GBYSL Recreational offers Fall and Spring leagues for players U4 to U12. With over 5,000 recreational player registrations each year, GBYSL is also the largest soccer league in the State of Nevada.
In GBYSL Recreational Soccer, registered players are assigned to teams by zip code. Coaches are all volunteers and all team practices and games are in the Reno/Sparks area.
Spring 2027 Recreational soccer league is for boys and girls U4 (born on or before July 31st, 2023 to U12 (born no earlier than August 1st, 2014). Teams with players born July 31st, 2014 or older should register with GBYSL Select league as independent teams. Details Here. Our recreational season is 7 games, starting April 17th and ending June 5th. Players are placed on teams by zip code whenever possible.
Registration deadline is February 28th. There are no refunds after the deadline unless registration insurance has been purchased.
Please make sure to enter the correct zip code for your residence during registration. In the event there is no available team within a zip code, we will place on the next closest zip code. Parents may request a specific team or coach. We will try to accommodate team/coach requests provided there is room on the roster, but can not make any guarantees.
As per US Soccer and US Club guidelines the age groups for 2026/2027 soccer year have changed. View the new age groups details HERE. Playing down an age group is not permitted by US Club or US Soccer. Players are allowed to play one age division older without needing league approval.
Practices may start at the beginning of April at the coaches discretion. Practice location and times are requested by the team coach and assigned by the league a few weeks prior to the start of the season, typically once or twice a week starting 5pm or later. Games are once a week, primarily on Saturdays with some midweek evenings for certain age groups and rescheduled games.