2026 Balancing and Team Selection Guidelines
PLEASE NOTE our approach for balancing for U9, U11, U13, U15 and U18
As we approach the season, here is out current timeline. Exact times and locations will be shared by email by May 14th. Please keep an eye on Field Conditions for updates by 3:00pm.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ-๐ญ๐ฑ (approximate)
๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ด
๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ
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Recreational balancing continues (U9, U11, U13, U15, U18) - U9 Skills Evaluation Session/Balancing and U11 - U18 Exhibition/Mini Game Evaluations
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โAโ teams start regular practices
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U9 Major begins regular practices
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Teams will be finalized once all Exhibition Games for each division are complete, stay tuned for communications from coaches by May 31st.
๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ญ โ Regular Season Startup
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U9 Rec rec team practices begin
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U11, U13, U15, U18 games begin
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U5 and U7 Season Begins
The DDMBA Board has introduced new Recreation Rules on Team Balancing for local Associations fielding multiple teams at the same age division. These can be found at https://ddmba.net/content/rec-league-rules.