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| Raymond Youth Soccer is tentatively scheduled to start on Sept. 12 and will run for seven weeks. A link to register online is now available by visiting their website. FILE PHOTO |
The
season for Raymond Youth Soccer is nearing once again and registration is now open
for players.
According
to Mark Anderson, Raymond Youth Soccer director, grade groupings for players
will be reorganized this year and COVID-19 precautions will be used for safety.
“We are reorganizing
the grade groupings,” Anderson said. “The new grade groupings will help to align
soccer with other sport grade groupings, match our groups with surrounding
towns, help even out size and maturity among players, and keep elementary
school and middle school kids together.”
He said that Raymond Youth Soccer will follow
national recommendations for soccer play, including extra hand washing stations
provided.
“When registering please select "pay by
check," Anderson said. “Once we are able to confirm that the season will
proceed as planned then you will be able to log back in and pay by credit card
or send a check.”
Age divisions include Pre-K and Kindergarten (coed); Grades 1 and 2
(coed); Grades 3 and 4 (boys and girls teams); and Grades 5 and 6 (boys and
girls teams).
The cost to play
is $30 to $40 plus a shirt if needed. Players may reuse
shirts from previous season.
“The season is scheduled to start Sept. 12
and runs for seven weeks,” Anderson said. “Pre-K through Grade 2 teams practice
and play on Saturday mornings. Teams from Grade 3 to 6 play on Saturday mornings
with one or two practices during the week.”
Anderson said teams in Pre-K through Grade 2
will play at the Agawam fields off
Route 85. Grades 3 to 6 teams will alternate between playing at Agawam and the
Lake's Region school fields on Kansas Road.
“Anyone can sign-up and scholarships are
available for families in need,” he said. “There is no cost difference for out-of-town
families.”
He said that that Raymond Youth Soccer has many coaching and volunteering opportunities
available in coaching, field painting, concession stand, uniforms, and administration.
“All our programs
are run by volunteers, many have been with us for years and are stepping down because
their kids aged out,” Anderson said. “We need the next generation of parents to
step up and fill these roles so that we can keep programs running.”
If you have questions about the soccer registration, please send an email to raymondrecsoccer@gmail.com <
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