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!