2022 Fall Soccer Update - Sept 16, 2022

IMPORTANT NOTE: It seems like the last few email messages have gone to the Spam folder for a lot of recipients.  Two emails were sent today to email addresses provided at registration - one for Coffee League and one for League.  If you did not receive those messages, please check your Spam folder and add the saintbarnabassoccer@gmail.com to your contacts if you haven't already done so.  Thanks.

Week 2 of the Coffee League is tomorrow morning.  For the Pre-K and Kindergarten teams, the session is flipped from last Saturday.  Team 3, Team 4, Team 7, and Team 8 will play at 8:30a while Team 1, Team 2, Team 5, and Team 6 will play at 9:30a. 

Coffee League participates from Grades 1-3 will still start at 9am.  No changes there.


2022 League Soccer

Varsity and Junior Varsity started off with wins in the opening games, but both suffered defeats in their second games.  Varsity plays tonight at 5:30, while the JV team kicks off early tomorrow at 9:00am.  Both games are at Park 581 (the St. Walter's Field). The full schedule for all league teams can be found in the links at the top of any page of the Blog. 


2022 Coffee League

It will still be warm tomorrow, so whether you bring your own coffee, tea, water, or other is up to you.  We intend to provide coffee and snacks one more time at the end of the season. We will announce that in advance.  If you would like to coordinate with some parents on the respective teams to bring drinks or snacks each week, go for it.

Uniforms have arrived and will be distributed prior to tomorrow's sessions. 

Rules of safety in all leagues include the following: All children should have shin guards in order to play.  Cleats are not required or expected.  Gym shoes are perfectly fine.  If plastic spikes are worn, they must be soccer cleats. Baseball or football cleats with a spike at the top of the shoe are prohibited.  So are metal cleats. All jewelry is also prohibited including earrings.  Younger children can cover new earrings with tape, but the best rule of thumb is that if ears aren't pierced before the season starts, it's best to wait until afterwards. 


KICS Super Saturday

In previous years, Chicago KICS Football Club has hosted a fall training session for our youth players. This weekend session is a sample of programming offered by KICS in their camps and club teams for youth soccer development.  Once the program is finalized, we will have a separate, free sign-up. For early interest, please contact Kevin O'Kelly at saintbarnabassoccer@gmail.com with any questions you might have. 

2022 Fall Soccer - Kickoff

After a full summer to rest their weary legs and enough time to recruit new Pre-school and Kindergarten All-Stars, St. Barnabas Buckeyes Soccer is back in action this first week of September!

2022 League Soccer

All of our 1st/2nd Grade teams opened the Fall Most Holy Redeemer League season on Tuesday night.  Beautiful weather and full squads had Buckeyes fans cheering.  The 3rd/4th grade season kicked off tonight and 7 of our 8 teams play on Saturday, including the Varsity and Junior Varsity opening games.  The full schedule can be found at the Schedule link at the top of the page of the St. Barnabas Soccer Blog. 

2022 Coffee League

The weather is still warm so coffee might not be necessary, but it is still early enough on a Saturday morning to enjoy a cup of joe while watching our newest and youngest players kick off for the first time.  We will have Afro Joe's Coffee tomorrow morning for adults and donut packs for kids after their games tomorrow.

Teams were distributed earlier this week and the schedules for those teams are listed on the Coffee League page at the top of this page.  The Coffee League season will run through mid-October. 

Uniforms have arrived but they were only for league soccer.  The Coffee League shirts will be here next week.  For tomorrow, please just wear shorts and a t-shirt - any color is fine.  

Rules of safety in all leagues include the following: All children should have shin guards in order to play.  Cleats are not required or expected.  Gym shoes are perfectly fine.  If plastic spikes are worn, they must be soccer cleats. Baseball or football cleats with a spike at the top of the shoe are prohibited.  So are metal cleats. All jewelry is also prohibited including earrings.  Younger children can cover new earrings with tape, but the best rule of thumb is that if ears aren't pierced before the season starts, it's best to wait until afterwards. 


KICS Super Saturday

In previous years, Chicago KICS Football Club has hosted a fall training session for our youth players.  This weekend session is a sample of programming offered by KICS in their camps and club teams for youth soccer development.  Once the program is finalized, we will have a separate, free sign-up.  For early interest, please contact Kevin O'Kelly at saintbarnabassoccer@gmail.com with any questions you might have. 


We look forward to seeing everyone at the parks over the next 6 weeks. See everyone  bright and early tomorrow morning!