Lyons Township Soccer Club

All winter training is included in player fees for all registered LTSC players, and can be viewed at the schedule below. All teams participate in fall training up until the last fall league match, after which there is a break until winter training begins.

The Winter Indoor training schedule is subject to change!  All Indoor training is at Max McCook Facility off 47th Street, please see link on right for more details about Max facility. 

Please be sure to read all information below, as some team matches begin in mid-November. 

On March 6/7/13/14, Select teams ONLY will train one hour per week, and in-house matches will continue for Premier and Travel teams, please check with your team manager/coach on full game schedule.

The LTSC In-House Indoor League is a great opportunity for our Premier and Travel players to experience the fun and benefits of indoor soccer games in a controlled, structured environment. These intramural matches will be played against other LTSC teams, boys and girls, as well as local guest teams if the schedule allows.  Our aim is to provide a positive experience without the excessive cost, extensive travel and crazy schedule times.

Philosophy
Over the years indoor leagues have become very costly, inconsistent and over-rated when trying to develop young soccer players. Our aim as a club is to provide consistent soccer development through a competitive game environment but with positive instruction for all of our players. Premier and Travel teams will have the opportunity to have fun and learn from new positions and situations while playing in a competitive, but fair game. 

Directors will have the opportunity to offer tactical advice to coaches and players and bring new ideas to the style of the game the team will play. Our overall focus for winter is not to necessarily win an indoor league but to prepare players for the outdoor (spring) leagues and tournaments through more training and in house games.

Games are not scheduled every week; managers will receive these schedules and distribute to teams prior to the start of games. The league is an 6-week game season with games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, beginning the week of November 28th to March 14th though not neccessarily in order every week.  You must contact your coach/manager with any further questions.

GAME SET-UP

• Games are 43 minutes with a running clock.
• Team listed first should wear blue, team listed second should wear white. In a game against a guest team, LTSC team will wear blue, guest team should wear a different color. (But bring both to ALL games, just in case)
• U8 games should be 6 v 6
• U9-U14 games should be 7 v 7
• Field A will be on the left when facing the field, field B on right.

RULES

• Substitutions are made on the fly for all age groups.
• No offside for all age groups.
• All free-kicks are direct.
• Yellow lines indicate the sidelines, white lines for the end lines. Corner kicks, goal kicks and throw-ins apply.
• The goalkeeper is not permitted to punt the ball at any age group.
• Ref decides the clock, and calls, no protesting from any parents, fans or coaches

INFORMATION

• Players are expected to arrive 20 minutes prior to scheduled games time and bring both blue and white jerseys.

• Players must meet on the upper deck of the facility until there are 2 minutes left on the clock in the game before yours before going to the lower level.

• Players may wear indoor, outdoor, or turf shoes.