Return to Soccer Protocols – Key Reminders

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As the Fall season winds down, we want to thank you for your commitment to ensuring our young athletes have been able to continue to participate in soccer.

We are incredibly grateful and proud of every coach, parent, referee and administrator who have not only adapted to game modifications, additional safety measures and an increased administrative load, but have committed to providing safe, inclusive, affordable and fun environment for our Pepperell Soccer families. THANK YOU!

Below is a quick video with reminders of protocols to help mitigate the risk of COVID-19:

Fall Soccer is Back – Registration is Open!

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As many of you know the Board of Directors of Pepperell Soccer has been working to bring soccer back in a safe and healthy manner since early this summer.
After the summer clinics, the PYSL Board needed to decide about the fall season. Based on guidelines presented by Mass Youth Soccer, the PYSL Board voted unanimously to keep the entire Pepperell Soccer program within our borders and not participate in a Nashoba Valley Youth Soccer League (NVYSL) schedule. This is not a decision that we took lightly but feel
that this is the best path forward as a responsible community partner.
The final details are still being worked out, but
the fall season for Grades 3-8 will have the following framework:
1.     All age groups (3/4, 5/6, 7/8) will be split into Coed Teams of similar size.
2.    Format will be small sided games (6v6 or 7v7) to ensure we can meet the capacity and spacing guidelines.
3.   Games will be played in Pepperell on Saturdays and teams will have one practice
during the week.
4.   All COVID-19 guidelines put forward by Mass Youth Soccer will be adhered to. The current guidelines may be found at mayouthsoccer.org/returntosocceractivitiespdf/
We are planning to play up to 8 games this fall with the first games tentatively scheduled for Saturday September 12th. In order for us to succeed in getting this season started, we need to understand how many participants we will have.
Our In-Town U6 and U8 seasons will also be taking place this fall, with first games scheduled for Sunday September 13th.
Registration is currently open and space for the Fall program may be limited. Please sign up at https://www.pepperellsoccer.org/register/ at your earliest convenience.
We intend to hold player evaluations and placements after the fall season in hopes of participating in an NVYSL travel season in the spring of 2021
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us, we are also planning to hold an information session once we finalize more of the details.

Summer Program 2020

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Registration for the summer clinics is now open.  As a reminder – this program is only available for players that will be in our grade 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 age groups headed into the fall 2020 school year.
Capacity for these clinics is limited by regulations and will not allow for spectators at any age group.  Success of this program will require a partnership between families, players, coaches, and the Pepperell Soccer board, so please review the details provided in the link below.
Procedures, details and registration can be found here:

COVID19 Update

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Dear Parents,

I want to open this letter with sincere gratitude for your patience since we first announced that Pepperell Soccer would be suspending all soccer related activities. We also appreciate so many of you taking the time to thoughtfully respond to the recent survey we put out a few weeks ago.

We’ve been closely monitoring the situation and on Thursday 4/30 The Board of Directors for Pepperell Soccer held a special teleconference meeting and has reached the decision to not participate in a planned schedule of travel games or in-town games for the Spring of 2020.

This decision has resulted in 3 options as we go forward:
Default: If you do nothing by May 31st, a family credit will be applied to your Sports Manager Account
Option 2: Families can request a refund by May 31st by contacting me directly using “Refund” in the email subject. (president@pepperellsoccer.org) and provide the player’s name and age group (eg u6,u8, 3/4 , etc)
Option 3: Families may choose to contribute their registration fee as a charitable donation to PYSL. You can contact me by May 31st using “Donation” in the subject (president@pepperellsoccer.org)

For those families that have ordered uniforms, they will be available by the end of this week. Details and logistics on how to get them will be coordinated individually with those families.

The mission of Pepperell Soccer is and will continue to be, to provide a safe and healthy environment for all children in the town of Pepperell to participate. With that mission in mind we will continue to work on ideas and programs that could be offered to the kids interested if it is safe to do so. Any announced programs we could offer will need to be in compliance with safety regulations, so we will continue to monitor the situation and guidelines that are provided.

Please continue to stay safe and positive

Sincerely,

David White
President – Pepperell Youth Soccer

Welcome to the Fall 2019 Season!

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We are super-excited to kick-off our Fall 2019 Season! Schedules will be available on August 30th.

Travel team (Grade 3/4 and above) coaches will be reaching out regarding practices soon. The first games of the season start on Saturday, September 7th.

In-Town U6/U8 teams have their first games on Sunday, September 8th. U8 practices will begin the week of September 2nd.

In-Town U4 starts on Friday, September 6th.

Our dedicated team of volunteers is working hard behind the scenes to ensure all of our players, coaches, and families have a safe and successful fall season. See you on the fields!

Fall Clinics for Coaches and Players

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Coach Sean will be conducting clinics this fall on the following schedule this fall season:

Coaches Clinic: Tuesday, Sept 3 from 5:30pm-7pm on Glow Fields

U6/U8 Players Clinic: Wednesdays, 5pm-6pm, Sept 4 – Oct 2 on Leao Fields

U10 Players Clinic: Wednesdays, 6pm-7pm, Sept 4 – Oct 2 on Leao Fields