IOWA RUSH PARENT RESOURCES
Age Group Transition Documents
As players advance from one age to the next, there are often changes to format that can be confusing or somewhat unexpected for parents and players. We have provided transition documents below as a resource that can help you look ahead (or back) to see the differences with rules, field sizes, team rosters, etc from one age to the next to help give you a more complete picture of what to expect next year or for the years ahead. If you have any specific questions about how soccer will look at the next age or next level, please contact the appropriate program director (found on the staff page) to help get the answers you need.
| Recreation | Academy | Select | |
| U6 to U7 | U6 to U7 doc | NA | NA |
| U7 to U8 | see u6-u7 doc | NA | NA |
| U8 to U9 | U8 to U9 doc | U8 to U9 doc | NA |
| U9 to U10 | see u8-u9 doc | see u8 to u9 doc | NA |
| U10 to U11 | U10 to U11 doc | NA | U10 to U11 doc |
| U11 to U12 | see u10-u11 doc | NA | see u11 to u12 doc |
| U12 to U13 | U12 to U13 doc | NA | U12 to U13 doc |
| U13 to U14 | see u12-u13 doc | NA | see u12 to u13 doc |
| U14 to U15 | see u12-u13 doc | NA | U14 to U15 doc |
| U15 to U16 | see u12-u13 doc | NA | see u14-u15 doc |
| U16 to U17 | see u12-u13 doc | NA | see u14-u15 doc |
| U17 to U18 | see u12-u13 doc | NA | see u14-u15 doc |
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