The short answer is yes, but it is not guaranteed. We know how important it is for friends to play together and parents to work together for transportation and scheduling needs. When you register for our recreational program, please submit your requests for friends, siblings or coaches and we will do our best to honor those requests.

However it should be noted that any such requests are still not guaranteed as it is important to have competitive balance among our teams. The Recreational Director has final say, and all decisions by our recreational director are final.

Please register your child in the PlayMetrics system and choose the recreational program location that is most convenient for you. We have four campuses (Belleair, Largo, Seminole, Palm Harbor) and if you would like your child to practice and play home games out of a certain location, you will register specifically for the programs out of that facility.

The only way to guarantee this preference is to volunteer to coach a team, or to sponsor a team. The Club tries very hard to assign players to play for teams based out of their preferred location. However, all Recreational teams rely on volunteer parent coaches. There are no paid or club-assigned coaches for any recreational teams. Therefore, as an incentive and courtesy, the Club gives final preference to the Coaches to determine where they will practice/play. Therefore, situations may arise where players may need to be assigned to fields, which are not their preference.

Please note that teams are filled in the order in which they are received. So if you cannot coach or sponsor a team, you will give yourself the next best chance of practicing/playing out of the field of your preference, if you register early. It should also be noted that the Club does not offer refunds if you are not able to play out of the field of your preference.

Certain complex restrictions are in effect; Belcher Complex in Largo is not available on Tuesdays and Belleair has limited availability during the Spring (Monday and Wednesday fields are used for flag football).

Ideally the age groups for the boys will be U6, U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 and U19 and the age groups for the girls are U6, U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 and U19. The “U” stands for “under”. For example, 7 and 8 year olds play in the U8 (8 and under) division. Your child’s “league age” follows the calendar year schedule with a December 31st deadline. For the 2022-23 season, all players born in 2013, are considered U10. Your child’s age group fills in automatically when you register online. The age groups may however be modified based upon the registrations in any given age group.

It is our goal to minimize travel, especially in the U6 through U10 age groups, and we also strive to not form coed teams.

• All players: soccer ball (U6/U8 size 3, U10/U12 size 4, U14+ size 5) cleats, shinguards and a water bottle.
• U8-U19: The club will provide you with 2 jerseys, a game and a training/alternate jersey. You will need to provide a pair of black shorts and socks.
• All required items are available for purchase in our Florida Celtic Team Store: https://teams.capellisport.com/FLCFS

U6-U19 Fall:  There will be one practice per week.  The exact day and time is selected by the Coach, to best suit his/her schedule.  All games are held on Saturdays.  In general, the younger age groups will be in the mornings.  Older age groups may play some afternoon games.  The exact schedule will not be set until just before the beginning of the season. Makeup and rainout dates will be scheduled for Fridays and Sundays.

U6-U19 Spring:  There will be two practices week one.  Then each week there will be two weekday games (no Saturday games) Generally, younger teams will play at 6.00pm, older teams at 7.15pm.  All teams will play small sided games on 7 v 7 academy fields, team size will vary depending on age 6 v 6, 7 v 7 or 8 v 8. Game length will vary.

Families will play primarily out of the location they are registered. The number of games that can be played at the field of your preference, will be dependent on the number of teams that register, where those other teams prefer to play and field availability. For example, if we have eight teams, and six of them prefer to play out of your home fields, then the majority of the games will be there. All home games will be played out of your preferred location.

Team Sponsorship

The cost for full recreational team sponsorship is $250. Your company’s name will be printed on the back of all your sponsor age group's shirts (U8 Boys, U10 Girls, etc...) and your logo will be added to our Sponsors page on the website.

General Club Sponsor

The Club has general sponsorship opportunities starting at $250. Benefits offered, at increasing levels, include field banners, website promotions, email campaigns and business exclusivity.

Florida Celtic SC is a not-for-profit 501-(C)(3), organization. All donations are tax deductible – 59-2908641.