Competitive Youth Soccer in Weber County

Is competitive soccer right for my child?

SWAT offers recreation and competitive soccer, and players can move between them as their goals change. There is no single path every player has to follow.

• Recreation: open to everyone, with no tryouts or cuts. Teams are organized by school first. It's a great place to learn the game and have fun. Register through SWAT Recreation.

• Competitive: players earn a spot at tryouts. Teams train more and play a league schedule with some travel in northern Utah. Seasons and schedules vary by age group and league (see below), and many teams add summer tournaments and winter indoor play.

• Not sure yet? Registered SWAT Recreation players ages U7–U13 can join R2C (Recreation to Competitive) to train with competitive coaches before tryouts. R2C does not guarantee a team spot.

Which program fits?

Age groups use birth dates from August 1 to July 31. Find your player's age group on the Tryouts page.

Academy U7/U8

Small-sided games for young players: U7 plays 4v4 with no goalie, and U8 plays 5v5 with a goalie. Scores are not kept. Academy U7/U8 details

X-League (U9–U12)

U9–U10 play 7v7 and U11–U12 play 9v9 in UYSA's North Region. Fall and spring seasons each have 8 to 12 games. X-League details

U13 and older (State Competition League)

Teams that qualify for the Premier, D1 or D2 divisions play in the State Competition League (SCL). Teams below D2 play in the IRL. U13 and U14 play a fall and a spring season with 8 to 12 games in each. U15 and older play one league season plus an optional High School Provisional league. U13 and Older details

JPL/NPL (U12 and older)

The Junior Premier League (JPL) is SWAT's elite platform for teams U12 and older. JPL competition weekends can include events outside Utah. NPL/JPL details

Practices and locations

Each coach sets training days, times and locations with input from the team, so practice schedules vary by team. SWAT teams use fields around Weber County, including parks in North Ogden and Ogden, Eden, Clearfield and the Weber County Fairgrounds. See Field Locations.

Games and travel

• Games are mostly on Saturdays, with an occasional weekday game. About half are home games.

• X-League and IRL teams play in the North Region: Davis, Weber, Morgan, Box Elder and Cache counties.

• SCL teams can play opponents from Utah County to Cache County. U13+ teams play no more than 3 games in a 2-week period.

• Summer tournaments along the Wasatch Front and winter indoor soccer are chosen team by team.

• JPL/NPL teams can have more travel, including competition weekends outside Utah.

Costs

• Required: season registration, which varies by age group. See the 2026–27 SWAT registration fee chart. Players also need a SWAT uniform, which they reuse until they outgrow it.

• Depends on the team or player: tournaments, indoor soccer, and multi-roster or High School Provisional fees. See Fees.

• Tryouts: free.

Coaching and approach

Every club does things a little differently. At SWAT, we have built a community of local talent with a love of soccer. We started with a simple idea: put our players, parents and coaches first and build a competitive program around development. Over the years we have honed our process, experienced a few bumps in the road, and came out of it with an amazing group of dedicated coaches, players and community partners, all working together with a common goal.

To see whether your player, family or team fits SWAT's culture, please review the resources below. They show some of our expectations and what we want our teams to bring to the soccer community. Questions about player placement can go to Ben Munk, Director of Coaching & Player Development, at ben@swatsoccer.com.