NEWS & NOTICES:

- Upcoming events, game-day cancellations, and other announcements
- LIVE ANIMATED RADAR MAP BELOW from Weather Underground; HIT 'REFRESH' FOR UPDATES

SUMMER SOCCER:

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

 

- 2nd Day of Try-outs for 2009-2010 Travel Soccer: 8 July 2009, 5:30 pm; contact Ed Neumann: Jaylantt@aol.com

 

- The Soccer Schools at Depauw University, 12-19 July 2009:--Register 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 U-8 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.

SEASON SCHEDULE (Fall 2009); please arrive 15 min. before all scheduled games

- 7 July: Fall Registration opens online
- 10 Aug: Registration deadline at the standard fee ($50)
- 17 Aug: Late-fee Registration deadline ($60)
- 30 Aug: 1 pm: equipment sorting and field preparation (need volunteers!); 4 pm: coaches meeting
- 31 Aug (week of): PRACTICES BEGIN

- 12 Sept: Game #1; COACHES ARRIVE 20 min. EARLY TO PICK UP JERSEYS
- 19 Sept: Game #2; PHOTO DAY FOR U-6 AND U-14; ARRIVE 1 hr. BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED GAME (print out photo order here!)
- 26 Sept: game #3; PHOTO DAY FOR U-8 AND U-10; ARRIVE 1 hr. BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED GAME (print out photo order here!)
- 3 Oct: Game #4; ALTERNATE PHOTO DAY
- 10 Oct: Game #5
- 17 Oct: Game #6

- 24 Oct: NO SCHEDULED GAMES (FALL BREAK); MAKE-UP DAY FOR RAIN-OUTS

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

AGE GROUPS (approximate) FOR FALL 2009; adjustments are made for same-team siblings

U-6: birthdays between 11-1-03 and 5-30-06
U-8: birthdays between 11-1-01 and 10-31-03
U-10: birthdays between 5-1-99 and 10-31-01
U-14: birthdays between 11-1-94 and 4-30-99

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 P. Foss directly (pfoss@depauw.edu; 765-653-0844) 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.