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2026-27 Winter Academy
ILFFA's winter futsal program — November 2026 through March 2027. Strategic changes built around one goal: more quality, more focus, and more opportunity for every player.
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18 Sessions
+ 2 Tournaments
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Sun + Fri/Sat
Team & Individual
🤝 Club-Neutral Program — intentionally scheduled to minimize conflicts with outdoor soccer, so players can develop the futsal way without choosing between programs. Access is invitation only (link sent by email).
How It Works
Training Structure
US Soccer school-year age grouping (U8–U18). Boys train in two complementary formats — team development and individual skill work. Girls train in focused team sessions. Goalkeeper-specific training runs on Sundays.
⚽ Boys · U8–U18
Session 1 — Team Training
90 Minutes · Sundays
Player-pool development: game model, positional play, tactics, and competitive small-sided work with your age group.
- 10 Team Trainings across the season
- Player pool of 16 field players + up to 4 GKs
- Forms 2 teams of 9 for competition events
- Goalkeeper-specific training (Sundays)
Session 2 — Individual Focus
60 Minutes · Fridays & Saturdays
Players grouped by skill level for targeted technical development — touch, finishing, 1v1, and decision-making.
- 8 Individual Focus sessions
- Grouped by ability, not just age
⚽ Girls
Team Training
75 Minutes
Focused team development built around the FFA game model — technical work, tactics, and competitive play with your age group.
- 14 Team Training Sessions across the season
- Goalkeeper-specific training (Sundays, with the boys)
For Goalkeepers · Online
🧤 FFA GK Zoom Sessions
Two live online sessions for FFA goalkeepers, run by Coach Robert. Open to all ILFFA keepers. Join from any device with the link below.
GK Zoom Session 1
Sun, Nov 29 · 7:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM CT
- Meeting ID: 882 9869 7429
- Passcode: 452640
Join on Zoom →
GK Zoom Session 2
Sun, Jan 10 · 7:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM CT
- Meeting ID: 890 1968 5608
- Passcode: 225125
Join on Zoom →
Eligibility
2026-27 Age Groups
US Soccer school-year age grouping. Find your birth-year band below.
Tuition
Pricing
One tuition covers the full season of sessions plus two included tournaments.
U8 – High School
$640
Up to 18 sessions + 2 tournaments
Girls · Lake Bluff
$499
14 sessions + 2 tournaments
Discovery Players
Discounted
Training-only, up to 4 spots per age group — available for call-up during absences
Add-ons: Elite-Black team — extra $140 for ID League (Nov–Dec). • Uniform Kit — $150 (mandatory new order: 2 jerseys, shorts, socks). • Goalkeeper coaching is included at no extra cost.
✓ILFFA Player Hub — this site: training videos, self-evaluation, nutrition guide, and more
✓Goalkeeper-specific training
✓Parent Education / Engagement Night
✓Player insurance
✓TeamSnap team page access
✓Training shirt (new for returning players)
Competition
Tournament Schedule
Two tournaments are included in tuition. Elite-Black 1 teams can add optional higher-level events.
Included Events
2 Tournaments
Jan 9–10
FFA Invitational — U8-U12
Franklin, Wisconsin · Boys & Girls
Feb 13–14
FFA Invitational — U13-HS
Franklin, Wisconsin · Boys & Girls
Feb 19–20
Midwest Winter Cup — U13-HS
RecPlex, Pleasant Prairie WI · Fri & Sat only
Mar 5–6
Midwest Winter Cup — U8-U12
RecPlex, Pleasant Prairie WI · Fri & Sat only
Optional — Extra Playing
Additional Cost
Dec 12–13
Midwest Futsal Showcase
Wisconsin Dells
Feb 5–7
US Youth Futsal Regionals
Grand Rapids, MI · 2027
Harper College
Primary Facility
1200 Algonquin Rd, Palatine, IL
The Farm System
Girls U9–U13 · Fridays
921 Sherwood Drive, Lake Bluff, IL
2026-27 Season Selection
Four evaluation sessions were held in August and September. Spots are still available for certain age groups — new players will be evaluated during practices.
