Anonymous wrote:My son was U13 (7th grader) last year and had 4:30 practice at a non-FCPS field. It was fabulous! U14 this year, same field and he starts at 5:00.
Anonymous wrote:Many coaches absolutely try and have early practices when they know their kids are out of school at certain times. In this area it's common for U13 and U14 to practice before 5pm since they are home from school by 3pm. That said field availability is always an issue, but at U13/U14 you're not competing with U12 and below for field space since 6th grade ends at 4pm.