Fall/Spring Leagues 2024/2025

Important Dates: 

  • January 15, 2025 - February 14, 2025 early registration 
  • February 15, 2025 - standard registration starts
  • March 31, 2025 - spring registration closes
  • April 2, 2025 - teams and schedules are finalized, coaches can pick up equipment and begin contacting teams
  • April 19, 2025 - spring games begin (Games are held every Saturday)
  • May 3, 2025 - Picture Day
  • June 7, 2025 - last week of games
  • June 9-13 - Summer Camp 
  • June 15 - Fall registration begins

Fees:     

  • Grades K-2: $75
  • Grades 3 and up: $95 
  • High school scrimmage: $40
  • An early registration discount of $15 will be applied if spring registration is completed by February 14, 2025.

FINANCIAL AID: 
Financial aid is available for families who qualify for assistance.  Submit this form and receive a decision on eligibility by email.  If you qualify for assistance you will receive a discount code to use when registering.  Remember you must have received your discount code to receive reduced fees.  If you go ahead, register, and pay full fees without the code, you will not be able to apply your discount at a later time and you void your financial aid.  March 24  is the last date to apply for financial aid for the spring season.  
REFUND POLICY:
Refunds for the spring season must be requested by April 14, 2025 If players registered for the full soccer year and played in the fall but want a refund for the spring, the multi-season discount will be voided and the refund will be $15.  

Team Formation for fall 2024/spring 2025:

Coach or buddy request are no longer accepted via the registration form, by phone, or by email.  Every reasonable attempt will be made to form a school/neighborhood team in the fall.  The earlier you register, the better the chance your players(s) will be on a team with others from their school. Every school does not have a volunteer coach so schools may be combined. 
Spring teams will then be filled based on the date you complete your registration.  Because most players register for the full soccer year (fall '24/spring '25), spots on established teams from the fall will be very limited.  Most spring only players will be assigned to new teams. View additional registration policies here.
The number of teams, thus the number of players we can accept, will be dependent on the number of volunteers willing to coach.  We cannot form a team without a volunteer coach.  Please consider volunteering.  Registration may be closed sooner than the deadline date if teams are full and no other volunteers are available.
Teams for fall 2024/spring 2025 will be formed in these divisions:Coed:                                                          
Kindergarten*      First Grade             
Second Grade  
High School Scrimmage (9th-12th grade)** single season registration only   
Girls***:                                                                3rd/4th Grade5th/6th Grade7th/8th Grade (spring only****) A minimum of 4 teams will be needed for this league.
Boys:
3rd/4th Grade
5th/6th Grade
7th/8th Grade (fall only****)
 * Players must have turned 5 on or before September 15, 2024 in order to participate in the kindergarten league
** This is a scrimmage league only, NOT individual teams.  There is no mid-week practice.  This program will run in the fall and spring but only single  season registration will be offered at this time.***Girls have the extra option to register for any boys division leagues.  
****Junior high teams will be formed for the season opposite their ICCSD program.

ICCSD changes that may affect Kickers:

The Iowa City Community School district will be adding soccer as a junior high school sport starting with the Fall 2022/2023 school year. Junior highs will offer boys soccer in the spring and girls soccer in the fall.  6th graders will be added starting fall 2024.   Kickers applauds this decision to add soccer as a school sport. Kickers will now offer junior high (7th/8th grade) teams only during the season opposite their school program.  Junior high 6th graders can continue to participate with 5th grade elementary school kids on fall and spring Kickers boys and girls teams.

Player Equipment: 

  • All kindergarten, first and second grade players are required to wear the Kickers red and white reversible shirt to all games.  Shirts many be purchased at the concession stand for $20 prior to the first game.  This shirt can be worn for 3 years when purchased in kindergarten.  Only cash or checks are accepted.
  • Players in grades 3 and above will receive a uniform jersey.  Black shorts and black socks are recommended.  Jerseys will be distributed by the coach at the first practice.
  • All players are required to wear shin guards covered by socks at all practice and games.  Soccer shoes are recommended but not required.  Baseball toe cleats on shoes are not allowed.  Mouth guards are recommended but not required at all levels of play.                  

Game Times: 

All game times are still approximate and will depend on the final number of teams in each league.
  • Kindergarten: 9am, 10:30, noon
  • 1st grade: 9am, 10:30, noon
  • 2nd grade: 9am, 10:30, noon, 1:30
  • 3rd/4th grade boys: 9:00, 10:30, noon, 1:30
  • 3rd/4th grade girls: 9:00, 10:30, noon, 1:30
  • 5th/6th grade boys: 9:00, 10:30, noon
  • 5th/6th grade girls: 9:00, 10:30, noon
  • 7th/8th grade girls: 9:00, 10:30
  • High School Scrimages: 1:30

Practices: 

  • Teams in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade will have practices immediately before their games on Saturdays.  The time listed on the schedule will be the time that practices begin.
  • Teams in Grades 3-8 will have a mid-week practice in addition to Saturday games.  The day/time/location of the practice will be at the discretion of the volunteer coach and information is not available when registering.
  • The highschool scrimmage league will run on Saturdays only.  There will be no practices.