Michiana Echo Soccer Club

06/14/2026

Congratulations to Coach Duma and our 09 Elite I Girls on an outstanding season! ⚽️

The team finished their Presidents Cup Regional run with a hard-fought 4-2 victory, ending the week with a strong 2-1 record. While they fell just short of advancing to the championship game, they represented Echo Premier and the state of Indiana with class, determination, and competitive spirit throughout the tournament.

We are incredibly proud of this team and all they accomplished this season. Well done, girls!

06/10/2026

Tryout UPDATES!!!
Supplemental Tryouts for those who are still looking for a club team and have not tried out already for NIFC Academy will be:
Thursday 6/11 6:30-7:30pm

All U13 Players from Monday and Tuesday tryouts (boys and girls) will have their second night of tryouts Thursday 6/11 7:30-8:45pm so that we can do due diligence for each player.

Location for Supplementals and the second night of U13 tryouts will be at Harris Township Park.
Address: 10650 Brummitt Rd, Granger, IN 46530

Please come out and support the NIFC top team @ Holy Cross College for their game Wednesday 6/10 7:00pm.
Go Travelers!!

06/07/2026

Register for Northern Indiana Football Club Academy Tryouts for the 2026-2027 season!

U11–U19 Boys & Girls
Age Groups (by birthdate):

U11: Aug 1, 2015 – July 31, 2016
U12: Aug 1, 2014 – July 31, 2015
U13: Aug 1, 2013 – July 31, 2014
U14: Aug 1, 2012 – July 31, 2013
U15: Aug 1, 2011 – July 31, 2012
U16: Aug 1, 2010 – July 31, 2011
U17: Aug 1, 2009 – July 31, 2010
U19: Aug 1, 2007 – July 31, 2009

📍 Airport Fields
5200 Nimtz Parkway, South Bend, IN
🗓 June 8 & 9 (Must attend both days)
(Check-in: green shed)

U19 & U17 (Boys & Girls): 8:00–9:15 AM
U16 (Boys & Girls): 9:30–10:45 AM
U15 (Boys & Girls): 11:00 AM–12:15 PM
U14 & U11 (Boys & Girls): 5:00–6:15 PM
U12 (Boys & Girls): 6:30–7:45 PM
U13 (Boys & Girls): 7:45–9:00 PM

Link for Tryout Registration:
https://playmetrics.com/signup?clubToken=TG9naW4tQ2x1Yi52MS0xNDEzLTE3ODI2Njg1NTh8V3ozaVpMRW1VaVk2WkRaNXBweXI1NGNIMkhvM2hvSlB1WDhjcUgveUs1QT0=&program_id=94531clubToken=TG9naW4tQ2x1Yi52MS0xNDEzLTE3ODI2Njg1NTh8V3ozaVpMRW1VaVk2WkRaNXBweXI1NGNIMkhvM2hvSlB1WDhjcUgveUs1QT0=&program_id=94531

05/31/2026

Congratulations to Coach Duma, Coach Jason and the 14 Elite I Girls on their 2nd place finish at Challenge Cup! ⚽️🎉

05/31/2026

For the 3rd year in a row, Coach Duma and the 09 Elite I Girls are Presidents Cup Champions! ⚽️🏆

Congratulations to the players, coaches, and families on an incredible achievement. On to Regionals! 💙⚽️ 🏆🏆🏆

05/29/2026

Good luck to all the Echo Premier teams that have advanced to cup finals weekend! ⚽️🏆

05/10/2026

05/01/2026

Welcome to the family Pumas!

Please join us in welcoming the NorthWood Soccer Club Pumas to the Northern Indiana FC Academy!

We look forward to strengthening player development and further uniting the Michiana soccer community!

05/01/2026

Big News Indeed!!!!

🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨

Pumas is joining Northern Indiana FC!

Beginning in the 2026-27 season, NorthWood Soccer Club's travel program, Pumas, is transitioning to become an official development academy of Northern Indiana FC. We will now play under the NIFC Pumas Academy name. Our local Rec and Rec+ programs will stay under the NorthWood Soccer Club umbrella.

Through this affiliation, we are able to provide our players and coaches with enhanced resources and opportunities — all while maintaining full control over our operations, pricing, and club culture. Our club remains a locally-managed, autonomous non-profit.

We are also excited to announce strategic partnerships with the Bremen and Syracuse communities, making Pumas the official travel program in those areas. These partnerships will allow us to accommodate more players, participate in higher-level competitions, and keep our players local at the most affordable prices in the area. Our initial target is to strengthen our U9-U14 age groups with a future vision of adding the U15-U18 age groups in the coming years to be able to provide a full youth player development pathway.

For more information, please visit us at our new website at nifcpumas.com and follow our new page dedicated to NIFC Pumas Academy.

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Tryout Registration is open!

When:
Sunday, June 7th
U9 - 10 Boys & Girls: 2PM - 3:15PM
U11 - U14 Boys & Girls: 3:30PM - 5:00PM

Wednesday, June 10th
U9 - 10 Boys & Girls: 5:30PM - 6:45PM
U11 - U14 Boys & Girls: 7:00PM - 8:30PM

Where:
Wellfield Park, 1200 N Main St, Nappanee, IN 46550

Who:
U9: 8/1/2017 – 7/31/2018
U10: 8/1/2016 – 7/31/2017
U11: 8/1/2015 – 7/31/2016
U12: 8/1/2014 – 7/31/2015
U13: 8/1/2013 – 7/31/2014
U14: 8/1/2012 – 7/31/2013

**New for the 2026-27 season, Indiana Soccer will change to using the player's birthdate to determine their playing age group based on the school year (Aug 1 – July 31). It was previously looking at their birthdate based on the calendar year (Jan 1 - Dec 31).

Learn more about the New Age Group classifications and on our website. You'll also find a handy Age Group Calculator to easily understand which age group your player is classified.

04/30/2026

⚽ NIFC Academy Tryouts Schedule ⚽️

U8–U10 Boys & Girls
Age Groups (by birthdate):

U8: Aug 1, 2018 – July 31, 2020
U9: Aug 1, 2017 – July 31, 2018
U10: Aug 1, 2016 – July 31, 2017

📍 Airport Fields
5200 Nimtz Parkway, South Bend, IN
🗓 June 2

U8 & U9 (Boys & Girls): 6:00–7:00 PM (Check-in: green shed)
U10 (Boys & Girls): 7:15–8:15 PM (Check-in: green shed)

📍 Harris Township Park
10420 Brummitt Road, Granger, IN
🗓 June 4

U8 & U9 (Boys & Girls): 6:00–7:00 PM (Check-in: canopy tent)
U10 (Boys & Girls): 7:15–8:15 PM (Check-in: canopy tent)

U11–U19 Boys & Girls
Age Groups (by birthdate):

U11: Aug 1, 2015 – July 31, 2016
U12: Aug 1, 2014 – July 31, 2015
U13: Aug 1, 2013 – July 31, 2014
U14: Aug 1, 2012 – July 31, 2013
U15: Aug 1, 2011 – July 31, 2012
U16: Aug 1, 2010 – July 31, 2011
U17: Aug 1, 2009 – July 31, 2010
U19: Aug 1, 2007 – July 31, 2009

📍 Airport Fields
5200 Nimtz Parkway, South Bend, IN
🗓 June 8 & 9 (Must attend both days)
(Check-in: green shed)

U19 & U17 (Boys & Girls): 8:00–9:15 AM
U16 (Boys & Girls): 9:30–10:45 AM
U15 (Boys & Girls): 11:00 AM–12:15 PM
U14 & U11 (Boys & Girls): 5:00–6:15 PM
U12 (Boys & Girls): 6:30–7:45 PM
U13 (Boys & Girls): 7:45–9:00 PM

Link for Tryout Registration:
https://playmetrics.com/signup?clubToken=TG9naW4tQ2x1Yi52MS0xNDEzLTE3ODI2Njg1NTh8V3ozaVpMRW1VaVk2WkRaNXBweXI1NGNIMkhvM2hvSlB1WDhjcUgveUs1QT0=&program_id=94531clubToken=TG9naW4tQ2x1Yi52MS0xNDEzLTE3ODI2Njg1NTh8V3ozaVpMRW1VaVk2WkRaNXBweXI1NGNIMkhvM2hvSlB1WDhjcUgveUs1QT0=&program_id=94531