NTH Smyrna offers two distinctive recreational programs. Our recreational league is for all players ages 3 to 19. Players are placed onto a team and compete in a league format, with weeknight practices and a parent volunteer coach assigned to each team. Please note, our recreational league is led exclusively by parental volunteer coaches. All teams will need a volunteer coach before the season begins or the team risks being removed from the program. Our Little Lions program is for players 18 months to 3 years old at the start of the program. Players in the Little Lions program can choose to participate either on Saturdays at Jonquil Park or Sundays at Riverline Park. Each session will last 45 minutes and will be led by one of our staff coaches. All sessions are at 2:15, 3:00, or 3:45 on either day.

Uniforms:  Please note that the Smyrna branch requires a uniform for all ages in our recreational league program, from U4 to U19. All players must purchase a blue uniform and a white uniform as required on the soccer.com NTH site. Little Lions players will be provided a uniform. Returning players are exempt from purchasing the uniform if they still have all of the pieces. All players must bring shin guards, a soccer ball, and water to games and practices. Uniforms can be purchased from soccer.com at the link HERE.

Practices and Requests:  Practices are held Monday through Thursday night. Practice information is determined by the division you register for. As of the Fall 2024 season, NASA Tophat Smyrna no longer accepts requests for teams, teammates, or coaches. For the best chance of being on the same team as another participant, we recommend signing up for the same practice location and night. Participants in the Little Lions program will get to choose their time and day at the point of registration. It is recommended that if you want to participate with a friend during these sessions that you coordinate with their parents to sign up for the same time and day. Each session is limited to 25 participants.

Schedules:  Practices are held at either Jonquil Park or Riverline Park, based on team availability. Games for U8 and younger are held on Saturdays at Jonquil Park. Games for U10 and older are held at Riverline Park primarily or Jonquil Park, and can be either Saturday or Sunday. U12 and older teams are interscheduled with other NTH branches or local soccer clubs. Please be prepared to travel for some of these games. Game times are determined by the size of each division and availability of the fields. We estimate playing 6-8 games per season.

For the Spring 2025 season, the league will be off from April 5 through April 13 for Cobb County Spring Break. We anticipate ending our season May 3 weekend, weather permitting. Little Lions will begin the weekend of March 1 and will follow the rest of the recreational leagues' schedules.

City Fees:  All programs at NTH Smyrna will include the city of Smyrna park usage fee as part of the registration fee.  The city's park usage fee is assessed by the city of Smyrna upon all participants in a sports program.  All participants will be charged $40 to participate in the program, but residents of the city of Smyrna will be able to receive $25 back after they are able to prove their residency.

For more information, contact Mitch Status at mitch.stauts@nasatophat.com