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
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. 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:

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].