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Midwest clubs by wcnitz

Midwest United, Wolves, Indiana Fire, Chicago Fire. I was most impressed with Indiana Fire, but every time I've seen one of their teams I've been impressed.

One thing that was odd - seems like they're still figuring out competition rules. 2x35 is pretty standard for that age grouping, but it was 2x40 and one of the coaches said the game they had in Indiana the day before they played 3x30. U13 kids should not be playing 3x30 at all, let alone on schedules that have them playing on consecutive days. Especially since they have limited substitution moments.