I only say this because I have been around soccer for a while.
I can’t overstate how impressed I have been with Claire and the program she runs. She has been an incredibly caring and kind person, while also being an excellent teacher of the game. She does a good job of keeping things moving, but also teaching skills.
I just thought you guys should know what a good job she does and I think is a really valuable asset to Cincinnati United."