NSC Youth Indoor Soccer League

Keep your skills sharp with our three-session indoor soccer league. Embrace the cold outside, and the game inside!

League Features

• 6v6 small-sided games played in the NSC Sports Hall on infill turf; no boards
• Game times will be 50 minutes in length (25 minute halves) with one referee per game
• Verify player’s age using the 2025 age grid. Remember: the oldest player on your team determines the age group.
• Note that the league is using the 2024 MYSA Season Birth Year Age Grid
• If an age division does not fill, teams will be given the opportunity to move to the next comparable division.
• Individual player program available
• The NSC is a multipurpose facility; teams may be required to play on alternate days.

• Friday: High School boys (start times could be as early as 8 p.m., but majority of games will start at 9 p.m., 10 p.m. and 11 p.m.)
• Saturday: 9U-16U boys and girls and High School girls (generally the youngest age groups play first beginning at 1 p.m.; games could be played as late as 11 p.m.)

– Teams dropping from the league prior to that league’s application deadline will receive a voucher in the amount of the deposit. The voucher may be used towards another NSC league session within a year of the team dropping.
– Teams dropping from the league after that league’s application deadline will not receive a voucher.
– If a customer (club, *team, individual) is required to quarantine due to illness or exposure to the COVID-19 virus, and are unable to participate for this reason, a refund will be not be issued unless done within the parameters of the existing policy. If notified more than 48 hours prior to game time, the event director will make every effort to reschedule if possible (excluding the final week of league play). Reschedules are not guaranteed to be on the same day or time as originally scheduled. Notifications less than 48 hours prior to the game are not guaranteed to be rescheduled and may result in a forfeit.

*Roster adjustments may be allowed per event directors discretion.

Event Cancellation Policy: The following policy will be enacted IF an event hosted by the National Sports Center MUST be canceled by the directives of the State of Minnesota or the Minnesota Department of Health. Please know that our top priority on making decisions moving forward will be the safety and health of our players, coaches, referees, employees and fans.

Team will receive a refund for your event entry. Team registration refunds will be processed at 100% of the registration total. Refunds will be credited to your account by no later than December 31, 2023.

*Please note that if a team elects to drop prior to the event, the above voucher policy will be in effect. This includes teams making their own decision to withdraw prior to the potential cancellation.

Scheduling Information
Please communicate any score corrections through your team leader.
– If you have any scheduling questions please reach out here. 
– Session I scheduling requests are due on Friday, November 3 by 5 p.m.
– Session II scheduling requests are due on Friday, December 29 by 5 p.m.
– Session III schedule requests are due on Friday, February 23 by 5 p.m.
— Session III teams must be available to play the final week of the season.
— Session III teams are able to request one bye week by the schedule request deadline. (No final week bye requests accepted)
– The league is located in the National Sports Center Indoor Sports Hall. You can find a map HERE.

Schedule Release

– League schedules will be released on the following timeline:
— First weekend’s schedule will be released the Tuesday prior to the start of the session by 5 p.m.
— Remaining weeks will be available the Tuesday after the first weekend of play by 5 p.m.

All four steps must be completed by the Required Forms Deadline. Required Forms include completing the NSC Roster and Player Waivers

1. 1. Team Manager/Coach – Please follow the instructions below to start the required forms process for the event.
   2. Clicking on the Invite Members link at bottom of this email which will take you to your EventConnect registrations.
   3. Click View Events and then select the Dashboard button.
   4. Copy the “Share Invite” link on the left side below your team name and send this out to each team member. They will input their information and agree to the player waiver before joining the team. This step is REQUIRED for all players to be listed on your tournament roster.
   5. In the center of the screen click the ‘COMPLETE SURVEY’ link beside “Concussion Training / File Uploads incomplete” to upload the necessary documents.

Roster Freeze Date:

• • • Session 1: November 22nd, 2024
    • Session 2: January 17th, 2025
    • Session 3: March 14th, 2025

The National Sports Center does not close for inclement winter weather. It is up to teams if they choose to play or forfeit during inclement winter weather. The indoor league is not responsible for games being forfeited due to weather; therefore, it does not guarantee make-up games at a later date.