1. Program Descriptions and Playing Levels
NC FUSION - GUSA
Program Descriptions and Playing Levels
Recreation
The first entry point to NC Fusion GUSA is at the recreational level. Our recreation league has a fall season that runs from early September through mid November and a Spring season that runs from mid March through mid May. At the 4U age group all teams will have 6 weeks per season. They always play on Sunday afternoons. At the 5U through 19U age groups each team will practice once per week for 8 weeks in the Fall and the Spring season. They will also have 7-8 games played on Saturdays and/or Sundays per season. Players can register for Fall only, Spring only or can play in both seasons.
Recreation teams play in different formats to ensure age appropriate sized fields, goals and roster sizes.
4U: v3
5U: v4
6U: v4
7U: v4 Four Goal Game
8U: v5 With Goalkeepers
9U: v6 With Goalkeepers
10U: v6 With Goalkeepers
11U-19U: 8v8 With Goalkeepers
Development
Academy
Boys ENL
Recreation teams are coached by volunteer coaches. Team practice schedules and locations are coordinated by NC Fusion GUSA’s Recreation Director Andrew Flemming in conjunction with the volunteer coaches based on their availability. Families can make specific requests as to which days they would like to have their children practice on. In addition parents can request to play for a specific coach and we will do our best to accommodate those requests.
Classic GUSA/TWINS

2. Program Description and Playing Levels
NC FUSION - GUSA
Program Description and Playing Levels
Elite Academy
The Elite Academy is a program for 9U and 10U boys and girls that have the highest level of commitment and ability in their age groups. Elite Academy teams will train as a team three days per week in both the fall and the spring seasons. Elite Academy teams are coached by full time Academy staff coaches and will play games within the Junior Academy with both in house games as well as against other Junior Academy clubs, as well as Tournament and Festival play throughout the year. At the 10U Elite Academy Level, the Academy Director may choose to have the team “play up” at the 11U Classic level in the spring season. Those decisions will be made in order to ensure that the players are being developed to their fullest potential. Travel at this level is very limited.
Junior Academy
The Junior Academy is a program for 9U and 10U boys and has a slightly lower level of commitment than the Elite Academy. Junior Academy teams train as a team two days per week and also have an optional third session per week called “Pool Training”, in both the fall and spring seasons. Junior Academy teams are coached by full time academy staff as well as qualified individual team coaches. Junior Academy teams will play games within the Junior Academy level with both in house games and games against other Junior Academy clubs, as well as tournament and Festival play throughout the year. Travel at this level is very limited.

3. Program Description and Playing Levels
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Select Program
The Select program is open to any player born in 2008(11U) through 2000(19U). The Select program is the next highest level of commitment and level of play at these age groups above our Recreation level. Select teams from 11U through 14U will play in the NCYSA Select league in both the fall and the spring seasons. Select boys teams from 15U through 19U will play in the spring season only. Select girls teams from 15U-19U will play in the fall season only.
All Select teams train two times per week during their respective seasons. We have training locations all over the Greensboro area and surrounding communities and families scan request “Preferred Training Locations” when they register for tryouts. All Select teams are coached by qualified part time staff members and are overseen by the respective Director of Coaching based on their age group and gender.
All Select teams will play 6-10 regular season games depending on their age group and Select Divisions set up by NCYSA. All Select teams will participate in 2-3 tournaments per season during which they are playing. Travel in the Select program is generally limited to two hours or less for away regular season games with most away games being within a one hour drive. Travel may be increased for one of the 2-3 tournaments per season.

4. Program Description and Playing Levels
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Classic
The Classic program is open to any player born in 2008(11U) through 2000(19U). The Classic program is the next highest level of commitment and level of play at these age groups above our Select program. Classic teams from 11U through 14U will play in the NCYSA Classic leagues in both the fall and the spring seasons. Classic boys teams from 15U through 19U will play in the spring season only. Classic girls teams from 15U-19U will play in the fall season only.
All Classic teams from 2008(11U) through 2003(16U)train two times per week as a team with a third optional session per week, which could be a team session or a “Special Topic” session during their respective seasons. All Classic teams from 2002(17U) through 2000(19U) will train two times per week as a team during their respective seasons. We have training locations all over the Greensboro area and surrounding communities and families scan request “Preferred Training Locations” when they register for tryouts. All Classic teams are coached by full time Fusion GUSA staff or qualified part time staff members and are overseen by the respective Director of Coaching based on their age group and gender.
All Classic teams will play 8-10 regular season games depending on their age group and Classic Divisions set up by NCYSA. All Classic teams will participate in 2-3 tournaments per season during which they are playing. Travel in the Classic program is generally limited to three hours or less for away regular season games with most away games being within a two hour drive. Travel may be increased for some of the 2-3 tournaments per season.

5. NC FUSION - GUSA TOPSoccer
TOPSoccer is an outreach program for children with a disability. We offer adapted game and activities that expose each child to soccer in a format that is supportive and tailored to each player. Volunteer coaches organize games and activities that are modified for each player by their buddy. Buddies work with each player to encourage movement and soccer skills in a group setting. A wide variety of abilities can participate and children can be ages 3 or older. Our program uses an indoor turf field and many local volunteers to make each season successful.
There are two seasons of TOPSoccer and players can participate in both or either one separately. Each season has 6 play dates. The fall season runs on six Sundays from mid September through late October. The winter season runs on six Sundays from February to March.