Dates for our 2018-2019 Annual Tryouts are below. All tryouts will be held at Community Fields on Ireland Grove Road (3801 County Hwy 28, Bloomington, IL 61704). Players are expected to attend both nights of tryouts.

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2017-2018 tryouts saw the highest number of players ever to tryout, over 550 players and some 36 travel teams offering different levels of competition for male and female players.

Illinois Fire Juniors (formerly Illinois Fusion) is the premier youth soccer club in Central Illinois and official youth club affiliate of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club. Key features of our club include,

A MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER APPROACH WITH A LOCAL FOCUS:
Fire Juniors are supported by a professional MLS structure while maintaining a local focus that meets the needs of youth players in the community. As part of the Chicago Fire Player Development Program, Fire Juniors players (boys and girls) have access to unparalleled opportunities for soccer development.

INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR BOYS & GIRLS: The dual ‘premier’ and ‘select’ programming gives youth players an opportunity to be placed in the right environment to maximize their individual player development potential.

BE PART OF A NATIONAL NETWORK OF MLS YOUTH SOCCER CLUBS AND TOURNAMENTS: The Fire Juniors network includes youth soccer clubs in North, South, City and West Chicago, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana and Florida. 

The Illinois Fire Juniors Academy for boys and girls ages under 8 & under 9 is designed with the latest youth development research from across the globe in mind.  Our professional staff strives to create a positive environment where boys and girls can learn and experiment with new soccer skills in various activities and competitive match settings.

Have questions about how to register? Please contact our club Administrator for assistance.

Missed our annual tryouts and are still interested in playing with Illinois Fire Juniors? Please contact our Director of Coaching Myron King for more information. We take players year round as space allows.