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).
League Details
Play Dates SPRING 2024 (subject to change)
- Week 1 – Saturday, April 6 – Sunday, April 7
- Week 2 – Saturday, April 13 – Sunday, April 14
- Week 3 – Saturday, April 20 – Sunday, April 21
- Week 4 – Saturday, April 27 – Sunday, April 28
- Week 5 – Friday, May 3 – Sunday, May 5: League America Festival @ Spring Creek Sports Complex (Altoona)
- Week 6 – Saturday, May 11 – Sunday, May 12
- Week 7 – Saturday, May 18 – Sunday, May 19
- Week 8 – Saturday, May 25 – Sunday, May 26: Holiday BYE weekend
- Reschedule Weekend – Saturday, June 1 – Sunday, June 2
Fees
- $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
- In the Academy Central if you have questions about referee fees, please contact the home team club.
Administrative Timeline (subject to change)
- Administrative (subject to change)
- Wednesday, July 5 – Registration opens
- Wednesday, July 26 – Registration closes
- Thursday, July 27 – Sunday, July 30: Team confirmation and divisional placement process
- 9U Girls
- 10U Girls
- 9U Boys
- 10U Boys
- Monday, July 31 – Final divisional placement published
- TBD – Schedule 360 Draft Review 1
- TBD – Schedule 360 Draft Review 2
- Friday, August 25: Schedule published
Register for Academy Division
league Contact
Mike Wilson
Member Services Program Manager
mwilson@iowasoccer.org
515-252-6363
program Contact
Gareth Smith
Chief Technical Officer
gsmith@iowasoccer.org
515-252-6363
Game Day Tools
Field/facility status goes to the Demosphere schedules page for Iowa Soccer and is found in the left-hand column.
Follow the instructions below to notify Iowa Soccer of closed fields/facilities affecting Iowa Soccer League games for: State League, Rec Central, Rec Northeast, Academy Central
- Name of facility
- Date(s) closed
- Affected leagues (State, Central, Northeast, Academy)
- Name of person submitting
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
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.
Have this information ready:
- Academy Central pin number = 4623
- Game number (from your schedule)
- Team names
- Official final score