Please CLICK HERE for 2023-24 seasonal year tryout information!

Any player whose birth date falls between 2011 and 2005 are eligible to play in the 13U-19U age groups for the 2023-2024 seasonal year.

Please click the link below to learn more about each league.

2023/24 Boys Select Overview

Most Select teams train 3 times per week on weekdays for 90 minutes per training session. Typical times are from 5:30pm to 7:00pm or 7:00pm to 8:30pm at either McCurry Park or Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Field in Fayetteville, or the Peachtree City Athletic Complex in Peachtree City. Training days, times, and locations may vary from time to time depending on the schedules of the coaches and field availability.

In addition to goalkeeping, striker, and other supplemental training opportunities, AFC Lightning's Select program has an open training policy for those player who desire to train more frequently. We also have many staff coaches who hold individual and small group training sessions for an additional fee.

Girls Academy League, Development Player League, MLS Next and National Academy League will have approximately half of the games held on our home fields (PAC/McCurry Park) and the other half will consist of games in Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and/or Alabama.

SCCL – Approximately half of the games will be home games held at PAC/McCurry Park and the away games will be held in the metro Atlanta area.

13U and 14U teams participate both a fall and spring league seasons and tournaments.

15U-19U teams participate in fall leagues in addition to tournaments/showcases in both fall and spring seasons.

Players are selected and teams are formed through an evaluation process that takes place prior to the beginning of the fall season. Our coaching staff evaluates players based on the four components of soccer:

 1) Technical, 2) Tactical, 3) Mental, 4) Physical

Players are encouraged to attend all tryout sessions for maximum exposure

Player selection may begin prior to, during and immediately after the formal tryout period. Players will be selected in order by level of play. Beginning with the most competitive team, the coach will select and contact players for verbal commitment and acceptance of a position on the team. Once the most competitive team is complete, the process repeats with the next most competitive teams. This process takes several days and it is the goal of the coaching staff to complete the process by the Monday after tryouts. Players not selected for a team will be notified after all teams are selected and confirmed.ss.

Deciding whether or not your child should play recreational soccer or competitive (“select”) soccer is often a daunting task for parents not familiar with the world of competitive sports. The primary deciding factor that parents should consider when making the select verses recreation decision is whether or not one wishes to accelerate a child’s soccer development in a professionally guided training environment.

In recreational soccer, the focus is most often on social interaction, “having fun” with friends, which often comes at the expense of instruction. In select soccer, the focus in on teaching in an enjoyable manner that is appropriate for the child’s age level. Individual skills and team tactics are taught by high-level, professionally licensed coaches in order to more fully develop the child’s level of play. When it comes to playing at a select level, the end result is young athletes that know how to play soccer at a much higher level than corresponding recreational players.