CIYSL SPRING 2021 TIMELINE

12/17/20  -  CIYSL League Scheduling Events (2) open on Got Soccer.  *  To place teams in these two events, teams must be registered, and paid in full in the CIYSL League Event 8/1/2020 Event.  (New Requirement)

2/15/2021 - Deadline to enter teams in the CIYSL League Scheduling Events (2) in Got Soccer.

2/17/2021 - CIYSL Spring 2021 Tentative Team Placement Brackets Published.

2/19/2021 - CIYSL Spring 2021 Final Team Placement Brackets Published.

2/22/2021 - CIYSL Spring 2021 Team Seeding Call - 7:00 PM.   ANYTHING BEYOND THIS DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

3/3/2021 - CIYSL Spring 2021 Tentative League Schedules Published.

3/8/2021 - CIYSL Spring 2021 Final League Schedules Published

3/28/2021 - CIYSL Spring 2021 League Play Begins.

6/6/2021 - CIYSL Spring 2021 League Play Ends.

PURPOSE:  The purpose of the Central Illinois Youth Soccer League is to organize, promote, and administer soccer for youth up to and including those nineteen years of age throughout the central portion of the state of Illinois, and to encourage good sportsmanship and fair play of all the participants therein.

The Central Illinois Youth Soccer League will achieve its purpose by:

a.  encouraging the development of clubs, associations, organizations, and programs so that soccer is made available to youth in all levels of competition.

b. encourage the development and practice of good sportsmanship both on and off the playing field;

c.  developing the principles of fair play;

d.  building good character;

e.  promoting the growth of soccer thru the Academy, and small sided games format for ages U-8 thru U-12.

f.  to promote and encourage instructing, training, and educating players, coaches, and referees to develop and improve their capabilities.

CIYSL FALL SCHEDULING

CIYSL will continue with the Fall scheduling timeline up to and including the Seeding Conference Call.  At this point the scheduling process will be suspended and will not resume until the restrictions that go into effect on 8/15/2020 have been lifted. If you have not entered your team(s) in the CIYSL League Scheduling Event(s) on Got Soccer you will not be included in this scheduling process.

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL DIVISIONS

If we are allowed to resume League play this Fall,  CIYSL will also offer Boys High School age divisions of competition.

Fall Fees & Insurance

The Board of Illinois Youth Soccer moved to reduce the IYSA Competitive Player Fee from $14.50 to $11.50 per player for the 2020-2021 seasonal year.  Be advised that in order to be covered by IYSA Insurance for the soccer activities permitted during the current phase of Restore Illinois, teams must be currently registered with CIYSL.

Illinois All Sports Policy - Effective 8/15/2020

Please check  this space for updated information  provided by the Governor's Office, Illinois Dept of Health, and the IYSA as to new policies regarding the return to play that take effect on 8/15/2020.

For this new  policy please check the tab at the right top of the Home Page - More + then click Covid-19 - All Sports Policy & Return To Play Phase Four Part II

For IYSA - CIYSL Covid-19 Policies, Forms, Reporting Procedures and Return to Play Phase Four please see Tabs at top of the Home Page, click More + the click Covid-19.

The CIYSL Board of Directors has decided to cancel the CIYSL 2020 Spring League season of play as a precaution against the spread of the COVID-19 virus.   This decision was made in order to limit the potential exposure to the COVID-19 virus and the safety and health of all CIYSL players, coaches, officials, families.  CIYSL & C-North will not sponsor any events until Fall 2020.

Fall registration will open July 15th on Got Soccer.  Deadline to register for Fall 2020 will be August 1st.

CIYSL 2020 INFORMATION 

ALL TEAMS !  Make sure to follow both the IYSA Goal Safety Policy ( can be found on a pdf link listed below) also can be found on Forms Page  'Other IYSA Forms' - Additional Risk Management Forms.  The other policy is the IYSA Concussion Policy and Notification Form can be found on Forms page of this web site.

CIYSL POLICY - GAME CANCELLATION DUE TO WEATHER

CIYSL does not cancel games due to weather - that is the responsibility of the Home Site team, Club Director of Fields, or agency of control over the fields i.e. Park District, University Property manager.  In case of player safety, and or field conditions at game time, the referee has the authority to cancel.

CIYSL does not notify of game cancellations.  It is the responsibility of the Home team to notify said teams of game cancellation.

CIYSL does not reschedule games cancelled due to weather.  This is the responsibility of the said teams involved.  The Home team does not lose their field advantage unless they agree to play elsewhere.

Affiliated Member: I.Y.S.A., U.S.Y.S.A., U.S.S.F., F.I.F.A.