Indoor League Information

Dynamo's philosophy emphasizes development of fundamental soccer skills, knowledge of the rules of soccer, and good sporting behavior with an eye towards creating lifelong lovers of the game of soccer. We seek to minimize outside pressures on our players. We do not pursue success in competition for its own sake, but only as a by-product of our approach.

We expect all spectators to model this behavior both in practice and in match play, specifically by:

• showing respect for all coaches at all times;
• showing respect for all players regardless of perceived skill level;
• praising positive team behaviors rather than individual efforts;
• minimizing sideline involvement (i.e. NO coaching from the sidelines).

Please keep in mind that Dynamo is an entirely volunteer-run organization. Parents who have the urge to shout out instructions to players, coaches, or referees must restrain themselves or will be asked to find another league.

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Formats and Rules | Equipment | Game Location and Fields | Game Schedule | COVID Protocol

Formats and Rules 

For this season, there will be NO goalies and NO referees. 

	U5/6	U7/8	U9/10	U11/12
Ball Size	3	3	4	4
Games	4 v4	5 v 5	5 v 5 incl goalies	5 v 5 incl goalies
Throw-Ins	No	No	No	No
Goals	Pop-up	Pop-up	goals on-site	goals on-site
Heading	No	No	No	No

Equipment

Regardless of age, each child participating in the Indoor League should bring some basic items for each game:

• Soccer Ball (size 3 up to and including U8, size 4 for U9 and older)
• Shinguards
• Soccer socks to cover shinguards
• Appropriate footwear (soccer cleats, other soccer shoes, or sneakers)
• Water bottle

Team shirts will be distributed during the first week of the season and should be worn to each game.
 

Game Location and Field

Games will be played at the The Hans and Leslie Fleischner Soccer Field, which is located in the athletic complex of the Neighborhood Academy. The address is 709 N. Aiken Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.


Once you enter through the Main Entrance, the fields will be laid out like this:

Game Schedule

Each team has one game per week on Sunday. Times are between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm depending on age group.

U6 9am-10am

U6		Game [email protected] 1	Game [email protected] Field 3
Game 1	9-Jan	Green vs Blue	Yellow vs Red
Game 2	16-Jan	Green vs Yellow	Blue vs Red
Game 3	23-Jan	Green vs Red	Blue vs Yellow
Game 4	30-Jan	Green vs Blue	Yellow vs Red
Game 5	6-Feb	Green vs Yellow	Blue vs Red
Game 6	13-Feb	Green vs Red	Blue vs Yellow
Game 7	27-Feb	Green vs Blue	Yellow vs Red
Game 8	6-Mar	Green vs Yellow	Blue vs Red

U6 Teams:
U6 Green Coach Matt McHenry
U6 Red Coach Eric Sloan
U6 Blue Coach Avital Goldwasser
U6 Yellow Coach Peter Beauregard

U8 10-11am 

U8		Game [email protected] 1	Game [email protected] Field 2	Game [email protected] Field3
Game 1	9-Jan	Orange vs Green	Blue vs Red	Purple vs Yellow
Game 2	16-Jan	Orange vs Blue	Green vs Purple	Red vs Yellow
Game 3	23-Jan	Orange vs Red	Blue vs Purple	Green vs Yellow
Game 4	30-Jan	Orange vs Purple	Blue vs Yellow	Green vs Red
Game 5	6-Feb	Orange vs Yellow	Blue vs Green	Red vs Purple
Game 6	13-Feb	Orange vs Green	Blue vs Red	Purple vs Yellow
Game 7	27-Feb	Orange vs Blue	Green vs Purple	Red vs Yellow
Game 8	6-Mar	Orange vs Red	Blue vs Purple	Green vs Yellow

U8 Teams
U8 Orange Coach Peter Sloan and Asst Coach Eric Sloan
U8 Blue Coach Sarah Schaible
U8 Green Coach Steve Markel
U8 Red Coach Henry Simonds
U8 Purple Coach Avital Goldwasser
U8 Yellow Coach Cynthia Wood


U10 11am - 12noon

U10		Game [email protected] 1	Game 2 @ Field2	Game [email protected] Field 3
Game 1	9-Jan	Orange vs Green	Blue vs Red	Black vs Yellow
Game 2	16-Jan	Orange vs Blue	Green vs Black	Red vs Yellow
Game 3	23-Jan	Orange vs Red	Blue vs Black	Green vs Yellow
Game 4	30-Jan	Orange vs Black	Blue vs Yellow	Green vs Red
Game 5	6-Feb	Orange vs Yellow	Blue vs Green	Red vs Black
Game 6	13-Feb	Orange vs Green	Blue vs Red	Black vs Yellow
Game 7	27-Feb	Orange vs Blue	Green vs Black	Red vs Yellow
Game 8	6-Mar	Orange vs Red	Blue vs Black	Green vs Yellow

U10 Teams
U10 Red Coach Luke Paglia
U10 Black Coach Raja Adal and Asst Coach Andrew Ellsworth
U10  Green Coach Ivan Mendez and Asst Coach Andy Kubis
U10 Blue Coach Bryan Clark
U10 Yellow Coach Kenneth Harris
U10 Orange Coach Manny Teshome

U12 12noon - 1pm

U12		Game [email protected] Field 1	Game 2 @ Field 3
Game 1	9-Jan	Green vs Blue	Yellow vs Red
Game 2	16-Jan	Green vs Yellow	Blue vs Red
Game 3	23-Jan	Green vs Red	Blue vs Yellow
Game 4	30-Jan	Green vs Blue	Yellow vs Red
Game 5	6-Feb	Green vs Yellow	Blue vs Red
Game 6	13-Feb	Green vs Red	Blue vs Yellow
Game 7	27-Feb	Green vs Blue	Yellow vs Red
Game 8	6-Mar	Green vs Yellow	Blue vs Red

U12 Teams
U12 Green Coach Elizabeth Blackhurst and Asst Coach Jeremy Black
U12 Blue Coach Kenneth Harris
U12 Yellow Coach Ivan Mendez
U12 Red Coach Patrick Templeton



COVID Protocol
All participants and anyone in the building will be asked to mask for the entire duration of their stay including players during games.  For COVID exposure and other concerns such as length of time away after exposure and negative test results, Dynamo will follow CDC guidelines which can be found here.  

Questions

Please contact [email protected].