U11 and Up

Overview

This program is a participant of Iowa Soccer League (ISL)

Registration

Registration for each season will open about two months before the season will start. For more information about registration, please click here.

Practice

The Gilbert Soccer Club doesn’t set practice schedules for our coaches. Some coaches will practice right after school and some will wait until 5:30 or later. Practice duration and frequency is as follows:

  • U11/U12 75 minutes twice a week
  • U13/U14 and Up 90 minutes twice a week
Field Locations

The Gilbert Soccer Club utilizes multiple schools and parks within the Gilbert community to practice and play games. Click here to see a current map of the fields in Gilbert. For field locations in other communities please visit league websites

Equipment and Uniforms

The club provides uniforms (socks, shorts, and jersey) for U10 and up. U12 and up will also receive an away jersey.

Each player will need to provide soccer shoes and shin guards. Baseball and football cleats aren’t allowed as they have a center cleat in the front of the shoe and that is dangerous when kicking.

Each player will need to bring their own soccer ball to games/practices. Here are the sizes for each age group:

  • U11 thru U12– size 4
  • U13 and up — size 5
Games
  • U11/U12 will play on Sundays. 
  • U13/U14 will play on Saturdays.
  • U15/U16 and up will play on Sundays.
  • All games will be in the afternoons starting at 1:00pm.

 

Game Cancellations Guidelines

Game cancellations due to weather are typically done league wide.

Iowa Soccer League (ISL) Level 3 Central U11 and Above:

If the cancellations happen before 9:00am, ISL will update their website here. Cancellations after 9:00am will be made through each coach. League information can be found here.

Referees/coaches should adhere to the following:

If lightning is within five miles, with or without hearing thunder, the game/practice should be suspended and every should seek shelter. A simple rule: if you can see it or hear it, clear it.

Games/practice should not be restarted for at least 30 minutes after the last lightning strike is seen or thunder is heard.