Youth sports registration
Essex, Massachusetts
9 organizations · 20 programs · last checked Aug 12, 2026
Essex is small enough that almost every youth program it has is shared with Manchester-by-the-Sea under the Manchester Essex banner — soccer, Little League baseball, travel basketball and junior-high football and cheer — with the two towns feeding the Manchester Essex Regional School District. Lacrosse runs through Cape Ann Youth Lacrosse alongside Gloucester and Rockport, ice hockey through Agawam Youth Hockey, and the town's own Youth Commission on Martin Street handles non-league youth programming.
Soccer
1 organization
12 of 27 details confirmed
Academy 2 — Grades 1–2
Open nowCoed · Grades 1–2Fall 2026The second Academy tier, listed in the FAQ as "Academy 2: Grades 1–2". Still in-town play rather than travel. As of 2026-08-12 the homepage banner reads "IT'S TIME TO REGISTER FOR FALL 2026!", so registration is open, but no open or close date and no per-division fee is published — the FAQ says only that "Fees range from about $100 to $200 depending on division".
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Academy K — Pre-K and Kindergarten
Open nowCoed · Pre-K–KFall 2026The homepage describes the Academy program verbatim as "Our Academy program lets our tiniest players start learning and playing in a fun and supportive environment." The FAQ splits Academy into Academy K (Pre-K and Kindergarten) and Academy 2 (grades 1–2), and says Academy jerseys are provided. As of 2026-08-12 the homepage banner reads "IT'S TIME TO REGISTER FOR FALL 2026!" with a TeamSnap registration link, so registration is open, but no open or close date is published. The FAQ only gives the recurring pattern: fall "Registration generally opens in June and closes in July", with the fall season running "September to early November (approximately 8 games)". Fees are given only as a range: "Fees range from about $100 to $200 depending on division", with discounts for multiple family registrations.
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G4 — Grades 3–4
Open nowCoed · Grades 3–4Fall 2026Described on the homepage as "In-town fall and travel spring teams with two weekly practices and Saturday games". The FAQ says G4 through G8 require a full-kit uniform for the travel seasons, while Academy jerseys are provided. As of 2026-08-12 the homepage banner reads "IT'S TIME TO REGISTER FOR FALL 2026!", so registration is open; no open or close date and no per-division fee is published.
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G6 — Grades 5–6
Open nowCoed · Grades 5–6Fall 2026Travel teams competing in the ECYSA league "with two practices weekly and Saturday games". Away games may be at "neighboring club/league fields". As of 2026-08-12 the homepage banner reads "IT'S TIME TO REGISTER FOR FALL 2026!", so registration is open; no open or close date and no per-division fee is published.
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G8 — Grades 7–8
Open nowCoed · Grades 7–8Fall 2026The oldest travel band, described on the homepage as "Travel teams in ECYSA league featuring 2 weekly practices and Saturday games." Manchester-Essex Hornets teams appear in the ECYSA grade-8 divisions. As of 2026-08-12 the homepage banner reads "IT'S TIME TO REGISTER FOR FALL 2026!", so registration is open; no open or close date and no per-division fee is published.
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Baseball
1 organization
2 of 7 details confirmed
Little League Baseball
Unknown — check with the orgCoedEvery page on mebaseball.org — home, Available Programs, Registration, For Families — returns HTTP 403 to automated requests, so no divisions, ages, fees, season dates or registration window could be read. Public listings describe MELL only as "a community-driven organization dedicated to fostering a love for baseball among boys and girls in Manchester and Essex, Massachusetts." Checked 2026-08-12.
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Basketball
1 organization
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Travel Basketball — Grades 5–8
Unknown — check with the orgCoed · Grades 5–8$325 per player plus processing fees (from search listing; not verified on the page)Every page on metravelbasketball.com returns HTTP 403 to automated requests, so nothing could be read directly. A public search listing of the player-registration page describes METB as an all-volunteer non-profit for grades 5–8 resident in Manchester or Essex or attending Manchester Essex Regional schools, and states a recurring annual rule that registration opens on or around August 15 and closes September 30 at 5 PM, with a per-player fee of $325 plus processing fees, not including uniforms. Because that is a recurring rule rather than a posted dated window for this season, no open or close date is recorded here. Checked 2026-08-12.
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Ice Hockey
1 organization
9 of 17 details confirmed
Cross-Ice Newburyport Mites
Open nowCoed · Mite$1,275 per player2026–27A separate cross-ice mite track run with Newburyport. The 2026-2027 page states "Newburyport Cross-Ice tuition will be $1,275 per player." No age cut-offs, registration open or close dates are published.
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In-House Learn to Play
Unknown — check with the orgCoed2026–27Listed among the club's divisions as the entry point for new skaters. The program page gives no separate ages, fee, session dates or registration window for it. Checked 2026-08-12.
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Mite, Squirt and Pee Wee Travel — 8U, 10U, 12U
Open nowCoed · Ages 4–12$2,200 per player2026–27The club describes itself as open to players of "youth hockey age (4-12)" across 8 & Under (Mites 1–4), 10 & Under (Squirts) and 12 & Under (Pee Wees). Tuition for the 2026-2027 season is stated as "$2,200 per player for Mite, Squirt & Pee Wee Players", with new jerseys $75 if needed. Practices are "historically Wednesday and Friday evenings" at Pingree School in Hamilton, with games at various North Shore rinks. The page says registration for 2026-2027 is open but publishes no open or close date.
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Lacrosse
1 organization
13 of 22 details confirmed
Classic Boys — Grades 1–8
Unknown — check with the orgBoys · Grades 1–8$165 grades 1–2; $265 grades 3–8 (includes $45 MYL fee)Four age bands — "1st & 2nd Grade", "3rd & 4th Grade", "5th & 6th Grade" and "7th & 8th Grade" — playing an "8-game season and jamboree". Fees are listed per band: "1st & 2nd Grade - $165" and $265 for each of the grade 3–8 bands, each including a "$45 per player" Mass Youth Lacrosse membership for insurance. The only registration window posted is for the already-played spring 2026 season, verbatim: "Registration for the spring starts November 1, 2025. The deadline is February 13, 2026." No window has been posted for the next spring, so no dates are recorded here. Checked 2026-08-12.
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Classic Girls — Grades 1–8
Unknown — check with the orgGirls · Grades 1–8$165 grades 1–2; $265 grades 3–8 (includes $45 MYL fee)The girls' Classic league mirrors the boys' structure: an "8-game season and jamboree" with fees of "1st & 2nd Grade - $165" and $265 for grades 3 through 8, made up of a $45 Mass Youth Lacrosse insurance membership plus a CAYL program fee of $120 for the youngest band and $220 for grades 3–8. Placement is by "grade during the Spring season". No registration window for the coming spring is posted — the site still shows only the spring 2026 window (opened November 1, 2025, deadline February 13, 2026). Checked 2026-08-12.
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Pre-K & Kindergarten In-House
Unknown — check with the orgCoed · Pre-K–K$105 per player (includes $15 insurance fee)Described as "An opportunity for players to be introduced to the game of lacrosse in a fun and supportive environment", teaching cradling, scooping, catching and throwing without competitive pressure; open to boys and girls. Sunday mornings at Pine Street Field in Manchester. The only session dates posted are for the already-played spring 2026 season — April 12, 19 and 27, May 3, 10, 17 and 31, June 7, with a June 14 makeup. The page says only "Registration closes in early April" with no year or day, so no dates are recorded here. Checked 2026-08-12.
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Select League — Grades 5–8
Unknown — check with the orgCoed · Grades 5–8The boys program page says fifth through eighth grade players may also join the Select League "at no additional cost" on top of their Classic registration; the girls program lists Girls Select for the 5th/6th and 7th/8th grade bands. The homepage notes the spring 2026 Select season began April 3, a week before Classic play started on April 12; those dates are for the already-played 2026 season. No separate Select registration window, tryout date or fee is published. Checked 2026-08-12.
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Multi-sport
4 organizations
1 of 2 details confirmed
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Youth Sports and Aquatics Programs
Unknown — check with the orgCoedPublic listings for the branch describe swimming, basketball, yoga, gymnastics and pickleball, plus a Gloucester day camp with sports, theatre and cheer for ages 3–17. The branch page itself does not publish ages, grades, session dates, fees or registration windows for individual youth sports — those sit behind the association's separate sign-up flow. Checked 2026-08-12.
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Junior Hornets Cheerleading
Unknown — check with the orgCoedCheer runs alongside the football teams. A public listing says the youth cheer team is administered by the Manchester Parks and Recreation Department with paperwork on mbtsrec.com, but the Junior Hornets site itself returns HTTP 403 to automated requests, so no grades, uniform costs, fees, season dates or registration window could be verified. Checked 2026-08-12.
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Junior Hornets Youth Football
Unknown — check with the orgCoedThe Junior Hornets site returns HTTP 403 to automated requests, so no grades, fees, season dates or registration window could be read directly. A public search listing describes registration for a 3rd–4th grade team, a 5th–6th grade team and a 7th–8th grade team, and elsewhere a two-team structure with an "A" team at 7th and 8th grade and a "C" team at 4th through 6th grade; those two descriptions conflict and neither is dated, so no grade range is recorded here. Checked 2026-08-12.
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Fall Sports
Unknown — check with the orgCoed · Grades 6–12Fall 2026High school (grades 9–12) fall sports listed: cheerleading, girls and boys cross country, field hockey, football, golf, and girls and boys soccer. Middle school (grades 6–8) fall sports listed: girls and boys cross country, golf (grades 7–8) and field hockey. The page links to a pre-season registration section but publishes no registration platform, fees or dates; the athletic office asks that a physical exam be passed each year before the first tryout or practice.
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Spring Sports
Unknown — check with the orgCoed · Grades 7–12Spring 2027Spring sports listed: baseball, girls and boys lacrosse, softball, and girls and boys tennis for grades 8–12; sailing for grades 7–12; and girls and boys outdoor track and field (co-op with Gloucester) for grades 9–12. No registration platform, fees or dates are published on the page.
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Winter Sports
Unknown — check with the orgCoed · Grades 7–12Winter 2026–27Winter sports listed for grades 7–12: girls and boys basketball, gymnastics (co-op with Hamilton-Wenham), girls hockey (co-op with Gloucester), boys hockey (co-op with Rockport), girls and boys indoor track and field, girls and boys alpine skiing, and girls and boys swimming and diving (co-op with Hamilton-Wenham). Middle school winter sport listed for grades 7–8 is girls and boys basketball. No registration platform, fees or dates are published on the page.
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