Neenah Soccer Club's 10U-19U recreational soccer programs emphasize the growth of soccer through developmentally appropriate skill building exercises and games designed to teach the fundamentals skills of soccer. The recreational programs are geared toward players who are not interested in playing at a competitive level, but would still like to have fun and continue to learn and progress as soccer players an enjoyable atmosphere.

At the 10U through 14U levels, players can participate in either co-ed or girls only leagues. Practices and games are played on different nights. Teams are coached by parent volunteers; practices are run by a master coach, alongside the team coaches. Home games are played during the week on Neenah Soccer Club fields; away games are played on other East Central Soccer District fields from Oshkosh to Green Bay. 

At 16U through 19U levels, only co-ed teams are available. Practices and games are played on different nights. Teams are coached by parent volunteers; practies are run by these coaches.  The practices for the 16U though 19U leagues are run by team coaches.  Home games are played during the week on Neenah Soccer Club fields; away games are played on other East Central Soccer District fields from Oshkosh to Green Bay. The 19U league will play 2 games each week.

Registration is now open for Spring 2020 Recreational Soccer. Please register by March 1, 2020 to avoid the $25 late fee. To register, click here. 

Age Group	Format	Game Night	Home Location	Practice Night	Registration Fee
10U Co-ed	7v7 with Goalie	Monday	Mahler Park	Wednesday	$90
10U Girls	7v7 with Goalie	Wednesday	Mahler Park	Monday	$90
12U Co-ed	9v9	Tuesday	Lakeview	Sunday	$90
12U Girls	9v9	Monday	Lakeview	Sunday	$90
14U Co-ed	11v11	Thursday	All Neenah Fields	TBD	$90
14U Girls	11v11	Tuesday	All Neenah Fields	TBD	$90
16U Co-ed	11v11	Thursday	All Neenah Fields	TBD	$90
19U Co-ed	11v11	Monday & Wednesday	All Neenah Fields	TBD	$90

 

NOTE: Teams/Age groups are formed based on a child’s birth year - not on the school year calendar. All fees include a soccer jersey with a number on the back. For an additional fee, you can add your child's name during the Dick's Meet and Greet event. Financial assistance is available by filling out the NSC Scholarship Form. 

Neenah Soccer Club is a volunteer-run organization. To help keep our costs low and offer these great programs for youth soccer players in our community, we require all parents of players participating in all program to volunteer two hours per player during the course of the season. 

Upon registering, you will be charged a $50 buyout fee per player (Family maximum $100), which will be reimbursed when your volunteer obligation has been fulfilled. You can read more about our volunteer policy here. 

Kick Offs

• The referee with team captains will decide which team goes first.
• A player will either kick or pass the ball to a teammate in front of the center line.
• Kick offs will rotate between teams each half.
• A goal cannot be scored on a kick-off.
• All players must be on their own side of the field.

Ball In and Out of Play

• Ball will be out of play when it has completely crossed over the white line on the side or end line.
• Ball will be put back into play with a “throw-in” by the team that did not kick the ball out of play.
• Goal kicks will be taken by the defensive team and be placed on the end line and kicked into play.
• Corner kicks will be taken by the offensive team and be placed on the corner by the flag and kicked into play.

Scoring

• A goal will occur when the ball has completely crossed over the goal line in between the goal.
• The score of the game will not be kept as the emphasis is on fun!

Free Kicks / Penalty Kicks

• Free kicks will be taken when an infraction (hand ball, pushing, tripping) has occurred by a player.
• The type of kick will depend on infraction and where occurred on the field.
• A referee or coach will let the player know what he/she did incorrectly.
• Penalty kicks will occur during the game.

Offside

• Offside will be called during the game.

Player Equipment

• Shin Guards must be worn and must be covered entirely by socks
• Soccer Cleats or Tennis Shoes (no baseball cleats allowed)
• Soccer Jersey (provided by the club)
• Size 4 (10U-12U) or Size 5 (14U-19U) soccer ball
• Water Bottle (labeled with players name)
• No jewelry can be worn

Game Cancellation

Game cancellation will be determined and posted to the Neenah Soccer Club website and social media pages by 4pm on gameday. Any cancellation after that time will be made at the soccer field. 

Soccer is played in the rain and will only be called off if there is thunder/lightning or if the fields are flooded. If storms look like they will end by game time we will not cancel the games; in these cases, the coaches or referees will be responsible for cancellations.

East Central Schedules for each age group can be found below.