2026-27 US Soccer Age Group Change

In accordance with US Soccer and the decision of LIJSL to adopt the new age group guidelines for all teams, the following guidelines will apply to the Garden City Centennials travel teams for the 2026-27 season:

US Soccer Age Groups

Current Centennials Travel Players

Players on a Centennials Travel team roster for 2025-26 born between 8/1 and 12/31 may try out with their current team age group regardless of Fall 2026 school grade or in the applicable age group above.

For example, Michael is born on December 31, 2015 and currently playing on a U11 team. Michael will be entering 5th grade in Fall 2026 while the rest of his teammates are entering 6th grade. Although going into 5th grade, Michael may try out for the U12 age group with current teammates, or as a U11.  If Michael elects to try out as a U11, he may not try out with his former teammates in subsequent years.

New Players

Players not currently on a Centennials travel team born between 8/1 and 12/31 may elect to try out “playing up” only if the player will be entering the school grade corresponding with the age group above.

For example, if Maddie is born between August 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015 and will be entering 6th grade in Fall 2026, then Maddie may try out with the U12 age group, if entering 5th grade, she must try out with the U11 age group.

Rising U9s

Players born 8/1/2017 through 7/31/2018 may try out this coming May for our U9 teams.

Players born between 8/1/2018 through 12/31/2018 may try out for a U9 travel team for the 2026-27 year only if they are entering 3rd grade in Fall 2026.

All players, current or new, may only try out for one age group.

SPRING INTRAMURAL REGISTRATION (February 1, 2026)

Registration for the Centennials Saturday Intramural Program is now open.  Click the Intramural tab above for all spring 2026 intramural information and the registration links. Note that registration for the 1-3 year program will open at 9am on Saturday February 7th.

We are always looking for positive adults who are passionate about the game and development to assist the intramural program. 

Please register to coordinate/coach or assist an intramural team with the separate registration link just below the intramural player registration link.

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ALL 2025 TRAVEL SEASON COMPLETE (November 23, 2025)

Great job by all of our travel teams that competed this fall season. 

Congrats to our teams taking first or second place in their division.

GU9 Chargers: 1st place Premier Division

GU9 Tornadoes: 2nd place Champion Division

GU11 Aces: 1st place Premier Division

GU14 Dynamite: 1st Place EDP Regional Academy League

GU16 Dominators: 1st Place Premier Division

GU16 Flash: 2nd Place Champion Division

BU10 Elite: 2nd Place Premier Division

BU14 Wolfpack: 1st Place Premier Division

BU15 Avalanche: 2nd Place Division 2

INTRAMURAL SKILLS CLINICS CANCELLED (October 30, 2025)

Due to today's weather, October 30 intramural skills clinics are canceled.

WE ARE BACK! (October 18, 2025)

After taking the Columbus Day weekend off, our Intramural program is back in full swing for the remaining 3 weeks of the fall season.  Today looks to be another beautiful sunny fall day for soccer.  Scroll down to see some moments from the last few weeks of the intramural season.

ANOTHER SUNNY WEEKEND ON TAP  (Sept. 19, 2025)

Two weeks have quickly come and gone and with the official start of fall coming this weekend, we are looking forward to week 3 of the fall soccer season.  Our travel and intramural teams have been busy with practices, games, skills sessions and off the field activities.  This weekend looks is slated to be a beautiful one for soccer.  See you all on the fields.

AND IT BEGINS . . . (Sept. 7, 2025)

September 6, 2025 kicked off the beginning of both the Centennials Intramural soccer season and the Centennial Travel Soccer regular season.  With over 1600 kids calling themselves GC Centennials, the fields all over the village were filled with kids enjoying the sport of soccer with their friends and neighbors.

The Centennials want to congratulate both the girls and boys GC Varsity high school soccer teams on their successful seasons!

At this point it is just copy and paste.  October 21 Intramurals are canceled due to field conditions.

Yet another rainout! All Centennial Intramural soccer and all Centennial home travel soccer games are canceled for Sept. 30th due to field conditions.

The Centennials Intramural season has been extended by one week to November 18th.

Fall 2023 Season Starts September 9!

Centennial Intramural Programs and the regular LIJSL Travel season start tomorrow, September 9.   Good luck to all of our teams!

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Pre-Season Travel Team Training Camp

Over 325 Centennials travel players took part in the Centennials 2023 Pre-Season travel training camp.  Led by Royal Sporting trainers, our players trained for three straight days this week to prep for the East Meadow tournament and the quickly approaching regular season.  See pictures below in the Centennials Spotlight. 

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2023 Centennial Scholarships

Did you know that over the past three years the Centennials have awarded almost $25,000 in scholarships to high school seniors?  Scroll down and click on the Centennials Scholarships action box for more info and to download the 2023 application.