DSL Fall 2025 Registration

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by Bob Mueser
Good morning everyone, I hope that summer finds you all well.  I know that July has just started, but this is the time of year that my thoughts turn to DSL soccer and I have to start gearing up to get things ready for our fall season and our registration for schools for the fall season is officially open.  Below is the Fall 25' timeline, which is substantially similar to the one I sent at the end of the spring season.  Also, attached you can find a form of registration and form of player roster.  As a reminder, registration is open now and will close on August 1, registrations received after August 1 will not be guaranteed placement in the fall session.  On August 1 registration fees are also due, schools that have not submitted both the forms and the fees will not be scheduled.  A kickoff meeting will occur on August 7th at 7:30pm (zoom link to follow closer to the date).  The first practice dates are set by schools, other than the requirement that no practices can start prior to 8/11.  Player Rosters are due 8/29, and the first games start the week/weekend of 8/29 as well. 

 

Subject to their being enough teams to make each bracket viable, the intent is to do the following brackets this fall: 1st grade, 2nd grade, combined 1/2 grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, combined 3/4 grade, Girls JV, Girls V, 7v7 JV, 7v7 V, 11v11 JV, 11v11V.  If we have enough teams at the JV/V level we will further split those brackets based on last season’s performance of the combined JV/V teams.  Also please note that when composing your teams that only players attending your school are permitted (players that attend the church, but not the school are not eligible to play) and if two or more schools are considering combining to be able to make a team, such combination must be approved in advance by the DSL.

 

Finally, I will be out July 14-21 on vacation.  Feel free to reach out as needed with questions, just note that my responses may be delayed at that time, possibly until after I return. 

 

Fall 2025- DSL Timeline

 

July 1st

Registration is open

 

August 1st  

School Registrations to the DSL are due (the registration form is attached, and the form can be pdf’d to me at [email protected])

 

August 1st 

DSL fees are due, the check can be made out to the Pittsburgh Diocese and mailed to me at my home address 116 Wickerham Drive, Mars, PA 16046 (fees are $125 per team, so if you have one JV team and 2 developmental teams, send one check for $375)

 

August 7th

DSL Kickoff meeting – 7:30pm (link to follow closer to the date)

August 11th

Practices can start on or after this date

 

August 25th

Schedules to be distributed

 

August 29th   

Rosters are due (the roster form is attached, it should be signed by the school principal and can be pdf’d to me at [email protected])

 

August 29thth  – August 30th   

First week of games (note this is Labor Day Weekend; if you are unable to play this weekend, clearly indicate that conflict in your registration)

 

September 10th through October 10th   

Developmental Tournament & JV/Varsity All Girls Tournament Registration is open

 

October 25th  

Tentative date for Developmental Tournament

 

October 26th 

Last day to complete JV/Varsity games for playoff determinations

 

October 27th  – November 2nd 

Tentative dates for JV/Varsity Championship Series