The goal of Neenah Soccer Club's 5U-8U recreational program is to teach players some fundamental soccer skills while emphasizing fun and instilling a love of the game of soccer in a supportive environment. Players will be exposed to age-appropriate skill building exercises and games for all ability levels. Tryouts are not required and all registered players will be assigend to a team; the club will make every attempt at keeping the teams at equal levels of play.
Games will be played in a 4v4, small-sided format, allowing players to get more touches on the ball in a game setting. All players will have equal playing time. 5U and 6U are both co-ed leagues; at the 7/8U age levels, players can choose between co-ed or girls only leagues.
The season begins in early May and runs through mid July. 5U-8U age groups play one night of week, holding a 30-minute practice, filled will a variety of exercise and games to teach basic skills prior to each game. Teams are coached by parent volunteers, under the guidance of a master coach.
Registration for our Spring Recreational 2022 season will open on January 1, 2022. To register, click here. Registration closes on March 31 or when an age group becomes full. There will be a late fee of $25 after March 1st added to all registrations.
Age Group | Birth Year | Registration Fee | Game Night | Practice Night |
5U | 2017-April 30, 2018* | $60 | Wednesday | Before Game |
6U | 2016 | $60 | Monday | Before Game |
8U Girls | 2014 and 2015 | $60 | Thursday | Before Game |
8U Co-ed | 2014 and 2015 | $60 | Tuesday | Before Game |
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 during registration, you can add your child's name to the back of his/her jersey. Financial assistance is available by filling out the NSC Scholarship Form.
* Players with a birth date of 1/1/2018 - 4/30/2018 will need to contact the club to register; a parent will be required to coach for any player falling in this age range. Registration for these players closes March 1, 2022. There will be no exceptions to this policy.
Neenah Soccer Club has a NO REFUND Policy.
We will do only one makeup date per age group if any games get cancelled due to weather. If we have any additional nights that are cancelled due to weather, we will not be making those dates up.
Dick's Sporting Goods Shop Day - will be held on April 23 at the Appleton location. Watch for more information to come.
Season Game/Practice Schedule:
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.
All games are played at Great Northern Park: 771 Kensington Road, Neenah.
For each game, players from the same team will be divided into 2 smaller groups to play two concurrent games, side-by-side against the opposing team. At half time one set of teams will switch fields so that during the second half each team is playing a new opponent. Games will consist of 8-minute quarters (5U-6U) or 10-minute quarters (7/8U) with short water breaks in between.
At the 5U-8U age group, coaches are on the fields with players to keep teams going in the right direction, provide encouragement, and help players control their bodies as they go after the ball; they will serve as referees.
All games at this level will be played 4v4 with no goalie on a 20x30 field.
Kickoffs
Ball In and Out of Play
Scoring
Free Kicks / Penalty Kicks
Offside
Player Equipment
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 and master coaches will be responsible for cancellations.
Game schedules for the 2022 spring rec season can be found below by clicking on your child's age group.
Please use this link to access your child's Spring Recreational Picture Schedule. Pay special attention to the age group listed and coach name. Please note that you must come to your child's scheduled picture time and not show up at a different time/day.