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GSC travel teams play in the ILLOWA Youth Soccer League, which is a competitive youth soccer league operating in Western Illinois and Eastern Iowa. Players eligible to tryout were born in the years 2010 through 2017. Travel teams are for players and parents that want more competition than the GSC Rec program offers. This involves travel for games and tournaments.
Below is helpful information regarding Illowa league games, practices, tournaments, uniforms, and cost.
Most games are played in Davenport, Moline, East Moline, Geneseo, Galesburg, Muscatine and occasionally elsewhere. Games are scheduled during scheduling meetings prior to the start of each season. Games are played on Saturday and Sunday with the following possible game times 10:30, 12:00, 1:30, 3:00 and 4:30.
Fall Season: Practice generally starts early August with games beginning at the end of August continuing to the end of October. Players generally play 8-10 league games with 1 or 2 games a weekend.
Spring Season: Practice generally starts late March with games beginning mid April continuing to the 1st weekend in June. Players generally play 6-8 league games, with 1 to 2 games a weekend.
Head coaches determine which tournaments their team will play. Tournaments may be played in or near the following places, Quad Cities, Muscatine, Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Rockford, Peoria or in nearby states. Travel teams typically play 2-4 tournaments in the fall and 1-2 tournaments in the spring.
All players are expected to participate in these tournaments unless otherwise communicated by the head coach. If a player has a conflict, it is vital they inform their player’s coach immediately, as this could cause issues with tournament rosters.
Where tournaments are played and how fees are collected, which are separate from the $125 registration fee, is handled by each team's Head Coach.
Travel teams generally practice 2 nights a week. Practice day, time, and location are determined by the coach. Teams practice at Culver Valley, Millikin, Southwest, Hazelwood, GMS, and other locations in or near town. Practices are typically 90 minutes long. Younger teams may start out with shorter practices and build toward longer ones. Some teams wear practice jerseys during practice.
Player attendance at practice is required. If your player will miss practice due to illness, a school event, or for any other reason, you must communicate this with their coach as soon as possible. How you communicate with your child's coach will vary from team to team. Coaches will share their preferred method at the beginning of the season.
A fee of $125 is due at registration. Fees cover the ILLOWA soccer league dues for both Fall and Spring seasons, as well tryouts, insurance and other club expenses. Tournament fees, uniform, and travel expenses are in addition to this registration fee and vary depending on age group and team.
Returning Players: Please print, fill out and give to your player's coach at your first practice. You may also complete it electronically and email it to them as well.
New Players: Please print, fill out and bring to registration/tryouts. You may electronically complete and email Jennifer Conley (gscsecretary.conley@gmail.com) with PDF labeled with player name and birth year.