Registration for the 2023 Spring Soccer Season is now underway at https://registration.buzz/barnabas/. Registration will close on Friday March 24, 2023.
League Soccer is competitive soccer, relatively speaking, played amongst other area (mostly Catholic) schools. Players of all skill levels are grouped into two-grade levels (1st/2nd | 3rd/4th | 5th/6th - JV | 7th/8th - Varsity) per league. Kindergarteners get their first chance at competitive soccer with a very friendly league. Coaches will be on the field with the players instructing them on the basics of the beautiful game.
Practices will begin in Mid-March, weather dependent for all those that remember last Spring's wet season. Games begin as early as the last week in March and run until Mid-May with playoffs to follow, with the season lasting until Memorial Day for the younger kids and early June for Varsity. Game days are played upon the coordination of the League, but usually not on Sundays. Coordination with coaches in each grade level will occur to avoid school events for certain grade levels (e.g. First Communion, Graduation, etc.)
The younger groups will play approximately 10-games over an 8-week period. Unlike Fall Soccer, standings are kept and a playoff tournament is played at the end of the season. Last year's playoffs was over a single weekend in May between Mother's Day and Memorial Day. This year, the St. Linus coordinators are considering a longer playoff style. More on that to come. The Kindergarten league does not have playoffs.
The Varsity and JV groups will play approximately 6 games with a short playoff after the regular season. The Varsity Team will participate in St. Alexander's Spring Soccer Tournament too, over the weekend of April 22-23. The schedule for that is still TBD, but I think 3 games are guaranteed. Boys volleyball starts earlier in March and our goal is to schedule soccer games and practices around those competitions. It won't be perfect, but we'll try our best. Volleyball ends earlier than basketball, so there should be no conflicts with St. Barnabas events towards the end of the season and into the playoffs.
Please contact Kevin O'Kelly at saintbarnabassoccer@gmail.com with any questions you might have.
Practices will begin in Mid-March, weather dependent for all those that remember last Spring's wet season. Games begin as early as the last week in March and run until Mid-May with playoffs to follow, with the season lasting until Memorial Day for the younger kids and early June for Varsity. Game days are played upon the coordination of the League, but usually not on Sundays. Coordination with coaches in each grade level will occur to avoid school events for certain grade levels (e.g. First Communion, Graduation, etc.)
The younger groups will play approximately 10-games over an 8-week period. Unlike Fall Soccer, standings are kept and a playoff tournament is played at the end of the season. Last year's playoffs was over a single weekend in May between Mother's Day and Memorial Day. This year, the St. Linus coordinators are considering a longer playoff style. More on that to come. The Kindergarten league does not have playoffs.
The Varsity and JV groups will play approximately 6 games with a short playoff after the regular season. The Varsity Team will participate in St. Alexander's Spring Soccer Tournament too, over the weekend of April 22-23. The schedule for that is still TBD, but I think 3 games are guaranteed. Boys volleyball starts earlier in March and our goal is to schedule soccer games and practices around those competitions. It won't be perfect, but we'll try our best. Volleyball ends earlier than basketball, so there should be no conflicts with St. Barnabas events towards the end of the season and into the playoffs.
Please contact Kevin O'Kelly at saintbarnabassoccer@gmail.com with any questions you might have.