Travel Soccer begins at the U9 age for our North Allegheny Soccer Club.  Throughout PA West, there are six (6) divisions of play in the travel division.  Teams in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 are considered classic and commonly referred to as “cup” teams. They can draw kids from any area and are not limited by geographical regions.  For more information on classic play, please see the PA West website.

Teams in Divisions 4, 5 and 6 are composed of community based programs (such as North Allegheny Soccer Club) that play games against other community based programs. Division 4 provides the most competitive level of play for a community based team.  These teams play against other community teams throughout PA West (and possibly including teams from West Virginia, Altoona, and Erie).  This division requires the most travel among our community teams.

Division 5 and Division 6 soccer is for those kids who are interested in playing in a less competitive travel league.  Beginning with U11, our club is no longer large enough to play games only against other NA teams.  Therefore, we begin playing other teams in the North District (Hampton, Pine Richland, North Hills, etc…).  There is still some travel within these divisions but on a much smaller scale.

At the conclusion of each spring season, NASC holds tryouts for D4 (and some D5) teams for the following fall/spring seasons.  All kids in the NASC program who are interested in playing in a more competitive environment are encouraged to tryout.  Kids who have made travel teams in the past are still required to tryout for the following season, as teams are formed based on the tryout results. No special treatment is given to players that have played on a D4 or D5 team in the past season.