BOYS ID SESSIONS SCHEDULE

BOYS ID SESSIONS

All players must register for the Player Placement Process before attending the ID Session.


2026-2027 ID Sessions Are Coming Soon.


Learn about the Player Placement Process here.

BIRTH-YEAR TO SCHOOL-YEAR 2026-27

Starting in the 2026-27 season, Boys Regional and State programming will be going from using Birth-Year to School-Year for team formation. This decision was made by USYS.


MLS NEXT has made the decision that MLS NEXT Homegrown will continue to use Birth-Years while MLS NEXT Academy will switch to School-Year for team formation.


Current U15 players born from August 1 to December 31 will remain a U15 player for the 2026-2027 season. These trapped U15 players will be evaluated with the rising U16-U19 players at these sessions.


School Year Age Groups

U19 8/1/2007 - 7/31/2008

U18 8/1/2008 –7/31/2009

U17 8/1/2009 –7/31/2010

U16 8/1/2010 –7/31/2011

U15 8/1/2011 –7/31/2012

U14 8/1/2012 –7/31/2013

U13 8/1/2013 –7/31/2014

U12 8/1/2014 –7/31/2015

U11 8/1/2015 –7/31/2016

MLS NEXT ID SESSIONS 2026-27

MLS NEXT ID Sessions (U11-U19) are available for 2026-27 season. EXTERNAL PLAYERS ONLY.


All players must register for the Player Placement Process before attending the ID Session. If you are an external player trying out for the MLS NEXT, you will need to fill out the trialist form too.


NOTE:  For the 2026–27 season, MLS NEXT is updating how age groups are defined: the Academy Division will switch from traditional birth-year teams to a school-year age group format (August 1–July 31) to better align with most youth soccer programs in the U.S. Meanwhile, the Homegrown Division will continue using birth-year age groups (January 1–December 31) and does not change. This means that within our club, teams in the MLS NEXT Academy Division will be grouped based on the August–July school-year calendar, but teams in the MLS NEXT Homegrown Division will stay on the birth-year calendar through this transition. 

MONDAY,

JANUARY 19

ID Session Schedule – (Fields 1 & 2)
2008 / 2009: 5:15 PM – 6:30 PM
2012 / 2013: 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM
2014 / 2015: 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM (Field 3)
2010 / 2011: 7:45 PM – 9:00 PM

@ Richard Barry Park


NATIONAL MLS NEXT HOMEGROWN AND MLS NEXT ACADEMY 2026-27

Joining our National Programs: 


Thank you for your interest in joining our Boys National programs which includes MLS NEXT Homegrown and MLS NEXT Academy. We take great pride in not only developing high level soccer players, but also people of good character that will have a positive and lasting impact on the local community.  There are two ways that a player can be considered for one of these programs: 

 

  1. Current Charlotte Independence Players: Players that are currently on one of our team rosters are constantly being evaluated by our staff. If we identify a player in another program and he/she is deemed to be at or close to the required level, they will be invited in for training via PlayMetrics. 
  2. External Players (not currently with CISC): Players that are not currently with our club must complete a trialist application.  Once we receive your application, the information will be reviewed by our staff and taken into consideration when deciding whether to extend an invitation or not. If we decide not to extend an invitation to you, we will pass on your information to our Regional League or State program for consideration. In order for your application to be reviewed you must first register for the 2025-2026 Player Placement Process program in PlayMetrics. Your application will not be reviewed until your complete this registration.


THE TRIALIST APPLICATION IS FOR BIRTH YEARS 2007-2013 ONLY.


Trialist Form

NATIONAL mls academy and mls 2 2025-26

Evaluations have concluded for MLS Academy & MLS 2.

Joining our National Programs: 


Thank you for your interest in joining our Boys National programs which includes MLS Academy and MLS 2 Academy. We take great pride in not only developing high level soccer players, but also people of good character that will have a positive and lasting impact on the local community.  There are two ways that a player can be considered for one of these programs: 

 

  1. Current Charlotte Independence Players: Players that are currently on one of our team rosters are constantly being evaluated by our staff. If we identify a player in another program and he/she is deemed to be at or close to the required level, they will be invited in for training via PlayMetrics. 
  2. External Players (not currently with CISC): Players that are not currently with our club must complete a trialist application.  Once we receive your application, the information will be reviewed by our staff and taken into consideration when deciding whether to extend an invitation or not. If we decide not to extend an invitation to you, we will pass on your information to our Regional League or State program for consideration. In order for your application to be reviewed you must first register for the 2025-2026 Player Placement Process program in PlayMetrics. Your application will not be reviewed until your complete this registration.


THE TRIALIST APPLICATION IS FOR BIRTH YEARS 2007-2013 ONLY.

Trialist Form

BOYS ID SESSIONS REGIONAL ACADEMY

These sessions are for internal and external players. All players must register for the Player Placement Process before attending the ID Session. Learn more about our Regional Academy program below.

NORTH - NORTH MECK

ID Sessions have concluded for the 2025-26 Season for Regional Academy North.

SOUTH - YORK COUNTY

ID Sessions have concluded for the 2025-26 Season for Regional Academy South.

MATTHEWS

ID Sessions have concluded for the 2025-26 Season for Regional Academy Matthews.

Gaston County

All Sessions at Marietta

Age Session 1 Session 2 Location
U11-U12 (2015-2014) May 5 @ 5:30PM May 7 @ 5:30PM Marietta 1
U13-U14 (2013-2012) May 19 @ 5:30PM May 21 @ 5:30PM Marietta 1
U15-U16 (2011-2010) May 20 @ 5:30PM May 22 @ 5:30PM Marietta 1
U17-U19 (2009-2007) May 20 @ 7:00PM May 22 @ 7:00PM Marietta 1

Boys ID SESSIONS STATE PROGRAM

ID Sessions have concluded for the 2025-26 Season for State Programs. Learn more about our State program below.

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BOYS ID SESSIONS PRE MLS 2025-26

Our Pre MLS program is for U11-U12 (2015-2014) Boys in the North and South.

ID Sessions have concluded for the 2025-26 Season for Pre MLS. Learn more about our Pre MLS program below.

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YOUTH ACADEMY ASSESSMENT DAYS 2025-26

Youth Academy Assessment dates have concluded for the 2025-26 season. Learn more about our Youth Academy program below.

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Register for PPP Below!