Soccer Day is only a few days away! Here’s the info you need to know:
AT A GLANCE: Soccer Day will be held on Saturday 9/11 with games beginning at 9 a.m. Your coaches should have forwarded you the tournament schedule, and they are posted on the club website (see below). It is expected that play for the final games will conclude in the early afternoon.
Rain Date Contingency: Please note that the rain date is set for Sunday 9/12 with play starting at 1 p.m., conditions permitting. This will include final games for the U10, U12, U15, and U19 leagues only (there is no rain date for U6 and U8). In the event of a rain cancellation on Saturday, the top two teams will be determined by the league managers (based on the qualifying games results) and the finalist teams will be notified on Saturday.
VOLUNTEERS: We still need many people to help! We’ll need setup crews on Friday night, Food crews during the day on Saturday, and tear-down crews after the games on Saturday. The tournament is a much shorter format this year which makes the volunteer time slots shorter so you won’t miss as much of the action. Please e-mail us to offer your help.
SCHEDULES: Schedules for all games & activities are posted on the website below. Please continue to look on the website for any last minute changes.
Please have your child at his or her team’s assigned field before the scheduled game time. Teams not ready to play at the scheduled starting time risk forfeiting their games.
CONDUCT: While Soccer Day is competitive, we ask that everyone conduct themselves in the same manner as we all expect - please, no yelling at the children or at the referees. Keeping our approach positive will provide the best experience for all involved.
PARKING: We anticipate parking to be difficult this year since we are returning to a one-day format. Please do what you can to carpool or reduce the number of cars that need to be parked in whatever way you can. There is a lot of parking available at the pool lot of the Harleysville Community Center, the baseball lots off Gruber Road, and at Indian Valley Middle School.
Please do NOT park on the grass, in fire lanes, any No Parking areas, or at the Peter Becker Community!
FOOD: There will be food stands at both the Community Center and IVMS fields to help players & fans keep their energy level up between games. Be sure to stop by for some refreshments.
MEDALS: Coaches will distribute medals to their players at the end of the last scheduled game.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Once again we have an opportunity to bless kids in Haiti and Liberia with donations of spare soccer uniforms, spikes, and balls. There will be a large donation box near the refreshment stands. For the U15 and older leagues: Haiti needs uniforms for a whole team. For a poor village to have a soccer team is a real boost for them. It’s a small sacrifice that makes a huge difference! Please ask your team to help out and if you’d be interested in helping with the collection please contact Alex Krail via email at kraila@comastl.net. Thanks so much!
We all look forward to a great day of soccer. Please make sure we can all enjoy the day by doing your part by volunteering and honoring our parking guidelines. Have fun!
