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Academy Division

The Iowa Soccer League ACADEMY DIVISION provides a playing schedule for 9U-10U teams of Iowa Soccer-approved academy clubs. The Academy program is intended to help player enjoyment, resulting in increased player retention. The annual tournament for Academy teams is the League America Festival.

All Iowa Soccer League divisions strive to be in alignment with U.S. Soccer’s Player Development Initiatives (PDI’s).

SPRING 2025 schedule
rules

League Details

Play Dates Spring 2025 (subject to change)
  • Week 1 – April 5 – 6
  • Week 2 – April 12 – 13
  • Holiday Weekend (No ISL Games) – April 19 – 20
  • Week 3 – April 26 – 27
  • LEAGUE AMERICA FESTIVAL – May 3 – 4
    • Spring Creek Sports Complex (Altoona, Iowa)
  • Week 4 – May 10 – 11
  • Week 5 – May 17 – 18
  • Holiday Weekend (No ISL Games) – May 24 – 25
  • Week 6 –  May 31 – June 1
Play Dates Spring 2025 (subject to change)
  • Week 1 – September 6-7
  • Week 2 – September 13-14
  • Week 3 – September 20-21
  • Week 4 – September 27-28
  • Week 5 – October 4-5
  • Week 6 –  October 11-12
  • Week 7 – October 18-19
  • Week 8 – October 25-26
  • Week 9 – November 1-2
Administrative Timeline FALL 2025 Season (subject to change)
  • Wed. July. 9 – Team Registration Open (Stack/Sports Connect)
  • Wed. July 23 – Team Registration Close
  • Mon. July 28 – Team Confirmation
  • TBD – Draft Schedule Review
  • Fri. Aug. 22 – Schedule shared with club leadership
Fees (spring 2025)
  • $50 per team league entry fee (billed at start of season)
  • Referee fees are not billed by Iowa Soccer for the Academy Central
    • Participating clubs make their own arrangements for referee crews and handle all game fee details from start to finish
    • If you have questions about referee fees, please contact the home team club.
Register for Academy Division
register – fall 2025
guide to registration
need support? call 800-808-7195

LEAGUE Contact

staff mike wilson

Mike Wilson

Member Services Program Director
mwilson@iowasoccer.org
515-252-6363

    Program Contact

    staff gareth smith

    Gareth Smith

    Chief Technical Officer
    gsmith@iowasoccer.org
    515-252-6363

      Game Day Tools

      Venues/Fields status is available on the Stack/Sports Connect league schedule page for Iowa Soccer. After clicking button below, look to the upper right of the page and click “more” and then select “field closures” under that tab.

      Check here

      Follow the instructions below to notify Iowa Soccer of closed venues/fields affecting Iowa Soccer League games for: State League, Rec Central, Rec Northeast, Academy Central

      • Name of venue and field(s)
      • Date(s) closed
      • Affected leagues (State, Central, Northeast, Academy)
      • Name of person submitting
      report
      Click on location for details
      Ames

      Ray Schwichtenberg (email)

      Aliber, Hidden Valley, Norwalk, Urbandale, Walker Johnston

      Bonnie Larson (email)

      Altoona, Bondurant, SE Polk HS, Indianola

      Jerry Headington (email)

      Burlington

      Tim Miller (email)

      Cedar Valley

      Kelly Dunbar (email)

      Council Bluffs

      Joyce Bartels (email)

      Davenport

      Alec Clark (email)

      DCG

      Joe Christiansen (email)

      Denver/Waverly

      David Abkemeier (email)

      Grinnell/Newton

      Jeff Blanchard (email)

      Iowa City/Kickers

      Jeremy Cohen (email)

      Lakeside Fellowship, North Polk HS & MS, North Polk United

      Jason Chesley (email)

      Marshalltown

      Megan Bell (email)

      Muscatine

      Daniel Lopez (email)

      Ottumwa, Oskaloosa

      Erick Lopez (email)

      Pella

      Robert Warner (email)

      Prairie Ridge/Ankeny

      Chad Sparks (email)

      Quad Cities

      Jonathan Crockett (email)

      Tuma/Cedar Rapids, TBK/Bettendorf, Dubuque

      Mike Palmer (email)

      Waukee, Winterset

      Seth Woodcock (email)

      General assigning contact

      If you do not know who the assignor(s) are in your area, or are unsure where to get games, then use the online form to connect with the IRC

      Submit your information

      Academy Division matches should be played as scheduled as match days are known in advance of the schedule.  However, from a practical standpoint, sometimes an unavoidable situation may come up during the season that necessitate your coach asking your opponent to agree to a reschedule.

      In the event the match must be rescheduled

      • ​STEP ONE: Team coaches or coordinators have contacted each other and agreed upon a date, time, and location to reschedule a match.
      • STEP TWO: You must coordinate with field/facility directors and referee assignors to make sure there are no conflicts and referees are assigned to the new match.
      • STEP THREE: The agreed-upon date and time must be submitted by the HOME TEAM coach as soon as the change is confirmed and no later than NOON on the Friday before the game.
      • Once the league director receives the form (below) the public-facing schedule will be updated.
      report score
      SCORE REPORTING GUIDE
      STACK SPORTS RESOURCE GUIDE

      SCORE REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

      1. Login to your My Account portal by toggling from your club account or directly logging in to the Association product. (https://iowasoccer.sportsaffinity.com/)
      2. Click on the Teams tab.
      3. Click on the Tournament & Schedule Apps subtab.
      4. Click on the Schedules/Game Scoring link.
      5. A list of your games will appear on the screen. Click the empty box below Score for the respective game.
      6. A pop-up window will display on the screen. Enter the scores and/or stats for the game.
      7. Click Save Stats & Comment.
      8. Scores/Stats will be saved.

      In the event of differing information on the Game Cards:

      The system will mark the game as “Contested”, C (S) will appear for a contested score and C (C) will appear for a contested card information. At that time, a Tournament/ League Administrator or Referee must enter the correct game information to resolve the conflict.

      Trouble with login to your My Account portal?

      Call Support at 800-808-7915 – OR- Submit a request for support – Click Here


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