This site will provide you with useful information about our soccer program and soccer in general.
Please e-mail any comments or concerns to me at sweymouth@sweymouthlaw.com

Welcome to the Dorchester Youth Soccer Web site. Dorchester Youth Soccer has been in existence for 22 years. Dorchester Youth Soccer provides youth soccer opportunities for boys and girls from the ages of four to fifteen years of age from Dorchester, Mattapan, Roxbury and other parts of the City of Boston and surrounding areas. Dorchester Youth Soccer is divided into three components; the clinic program, the house program and the travel program. All of the soccer matches are played at Pope John Paul II Park in Dorchester.

The Clinic Program

The clinic program provides soccer opportunites for children ages four and five. The clinic operates in the fall and spring for one hour, either on Saturday or Sunday. The program is designed to teach the children the basics and fundamentals of soccer.

The House Program

The house program is conducted during the fall. The fall season begins the weekend after the Labor day weekend and ends on the weekend before Thanksgiving. All the children who play in the house program are given trophies for participating in the league on Trophy Day which celebrates the end of soccer season.

The house program consists of four separate divisions:

The first division is the under-9 co-ed division for children who are 6, 7 and 8 years of age.

The second division of the house program is the co-ed under-12 division for children who are 8, 9, 10 and 11 years of age.

The third division of the house program is the girls under-15 division. The division is for girls who are 12, 13 and 14 years of age.

The final division of the house program is the U-15 Boys division. The division is for boys 12, 13 and 14 years of age.

Travel Program

The third component is the travel program. In this program there are separate teams for boys and girls. The teams are entered into a league known as the Boston Area Youth Soccer League ( BAYS). BAYS provides play in under 9, under 10, under11, etc., categories for boys and girls. Each age group is broken into four divisions ( Division 1 being the most competitive). Each division is further broken down into a number of sections (section A being the most competitive) depending upon how many teams have registered. Sections consist of a total of six teams and each team plays each of the other teams in its section twice a season (10 matches) one at home and one on the road. It gives chidren from Dorchester an opportunity to travel to other communites and it gives other communites and opportunity to come to Dorchester. The travel program plays during both the fall and spring. The travel program's fall season is the same as the fall season for the house program. The spring season usually begins on the first Sunday in April and ends on the second weekend in June (approximately).

DYS HAS ALSO PLACED TEAMS IN THE MAPLE LEAGUE (MASS. PREMIER LEAGUE). THE REGISTRATION FOR EACH PLAYER IN THIS PROGRAM IS $300.00.|
THE ADDITIONAL COST IS USED TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF UNIFORMS, JACKETS AND BAGS. ETC.

Registration

THE REGISTRATION FEE FOR EACH PLAYER IN THE HOUSE PROGRAM IS $45.00 PER YEAR. THE COST FOR EACH ADDITIONAL CHILD IS $35.00. DYS PROVIDES EACH PLAYER WITH A SOCCER SHIRT.

THE REGISTRATION FEE FOR EACH PLAYER IN THE TRAVEL PROGRAM IS $80.00. THE ADDITIONAL FEE HELPS TO DEFRAY THE COST OF ENTRANCE FEE FOR EACH TEAM AND TRAVEL COSTS.

DYS Volunteer Program

DYS is a volunteer run program. The contributions of time and money from these volunteers have enabled us to provide children in Dorchester the opprotunity to learn and participate in the sport of soccer. The volunteers act as coaches, field managers, directors, referee director's, etc. and they give a tremendous amount of their time to make DYS work. Contributions and sponsorships are always welcomed. Additional volunteers are also needed.

If you would like to volunteer, please contact Steve Weymouth at sweymouth@sweymouthlaw.com or call (617) 822-8210.

Referees

DYS pays individuals to referee the house league matches on Sundays. BAYS conducts clinics to certify referees who want to referee these matches. A person must take these clinics and pass a test in order to be certified to referee these matches. DYS pays the referees $15.00 per match. Clinics are held to teach new referees the rules of soccer. No further training is required of these referees.

DYS will train referees for state certification. If interested please contact Steve Weymouth at sweymouth@sweymouthlaw.com or call (617) 822-8210.

There are opportunites to referee the travel matches that are played on Saturdays. BAYS conducts clinics to certify referees who want to referee these matches. A person must take these clinics and pass a test in order to be certified to referee travel matches. Referees are paid $25.00 per match to referee travel matches.