Dynamo hopes to encourage more women to get involved in youth soccer as coaches and referees, and even just kicking a ball around with their kids.
If you're over 30 and have little or no adult soccer experience, then Dynamoms Football Club (DFC) may be for you! Absolute beginners are welcome. And you don't actually have to be a mom. Come learn how to play
soccer safely, get some exercise, and have fun! Since Fall 2013, DFC has run fall and spring outdoor clinics and (sometimes) winter indoor clinics.
DFC was featured in a July 2021, CMU Piper article, a May 21, 2014 Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review article and in a Fall 2014 Shady Ave magazine article. We also are the inspiration for a women's recreational soccer club in the steamy romance novel Beautiful Game written by one of our members! Read more about our club history.
We do not want financial need to be an obstacle to playing soccer! If you are in need of a scholarship to participate in our activities, please reach out to [email protected].
For more information contact [email protected].
Registration for our April 25 - 27 2025 soccer camp is now closed
8 a.m., Friday, April 25 to 1 p.m., Sunday, April 27, 2025, with an optional bonus night on Thursday the 24th
REGISTER BY April 7, 2025 at NOON
DFC footy fun awaits with spring soccer sleepaway camp for grownups! We head back to gorgeous Camp Soles, a family-run camp in Rockwood, PA (near Seven Springs/Somerset) approximately 75 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh.
Friday and Saturday, we play soccer all day and then relax around the fire after sundown (based on previous experience, fireside dance parties are highly likely, as are euchre tournaments for those who play). Sunday, we have breakfast and more play and head home by 1 p.m. after helping ourselves to leftovers for lunch.
As a special bonus, Camp Soles allows us to arrive at 6pm Thursday evening, April 24, to get settled into our bunks and well rested ahead of camp activities. This is an optional perk for those able to make it early.
Our hosts also provide optional camp activities including archery, pickleball, kayaking and a climbing wall/ropes course. We stay in modern cabins that have heat, electricity, bunk beds and indoor showers/bathrooms either in the cabin or a few steps away. As of this writing, our group has the entire camp to ourselves once again.
Amenities include a large, beautiful field, an historic lodge/mess hall, a gorgeous lake, hiking trails, paddleboards and canoes, and a covered outdoor area. If technology cooperates, we will have a projector and screen perfect for DFC entertainment. We may also have our educational and fun Talk/Learn session featuring the wisdom and wit of our campers (info to follow after you register).
Please invite non-footy friends who would enjoy sitting by the lake during the day and then hanging around the fire at night. DFC soccer camp centers women but welcomes nonbinary athletes who are comfortable with that environment.
The cost is $360 including all meals, coaching fees and accommodations. Spread the word! We need 28 people to break even. If we exceed that break even point, we may add yoga, swag, etc.
Cancellation policy:
If you need to cancel for any reason, we can refund $300 if your cancellation is made by 5 p.m., Thursday, April 10. Cancellations for any reason made after 5 p.m. on April 10 may be granted a refund of $200 of the registration fee. We know that life is complicated and that things come up, but we are still charged camp fees. Thanks for understanding.
See you on the pitch!
Create or login to your Dynamo account and register for camp by April 10, 2024.
If you have specific questions, reach out to our Camp Director: [email protected].
DFC Soccer Clinics - Registration is nowopen!
Spring clinics start Saturday April 5
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER by April 12.
Five female coaches will lead sessions covering the basics of soccer, game strategy and more. Each clinic will end with a coached scrimmage to practice what we learn. Beginners are welcome!
Registration is $100, and the 9 sessions are at the Schenley Oval turf field:
Saturdays April 5 - June 7.
Time 4:00 - 5:30pm
*There will be no clinic April 26 due to soccer camp. June 7 will be 2-3:30 pm and will include an end-of-season game.
Participants should wear shin guards with soccer socks, athletic shoes or soccer cleats, and comfortable clothes. Any comfortable athletic shoes will do, but many of our members prefer turf cleats--no metal spikes. Please do not wear any jewelry. Bring water and a size 5 soccer ball.
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