NEWS & NOTICES:

- Upcoming events, game-day cancellations, and other announcements
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SUMMER SOCCER:

- Challenger British Soccer Camp, 21-25 June 2010:--See photos from the 2009 camp

- Register for the Challenger Camp HERE.

PARTICIPATING:

-To become a certified referee for U.S. Soccer (including PCYSA games),

visit the Indiana State Referee Committee registration site for upcoming clinics.

 

Required Equipment and behavior for all practices and games:

- Soccer cleats or tennis shoes (NOT baseball cleats, with the spike at the toe).

- Shin guards (available at the PCYSA concession stand for $2 for U8 and younger).

- Long soccer socks pulled over the shin guards.

- No jewelry, watches, etc. (taping over jewelry is not permissible).

- Make sure the kids have water/sports drink, sun screen, and clothing appropriate to the weather!
- Absolutely NO HANGING or CLIMBING ON THE GOALS AT ANY TIME.

- MAP of fields at the Sports Park: here.

RECREATIONAL SEASON SCHEDULE (Spring 2010); please arrive 15 min. before all scheduled games.

- 3 Feb: Spring Registration opens online for the Recreational League. Click here for RecPlus (Travel) soccer.

- 27 Feb: PCYSA Skills Clinics at the DePauw Indoor Tennis and Track Facility; 4-5 pm (girls); 5-6 pm (boys); open to everyone; tips and tricks from NCAA coaches and players!
- 5 Mar: Registration deadline at standard fee ($50); click on 'Registration' tab above.

- 12 Mar: Late-fee registration deadline ($60); no forms accepted after March 12.
- 28 Mar: 1 pm: equipment sorting and field preparation (need volunteers!); 4 pm: coaches meeting; 5 pm: coaching clinic with Page Cotton of DePauw University
- 29 Mar (week of): PRACTICES BEGIN

- 10 Apr: Game #1; COACHES ARRIVE 20 min. EARLY TO PICK UP JERSEYS
- 17 Apr: Game #2; PHOTO DAY FOR U8 AND U10; ARRIVE 1 hr. BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED GAME (print out photo order here!)
- 24 Apr: Game #3; PHOTO DAY FOR U6 AND U14; ARRIVE 1 hr. BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED GAME (print out photo order here!)
- 1 May: Game #4; POSSIBLE ALTERNATE PHOTO DAY
- 8 May: Game #5; POSSIBLE ALTERNATE PHOTO DAY
- 15 May: Game #6

- 22 May: Game #7; U6 COACHES only ARRIVE 20 min. EARLY TO PICK UP AWARDS AT CONCESSION STAND; TURN IN EQUIPMENT AFTER THE GAME.

- 29 May: End-of-Season Tournament for U8, U10, and U14; COACHES ARRIVE 20 min. EARLY TO PICK UP AWARDS AT CONCESSION STAND; TURN IN EQUIPMENT AT END OF DAY.

AGE GROUPS (approximate) FOR SPRING 2010 ; adjustments are made for same-team siblings

U6: birthdays between 6-1-04 and 12-31-06
U8: birthdays between 6-1-02 and 5-31-04
U10: birthdays between 12-1-99 and 5-31-02
U14: birthdays between 6-1-95 and 11-30-99

COMMUNITY-BASED TEAMS
- Communities (e.g. Cloverdale, Bainbridge, Reelsville, Coatesville, etc.) who can fill teams (and provide coaches) for certain age groups are welcome to apply to have 'local squads' which would practice at facilities in their own communities, though all games would still be played on Saturday mornings at Big Walnut Sports Park. Contact Scott Parsons directly (srparsons1@gmail.com; 765-247-9992) if you are interested in forming such community-based teams in future seasons. We try to find ways to save parents time and fuel, and build local traditions, if we can.

REC PLUS (TRAVEL) SOCCER
- As of Spring 2009, we will be participating solely in the West Central Suburban Soccer Federation (WCSSF), which includes teams from areas such as Mill Creek, Plainfield, Avon, Speedway, Lebanon, and Brownsburg.Teams will play either in U-14 (11/side) or U-12 (8/side) divisions of girls or boys (the boys league accepts mixed teams). The Rec Plus (Travel) Coordinator isEd Neumann at: 765-719-1327 (putnam_panthers@yahoo.com); contact him for registration; practices begin in February at DePauw University's Indoor Tennis and Track facility.

INDIANA YOUTH SOCCER AGE GROUPS FOR REC PLUS (TRAVEL), 2009-10 and 2010-11:

2009-10 (Fall-Spring):
U-12: birthdays between 8-1-97 and 7-31-00
U-14: birthdays between 8-1-95 and 7-31-97

2010-11 (Fall-Spring):
U-12: birthdays between 8-1-98 and 7-31-01
U-14: birthdays between 8-1-96 and 7-31-98