Calendar Schedule 2025-2026 ** All dates below are subject to change
January 2025
Jan 4: Indoor Practice/Games Resume
Jan 7: DK Board Meeting
Jan 14: NWISL Meeting
Jan 19: Indoor Session 3 Registration Closes
Jan 23: Indoor Soccer Pics (all sessions) Kahler
Jan 24-27: SWAG Day (Session 2)
Jan 26: Spring Rec + Evals
U8: 1-1:50
U10: 2-2:50
u12/14: 3-3:50
Jan 27: Spring Rec + Registration Closes
February 2025
Feb 2: Indoor Session 2 Ends
Feb 2: Indoor Session 3 Coaches Meeting (via Zoom)
Feb 3: Indoor Session 3 Begins
Feb 4: DK Board Meeting
Feb 9: Spring In-house Closes
Feb 11: Superbowl Sunday No Games
March 2025
Mar 4: DK Board Meeting
Mar 7-9: Indoor Session 3 SWAG
Mar 9: NWISL Coach Meeting
Mar 13: Dyer Kickers Spring Coach Meeting (Plum Creek)
Mar 14-17: DSG Coupon Day
Mar 22: Outdoor Field Setups (volunteers needed)
Mar 24: Rec + Practices can begin
Mar 28: NexGen Friday Footskills Begin
April 2025
Apr 1: DK Board Meeting
Apr 6: 12-1:30 NexGen Coach Training (Central Park)
Apr 6: Rec + Games begin
Apr 7: NexGen team training begins (see schedule)
Apr 11: Nex Gen Jr.
Apr 12: Inhouse Games Begin
Apr 23: Dyer Kickers Spring Picture Day (Outdoors Central)
Apr 19th: Spring Swag Day (Central)
May 2025
May 2: NexGen Jr.
May 3: Spring Swag Day (Northgate)
May 4: Spring Swag Day (Rec +)
May 6: DK Board Meeting (General Nominations)
May 8: Spring Coach Appreciation Dinner (St. John Township) 6-8
May 12: Fall Registration Opens
May 13: NWISL Registrar meeting at 6pm at the Moose Lodge
May 16: Rainbow Cone Dine Out
May 23: Nex Gen Jr.
May 27: Portillo’s Dine out
May 31: Spring In-House Tournament Funday (50th anniversary Celebration)
June 2025
Jun 1: Rec + Games End
Jun 3: DK Board Meeting (General Elections)
Jun 7-8: Rec + Tournament (TBA)
Jun 5-8: Dyer Fest (Booth)
Jun 14: Chicago Fire + Stars Game (Parade + ½ time show Solider Field)
Jun 22: Fall Evaluations: Rec + and In-house @ Central Time TBA
June 23: Rec + Fall Registration Closes
July 2025
Jul 1: Fall In-House Registration Closes
Jul 1: DK Board Meeting (New year)
Jul 3: Highland Twilight Parade
Jul 15: Indoor Session 1 Registration Opens
Jul 14-18: Chicago Fire Camp 9am-12pm ages 6-15 @ Central
Jul TBA: Heavy Metal Fitness Clinic
Jul TBA: Rec + Ceremony
Jul 31: Dyer Kickers Coach Meeting @ Plum Creek
August 2025
Aug 2: Field Set-Up
Aug 2: Coach Training
Aug 1-4: DSG Fall coupon days
Aug 3: NWISL Fall Coach Meeting
Aug 4: Fall Practices can begin (Rec +)
Aug 4-8: NexGen High Development Camp 9am-12pm @ Central
Aug 5: DK Board Meeting
Aug TBA: Dyer Night Out
Aug 11: In-house Practices can begin
Aug 17: Fall Rec + Games begin
Aug 23: Fall inhouse games begin
Aug 30: No games (Labor Day)
Aug TBA: NexGen Footskills
September 2025
Sep 2: DK board meeting
Sep TBA: Fall Picture Day
Sep TBA: Fall Fundraiser
Sep TBA: Swag Day Northgate
Sep 13: Chicago Fire Walkout @ Soldier Field
Sep TBA: Lake Central Boys/Girls Clinic
Sep TBA: Lake Central Scrimmage
Sep 29: Indoor Registration Session 1 Closes
Sep 30: Indoor Registration Session 2 Opens
October 2025
Oct 7: DK Board Meeting
Oct 10: Fall Coach Appreciation Dinner 7-9pm
Oct 12: Last Rec + Games
Oct 18: Last in-house games
Oct 18/19 or 25/26: Rec + Tournament
Oct TBA: Fall Swag
Oct TBA: Lake Central Trunk or Treat
Oct TBA: Indoor Coach Meeting (Zoom)
Oct TBA: Indoor Session 1 Practices and games begin
Oct 31: Practices at coach discretion
November 2025
Nov 4: DK Board Meeting
Nov 19: Indoor Session 2 Signups close
Nov 20: Indoor Session 3 Signups Open
Nov 20: Spring 2026 Registration Opens
Nov 19-20: Thanksgiving Break
Nov 20: Toys For Tots Begin
Nov TBA: Fundraiser
December 2025
Dec 2: DK Board Meeting
Dec 4: Fall Rec + Ceremony
Dec 10: Toys for Tots ends
Dec TBA: Toy/Coat Drive Cecil’s Food Truck
Dec TBA: Indoor Coach Meeting Session 2 (zoom)
Dec TBA: Indoor Session 1 Ends
Dec TBA: Indoor Session 2 Begins
Dec 22-31: Winter Break No Practices or Game
Dec TBA: Indoor Tournament?