2025 - 2026 Academy Placement Evaluations - May 2025
Registration Open!

• HFC Academy 8U-12U Asheville Placement Evaluations take place on May 12th - May 14th
• HFC Academy 8U-12U Hendersonville Placement Evaluations take place on May 20th & 22nd
  
• 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 Fall 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 Fall  season - Registration opens in Spring 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 Fall 2025 - PDF

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

• 11/12U Boys (Players born in 2015 & 2014):  May 12th - 4:30pm to 5:45pm @ BCSP Field 1 & 2

• 8U/9U Boys (Players born in 2018 & 2017):  May 13th - 4:30pm to 5:45pm @ BCSP Field 1

• 10U Boys (Players born in 2016):  May 13th - 6:15pm to 7:30pm @ BCSP Field 1

• 8U, 9U & 10U Girls (Players born between 2018 - 2016):  May 14th - 4:30pm to 5:45pm @ BCSP Field 8

• 11/12U Girls (Players born in 2015 & 2014):  May 14th - 6:15pm to 7:30pm @ BCSP Field 8

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

• 8U - 12U Girls (Players born between 2018 - 2014):  May 20th - 5pm to 6:15pm @ AAC
  
  
• 8U - 10U Boys (Players born between 2018 - 2016):  May 22nd - 5pm to 6:15pm @ AAC

• 11/12U Boys (Players born in 2015 & 2014): May 22nd - 6:30pm to 7:45pm @ AAC

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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