Welcome to Season 2

Year one worked. That sounds like a small thing to say until you remember that most community leagues don't make it through their first season: burnt-out volunteers, families lost to the calendar, a schedule that felt good in March and impossible by July. We ended year one with full rosters, kids still showing up on rainy Mondays, parents asking us about year two before the last match ended.

That told us we were onto something. So we're keeping what worked and fixing what didn't.

What's staying the same

The whole league still runs on one rule: every player plays equal minutes, every game. No benched kids. No score-chasing. Coaches who try to game this, even quietly, get a conversation they don't enjoy. We care more about the shy eleven-year-old getting her first pass than the final scoreline.

Staff-trained coaches, licensed referees, fair-play rules on the pitch and off it, all of that stays. So does BGT Field as our home, Monday evenings as our night, and the twelve-week summer format as our container.

What's new

Six divisions (up from five)

We added U17 this year. Year one capped at U14 because we didn't have enough coaches certified to run the older-side format. This year we do, and it means the older kids who aged out last August don't have to shop around for a league that takes them. They play with us.

A bigger field configuration

BGT expanded the grass in the off-season. We've got more usable pitch this year, which means U12 and up play on a proper-size field instead of the slightly-undersized one we ran on last year. Real positions, real distances, better football.

Family pricing

Registration is $299 regular, $199 early bird (before May 1). This year we added a family discount, $159 per child when you register two or more kids. Fair to larger families, simple at checkout.

Licensed refs on every match

Year one we rotated one lead ref across all matches on a given evening with volunteer linesmen. This year every match has a licensed referee. Games feel sharper, rules get called consistently, and nobody has to argue offside with a dad.

What we learned

The biggest lesson from year one wasn't tactical, it was operational. Families show up if the rhythm of the season is predictable. One field. One night. One rule. When parents can put the whole summer on the calendar in March and trust that it won't shift, they commit. When they can't, they drift.

So we're doubling down on predictability. The 2026 schedule is locked. Fixtures don't move. Make-up games for weather happen on a dedicated rain-out Saturday we're announcing with registration. That's it.

See you at BGT

Registration for Summer 2026 is open. Early Bird pricing runs through May 1, $100 off the regular $299. If you're new to MYFC, read about our equal-minutes rule and why it shapes everything we do. If you're back for year two, welcome home.

We'll see you on the field.