Recreational Soccer for Middle and High School Age Players
HOSA participates in the Middle School Soccer Association league (MSSA) and the High School Soccer Association (HSSA) league. The purpose of the association is to provide middle school and high school aged players the opportunity to continue to play the game, on a recreational level. The objective is to have fun.
Games are played as “friendlies”, among teams affiliated with the Ohio Soccer Association (OSA). All teams must register through a league affiliated with the Ohio South Youth Soccer Association. All players who register to play, must be placed on a team; provided a sufficient number of players register to form a team and a coach can be secured for the team. Teams may not be formed on the basis of a tryout. HSSA must not have more then 5 players per high school and same gender on a team.
Players may not play on a Select, or Club Team; or a School Sponsored Team that is a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) at the same time they are playing on an MSSA/HSSA team.
As a recreational association, all players should play at least half of each game.
MSSA
Middle School Soccer Association is for male and female participants 13U-15U. MSSA is an upper recreational program that plays teams from other communities in the Central Ohio area.
MSSA teams are coached by parent volunteers. The league has teams for boys and teams for girls. The HOSA team will be Coed unless there are enough players to form a boys’ and a girls’ team.
There is an end-of-season tournament. The tournament lasts two weeks, starting after the regular season ends. The league determines the time and place. The tournament concludes on Sunday of the second weekend with the championship game in each division.
HSSA
The High School Soccer Association is for participants in 15U – 19U age groups). HSSA is an upper recreational program. HSSA teams play teams from other communities in the Central Ohio area , including Dublin, Worthington, Westerville, Pickerington, Johnstown, Jonathan Alder. This program will be offered in the Spring only.
HSSA teams are coached by parent volunteers. All teams are Coed. Games are played on Sunday afternoons. Please note that there cannot be more than 6 players per high school and the same gender to play on the same HSSA team. There is not a season-ending tournament for this program.