Overview
The Intermediate program is designed to help 13U through 14U players improve their technical soccer skills which they will need to play at a higher level as well as their love for the game. This is a 4-month program that spans the fall season for girls and spring season for boys. Our coaching staff follows a curriculum that provides players with quality instruction and age appropriate activities which creates a fun learning environment. Players that excel in the Intermediate Program can progress to play on competitive teams within the HFC Competitive (Classic) framework.
A team-centered training and game system is utilized to create the best possible environment for player development.
2026 - 2027 Season Age Groups
Upcoming Fall 2026 -Spring 2027 Age Group Classification Changes - US Soccer Mandated
Beginning in the Fall 2026 - Spring 2027 season, US Soccer, US Youth Soccer, and North Carolina Youth Soccer have mandated a return to 'School-year' based age groups. Instead of using birth year alone, which is the current method, the standard age groups will return to an August 1st - July 31st birthday cutoff for each age group. The table below shows a breakdown of how the new age groups will be represented in HFC programming:
Player
Birth Year | Age Group | HFC
Intermediate |
| 7/31/2014 - 8/1/2013 | 13U | YES |
| 7/31/2013 - 8/1/2012 | 14U | YES |
Click here for a breakdown of which program might be a good fit for you!Schedules
Training
This is an 4-month program that spans two seasons (Girls play in the Fall / Boys play in the Spring). All players train 2 times per week. Asheville based players train at the Buncombe County Sports Park (BCSP), or the John B. Lewis Soccer Complex (JBL); all Hendersonville based players train at Henderson County Athletics and Activity Center (AAC). The Fall season takes place from August-November and the Spring seasons runs from February-May.
Training will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays with each training session lasting 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Games
Games will be primarily played on Friday evenings at Buncombe County Sports Park (BCSP) or the John B. Lewis Soccer Complex (JBL), with some games potentially on Saturday mornings at the same location. Intermediate players play in-house games consisting of all HFC teams.
HFC Intermediate teams play 11v11 format with 35 minute haves. There are times throughout the season that teams may play in a 9v9 format.
| HFC Intermediate Girls' Schedule - Fall 2025 / Spring 2026 |
| Fall 2025 |
| Date | Description |
| TBA | Fall 2025 training begins |
| TBA | First game of the Fall 2025 season |
| TBA | Last game of the Fall 2025 season |
| Spring 2026 |
| Date | Description |
| TBA | Spring 2026 training begins |
| TBA | First game of the Spring 2026 season |
| TBA | No HFC Intermediate games |
| TBA | No HFC Intermediate games |
| TBA | Last game of the Spring 2026 season |
Placement Evaluations
All players interested in participating in the Intermediate program must be evaluated. The main evaluation for Girls is usually held during May each year; the main evaluation for Boys is usually held in November each year. If your player has a conflict or has missed the evaluation and wishes to participate please contact Hasani McKenzie ([email protected]) or Benjamin Lloyd ([email protected]).
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