Best for a Southlake family wanting recreational youth soccer through a local nonprofit league, with a path into club and academy soccer.

Soccer
Recreational & Competitive
Group classesOutdoorSummer campsWinter campsSpring campsSeasonal leagueSession-basedFall seasonSpring season
(817) 410-9950
info@gssasoccer.org
Operates out of Bob Jones Park, 3901 N White Chapel Blvd, Southlake, TX 76092
Operates out of (Main)Bob Jones Park, 3901 N White Chapel Blvd, Southlake, TX 76092
Meadowmere Park3099 Meadowmere Park, Grapevine, TX 76051
Oak Grove Park1299 Oak Grove Loop North, Grapevine, TX 76051
$120 - $150

$120 - $150

Youth recreational registration is $120 regular, $150 late (plus a uniform if needed), the same across all U4–U19 age divisions. Families who qualify for financial assistance pay $60 regular, $75 late. Adult recreational is priced separately — $95 regular / $120 late for men, $35 / $60 for women. Academy-only registration for players with a non-Solar club carries a $25 annual fee; other Competitive/Academy fees are set per program. Need-based financial assistance and academic scholarships are available.

Season dates & schedule · Class schedule

What's offered

Youth and adult recreational soccer run in Fall and Spring seasons; a Competitive & Academy pathway runs alongside through partner clubs, and coaches pick those teams on skill. Summer camps include the Southlake Carroll Dragon Soccer Camp, which GSSA promotes and Carroll ISD registers.

Fall 2026

Sep 12 – Nov 14

  • Registration opensPastMay 1, 2026
  • Registration closesPastJul 17, 2026
  • Rosters releasedPastAug 7, 2026
  • Coach meeting & clinicPastAug 8, 2026
  • Game schedules postedPastAug 22, 2026
  • Opening DayPastSep 12, 2026

Monday Night Skills

  • U4–U8Mon · 5:45pm–6:45pm
  • U9+Mon · 7pm–8pm
  • Goalkeeper trainingMon · 5:45pm–7pm

Games · Youth Opening Day Sept 12; Adult Coed League opens Sept 13. Regular team practice is one weeknight, set by each coach (fields open for U6+ practices Aug 10). Monday Night Skills — a free weekly development program — runs 8 Mondays, Sept 14 – Nov 2.

Camps
Dates

Summer camps including the Southlake Carroll Dragon Soccer Camp, which GSSA promotes; dates vary by session — see the camps page.

Cost

Contact for current camp pricing

Our take

Grapevine-Southlake Soccer Association (GSSA) is a community youth and adult soccer league that serves both towns. Its Southlake home is Bob Jones Park, with more fields at Meadowmere and Oak Grove parks in Grapevine. It's a nonprofit association run by volunteers rather than a private academy, and it runs youth recreational soccer for kids as young as preschool and adult recreational leagues, while helping families register for academy and competitive soccer through partner clubs such as Solar Soccer Club, where coaches select players on skill. Seasons run in the fall and spring, and GSSA also promotes summer camps such as Southlake Carroll's Dragon Soccer Camp. Because recreational play comes first, the emphasis is broad participation: it publishes need-based financial assistance and academic scholarships, and leans on volunteer coaches. For a Southlake family, it's the local league option — the place you sign up for a season rather than commit to a select club, with a competitive path available if your kid grows into it.

Local Tips

A few practical notes:

  • GSSA splits into three lanes — youth recreational, adult recreational, and Competitive & Academy — so the first step is picking the right one; the recreational side is the low-commitment, sign-up-for-a-season path, while Competitive & Academy runs through partner clubs, where coaches pick players on skill.
  • Registration runs by season (fall and spring), and each window opens well ahead of its season — watch for the next one rather than assuming sign-ups are open.
  • Fees vary by program and age, but the association publicizes need-based financial assistance and academic scholarships, which is worth asking about if cost is a barrier.
  • Because it's run by volunteers, coaching quality varies by team and there are always calls for parent volunteers — a plus if you want to be involved.
  • Fields are spread across Bob Jones Park in Southlake and Meadowmere and Oak Grove parks in Grapevine. Once your child is on a team, the coach picks the practice field, and the preschool Mini-Jogo games are at Bob Jones Park.
Credentials

GSSA is a nonprofit association run by a volunteer board and staff, with a published board-and-staff directory, bylaws, and policies governing how it operates. Its teams are led largely by volunteer coaches supported by the association's coaching resources and policies rather than by a roster of paid marquee instructors. As a community league, its credentials are organizational — governance, safety and health policies, financial-assistance and scholarship programs — more than individual coaching résumés, which it does not publish in detail.

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