Registration for the 2024 Spring Soccer Season is now underway at our new registration home: TeamSnap. There are important notes all the way to the bottom of this post.
The Spring League Administrators for both leagues have asked for team registrations sooner than last year, so our registration period will be shorter than usual. Please finalize your registration by FRIDAY March 8th.
For those already using TeamSnap, a direct link to the Spring registration is here. https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/2728.
For those who have never used TeamSnap before, there is a great help page on the School Athletics website at: TeamSnap Resources
League Soccer is competitive soccer, relatively speaking. We play against 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.
ALL GRADE LEVELS - There will be indoor practice either Wednesday March 19th, Thursday March 20th, or Monday March 25th at the Evergreen Park Sports Complex on 91st Street. All teams will get some time one of those nights from 6pm to 7pm on one of those nights. More details will be sent as we approach those dates.
Outdoor practices will begin in Mid-March, weather dependent for all those that remember last Spring's wet season.
Games for the younger kids begin after Spring Break (THANKFULLY) and run until Mid-May with playoffs to follow, with the season lasting until Memorial Day for the younger kids and early June for JV and 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 9 games over an 6-week period. Unlike Fall Soccer, standings are kept and a playoff tournament is played at the end of the season. The St. Linus coordinators are again considering a playoff style tournament played the week before Memorial Day. More on that to come. The Kindergarten league does NOT have playoffs.
The Varsity and JV groups will play approximately 7 games (one more than previous seasons) with a short playoff after the regular season (with less teams invited this year though). Games could start as early as Thursday March 20th the league said, which is before Easter, We will try to avoid games during Spring Break and the week of the School Play, but that might make for busy weeks at the end of the season.
TWO last items
First, we are working on having Soccer Pictures, possibly in late March or early April. More details will be provided once teams are set. For those who played Fall Soccer, but aren't playing Spring Soccer, we can arrange pictures for you as well. This is the first time in a while we have done soccer pictures, so we are working on the details. We'll do some better planning heading into next year.
Second, we are planning on a Pack the Field day in May, either the Sunday of First Communion or the Saturday prior to Mother's Day. More on that to come if the schedules work in our favor.
Please contact Kevin O'Kelly at saintbarnabassoccer@gmail.com with any questions you might have.