Registration InFORMATION

RESIDENCY:
The Travel soccer program (Grades 2 - 12) is limited to residents of Athol, Orange, Royalston, Petersham, and New Salem MA according to NVYSL by-laws (Winchendon is also acceptable but not assigned to NQUSC).  Non-residents who attend these towns schools or have played the two previous seasons on NQUSC Travel teams are also eligible.  Similarly, players may be eligible if their hometown has no soccer program appropriate to their age and gender, or no room to accommodate them.  If you are in one of those categories, please contact NQUSC for help with registration.

 

REGISTER EARLY FOR TRAVEL:
In January/February for Spring, or June/July for Fall is when we open registrations. We must submit the number of Travel teams that NQUSC will enter into the league by March for spring and August for fall.  It is important that you register on time to help us determine the number of teams.  Also, some programs are set up with a limited number of openings; the system will indicate a waitlist status during the registration process if applicable.  We will work to add teams, where needed, to accommodate more players.  Registration MAY be extended on a program-by-program basis depending on the number of players and teams.  To ensure a place, register as soon as you can.

 

DISCOUNTS:
For families with multiple players, there is a $10 discount for each additional child per season. Most seasons, there is also a $5 early bird discount for each family member.

 

SCHOOL GRADE LEVEL ELIGIBILITY:
Players who are enrolled in school a year ahead of or behind their chronological age (due to a transitional year for example) are usually eligible to play soccer with their classmates. There are certain restrictions on which teams a child who wishes to "play down" may join. Playing up is only allowed if the player is "birthdate" grade eligible. Contact us for details.

 

SCHOLARSHIPS:
If you need assistance with the registration fee, NQUSC is proud to offer a need-based sliding fee scale financial aid program. To apply, please contact us at [email protected]

 

NOTE:
It is possible that more players will register for the program than can fit on a team roster. If there are too many registrations for one team, but not enough for two. Players not selected for a roster will receive a refund.

Alternatively, it is possible that not enough players will register to field a full team. In these cases, we will coordinate with other local teams/soccer clubs to provide playing opportunities, however, these players must be registered through NQUSC by the registration deadline. 

Note that high school teams only play in the Spring season.

Key Registration Dates - SPRING 2026

 

Registration Opens	Thursday, January 8 , 2026 (5:00 PM)
Travel Registration Close	Sunday, February 28, 2026 (11:59 PM)

 

*some divisions may have extended registration depending on need of players

The Travel program is comprised of three groups, U10 & U12, U14, *HS (Spring only) and is offered to players in grades 2 through 12.

*High School level teams are offered through Nashoba United Soccer Club, but only when a volunteer coach recruits a team. 

Please note that grades mentioned herein are guidelines. Actual placements are based on player birthdates in accordance with the Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) age eligibility and age groups definitions.

TRYOUTS - Registration for tryouts in mandatory (free).  Once your child is placed on a team the registration fee will then need to be paid by a TBD date. 

Undecided? - It is better to register on time and withdraw later if needed.  Full Refunds will be provided for withdrawals prior to the start of the season!

A note about GRADE restrictions: Starting in the fall of 2016, age groups will be determined by school grade level, not age.  Our online registration system will enforce the grade restrictions for each program. If your child cannot register for the appropriate program, please visit your online profile to ensure the grade level is correct.  
 

Can't remember if you registered?: 

Login to the system via the 'Edit My Account' menu item on the lower left side of the Home tab.  A list of family members with all recent registration programs will be listed.  You can also pay any balance due by pressing the 'Pay Now' button below the list of family members.

About your Security and Privacy: 

Your email address and the password generated in this registration process are used to protect your family's personal information.  Your privacy is important to us. North Quabbin United Soccer Club will only collect information to efficiently conduct registration and placement within this soccer program. The first time you register, a password will be generated and emailed to you. You will need this password to access/enter your personal information. If you have any difficulty with this password, please send email to [email protected] and we will reset your password.

Travel Program (U10 through U14) Team and Player Placement

U10 thru High School teams will play in the Nashoba Valley Youth Soccer League (NVYSL). NVYSL is known as the travel league because competition is against neighboring towns.  This league offers multiple divisions.  Divisions 1 and 2 are considered competitive while Division 3 and 4 are recreational.   For more information about league policies visit their website at www.nvysl.com.

NVYSL has strict guidelines for team placements based on past season records, overall skill level of the team and team average age. Based on the total number of teams entered in an age group, NVYSL may require a town to place teams in all divisions.  NQUSC will attempt to place at least one team in each division, however, based on the league criteria and registration numbers this may not always be possible. Also due to the natural player skill distribution there will be more teams placed in lower divisions than in higher ones.  The teams are formed by placing similarly skilled players together in the division that best matches the overall skill level of the team.   It is the mission of NQUSC to provide each player with the opportunity to be challenged, to succeed as a soccer player and to have fun.  The best way to accomplish this is to place similarly skilled players together on the same team and to play against teams of similar skill.

The desired outcome is that all NQUSC teams be competitive for the majority of games within a season (i.e., not winning or losing by a large margin). NQUSC recognizes, however, that every town in our league has their own philosophy and guidelines for team and player placement and many times this leads to a wide variety of skill levels of teams within each division.  Consequently, there may be teams that may not have a competitive season despite our best efforts to place them in the right division.  NQUSC looks at all NQU team records after each season relative to the NVYSL league groups and will attempt to adjust team placements the following season for all teams that did not have at least half of their games be competitive.  NVYSL has their own Age Directors whose primary job during the season is to assist coaches in re-flighting teams to a more appropriate Flight/Sub-Flight halfway through the season.

Again, it needs to be stressed that this is a process with many variables, and it may take several seasons to adjust a team to the correct divisional placement. This variety is sometimes more pronounced at the recreational level since there is only one recreational level.