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Tinley Park Bobcats Recreational Soccer offers coed recreational soccer, including regular season games and an All Star Game/Tournament at the end of each season. Selected players participate in the All Star Game/Tournament after the season.
• Ages: 4–13 years old
• Schedule: Spring season runs April–June and fall season runs August–October, with practices typically 2–3 times per week before the first game and games scheduled Monday through Saturday
The Tinley Park Bobcats organization has been in existence since 1974 and is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization that offers recreational and instructional programs in soccer, baseball, softball, tackle and flag football, cheerleading, and 3-on-3 basketball. The organization also has travel teams for soccer, baseball, and softball, as well as competitive cheerleading teams. Divisions for Tinley Park Bobcats Recreational Soccer are Freshman (PreK4–K, soccer ball size 3), Sophomore (1st and 2nd grade, soccer ball size 4), Junior (3rd, 4th, and 5th grade, soccer ball size 4), and Senior (6th, 7th, and 8th grade, soccer ball size 5). Teams are assigned by a blind draft to eliminate stacking a team, and requests are not guaranteed. Soccer has both spring and fall season programs, and players receive a uniform with registration for both the spring and fall seasons. All players must have shin guards.
The mission of Tinley Park Bobcats Recreational Soccer is to offer a coed recreational soccer program that is primarily devoted to the enjoyment and development of soccer players without an emphasis on travel or high-level competition. The stated purpose of recreational soccer in this program is for participants to have fun, learn the sport, and develop life skills including a lifelong love of the game. Bobcats states that it strives to improve programs and to explore the possibilities of developing new programs to benefit the children of Tinley Park.
The leadership team for the Tinley Park Bobcats organization includes Joe Leigh (President, 2025–2026), Patrick McCarthy (1st Vice President, 2025–2026), Steve Bosco (2nd Vice President, 2025–2026 and interim Travel Soccer Commissioner), Patrick Coyne (Treasurer, 2025–2026), and Candi Johnson (Secretary/PR/Marketing, 2025–2026). Program commissioners include Mike Storrs (Recreational Baseball), Ryan Hoge (Travel Baseball), Tom Simek (Recreational Softball), Richard and Dawn Granata (Challengers Baseball), Troy Vander Wyst (Recreational Soccer), Kevin McKeown (Flag Football), Shanté Jackson and Julie Kuhn (Sideline and Competitive Cheer), and Michelle Matz (3-on-3 Basketball). Additional roles include Lisa Boling as Head Team Mom and Manaal Aldabbagh as Concessions Coordinator.
Last updated May 25, 2026.
• Ages: 4–13 years old
• Schedule: Spring season runs April–June and fall season runs August–October, with practices typically 2–3 times per week before the first game and games scheduled Monday through Saturday
The Tinley Park Bobcats organization has been in existence since 1974 and is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization that offers recreational and instructional programs in soccer, baseball, softball, tackle and flag football, cheerleading, and 3-on-3 basketball. The organization also has travel teams for soccer, baseball, and softball, as well as competitive cheerleading teams. Divisions for Tinley Park Bobcats Recreational Soccer are Freshman (PreK4–K, soccer ball size 3), Sophomore (1st and 2nd grade, soccer ball size 4), Junior (3rd, 4th, and 5th grade, soccer ball size 4), and Senior (6th, 7th, and 8th grade, soccer ball size 5). Teams are assigned by a blind draft to eliminate stacking a team, and requests are not guaranteed. Soccer has both spring and fall season programs, and players receive a uniform with registration for both the spring and fall seasons. All players must have shin guards.
The mission of Tinley Park Bobcats Recreational Soccer is to offer a coed recreational soccer program that is primarily devoted to the enjoyment and development of soccer players without an emphasis on travel or high-level competition. The stated purpose of recreational soccer in this program is for participants to have fun, learn the sport, and develop life skills including a lifelong love of the game. Bobcats states that it strives to improve programs and to explore the possibilities of developing new programs to benefit the children of Tinley Park.
The leadership team for the Tinley Park Bobcats organization includes Joe Leigh (President, 2025–2026), Patrick McCarthy (1st Vice President, 2025–2026), Steve Bosco (2nd Vice President, 2025–2026 and interim Travel Soccer Commissioner), Patrick Coyne (Treasurer, 2025–2026), and Candi Johnson (Secretary/PR/Marketing, 2025–2026). Program commissioners include Mike Storrs (Recreational Baseball), Ryan Hoge (Travel Baseball), Tom Simek (Recreational Softball), Richard and Dawn Granata (Challengers Baseball), Troy Vander Wyst (Recreational Soccer), Kevin McKeown (Flag Football), Shanté Jackson and Julie Kuhn (Sideline and Competitive Cheer), and Michelle Matz (3-on-3 Basketball). Additional roles include Lisa Boling as Head Team Mom and Manaal Aldabbagh as Concessions Coordinator.
Last updated May 25, 2026.
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