Dub Town Soccer Club To Hold Youth Tryouts in January
- Real Change Wilmington
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"Even if you don't know [anything] about soccer, you can see how much joy [the kids] have playing... The positivity around the field, and around the stadium is so big," stated Joshua Perez, Founder and Coach of Dub Town Soccer Club, a club soccer team for children in Clinton County. Perez's passion for soccer goes beyond the club team, as he also helps coach the Wilmington High School soccer team. Perez stated, "You unify people of every size, shape, culture, age... and it's very rarely a sport that does that."
Prior to starting the club, Perez founded the Dub Town Soccer Academy with Benny Spirk, providing lessons to over 200 children. After his own son excelled in community recreation soccer, Perez started the club team to provide a place for his son and others to grow.
The club team plays roughly eight other teams in the region through the Miami Valley Youth Soccer Association. Their fall 2025 team was made up of 16 students from a combination of Clinton Massie Local Schools, East Clinton Local Schools, Hillsboro City Schools, Miami Trace Local Schools, Wilmington Christian Academy, and Wilmington City Schools.
Perez shared that Dub Town Soccer Club provides a positive, supportive environment, where players are given "freedom of expression" and encouraged to embrace their creativity on the field.
Tryouts for spring U11 and U12 teams will be on January 14 and 15, 2026, from 6pm to 8pm at the Wilmington College indoor field. Children born between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2015, may try out. Perez hopes to have 24 players to fill two teams. The current cost to participate is $350.
Learn more on the Real Change Wilmington Podcast, or Dub Town's Facebook or Instagram pages.
