2025 - 2026 Academy Placement Evaluations - November 2025 (For Spring 2026)
Registration TBD

• HFC Academy 8U-12U Asheville Placement Evaluations take place on TBD
• HFC Academy 8U-12U Hendersonville Placement Evaluations take place on TBD
  
• Players MUST register online using their PlayMetrics account to be placed in the HFC Academy Program.
• There is no fee for the 8U-10U Academy Program
• There is a $25 placement evaluation fee for the Academy 11/12U Program.
• When offered a placement in a program, a deposit will be required to “lock in” that placement upon acceptance. Families that wish to accept a position in the program, but cannot make the full deposit, should contact the ABYSA office.
• Payment plans are available. 

To be eligible to attend Spring 2026 Academy Placement Evaluations, players must have been born between 2018 - 2014 (8U - 12U)

Click on the links below for details on your child's options for the Spring season - Registration opens in November 2025

Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions

- Help and instructions on registering with PlayMetrics - Click here for the PDF Version
- Instructions on using the PlayMetrics system (desktop or mobile version) to navigate your account and team calendar
- How to add and remove contacts for your player's PlayMetrics account


Placement Evaluation Dates: HFC Academy Evaluations Spring 2025 - PDF

Asheville - (Buncombe County Sports Park: 50 Apac Drive , Candler, NC 28806)

Hendersonville - (Athletics & Activities Center: 708 South Grove Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792)

2025 - 2026 Season Age Groups

As mandated by US Soccer, all HFC programs are based off of birth year, not player age or grade level. 
Season Ending Spring 2026 - Birth Year = HFC Division

Player Birth Year	Age Group	HFC Academy
2022	4U
2021	5U
2020	6U
2019	7U
2018	8U	x
2017	9U	x
2016	10U	x
2015	11U	x
2014	12U	x
2013	13U
2012	14U
2011	15U
2010	16U
2009	17U
2008	18U
2007	19U

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