MONTANA SURF RECREATIONAL SOCCER
It’s time to register for another fun-filled season of soccer with Montana Surf Rec. We have been kicking grass in the Gallatin Valley for 39 years and counting. We were voted “Bozeman’s Best Sports Team” by Bozeman Magazine readers and “Montana’s Best Youth Sports Organization” by Distinctly Montana readers. Montana Surf Rec provides a fun, low-key introductory opportunity for youth soccer players aged 4-12, Birth years 2020 – 2012. Come join us!
Your registration includes six Sundays of games, weekly pro sessions for skill development, staff at the fields during game days, and staff available all week to answer questions and provide support.
Jerseys can be ordered at Play It Again Sports in Bozeman via the button above or purchased in-store. Please pick up your jersey before the day of your first game.
Registration Dates & Costs:
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Early Bird Registration $135.
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October 2024 through November 30, 2024.
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Regular Registration $160.
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December 1, 2024 through March 14, 2025.
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Late Registration $200.
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March 15, 2025 through March 31, 2025.
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- Registration ends March 31, 2025.
- Anyone who registers after March 31, 2025 will be put on a waitlist and if there is an opening, players will be placed on a team.
- No buddy or coach requests will be accepted for late registrations.
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Scholarships are available.
Schedule & Locations:
- Games are on Sundays and will be at the Adam Bronken Soccer Fields (subject to change, field reservations are not confirmed for spring 2025 yet)
- Season consists of six games
- First Games ~ Tentatively scheduled for April 27, 2025
- No games: Easter Sunday: April 20 and Memorial Day Weekend/May 25th, 2025.
- Last Games ~ Tentatively scheduled for June 8, 2025
- Practice times/locations are determined by our coaches. We are not able to honor requests for practice days, times or locations.
- The number & length of practice depends on the age of the child. Younger teams may practice once a week, older teams may practice twice a week.
- Game schedule is subject to change due to weather/fields.
Financial Assistance:
Need based scholarships are available. Montana Surf believes that everyone deserves a chance to play more soccer. Through generous community donations Montana Surf is proud to offer assistance for those in need. Montana Surf Scholarship Application.
Additional Information:
If you have questions please review our Frequently Asked Questions below or email our Recreational Director at RecreationalDirector@montanasurf.org
If you would like more information or have additional questions please email the Recreational Director at recreationaldirector@montanasurf.org.
Jerseys can be ordered through Play It Again Sports in Bozeman online here or purchased in-store. Jerseys are $15 each. Athletes need at least one white and one blue. Please pick up your jersey before the day of your first game.
Games are on Sundays –
Spring -mid April to early June. No games on Memorial Day Weekend.
Fall -late August to early October. No games on Montana Surf Challenge Tournament Weekend.
Interested in volunteering? Or, have a special skill set that could help us improve our programs? Please contact us at administrator@montanasurf.org.
Yes, a $100 voucher will be sent to coaches to use towards registering for the next season. Please email recreationaldirector@montanasurf.org if you’re interested in coaching.
Teams are formed through a few different steps. First players are put into divisions trying to keep them single-gender and single age groups. If that doesn’t work we will combine ages until we have enough players for a few teams. Then we look at schools, which was selected in registration, and try to place teams in similar locations. If there aren’t enough players in a school area we will combine some, and then finally review requests.
We will do our best to honor buddy requests. Only one mutual request per player is allowed. Requests are not guaranteed.
Reasons a request may not be granted could be: if the players are not the same birth year, players are located at different schools or requested teams have a full roster.
Our wonderful volunteer coaches determine the day(s), time and locations for their team practices. Your coach will reach out to communicate that information. Additional weekly pro sessions (for skill development) will run on Wednesdays during the season.
Yes, you can use your $100 credit in registering for our Academy Program.
We offer two opportunities to play Recreational soccer. We have a fall season that begins after Labor Day and a spring season that begins in April. Each season includes six weeks of games on Sundays. We also have Futsal during the winter months at the Montana Surf Indoor Soccer Center.
Check out our Montana Surf Academy Program. This is the next step in the pathway to a higher level of competition.
Withdrawal and Refunds for Recreational:
Montana Surf reserves the right to approve or deny a full or partial refund for Recreational fees based on the following guidelines and the Program Director’s discretion.
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MT Surf will provide a full refund on any registered recreational soccer player two weeks prior to the first game of the season.
- A partial refund will be considered less than two weeks before a team’s first game, under the following conditions.
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a player is injured
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unplanned moving out of the area
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long term illness
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Recreational Soccer players refund may be made upon a receipt of a written request by the parent or guardian of a player to the MT Surf Recreational Director. A written request for refund must include a doctor’s verification of the injury or illness and a statement by the doctor that the player cannot play for the rest of the season. The refund will be prorated in accordance to the number of weeks that the player was not able to participate in relation to the number of weeks in the season.
