Program Super Y League
SUPER Y LEAGUE TRYOUTS 2025
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The main purpose of the Super Y League is for players Boys & Girls that desire to continue to train during the summer months (June & July) and continue to improve and enhance their skills to be ready and more prepared for their specific Club or High School Fall season.
Founded in 1999, Super Y is a nationwide youth soccer summer league operated by the United Soccer Leagues (USL), which is the largest organization of elite soccer leagues in North America. Affiliated with US Soccer, the Super Y League contains the youth academies of major league soccer clubs, USL pro clubs, premier development league and W-league clubs. Divisions within Super Y are organized geographically and membership in the league is only limited to a few elite programs to ensure strong competition. The Super Y League has its own ODP identification program that has opened countless doors for players to be identified for the US National Team Program!
Why Play Super Y with OBSC?
OBSC involvement with the USL Super Y League in the summer allows us to continue driving the development of players with competitive training, and play games against regional opponents. OBSC is one of the only 6 Clubs in the state of Illinois that will be competing in this program. Our Current OBSC teams compete in the Midwest Region which includes WI, IL, IN, MO and MI.
When is the season and who do we play?
The 2025 Super Y Season training will start mid June and have 2 training sessions a week in Oak Brook. Each team will play 6-8 games, and they could start as early as June 11th (depending on the league schedule publishing). There will be no games the weekend of July 4th and 5th. All games should end by August 7th. This is all subject to change if mandated by the Super Y League office, but the above is our intentions. At the end of summer, league winners will qualify for the USL Super Y Finals that are held early December in Florida. NOTE: teams who qualify for the Super Y Finals are REQUIRED to travel to Florida in December to compete. Failure to do so could result in large fines.
League games are organized through tournament style whereby most teams visit neutral site locations and play multiple games over that weekend. We will also schedule one-off games against geographically close to us opponents that are in the league. Given the structure of the league, players from any Club are allowed to participate with our teams without requiring a release from their specific club.
We are aware that June & July are vacation months for families, so players will not get penalized for missing some practices or games.
Neutral Game sites for game weekends:
Please note that the summer 2025 site locations have not been updated yet. Locations are most likely South Bend, Edwardsburg, Waukegan, Sylvania. ALL TEAMS WILL GO TO UP TO 1/2 OF THESE WEEKENDS MAX. They have not allocated what weekends will be where yet. Game schedules are generally worked out by the middle of May.
Some of the benefits for our players participating in the Super Y league:
- 12-month development curriculum and calendar for our players.
- Opportunity to compete for a National Championship in Florida
- Allows for scouting & exposure opportunities, selection for once in a lifetime events (Finals, USLX).
- Additional college identification and access to professional soccer environments
Where can I sign up?
What are the age groups?
USL Super Y determines the age groups. In 2018, the league decided to shift age groups to align with the upcoming fall season, allowing players to use Super Y League play to better prepare for the upcoming club season. This is particularly exciting for the younger ages where players are moving up the U.S. Soccer guidelines on field sizes and on-field player numbers. For 2025 the Super Y age groups will be:
Super Y League Team Ages for 2025 with OBSC
U11 - Born in 2015 - Girls/Boys - 9v9
U12 - Born in 2014 - Girls/Boys - 9v9
U13 - Born in 2013 - Girls/Boys - 11v11
U14 - Born in 2012 - Girls/Boys - 11v11
U15 - Born in 2011 - Girls/Boys - 11v11
U16 - Born in 2010 - Girls/Boys - 11v11
U17 - Born in 2009 - Boys - 11v11
U18/U19 - Born in 2008/2007 - Boys - 11v11
U17/U18/U19 - Born in 2009/2008/2007 - Girls - 11v11
We will be accepting 2012-2007 practice players only and issue them player passes in case they guest play at times.
Who will coach?
Teams will be coached by assigned OBSC Youth staff, with emphasis on player’s personal technical and tactical skills development the primary factor. Teams of similar ages will train frequently at the same time and same fields in order to maximize opportunities for players to gain a range of experience as well as observed by multiple coaches.
How much does it cost?
Cost of Program is $600.00 for 11v11 and $575 for 9v9 + an additional cost for a uniform kit and USL league ID fee (total approximately $125)
Training only Players (Training only with guest playing option when needed) - $425.00. Uniform kit cost for training only players to be determined.
There is a fee of $125.00 for all teams that advance to the National Championship in Florida.
What does the cost cover / include?
Your fully paid Super Y League program fee includes:
- All cost of the program such as fields, coaches, referee fees, registration, player passes, etc.
How many players will be selected for each Super Y League team?
U11 rosters are allowed 18 players, while U12 are allowed 22, and U13-U19 allows 26 players. In order to have adequate numbers for all games, we always expect to carry the full-allowed roster sizes. The players will compete for the game day roster that will be selected for each game day. The large roster size is necessary to accommodate absences due to summer vacations. While it may seem like a lot of players, we frequently struggle to get full player rosters during popular family vacation weeks in July and August.
