Off to a Great Start
This season is off to a great start! Thanks to everyone for helping these first practices run so smoothly!
We
have a record number of kids that signed up this year. We had enough
6-8 kids that we created 4 teams in that age group, and added a field.
The older kids were a little more tricky, and our amazing coaches were
tasked with the difficult job of sorting and arranging these kids into
manageable teams, while utilizing the same space we've always used. Not
an easy job, but they have had such wonderful attitudes about it. Huge
thanks to our fantastic coaches!
Because
we have so many kids, the coaches have decided to create another age
group of teams. Basically, they are dividing the 12-18 group of kids up
into an older group and a younger group, and pulling a few of the older
9-11 kids to ease the numbers we have in that age group. So we will
end up with these approximate age categories: 9-11, 12-13, and 14-18.
As always, there is some overlap in ages due to differences in skill and
temperament of kids. The leadership has reached out to families
that are affected by this shift. Please
communicate with the leadership team with ANY concerns, and please be
gracious with all of us as we deal with these growing pains.
One
important note, this change means that the 12-13 and 14-18 coaches might need additional help, as they are spread a little more thin. Parents, please be aware and offer to help out if
the coaches need some support. And please contact your coach if you
could be a fill-in if the coach can't be there for a game.
LOST
and FOUND: You may have noticed that we have a lost and found bin that is next to the
bathrooms at each practice and game. If you are the last on one of the
fields, please do a quick scan for things left behind and put them in
the box. If the box is gone, please take the items home and put them in
the lost and found bin at the next practice. Thank you!
Important Dates:
Sept 14th 9am-11am regular practice
Sept 19th 5:45pm Line Judge Training (during practice) - Meet Jennifer at the table near the bathrooms
Sept 21st FIRST GAME!
Our game schedule is posted on the website under the GAME SCHEDULE tab. Here's a link: Goals Soccer : Game Schedule (molallahomeschoolsoccer.blogspot.com) The coaches are still working on dividing each age group into fair teams. Final team rosters will be available next week!
Any questions? Please contact us
Pedro and Joy Cruz 503-545-7949
Jennifer Williams
Janice Nelson