COMPETITIVE CLUB
TEAMS
Challenge yourself and compete as a team
Lightning Soccer Club’s competitive club teams are for players who want to develop their skills, challenge themselves, and compete as part of a team. With players from 36 towns across the Upper Valley, our White and Green teams compete in the NHSL, NECSL and National 1 League, and every team plays the Lightning Way, where development comes before results. Watch the video to see how it works.
The season at a glance
Two seasons a year, each with team training, league games, a tournament and extra development opportunities.
Season 1
Fall Season
Late August to early November
- Preseason
- Two weeks of intensive training from late August, typically 3–4 days a week
- Practices
- Twice a week, September to early November, on grass fields in Norwich, Hanover and Lebanon
- Games
- About 8 league games, roughly half at home
- Tournament
- Columbus Day weekend
- Extras
- Friday Skills Sessions for U12 and under, September–October
Season 2
Spring Season
March to June
- Teams
- U9–U14, plus our high school age groups (U15–U19)
- Preseason
- Technical training twice a week at the Sports Park, March to early April
- Practices
- Twice a week, mid-April to late May
- Games
- About 7 regular-season games, April to June, roughly half at home
- Tournament
- Typically Memorial Day weekend