ABOUT BASA
BASA was formed in order to promote the sport of soccer in the Barrington area; to promote and encourage the sport, pleasure, exercise and recreation of its members; to promote sociability and friendship among its members; and to manage and conduct entertainment excursions and social meetings of its members. The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. In order to fulfill our mission, we have worked hard to assemble the most highly educated and experienced coaching staff in the state of Illinois. We are extremely proud of this accomplishment as it is of primary importance in providing our players the opportunity to improve their skills and reach their goals. At the same time, we also maintain our focus that sport should be fun and help promote sportsmanship, leadership, and understanding. By providing continuing education programs for our coaches, we actively attempt to insure that these goals remain a priority for our entire staff. We have been pursuing this goal since our inception in 1992. We currently have over 1300 families participating in our program and have become an integral part of the Barrington community.

BASA offers multiple programs to allow each player an opportunity to achieve their individual soccer goals the programs are:

Tots Soccer is our preschool program. It is outlined in the programs section, please take some time and read about the program.

Recreational soccer is offered to players entering grades K through high school. Our Kindergarten through 5th grade players are rostered on a team from the school that they are attending when possible. All teams have volunteer coaches who try to practice at their home school. Our middle school players are NOT rostered by school; all players are evenly distributed throughout the age level. The kindergarten coaches have a professional trainer who assists the coaches’ with 5 of their practices sessions each season (fall & spring). For more information please check out our recreational section.

FC Barrington provides travel soccer opportunities from U8 through U19 at the Premier and Select levels. As players progress through the age groups they will receive training most appropriate for their age and ability in order to optimize their development. All teams are trained by licensed soccer trainers, and have a team manager. For more information please check out our travel section.