Tools · Season calendar
Twelve months. Pick the shape that fits.
There isn't one calendar. There are about five real shapes. Single-season rec. School-sport season. Year-round club. Discipline practice. Hybrid stack. Pick the one that looks like your kid's year.
Phase 2: stack builder. Pick multiple, see them overlaid, find your conflict windows. Coming.
Basketball · Travel/club · National
AAU basketball 12U — year-round travel
AAU 12U travel basketball. Practice runs October through August. Tournament season is March through July. There is no real off-season unless you make one.
Year-round, with peak Mar–Jul
Volleyball · Travel/club · National
Club volleyball 14s — national qualifier track
USAV Junior Volleyball, 14U. National-bid track. Tryouts in November, season runs January through July, with regional and national qualifiers as the season's anchor.
Nov–Jul, with summer off Aug–Oct
Dance · Travel/club · National
Dance studio year — competition + recital cycle
Competition dance studio with a year-end recital. Class registration in August, choreography sets in fall, competition season runs February through May, recital in June, summer intensives in July.
Aug–Jun, with summer intensives in Jul
Basketball · School · National
HS basketball, winter season — boys
Boys high school basketball in winter. Tryouts in November, regular season December through February, playoffs in February and March. AAU owns April through July.
Nov–Mar, with AAU Apr–Jul
Football — Tackle · School · PNW
HS football, fall season — Pacific Northwest
Washington and Oregon high school football. Aug practice opens, Week 1 is the Friday after Labor Day, playoffs run November. The off-season is where the next year is built.
Aug–Nov, with off-season strength Dec–Jul
Lacrosse — Boys · School · National
HS lacrosse, spring season — boys
Boys high school lacrosse in spring. Practice opens late February or early March, regular season is March through May, playoffs in May and June. Club ball owns the summer.
Mar–May/Jun, with club summer Jun–Aug
Soccer · School · National
HS soccer, fall season — boys
Boys high school soccer in fall. Practice opens mid-August, district games run September through October, playoffs and state through November. The off-season is club ball for most kids.
Aug–Nov, with off-season Dec–Jul
Baseball · Rec · National
Little League rec baseball — spring season
Spring rec baseball through Little League International. Practices start in March, games run April through June, postseason in late June. Optional fall ball for the kids who want more.
Mar–Jun, with optional fall ball Sep–Oct
Soccer · Elite/showcase · National
Year-round club soccer — ECNL track (girls)
ECNL (Elite Clubs National League) girls soccer. Year-round commitment with regional league play, national showcase events, and ECNL Playoffs/National Championship. The standard pre-college pipeline for girls soccer in the US.
Year-round, Aug–Jul
Gymnastics · Travel/club · National
Year-round gymnastics — Levels 3-7
USAG Junior Olympic Program, Levels 3-7. Year-round training. Competition season runs January through April with state and regional championships. Off-season is structural skill development.
Year-round, with peak Jan–Apr