The Spring 2013 JV and Varsity Playoffs will be held Wednesday, May 29 - Sunday, June 2 at Highmark Stadium in Station Square.  Highmark Stadium is the new home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.  Playoff details can be found at the Playoff Info link to the left

The Developmental Tournament will be held on Saturday, June 8 at Marshall Field in Wexford.  The tournament will be 6 v 6 (5 players and a goalie).  To register send an email to Mitch Riehle with the School, Team Name and Head Coach Name.  The deadline to register for the tournament is Friday, May 31.  Developmental Tournament Details will be coming soon.

Playoff Notes

1. The address to Highmark Stadium is 510 West Station Square Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. The stadium is located in Station Square.  Directions can be found under the Directions link to the left.
2. We will have about 300 T-shirts at the stadium during the playoffs. The T-Shirt is shown below. The sizes will be Youth XL, Adult Small, Adult Medium, and Adult Large. The cost $8.00 each and are expected to go fast. To reserve shirts, please send an email to Mitch Riehle providing quantity and sizes. Checks should be made to Diocese of Pittsburgh.
3. We expect the tickets to the Riverhounds game on Saturday June 1^st to go fast. The link to the Ticketmaster website along with the DSL code for this game will be provided soon. You can then buy and reserve your tickets on line.
4. Reminder that the last day to play any games is Sunday May 26th.

The Diocese of Pittsburgh Soccer League has recently teamed up with Challenger Sports, the largest provider of summer soccer camps and training across the U.S and Canada.  Click the Challenger Sports link to left for more details.

Reminder - We are accepting Player of the week nominations.  They will all be posted under the Player of the Week link to the left.  Take a look at this weeks players from Aquinas Academy.

The key dates for the Spring, 2013 season are:

• 2/22/2013 - Registrations are due to Mitch Riehle
• 3/18/2013 - Teams may start practicing
• 3/27/2013 - Coaches Teleconference Call (One coach per team and all new coaches)
• 3/28/2013 - Easter weekend - No games will be played
• 4/04/2013 - Rosters are due to Mitch Riehle
• 4/06/2013 - Opening weekend for games
• 5/26/2013 - Final date for regular season games
• 5/30/2013 - DSL JV and Varsity playoff weekend
• 6/08/2013 - Developmental Tournament

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Coaches and Players, there seems to be continued controversy over the "rules" of soccer. The DSL follows the NFHS Soccer Rules Book which can be orderd by going to the NFHS website @ www.nfhs.com. Follow the link for "Soccer" to get to the order form for the Soccer Rules Book which cost $6.75 plus shipping and handling. There is also a minimum order of $10.00 so why not get a copy for all your coaches in your program?