Calendar Schedule 2026-2027 ** All dates below are subject to change
Board meets the first Tuesday of every month. Locations can vary. Reach out to [email protected] for more information regarding board meetings
January 2026
Jan 2: Indoor Practice/Games Resume
Jan 6: DK Board Meeting (Virtual)
Jan 18: Indoor Session 3 Registration Closes
Jan 25: Spring Rec + Evals (at Dyer Indoor Soccer Arena)
U8:8:15-9:05
U10:9:10-10:00
u12: 7:30-8:05
Jan 26: Spring Rec + Registration Closes
February 2026
Feb 1: Indoor Session 2 Ends
Feb 1: Indoor Session 3 Coaches Meeting (via Zoom)
Feb 2: Indoor Session 3 Begins
Feb 3: DK Board Meeting (TBA)
Feb 9 Spring In-house Closes (waitlist)
Feb 8: Superbowl Sunday No Games
Feb 16: Spring In-house Final Deadline
March 2026
Mar 3: DK Board Meeting (Location TBA)
Mar TBA: Indoor Session 3 SWAG
Mar TBA: Referee Training
Mar 8 or 15: NWISL Coach Meeting
Mar 12: Dyer Kickers Spring Coach Meeting (Plum Creek)
Mar TBA: DSG Coupon Day
Mar 22: Indoor Session 3 Ends
Mar 21 +28 (backup): Outdoor Field Setups (volunteers needed)
Mar 30: Spring Practices can begin
Mar TBA: NexGen Friday Footskills Begin
April 2026
Apr 7: DK Board Meeting (Location TBA)
Apr TBA: NexGen Coach Training (Central Park)
Apr 11: Rec + Games begin (Sat and Sun in April)
Apr TBA: NexGen team training begins (see schedule)
Apr 11: Inhouse Opening Day Games
Apr TBA: Dyer Kickers Spring Picture Day (Outdoors Central)
Apr TBA: Spring Swag Day
May 2026
May TBA: Spring Swag Day (Northgate)
May 5: DK Board Meeting (General Nominations)
May TBA: Spring Coach Appreciation Dinner
May 17: Last day of Rec + Games
May 18: Fall Registration Opens
May 23-24: Memorial Day Weekend: No Games
May 30: NWISL Rec + Tournament
June 2026
Jun 6:Spring In-House Tournament Funday
Jun 2: DK Board Meeting (General Elections)
Jun 11-14: Dyer Fest (Booth)
Jun TBA: Chicago Fire + Chicago Stars Game
Jun TBA: Fall Evaluations: Rec + and In-house @ Central Time TBA
June 22: Rec + Fall Registration Closes
June TBA: Heavy Medal Fitness
July 2026
Jul 3: Highland Twilight Parade
Jul 6: Fall In-House Registration Closes (Waitlist)
Jul 7: DK Board New Fiscal Year Begins
Jul13: Fall In-House Registration Closes (final deadline)
Jul 17: Indoor Session 1 Registration Opens
Jul TBA: Chicago Fire Camp
July TBA: NWISL Fall Coach Meeting
July TBA: Fall Practices can begin (Rec +)
Jul TBA: Dyer Kickers Coach Meeting @ Plumb Creek
August 2026
Aug 1: Field Set-Up
Aug TBA: Rec + Ceremony
Aug TBA: Coach Training
Aug TBA: Ref Training
Aug TBA: DSG Fall coupon days
Aug TBA: NexGen High Development Camp
Aug 3: Rec + practices can begin
Aug 4: DK Board Meeting
Aug 4: Dyer Night Out
Aug TBA: 3V3
Aug 10: In-house Practices can begin
Aug TBA: Fall Rec + Games begin
Aug TBA: Fall inhouse games begin
Aug TBA: NexGen Footskills
September 2026
Sept 5-6: Labor Day Weekend (No Games)
Sep 1: DK board meeting
Sep TBA: Fall Picture Day
Sep TBA: Fall Fundraiser
Sep TBA: Swag Day Northgate
Sep TBA: Chicago Fire Walkout @ Soldier Field
Sep TBA: Lake Central Boys/Girls Clinic
Sep TBA: Lake Central Scrimmage
Sep 28: Indoor Registration Session 1 Closes
October 2026
Oct2: Indoor Registration Session 2 Opens
Oct 6: DK Board Meeting
Oct TBA: Fall Coach Appreciation Dinner 7-9pm
Oct TBA: Last Rec + Games
Oct TBA: Last in-house games
Oct TBA: Fall Rec + Tournament
Oct TBA: Fall Valpo Tournament
Oct TBA: Fall Swag
Oct TBA: 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 2026
Nov 3: DK Board Meeting
Nov 20: Indoor Session 2 Signups close
Nov 26: Thanksgiving Break
Nov TBA: Toys For Tots Begin
Nov TBA: Fundraiser
December 2026
Nov 30: Indoor Session 3 Signups Open
Dec 1: DK Board Meeting
Dec TBA: Fall Rec + Ceremony
Dec 7: Spring Rec + and Inhouse Signups Open
Dec TBA: Board Party
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 21-31: Winter Break No Practices or Game
Dec TBA: Indoor Tournament?