WHAT IS “425 ELITE”? 425 ELITE is a youth travel club soccer program. Our mission is to provide a team soccer playing environment that is conducive for a holistic and experiential development of players. Our aim is to create a better environment with consistent interactions with players and parents along with positive and supportive approach of the coaches. We believe that when commitment and hard work are supported with a positive coaching, it leads to an overall development of an individual at a young age with qualities like respect and humility with collective competitiveness. 425 ELITE program has teams from U12 age group through high school.  
WHICH LEAGUE DO WE PLAY IN? 425 Elite Teams compete against other youth soccer clubs such FC United, Wilmette Wings, FC-1, Chicago Fire Jr etc. in YSSL (Boys) and IWSL (Girls).  
PLAYING SEASONS: Fall, winter (indoor league play) and spring.   AGE CUTOFFS: The age cut off is based on the US Soccer mandated year of birth system. To calculate use the Year Season Ends – Birth Year = Age Group.  For Fall 2018: DOB 2007-U12, DOB 2006-U13, DOB 2005-U14, DOB 2004- U15, DOB 2003-U16. Younger players can play in older age groups.  
PRACTICES: Each team has 3 practices per week in the fall and spring. (1 or 2 practices per week during the winter season)   HOME FIELDS: Our current home fields are Nick Corwin park, Skokie Playfield in Winnetka, Duke Childs Field, and Fox Meadow fields.   PROGRAM FEES: $1600 for a full season team and $1250 for high school age teams that play for Elite 425 for ½ of the year and for their high school the other half of the year. If your child makes the team, the non-refundable payment is due in full within two days of notice. If not paid, your slot will be offered to the next player on the list. If your child opts to play primary AYSO in addition to Elite there is no additional fee.