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Rec Central

The Iowa Soccer League REC CENTRAL provides 9U-19U teams a place to play while creating a better environment through coach and parent education, and professional administration and leadership. The annual tournament for Rec Central 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
  • Week 4 – May 3 – 4
    • LEAGUE AMERICA FESTIVAL
      • Spring Creek Sports Complex (Altoona, Iowa)
  • Week 5 – May 10 – 11
  • Week 6 – May 17 – 18
  • Holiday Weekend (No ISL Games) – May 24 – 25
  • Week 7 –  May 31 – June 1
Play Dates FALL 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
    • **RESCHEDULES**
Administrative Timeline FALL 2025 (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 (clubs billed at start of season by Iowa Soccer for every team entered)
  • Referee fees are not billed by Iowa Soccer for the Rec Central (unless utilizing neutral locations, per below)
    • Participating clubs make their own arrangements for referee crews and handle all game fee details from start to finish
    • In the Rec Central if you have questions about referee fees, please contact the home team club
  • Neutral Locations:  Some clubs do not own/operate their own facilities therefore the league is working with other facilities to host these matches @ neutral locations.  These costs will be billed in December following league reconciliation.
    • User Fees
      • Field Rental / Neutral Sites:
        • Cownie Soccer Park:  $75/HOUR
        • Ames Soccer Fields:  $125/Match
        • Marshalltown Area Soccer Fields:  $125/Match
      • Assignor Fee:  $12.00 Match
      • Referee Fees:
        • 10U:  $25 Match
        • 12U:  $85 Match
        • 14U:  $115 Match
        • 16U:  $130 Match
        • 19U:  $150 Match
  • User fees are billed to the home team, unless the match is neutral for both teams then the user fees will be split 50/50.
REGISTER FOR REC CENTRAL
REGISTER FALL 2025
GUIDE TO REGISTRATION (updated 2/14/25)

need support? call 800-808-7195

contact

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Mike Wilson

Member Services Program Director
mwilson@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
    report score
    SCORE REPORTING GUIDE
    STACK SPORTS RESOURCE GUIDE

    The Iowa Soccer League Rec Central takes a common sense approach to getting kids and coaches on the field and from that principle comes the allowance to use “guest players” in a game – so that your team has enough players to play the match as scheduled.

    What it is

    • This allowance is a tool for coaches to use to ensure they have enough players and/or substitutes at a game so that the game doesn’t have to be rescheduled, thus eliminating the work involved for coaches to reschedule.
    • The tool is not a guaranteed answer to all scenarios, or to last-minute changes in player availability, but if planned for and used properly, the allowance should minimize the need to reschedule. In cases where the allowance can’t be applied, coaches are still able to reschedule matches.
    • Maximum number of guest players in a match is three.

    What it is NOT

    • If the team has enough players and substitutes to play a match, the guest player allowance is NOT to be used.
    • This allowance is NOT a tool for coaches to use to “stack” a roster with “ringer” type players just because the allowance exists or just because there is room on the team to still be under/within the maximum roster size.
    • The tool is NOT to be used to gain a competitive advantage.

    Abusing the allowance

    • ABUSE of the spirit or the letter of this allowance will not be tolerated and will be dealt with harshly. Iowa Soccer will monitor guest player requests and impose strict penalties in the event a coach or club is found to have been abusing or finding ways around the allowance.
    • Do NOT abuse the spirit of the allowance in order to gain a competitive advantage in your game. Abuse of the allowance will result in strict penalties. The allowance’s intent is to help take the burden of rescheduling off volunteer coaches; having up to three additional player options to add to your team so that a match can be played as scheduled is the foundation of the allowance. In the spirit of fair play, the allowance is guided by replacing a “like player” with a “like player” and, only in the event you need guest players.

    Rec Central 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 your coach seeks a reschedule due to a lack of players:

    • The first step a coach should take before making a request of an opponent is to utilize the Rec Central’s Guest Player Allowance mechanism.  Visit the Guest Player Allowance & Form page for complete details and procedures.

    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.

    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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