Field location issues - Clark Park is not available

Hello Goals Soccer Families, 

    We need to make you aware of a big change for this year’s Goals Soccer season. We were made aware of this problem in early July and have spent the month contacting area cities, schools and a church. We found that Barendse Park in Hubbard is the only option. Apparently, Molalla Middle School is rebuilding their school, which has caused the problem with us using Clark Park at our usual times. We considered changing the time of practice to Wednesdays and games to Saturday evenings at Clark Park but they won’t allow us to paint the fields or leave our goals. We cannot play without lines and goals. 

    Fortunately, Barendse Park is available on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings, except the first 2 Thursdays. We have asked if they will allow us to paint and leave our goals and we will let you know once we have those details. A lot of you will be very familiar with Barendse Park, as it’s the same one used for Homerun Baseball.  We fully understand this will cause unacceptable complications and we are very sorry. For those of you who have already registered and would like a refund, simply let us know. Everything else should be the same as every other season. We know this season will be different and a little more challenging, but at least we will have a season. If we don’t switch to Barendse Park, we would not have a season at all. 

Stay tuned for further details. We will keep you posted as details come in.

Meanwhile, please register and get ready for another great season! 

                                                                                           Thank you! 

                                                                                          Jennifer, Stephanie and Janice

Goals Soccer registration is open!

Hooray! Soccer registration is now open. Please use the following link to register: 

Goals Soccer Registration page

Registration will close when teams are full or on August 20th, whichever comes first. Be sure to register early to ensure a spot on the team! 

Information about the league and details for the season can be found on the website. Be sure you are subscribed to get updates or changes. Sometimes our league's emails go to spam box, so be sure to check there as well to mark our league as safe and in your contacts. 

Feel free to email us if you have any questions that are not addressed on the website. 

Enjoy the summer and we'll see you on the fields in September! 

Stephanie Delano 

Jennnifer Williams

Soccer Registration opens soon!

Registration opening soon

Good news!  Soccer Registration for the 2026 season is set to open on June 18th.

Browse the Goals Homeschool Soccer website to find details about our league.  (Be aware that we are in the process of updating the website, so some info may be last year's info.)

Feel free to invite homeschooling friends to subscribe to the soccer website so they can get up to date information about our league.

Leadership Change 

We have a leadership change this year. After many years of leadership with this league, I am stepping down from the leadership team.  I only have one child still interested/available for soccer, and there are other options for him that are closer to home.  I have thoroughly enjoyed all my years with this league, and I will miss it greatly.

Thankfully, we have great leaders in place to continue running the league. Jennifer Williams has been helping lead this league for many years and has extensive knowledge. Ryan Weedon has also been a huge part of the team, helping mentor our coaches and refs. Steph Delano will be joining the leadership team. She is very skilled in many ways, and she will be a great benefit to the league!  If you have any questions about this change, please contact Jennifer or Steph at goalssoccerleague@gmail.com.

I will be sticking around to help during the transition, so you still might hear from me over email, but I won't be on the field next fall. 

Much love to you all!

Janice Nelson 

We need your help...

Alumni Game TOMORROW

 

Calling all alumni, parents of current players, and any other adults who would like to play soccer.  We will have a soccer game starting around 1pm tomorrow, and another game on Nov 1st.

 

Off Season needs 

We are nearing the end of the season and now is the time to consider off-season needs… 

1  Goals Storage:  we need a place to store all the soccer goals outside Clark Park. The big goals are the priority, but we are thinking all the goals can nestle inside each other so they take less space.  Maybe you have some property and the goals could sit in a corner of your land?

2 Goals Transport: the big goals are very large, and they don't come apart. In the past we have rented a flat bed trailer to transport them.  We are wondering if anyone owns a trailer to help with moving them. It would be ideal to move them on Nov 1st after the last game, when we will have lots of help.  Timing would be around 2:30/3pm.

3  Bin storage:  we have 6 bins that need to be stored.  They are the coach bins, about 12 gallons or 21”x15”x12”.  It would be ideal if they were all stored in the same place. We also have the two line painting machines to store.

4  Field repair:  the new middle school field was great to allow us to expand; however, the field is in bad shape.  Do you have any experience in repairing fields?  We think working on it in the spring may mean it’s ready by the start of the season next fall.  We will also need to check with the high school for permission.  

 

If you have ideas for these needs, please email us at goalssoccerleague@gmail.com 

Lost and Found:  Don’t forget to check the lost and found. We will donate all items at the end of the season so please make sure you check.

End of the Season Party:  Please help your team moms and bring a treat to share.  And, don’t forget to clean up after the party. 

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This has been a fantastic season!  

THANK YOU!

Thank you coaches, asst coaches, refs, team parents, line judges and line painters!

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Soccer update

Alumni Game

Ready to dust off those cleats? 

 

YOU ARE INVITED to join the Alumni soccer games following the high school games on Oct. 25th and Nov. 1st, around 12:20 or 12:30. These games will happen if weather permits and if there are enough people! Of course, bring your cleats, shin guards, and water. We will meet on the big field and organize from there. Please let us know if you have any questions. Spread the word!

 

Who are these alumni games for? Mostly adults - any Homeschool Soccer Alumni and parents of current Homeschool players.

And a reminder - Team Parents, don't forget to pick up your picture supplies tonight at practice!

 

Thank you to all of you who are making this season run so smoothly!

Goals Leadership, Jennifer and Janice 

First game THIS Saturday!

 

Hello Goals Soccer Families.  

Pre-season is almost over and game ONE is this Saturday!  Hurray!!  

Our Game Schedule is now posted on the website. Click here to see the details.

Here are a few things to remember about games…

• Players must wear their jerseys. If you ordered a Youth Small, they are in stock and

  available to pick up at the table near the bathrooms

• Players must wear cleats and shin guards. Shin guards should be worn below the

  soccer socks. OC Locker Room has free cleats and shin guards.

• No jewelry may be worn, referees will be checking prior to the start of games. If your

  daughter has new pierced ears they can be worn but must be covered with medical

  tape prior to play.

• We will have referees and line judges for 9-10, middle school and high school plus 1

  line judge for 8-9.

• All games start at 9:00am at Clark Park, except high school, start time is 10:30.  

• Please arrive at least 15 mins prior to the start of the game for stretching and warmup. 

Line judges have been contacted and will be scheduled soon.  Team parents have also been

contacted.  Both groups have meetings on Thursday. Line Judge training happens promptly at

5:30pm this Thursday. Team Parent meeting happens at 6pm this Thursday. 

All volunteer positions have been assigned.  If you did NOT pay an opt out fee AND have

not been contacted about your position, please stop by the registration table to be added to

the line judge list. 

Lost and Found:  if you see items left on the fields after practice or games, please first deliver

them to the appropriate team box or drop them off at lost and found near the bathrooms. 

OC Locker Room:  you will find cleats, shin guards and socks available and at no cost. They

are open Wednesday and Saturday 8:30-10:00am.  https://theoclockerroom.org

Come by the registration table anytime with questions or concerns. 

See you soon,

Jennifer 304-972-4003 or Janice 503-999-9957

GoalsSoccerLeague@gmail.com

This season is off to a great start!

We've had two practices, and it seems things are going quite smoothly!

We do have the size Youth Small jerseys now, so if you ordered one please come see us before practice in the covered area.  We also bought some Extra Small jerseys - you are welcome to come try them on to see which fits best.

We have practice this evening and on Saturday Sept 13th, 9-11am. NEXT Saturday, Sept 20th, is our first game.

See you tonight!