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

Field Update

Hello Goals Soccer Families,

We are very happy to announce we have reserved the fields at Barendse Park in Hubbard and received permission to paint the fields and leave our goals at the park.  This is fantastic news!  

Here is the link for our season schedule:  https://molallahomeschoolsoccer.blogspot.com/p/practice-schedule.html?m=1

We will have a map of the park and locations of each field once we have those details ironed out.  The map will be available to you on our website and at registration on August 31st, our first practice.  

Please note, due to prior park reservations, we are not able to use Barendse Park for the first two Thursday practices; those first 2 practices have been moved to Monday 8/31 and 9/7.  Thursday practices will resume on 9/17 and will continue for the remainder of the season.

Coach's meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 27th at 5:00 at Barendse Park near the playground.  

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.  

Pax,

Goals Leadership 

Jennifer, Stephanie and Janice

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!

Soccer is coming soon!

Our first practice is September 4^th, and it’s right around the corner!

A few changes this year:

-We will NOT have used cleats and equipment this year. We are directing people to go to The OC Locker Room. They have a great selection and everything is free. They are open Wednesday and Saturday mornings – check the website for more info! Theoclockerroom.org

 

-We are adding a field this year, across the street from the parking lot. Our middle school group will play there. This will allow more playing space, without taking any teams to a different location.

 

-We are adding an age group. This is necessary in order to accommodate as many players as possible and also make teams manageable for our coaches. These will be our age groups: 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 9-10, 11-13, 13-18. There will be 2 teams at each age bracket. (Where the age levels overlap we separated the kids mostly based on age) 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.

What to expect:

-During the next couple weeks, watch your email for notification about your volunteer job for the season. If we are not able to put you in the job you chose during registration, we will contact you.

 

-At the first practice, we will have a registration table set up near the bathrooms. 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 September 4^th, and we will be there to register kids as early as 5:15.

 

-At subsequent practices, your children will just go straight to the field they play on.

NOTE: If you know of anyone who is interested in being a referee, we are looking for a ref for the 9-10 age group, and possibly the middle school group. 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 Jennifer if you know of someone who might be interested in refereeing.

As a reminder, here is our upcoming schedule:

 

August 28th 6:30-7:30 ~ Coach's meeting (Clark Park)

September 4th ~ First Practice (Come check in at the registration table!)

Thursday Practices are 5:30-7:30pm (or dusk)

Saturday practices (Sept 6th and 13th) are 9-11am

September 4th 6pm ~ Field Painting training

September 18th 5:30pm ~ Line Judge training

September 18th 6pm ~ Team Parent meeting

September 20th ~ First Game

October 30th ~ Final Practice

November 1st ~ Final Game

 

 

If you have any questions or concerns please contact

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

GoalsSoccerLeague@gmail.com

 

 

Registration is Closed

Registration for Goals Soccer is now closed. Thank you to everyone who signed up. We have full teams and the right amount of players for our fields.

When we opened sign ups back in May, we expected we might need to close registration early, as noted on our registration page.

We are looking forward to a fantastic season! If you missed registration this year, we look forward to seeing you next year. 

As always, please contact our leadership team with any concerns.

Jennifer 304-972-4003

Janice 503-999-9957  

GoalsSoccerLeague@gmail.com

Change in Leadership

 

Pedro and Joy Cruz, after many years of being in charge of this league, have decided to step away from their leadership role. Their soccer loving high schooler has graduated high school, and their younger children have other interests, so it makes sense for them to let others take on the leadership of the league. But do not worry, they are sticking around and making sure things are not missed in the transition. And you might very well still see their smiling faces on the field a few times this season.

Please join me in thanking them for all the work they did for the league!!!  Pedro and Joy, you did so much for this league and we are SO grateful!

We are in good shape for this transition. Pedro, Joy, Jennifer, and Janice have all been working together for several years on the leadership team, so things should continue seamlessly as Jennifer and Janice continue leading this league.  We have been working behind the scenes to prepare for this season, and we are looking forward to seeing you on the field! If you have any questions or concerns, or if you would like to discuss how you can help on the leadership team, please feel free to contact Jennifer Williams 304-972-4003 or Janice Nelson 503-999-9957

We also have a brand new email address for the league. Both Jennifer and Janice will have access to this email address, so please use this to contact us with any questions or concerns! GoalsSoccerLeague@gmail.com

Also, registration closes on August 22nd, so if you haven't registered yet, now's the time!  Click here to get to the registration page.

Soccer Registration Open

 

Soccer Registration is now open!  

Use the following link to register:

ACTIVE | Goals Soccer

Visit the Goals Homeschool Soccer website to find details about our league. Make sure you are subscribed to the blog so that you get all the updates (subscribe at upper left corner of the website).

Goals Soccer : Registration

Our league has grown, and we are exploring the idea of adding the use of another field, which is close to Clark Park, for Thursday practices, possibly for our teens. We plan on having all Saturday games at Clark Park.

As always, let us know if you have any questions that are not answered on the website.

Have a GOOD summer, and we look forward to seeing you in the fall!!

 

Pedro and Joy Cruz, 503-545-7949

Jennifer Williams

Janice Nelson

Soccer registration for 2025

 

Soccer Registration for the 2025 season is set to open on May 30th.

Use the following link to register on or after May 30th:

Click here to register

Visit the Goals Homeschool Soccer website to find details about our league:

https://molallahomeschoolsoccer.blogspot.com

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

A reminder email will be sent out before the opening of registration with the link again.

Let us know if you have any questions that are not answered on the website.

Have a GOOD rest of the school year!!!

 

Pedro and Joy Cruz (503-545-7949)

Janice Nelson

Jennifer Williams