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Northern Illinois Select - Features

  • Weekly training throughout each season
  • Goalkeeper-specific training included for selected goalkeepers
  • Exclusive to higher-level players (tryout-based)
  • Limited training group size to ensure attention from coaches
  • Coaches are highly licensed and experienced and do notcoach for any youth clubs
  • Opportunity to be selected for the IL State Team in the Midwest Select Games

 

Boys 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009

Girls 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009

 

NI Select Tryout Fee $25*

* Players selected - Tryout fee will be deducted from the NI Select Fall 2023 Fee

 

Tryout Date: Sunday 9/17/2023

 

Tryout Time:

  • 5:30 to 7:00pm - 2013 & 2012 
  • 7:00pm to 8:30pm - 2011, 2010, 2009 

 

Tryout Location: Olympic Park -  1675 Old Schaumburg Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173

 

IF YOU CANNOT MAKE THE TRYOUT: Please complete the tryout registration and have your child's coach contact Zac Ludwig at zac@chicagosoccer.com to make a recommendation on behalf of your child.

 

Notification Date: 9/19/2023

Training Dates: 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12 (rainout date)

Training Times: 5:30pm to 7:00pm OR 7:00pm to 8:30pm 

 

Training Location: 9/24 & 10/1 are at Olympic Park; the remaining sessions are at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd. Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

 

TRYOUT REGISTRATION LINK: 

https://system.gotsport.com/programs/497R22584

 

PLAYER PROFILE 

  • Highly motivated, passionate, and ambitious
  • Demonstrate higher levels of mastery of the key qualities of a player (as outlined by US Soccer)
  • Ability to read/understand the game and technical proficiency are more important than being able to physically/athletically dominate due to earlier physical maturation. We would rather take a smaller, temporarily “less effective” player who shows long-term potential than one who has average or below-average technique and soccer IQ but who temporarily dominates due to his/her size and athleticism.

 

MISSION

The objective of the NI Select is to:

  • Identify motivated, talented players – with club assistance
  • Assist clubs in the player development process
  • Showcase and promote players to scouts, id2, and college soccer programs 

 

We achieve this by providing

  • A professional training environment with higher-level players
  • Weekly specialized training with experienced coaches – NISL Select Staff
  • Provide observations from scouts and college coaches

 

NI SELECT FEE ONCE SELECTED

  • NISL MEMBER                  $140 – 6 sessions
  • NON - NISL MEMBER       $165 – 6 sessions

  

For information email zac@chicagosoccer.com

For Information on the Northern Illinois Select Program, contact Zac Ludwig:
zac@chicagosoccer.com
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Northern Illinois Select - Features

  • Weekly training throughout each season (fall, winter, spring)
  • Goalkeeper-specific training included for selected goalkeepers
  • Exclusive to higher-level players (tryout-based)
  • Limited training group size to ensure attention from coaches and scouts
  • Coaches are highly licensed and experienced and do not coach for any youth clubs
  • US Soccer scouts will attend events throughout season
  • Identification/recommendations for id2 program
  • College coaches will attend events
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Northern Illinois Select - Benefits

Clubs

  • Your players will improve
  • Stronger players have an opportunity to be challenged, play with other strong players, and be identified for next level without leaving your club
  • Players have opportunity to be selected for national-level teams (good exposure/publicity for the club)

Players

  • High-level coaching and challenging training environment
  • Consistent training with high repetition for best-possible development
  • Identification for id2, national teams, and colleges

 

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Northern Illinois Select Differentiating Factors

  • Actual pathway to the next level (US Soccer scouts & colleges will attend)
  • Exclusive to motivated, higher-level players
  • Consistent, weekly training ideal for development
  • NISL Select staff do not coach for other clubs (no poaching)

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