Pensacola's Best Soccer League
Perdido Bay FC’s recreational youth leagues range from U3 (2 yr olds) up to U19 and are designed to accommodate youths of all skill levels. All the coaches are volunteers and usually parents of players.
There are two seasons to a playing year, Fall and Spring. Fall practices usually begins the end of August or beginning of September and season ends around the first or second week of November. Spring practices usually begin around the beginning of March, and the season concludes a couple of weeks before the end of the school year. Registration for the Fall season will open in mid-July and registration for the Spring season will open in early January. Summer & Winter training programs are offered as well. Costs for Fall and Spring rec season are $90 for the first child and $85 for any additional children. Parents will need to provide black shorts, black socks, shin guards, soccer cleats, and a soccer ball. Details on the game format, ball size by age group, and other league rules can be found in the Soccer Guidelines link below. Also, the FAQ page normally answers many of the questions that parents that are new to our league often ask.
If you have any questions at all do not hesitate to contact our Executive Director of Operations, Tina Wood, at 850.293.1028. We are here to help!
Recreation Committee & Mailing Address
Drew Stringfellow
Jimmy Holmes
Tina Wood
Vivian Johns
Amanda and Jacob Guthrie
Shelby Richardson
Colin Crider
Christine Soares
Larry Gillespie
David Schmittou
Charles Henderson
Kelly Merriman
Kenneth Richardson
Wendy Miller
PBFC-REC Sponsorship Inquiries
PBFC-REC
Frequently Asked Questions
We have a U03 (2yr olds) program built just for our aspiring little soccer stars that are as young as 2 years old.
You can play up the age of 18. We offer rec programs and also have a high school training academy that is designed for kids aged 14 through 18.
USSF (United States Soccer Federation) and USYS (United States Youth Soccer) have recently implemented new age group guidelines for all youth soccer organizations to follow. They have switched to a birth year model. Your age group is now governed by the year your child was born.
Fall 2025, Winter 2025-26, Spring 2026, Summer 2026 divisions by birth year
U3: Born in 2023
U4: Born in 2022
U5: Born in 2021
U6: Born in 2020
U8: Born in 2019 & 2018
U10: Born in 2017 & 2016
U12: Born in 2015 & 2014
U15: Born in 2013, 2012 & 2011
U19: Born in 2010, 2009, 2008 & 2007
*Age Divisions in the upper ages may change depending on the number of players registered.
We have no way of predicting when your child’s practices will be held until they are assigned to a team and the coach picks the day and time that is most convenient for him/her. All of our coaches are asked to practice on a weekday evening starting some time on or after 5:00 PM.
There is one practice per week for U3 – U8. There are two practices per week for U10 – U19. Keep in mind that not every coach’s schedule will allow him/her to conduct multiple practices a week.
All Perdido REC Fall & Spring Soccer practices and games (with the exception of U19 has some local away games) are held at Southwest Escambia County Sports Complex located at 2020 Bauer Rd. The complex is roughly located between Hwy 98 and Sorrento Road on the east side of Bauer. All of your Perdido Soccer events (games, practices, clinics, and tournaments) will take place at these fields except U19 has games at other local complexes.
We get asked this question more than you can imagine and there are a whole host of other activities that your family or child may be involved in that can cause a conflict. We understand and appreciate that many of these other activities are important and that many of us have busy family lives, but unfortunately we simply cannot accommodate specific practice time requests. When your child is assigned to a team, we have no way of predicting what practice day or time the coach may eventually pick. With over 700 kids playing each season it is not possible to try and accommodate every conflict or practice difficulty and the time to fix these kinds of issues is not possible with an all-volunteer staff. We ask that you do your best to make the assigned practice day and time work for you. If it simply is not possible then request a refund using this link Requesting a Refund.
* If you volunteer to coach your child’s team you get the opportunity to select a practice day and time that works best for you and your family. Outside of the satisfaction of doing a great thing for your community, picking the practice day and time is the ultimate coaching perk!
Please use the following link to register to be a PBFC Recreational coach, assistant coach or team parent/team admin.
The first child cost $90.00 and any additional children cost $85.00, and this includes a shirt and an end of the season participation medal for U3-U8. Parents will need to provide black shorts, black soccer socks, league required shin guards, soccer cleats, and a soccer ball. Additionally, every season each team is required to get a $500.00 team sponsorship. This sponsorship is not the responsibility of the coach alone. All parents are responsible for working together to find a team sponsor.
We allow parent/player requests in our younger age groups (U3, U4, U5, and U6). What that means is that you can ask for your child to be paired with a friend and although we cannot always accommodate that request, we will do our best to honor it. In U08 all players are assigned to teams on a random basis with an emphasis on experience evenly distributed among the teams. In U10 – U15, a draft system is used to create the teams.