End of Season!

Hello families, 

What a great season! Thank you to everyone who made this possible!

A couple things to wrap up the season:

-NEW LEADERSHIP POSITION - we are in need of 1-2 people to join the leadership team! Two of the three ladies on the leadership team might not be able to do it next year, so we need to replace those positions. You don't have to know anything about soccer to help - we have duties like website maintenance, blog posts, spreadsheet work, registration, setting up teams, organizing all the stuff, communication, equipment maintenance, etc. With several of us working together it isn't a huge burden on any of us, and we have a lot of fun! Responsibilities mostly start in August, and the work slows down a bit once the season has started. Please pray about it and reach out to us at goalssoccerleague@gmail.com to let us know of your interest. We are just moms who love this league and want to make sure it continues!

-LOST AND FOUND - please see attached pictures of the remaining lost and found items. I will hold everything for a week or so, and anything that hasn't been spoken for will be donated or used by the league next year. Contact Janice Nelson 503-999-9957

 

See you next year! Make sure you are subscribed to our blog to get updates, and watch for registration to open next May/June!

GOALS Leadership

Jennifer, Steph, and Janice 

Lost & Found

 Hello families! 

We have accumulated a LOT of lost and found items - enough for two totes at this point. 

Please check this evening, preferably in the daylight, to see if any of your family's things are there. We have soccer balls, clothing, water bottles, shoes and even a folding chair. Attached is one clothing photo, but there is a lot more! 

Thanks! 

-Goals leadership

Keys found

 Hello soccer families!

We found a set of keys after today's games. Are they yours? Please email us at goalssoccerleague@gmail.com to claim and coordinate. 

Various information for game week and more

 Hello Goals soccer families! 

We have a few bits of information to share as we head into the game season: 

1. From now until the end of the season, all practices will be on Thursdays from 5:30-7:30pm. No more Mondays! There has been some confusion because back in June we accidentally had incorrect information on the website. Our apologies! 

It will be getting dark earlier and our coaches can decide to end practice when they feel that it's too dark to practice as the season continues. 

2. Games start this Saturday, the 19th, at 9am. Please have your kiddos wear their jerseys, cleats and shin guards and bring water. 

The high schoolers will be on a rotating schedule of double headers. We will have this schedule released soon. 

3. If you cannot attend a practice or game, please let your coach know ahead of time. 

4. Pictures will continue this Thursday at practice. Please wear your jersey and be ready. 

5. There will be a Team Parent meeting this Thursday at 6:00 at the registration table in front of the playground. 

6. There will be a Referee training directly following practice. This will be led by Coach Weedon. 

7. There will be a Line Judge training on Thursday at 5:30. This schedule will be released soon as we finalize the game schedule. 

8. There will be a leadership opening starting next season. If this is something you are interested in, please see or email Jennifer Williams or Janice Nelson to discuss. 

Air Quality - but practice is on!

 Hi everyone!

We are acknowledging that we know the air quality isn't good today. Each of us on leadership has looked at their local levels, as well as the levels at Hubbard and have made the decision to continue with the first day of practice. AQI in Hubbard is about 52 and not forecasted to get more than a number or two higher for the rest of the evening. 

You are welcome to make the decision to keep your family at home today. We will still have registration on Saturday as well. 

Stephanie Delano

Jennifer Williams

Janice Nelson

First Soccer Practice is TODAY!!

 

Today is our first day of soccer!!

August 31st, 5:30-7:30 at Barendse Park in Hubbard (NOT Clark Park)

 

-Bring to every practice:  water bottle, cleats, shin guards, soccer ball, jersey

 

-If you need cleats and shin guards, The OC Locker Room is a great resource. They have a great selection and everything is free. They are open Wednesday and Saturday mornings – check the website for more info! Theoclockerroom.org

 

-These are our age groups this year: 4-5, 6-8, 8-10, 10-11, 12-13, 13-18. There will be 2 teams at each age bracket, except for the oldest group, which will be separated into 3 teams. (Once the season begins, there may be situations where a child needs to move to a different age bracket, and we’ll address those on a case by case basis.)

 

-At the first practice, we will have a registration table set up near the playground. You’ll check in with us and get name tags, jerseys (if needed), and find out which field your children are playing on. Practice starts at 5:30 on August 31st, and we will be there to register kids as early as 5:15.

NOTE: If you know of anyone who is interested in being a referee, we are still looking for a few refs for ages 10+. If you are a parent, it would fulfill your volunteer job for the league. If you are not a parent, the league will give a stipend for being a referee. Contact us if you know of someone who might be interested in refereeing.

As a reminder, here is our upcoming schedule:

 

August 31st (Monday) First Practice 5:30pm-7:30pm - Check in at the registration table!

August 31st 6pm Field Painting training

September 5th (Saturday) - 9am-11am Practice

September 7th (Monday) - 5:30pm-7:30pm Practice

 September 12th (Saturday) - 9am-11am Practice

Starting September 17th, PRACTICES continue every Thursday, 5:30pm-7:30pm.

Starting September 19th, GAMES continue every Saturday morning (game time TBD)

 

September 17th 5:30pm Line Judge training

September 17th 6pm Team Parent meeting

September 19th First Game

October 29th Final Practice

October 31st Final Game

 

If you have any questions or concerns please contact

Jennifer 304-972-4003, Steph 607-742-5567 or Janice 503-999-9957

GoalsSoccerLeague@gmail.com

 Hello Goals Community,

Registration has closed and we are working on creating our rosters and assigning our coaches and team parents.

We are a little short on coaches and very short on team parents. The 4-5 year old team needs two coach volunteers and we are short a lot of team parents!

Please consider if this is something that you can do. We can move team parents around, so it’s not definitive which teams need assistance. Please email us at goalssoccerleague@gmail.com if you are willing to take on either of these roles.

If you’re unsure what being a team parent entails, we will provide information on what is the description of this job and answer any questions you may have as they come up. Overall, it includes team communication, making sure photos of the players gets taken (but you can ask for someone else on the team to do this as well) that their scrapbook page gets made (and you can ask for help with this from other parents on the team), and planning a small party for the kids at the end of the season.

In addition, our field coordinator, Ryan Weedon, is asking for help to measure and mark the fields at this new location. Teens and adults are welcome to assist with this. This is planned for August 29^th around 9am. Please email us if you are able to come and assist with this so we know how many are planning to come.

Thank you for considering. As always, we can’t do this without you!

Stephanie Delano

Janice Nelson

Jennifer Williams