Soccer

Soccer

Soccer is for children 3 to 18 years old. It is played for 2 outdoor seasons, Fall and Spring. The Fall season runs from early September to mid-November. The Spring season runs from late March to mid-June. Indoor soccer is played in January and February on Saturdays or Sundays.

Rain is not inclement weather. Games will be played unless cancelled due to heavy rain, electrical storms, or field condition. DO NOT assume that games will be cancelled if it is raining or forecast to rain. Check the home page for cancellations.

Soccer on the Hill has a policy regarding players wanting to play in an age bracket higher than their age on the age date of July 31. Click here to see the policy.

Information on Travel and Developmental Soccer opportunities may be found in the Travel & Develop section.

Indoor Soccer 2010

U4/U5/U6 will be Saturdays Jan. 9 - Feb. 27(including holiday weekends) from 10 - 11am at Kendall gym on Gallaudet campus. Please arrive 10 min. before starting time. NOTE: Basketball for the same age group is offered from 9 - 10 am. A separate registration and $30 fee is needed.

Format will be the same as the outdoor sessions. Regular running shoes are required. NO CLEATS are allowed.

Registration is open to all players whether or not they played Fall outdoor soccer. The fee is $30. Kendall students are free.

For questions, contact Larry Kaufer 202-543-4582 or lakaufer@yahoo.com

U7/8 - U16 will be Sundays Jan. 10 through Feb. 28(including holiday weekends) at Kendall gym on Gallaudet campus.

Format is pickup style games by age group. There are no practices. Regular running shoes are required. NO CLEATS are allowed.

Registration is open to all interested players whether or not they played Fall outdoor soccer. The fee is $40. Kendall students are free.

1pm - U7/8 boys and girls.

2 pm - Soccer skils clinic for any U7 - U16 player registered for indoor soccer. Organized by Whitney Minnis, SOTH technical director. Bring your own ball with name written on it.

3 pm - U10 boys and girls.

4 - 6pm - U11 - U16 boys and girls.

Please arrive 10 minutes before starting time.

For U7/8, clinic, or U10 questions, contact Larry Kaufer 202 543 4582 or lakaufer@yahoo.com.

For U11-U16 questions, contact Luis Granados at 202 547 2583 or granadoskerry@yahoo.com.

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Fall Outdoor Soccer 2009

Soccer for U4, U5, U6, U7/8 boys, U10 boys, U8 & U10 girls, and U13 starts Sat. Sept. 12 and ends Nov. 14 except Oct. 10 - Columbus Day weekend.

SFL U11-U15 games start Sept. 12 and end Nov 14 except Oct. 10 - Columbus Day weekend; details at www.sflsoccer.org.

For age group specific information, contact the commissioners as listed to the right.

For general questions, contact Larry Kaufer at 543-4582 or lakaufer@yahoo.com.

Outdoor Soccer 2009 -2010

Age Divisions - House League Teams

(Teams that play other SOTH teams for all games)

Under 4 (U4) and Under 5 (U5) Coed

U4 is for 3 year olds (as of the preceding July 31) and meet from 10:10 to 11:00am on Saturdays at Providence Park (aka X Park).

U5 is for 4 year olds (as of the preceding July 31) and meet from 9:00 to 10:00am on Saturdays at Providence Park (aka X Park).

NOTE: Not all 3 and 4 year olds are ready for soccer related, organized group activities. If in doubt, bring your child for a test run. If they are not ready, try the next season. Discuss any questions with the commissioner.

At this age, activities require ALL parents to be assistant coaches, so come prepared to help and enjoy (re)learning the game with your kids.

Kids are divided into small instructional groups for soccer exercises and drills.

For questions about U4 contact James Gittens at 240-432-8255 or jggittens@hotmail.com.

For questions about U5 contact Deepak Reju at 202-544-4397 or pastordee@gmail.com.

Under 6 (U6) Coed
U6 is for 5 year olds (as of the preceding July 31) and will meet on Saturdays at Watkins ES field from 9:00 to 10:15am. Kids are divided into small coed and girls instructional groups for soccer drills and small-sided scrimmages. U6 Commissioner is Patrick Coyne 202-547-1776 or patrick.coyne@finnegan.com

Under 7/8 (U7-U8) Boys
U7/U8 Boys is for 6-7 year olds (as of the preceding July 31). Girls can also play. Teams are formed either U7 or U8, or mixed U8, depending on the number of kids. House league games are played Saturday mornings at Tyler Field. Practices are one or two evenings a week on Capitol Hill fields. Players are assigned to teams by the U8 Commissioner: Greg Klebes 703-624-1652 or gregklebes@yahoo.com.

Under 8 (U8) Girls

U8 Girls is for 6-7 year old girls (as of the preceding July 31). Teams are formed and house league games are played Saturday mornings at Kingsman Field. Practices are one or two evenings a week on Capitol Hill fields. Players are assigned to teams by the U8 Commissioner: Danilo Pelletiere 202-543-7791 or

dpelleti@earthlink.net

Under 10 (U10) Boys
U10 Boys is for 8-9 year olds (as of the preceding July 31). Girls can also play. Teams are formed and games are played Saturday mornings at Anacostia Park. Practices are one to two evenings per week on Capitol Hill fields. Players are assigned to teams by the U10 Commissioner: Skip Wallace 202-546-4611 or skwall@att.net

Under 10 (U10) Girls

U10 Girls is for 8-9 year old girls (as of the preceding July 31). Teams are formed and games are played at Kingsman Field on Saturday mornings. Practices are one or two evenings a week on Capitol Hill fields. Players are assigned to teams by the U10 Commissioner: Doug Campbell 543-9872 or dougcampbell.soccer@yahoo.com

Under 13 (U13) Coed
U13 Coed is for 10-12 year olds (as of the preceding July 31). Teams are formed and house league games are played Saturday mornings at Anacostia Park. Practices are one to two evenings per week on Capitol Hill fields. U13 Commissioner: Chris Wright 202-547-0097 or game day 202-905-7457.

Suburban Friendship LeagueTeams

Games are usually played on Saturdays, home games around Capitol Hill and away games in Northern Virginia. Check the website: (www.sflsoccer.org) for more information.

2009 teams are U 11, U12, & U13 Girls; U13, U14, and U16 Boys (girls may play).

Practices are two evenings a week on fields around Capitol Hill. There are no try-outs, but families are expected to make a higher level commitment than to house league teams. The Commissioner is Luis Granados 202-547-2583 or granadoskerry@yahoo.com

Under 17–19 (U16 & U19)
Practices are one or two evenings a week at Takoma Park. Games are played around the Metro area. Contact: Adriane Allen 202-374-0821 or allenad31@hotmail.com

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