Sign-up for the 2024 Fall Soccer Season is close to being underway at the regular registration page - https://www.stbarnabasparish.school/apps/pages/athleticregistration
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About Fall Soccer
Saturday Soccer is our In-house "Coffee" League for beginner players. The aim of the program is to introduce kids to soccer if they have never kicked a soccer ball or to begin to develop skills for those that might have taken a camp or two in their early years. For parents, it is a great place to meet other new parents to Barnabas. Parents are somewhat involved in these sessions, either as a season team leader or a "coach" for some weeks. No soccer experience is needed, just a bit of patience. It is very informal, but a lot of fun and it is the only sports activity in the Fall for our youngest Buckeyes. The Coffee League kicks off on the Saturday after Labor Day and runs until mid-October, weather dependent. Rotating weekly sessions begin at 8:30am / 9:30am at the field behind the Convent. The times might change a little, but we will certainly stick with AM.
League Soccer is competitive soccer, relatively speaking, played amongst other area schools. Players of all skill levels are grouped into two-grade levels (1st/2nd | 3rd/4th | 5th/6th - JV | 7th/8th - Varsity) per league.
1st and 2nd Graders will play approximately 6 games on Tuesdays with weekly practices on Thursday or Saturday AM over a 6-week period with no playoffs. 3rd and 4th Graders will play approximately 10-games over a 6-week period on Wed, Fri, and Sat AM at 9:00am, again with no playoffs in the Fall.
JV and Varsity Teams will play 6-7 games with a short playoff after the regular season if we qualify with practices beginning the week before school starts. Games begin around Labor Day and the season lasts until the later part of October.
Please contact Kevin O'Kelly at saintbarnabassoccer@gmail.com with any questions you might have. If you are not subscribed to our mailing list, a QR code is on the right side of this page, scrolling down just a bit.