Play for Glacial Drumlin United!
The Glacial Drumlin United (GDU) Soccer Club is a member of Madison Area Youth Soccer Association (MAYSA) and Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association (WYSA). Approximately 400 soccer clubs are in MAYSA with over 13,000 players participating. GDU will have separate girls and boys teams that play within the Madison Area Youth Soccer Association (MAYSA). GDU sponsored twenty teams during the fall 2008 season. Currently, GDU only has recreational soccer teams for the elementary and middle school students.
Who Can Play:
Players in 3rd through 8th grade this fall are invited to play with the Glacial Drumlin United (GDU) soccer club. GDU welcomes players from Cambridge, Cottage Grove, Deerfield, Lake Mills, Marshall and Waterloo.
Where We Play:
Home games are conducted at the Glacial Drumlin United Soccer Park. The fields are located at the intersection of Hwy. BB and Krueger Rd., 3 miles northeast of Deerfield and other area fields in surrounding communities.
Format:
Typically 1-2 practices occur weekly. Coaches will inform their players of the practice and game schedule at least two weeks before the first game.
Typically one game occurs weekly. The fall season runs from September through the beginning of November and the Spring season runs from April through early June. Each team's schedule consists of eight games against other teams in the greater Madison area. Games may be scheduled on weekday evenings or morning and afternoons on Saturday and Sunday. U-9, U-10, U-11 and U-12 teams may have games on Tuesdays and Thursdays, while U-13 and U-14 teams may have games on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Fees:
The cost will be $70 for spring season and $70 for the fall season. Returning players from last season, will receive a $25 discount if they use their gold Adidas uniform from last year. The fall season fee is due July 1 and the spring season fee is due in January.
Fees are used to pay the MAYSA team fee, uniforms, player practice balls, referee fees, equipment, field maintenance and insurance. Additional funds are generated through donations and running the concession stand.
Equipment:
The Club provides a team jersey, shorts, soccer socks and practice ball to each new GDU player. All players will be using uniforms from 2008-2009 and only new players for 2009-10 will receive new unforms. We will be getting new unforms for the 2010-2011 season.
Players provide their own shin guards and soccer cleats or athletic shoes. Shin guards are mandatory and soccer socks must be worn over the shin guards. Baseball cleats are not allowed.
Sign Up!!
To enroll in the program, all registrations will now be submitted online. . Please add a $10 late fee if registering after the deadline. Teams will be filled on a first come-first serve basis until teams are filled (12, 14,or 18 per team). Space is limited, so please register soon in order to get your child on a team.
Coaches are needed for the youth teams. Please indicate on the registration form if a parent is interested in coaching.
For further information, contact Anne Aplin at 608-764-5006.