2020-21 Core Program Summary
Our Core Program – included in your Annual Registration Fee – includes team training and league games as outlined below. All additional programs are available for a separate fee and offer more opportunities to fit your player’s needs. These programs offer our players additional “touches on the ball” and opportunities to develop technical and physical skills to further enhance their personal progress.
Core Programs
- Micro League Soccer →
Introductory soccer classes run by Team Evanston with the Evanston Park and Recreation Department - Pre-Travel →
Pre-Travel is designed for 5 to 7 year old boys and girls. - Chicago Fire Juniors North Shore →
At U13 and older ages, our Team Evanston players become Chicago Fire Juniors North Shore players - Goalkeeper Program →
Learn more about our goalkeeping program to support the development of young players interested in this unique position - Seasonal Camps →
Learn more about camps offered by our certified, professional coaching staff
2020-21 Core Program Summary
| Pre-Travel | U8 | U9 | U10 | U11-U12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Season | August 17 – November 8 | August 17 – November 8 | August 17 – November 8 | August 17 – November 8 | August 17 – November 8 |
| Spring Season | April 5 – May 28 | April 5 – May 28 | April 5 – June 13 | April 5 – June 13 | April 5 – June 13 |
| # of Training Sessions/WeekFall/Spring | 2x | 2x | 2x | 2x | 2x |
| Location of Training/GamesFall/Spring | Bent, James, and Robert Crown | Bent, James, and Robert Crown | Bent, James, and Robert Crown | Bent, James, and Robert Crown | Bent, James, and Robert Crown |
| # of Games Fall/Spring | 6 games | 8 games | 8 games | 8 games | 8 games |
| Games: # of Players | 4 v 4 | 7 v 7 | 7 v 7 | 7 v 7 | 9 v 9 |
| Roster Size | 6-7 | 11-12 | 11-12 | 11-12 | 13-14 |
| Fields/Facilities | Bent, James, and Robert Crown | Bent, James, and Robert Crown | Bent, James, and Robert Crown | Bent, James, and Robert Crown | Bent, James, and Robert Crown |
| Included Tournaments* | Optional | Optional | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| Winter Season** | January 2 – March 13 | January 2 – March 13 | January 2 – March 13 | January 2 – March 13 | January 2 – March 13 |
| # of Training Sessions/Week Winter | 1x | 1x | 1x | 1x | 1x |
| # of Games Winter | 8 games | 8 games | 8 games | 8 games | 8 games |
| Fields/Facilities | Quad | Quad | Quad | Quad | Quad |
| Player Progress Reports/Conferences | 1x per year | 1x per year | 1x per year | 1x per year | 1x per year |
*Teams are able to enter additional tournaments for an additional fee
**Winter program is optional for Pre-Travel, U8, U9, and U10 but can be purchased as a package with a discount during the original Registration for the Core Program
Winter 2020-21
REALIZING OUR OPPORTUNITY: The opportunity in winter is to focus larger amounts of time to technical repetition since indoor training space is limited. This includes 1v1 attacking and defending skills, passing/ receiving in tight spaces and while under pressure, and moving to create quick numerical advantages. These are all inherent to success indoors and will improve player’s effectiveness when outdoors in the larger spaces.
ADAPTING TO IMPROVE: During winter we often play small-sided league games and even frequently play ourselves in the league. Through our own internal futsal league we can improve the speed of play by playing on the hard court and control the league including balancing teams, competition format, and officiating. Futsal keeps the games fast and competitive. Training groups will be organized into teams for these winter weekend futsal games so we can continue to create a competitive environment while we are indoors.
SAME GREAT POSITIVE, PURPOSEFUL, AND PROFESSIONAL COACHES: The format of the league play and the training surface changes, but the coaching and emphasis on development remains the same!
CONTINUING WITH A CURRICULUM: We will continue to theme our training sessions as a club so that all players in the age group are working on the same training topics.
TRAINING GROUPS
- By age group
- Age groups will be combined to for league play or training based on registrations
Due to the combining of age groups, coaches will work training sessions and games with the age groups that they were originally scheduled to coach. The coaching staff will work together to balance conflicts.
Learn More
| Pre-Travel | U8 | U9 | U10 | U11-U12 |
$895 (or $365 per season) | $1255 (or $485 per season) | $1390 (+ $695 Indoor) | $1470 (+$695 indoor) | $2095 |
Every two years, uniforms are discontinued by the manufacturer. All players throughout Team Evanston and each of the Fire Juniors networks join youth soccer club around the world wearing the same uniform product line in retiring the former uniform and selecting new uniforms.
2020-22 is the next 2-year cycle. Uniforms will be current and able to be used for this time.
Uniform information can be found here https://www.chicagosoccer.net/club-zone/team-evanston.html
Players and teams will not be allowed to compete wearing the old uniform. The uniform is part of representing the club and an important part of club’s identity. Teams and players are not granted exceptions as this would be unfair to the other teams throughout the club and network who purchase the uniform kit.
Team Evanston’s required uniform pieces have been reduced as the orange socks, while still required, are not mandated in the package (players may already have them from previous years). These socks are unchanged from last year. The backpack remains optional.
The one exception is the rising U12 age group (2009s) who buy a new CFJ kit in the intermediate year (2021-22) when they transition to CFJ. Requiring them to purchase now would mean 3-year of continual uniform purchases when a 2-year cycle was designed to reduce the annual purchase.
