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Dyer Kickers Soccer Club Programs

In-House League

Cost:

  • $115 (Includes team jersey and shorts) - U6
  • $125 (Includes team jersey and shorts) - U8 and up

Dyer Kickers offers an in-house recreational league for kids ages 4-14. This program focuses on skill development and having fun. We hope to develop a passion for the game of soccer at an early age. It is less competitive than our Rec+ Travel league.

Our in-house league relies on parent volunteers to coach. Previous coaching experience is not mandatory. Dyer Kickers will provide parents with the resources they need to run successful practices.

Teams typically practice one to two times per week. Games usually take place on Saturdays, but some Friday night games can be expected for our U6 division.

Games for the U6 -U10 divisions are always played in Dyer.

Questions?  [email protected]

Rec+ Travel League

Cost:  $150 per player, Uniforms not included
(Uniforms can be purchased at DK store for $25 per player and will be reusable)

Age Divisions: U8-U14

The Rec+ Travel Program for the more experienced player aged U8-U14 who excels at in-house play. This program is a stepping stone between in-house play and club-level play. Players compete against teams from the surrounding Northwest Indiana area who are also passionate and excel in the sport.

The Rec+ Travel program runs during the Fall and Spring seasons and is sanctioned by NWISL (nwisl.com). The league is comprised of 22 surrounding towns within Northwest Indiana.

NWISL places each team in one of several tiers.  Team placement is based on the time the team has been together, how many players the club returns to the league every year, and other factors.  New teams with newer players are generally placed in lower divisions; whereas, teams that have played together and have done well move up to higher divisions.

Rec+ teams typically practice twice per week at the fields at Central Park. There are typically four home and four away games. Home and away game locations vary by who is in our bracket. Towns include: Munster, Highland, Hammond, Lansing, Valparaiso, Portage, Lowell, Schererville, Griffith, Ogden Dunes, Crown Point, Duneland, Hobart, Laporte, Union Township, Michigan City, Demotte, Lake of the Four Seasons, and Hebron.

Games are set by NWISL and usually occur on Sundays between noon and 5:00 p.m. Some Saturday games are possible and should be expected. Coaches for this program are volunteers, but are usually more experienced than in-house coaches.

Teams often stay together and enroll in tournaments and play together during winter at indoor facilities in the off season.

Because this is a competitive league, Dyer Kickers reserves the right to hold player evaluations before players are placed. Player spots are limited by NWISL.

If you have any questions about the Rec+ Travel program, please contact us at [email protected].

Indoor Soccer

GENERAL INFO:

- All practices and games will be at the Dyer Indoor Soccer Arena (DISA)

- Address: 14914 W 101st Ave, Dyer, IN 46311

- This includes 8 games and up to 7 practices.

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:

- Shin-guards, soccer socks, soccer shorts

- NO CLEATS. Tennis shoes or indoor soccer shoes are recommended.

- Size 3 ball for U6/U8; size 4 ball for U10/U12; and a size 5 ball for U14

COST:


-$125 for U6-U16

JERSEYS:

- Indoor soccer jerseys are included.

WE NEED VOLUNTEER COACHES!!

- Head Coaches receive a $50 reimbursement  for each team they coach.

- Practices are coordinated with your schedule.

- Coaches training provided by Dyer Kickers and their partners.

- Training includes Practice Plans and Education, Safesport training, Concussion training, and access to our licensed staff and partners.

**As a rule of thumb, we try to have (1) coach/trainer for every 8-10 players with the younger ages requiring more attention.

GAMES:

U6 - [up to 5v5, no goalie] Friday Evening Games

U8 - [6v6, including goalie] Sunday Afternoon Games

U10 - [7v7, including goalie] Saturday Afternoon Games

U12 - [7v7, including goalie] Saturday Afternoon Games

U14 - [7v7, including goalie] Saturday Afternoon Games

** There will be at least 1-2 weekends with 2 games.   At times, due to field availability sometimes games will not be on their typical days.   
** Priority for earlier game times are typically given to younger age groups on Saturdays and Sundays.
** The Referees are provided by the Arena, not Dyer Kickers.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE:

- Practice times are coordinated with our Volunteer Coach availabilities. Once Coaches are determined after Registration closes, we would issue these schedules.

- Practices could occur any night Mon-Fri for up to (1) hr in the time range of 4-8p (Pending field availability and team counts which could take practices ending as late as 9p). U6 would practice before 7p.

- Practices for indoor soccer are only (1) night per week per team. There is limited field availability and practices cannot be rescheduled.

OTHER:

- The teams and divisions are dependent on the number of  volunteers and players.  The commissioner will divide players and teams into a lower tier (B) division and upper tier (A) division each session if there are enough teams and players to do so.  When this happens, teams would only play teams in their division (IE.  teams in the 'B' divisions would not play teams in the 'A' division). 
- (A) division teams will typically have a greater quantity of skilled players who may or may not play travel soccer.  In all divisions, there will be a spectrum of soccer development for the players involved on each team . 
- The leagues and divisions could consist of teams from Dyer Kickers and our surrounding areas.
- The Commissioner would consider many factors when determining placement which could include, but is not limited to, player requests, their own personal evaluations of the players and teams, previous coach feedback, and registration information when determining divisional placement. 
- The club will try to accommodate the various requests provided for each player during registration, however, not all requests can be served or are guaranteed.
- All communications with parents and players will be through TeamSnap and club emails. This will include all schedules for games and practices.

- If you are signing up a full team, please make a special request and include your coaches name in the registration. Separate practice times for full teams are subject to field availability and are not guaranteed or included.  Dyer Kickers does  not oversee teams registered directly through the arena.

 

- Birth cutoff date is 7/31 for all age groups

- Must be 4 before the dates listed below to join.
- Session 1 - 10/15/23
- Session 2 - 12/10/23
- Session 3 - 2/4/24

- If you have questions, please contact [email protected]



U6 RULES - UPDATED
U6 Indoor Rules - Updated

U8 RULES - UPDATED
U8 Indoor Rules - Updated

U10/12/14 RULES - UPDATED
U10/12/14 Indoor Rules - Updated