Challenge Tryouts....This Saturday!
Girls Challenge Team Tryouts will take place this coming Saturday June 1st at 4:00 pm -Brookcove fields.

Challenge teams are competitiative play with various local challenge teams. Teams are all girl - no coed play. Registration costs will be same as recreation play, with added fees only for referee and extra tournament fees. There is no extra uniform or tryout fee.

Girls come ready to play soccer. Please wear a jersey with a number on it. (any past team/color jersey will do as long as it has a number printed on the back.) Bring a ball and plenty of water/gatorade too. Hope to see lots of our young ladies there!

If you have questions email Mike O'Leary- challenge coordinator.

Awards Dayis coming up soon on Sunday, May 19th, 2:00 pm, at our fields.  
We will be serving up hotdogs with the trimmings, and are asking each team to bring the item assigned below.

U6 teams :  12 packs of cold water, soda or "drink pouches"
U8 teams:   dessert
U10 teams:  side dishes
U13 teams:  any item from the above list

This is a fun time for everyone, so please join us!

Don't forget to code our weather line into your phone and check it on Saturday mornings for any cancellations, delays or changes to games!    336.777.6100

Picture Day May 9th for these teams playing on Thursday. Coaches please have your teams there 30 minutes prior to gametime READY to shoot team photos. Individual photos will be taken in between teams. Purchase not required but please come so that complete teams can be photographed. Payment due at time of picture for photo orders.

All other teams will be photographed on Friday starting at 5pm. First come first photographed. Teams will be done once complete team has arrived.

Photo Order Forms - will be available on picture day too.
Photo Item Descriptions

Movie Night - You Pick the Flick!!!!

Please vote for the movie you would like to watch from the list below.

* All children MUST be accompanied and SUPERVISED by their parent at all times *
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Submit only one form per family. Please allow each child one vote.

THE MOVIE CHOICES ARE:
Wreck it Ralph
Rise of the Guardians
Hotel Transylvaina

Be sure to let us know How many Pepperoni Slices____? 
How many Cheese Slices ____? you plan to order.

Please EMAIL your movie choice and pizza count by Thursday, April 25th

Schedules Available PDF

Hey Soccer Fans,
 We had our field clean up day yesterday and i would like to take a moment and thank everyone who came out and helped prepare our fields for play .So thanks to Sal Souto,Mike O'leary,Jason Shotton,Christine Mabe ,Bill Mabe,Adriane Eaton ,Scott Eaton,Shellie Booe,Ryan O'leary,Gabby Kirsten O'leary  ha ha ha ,Tamara Dodson ,Amy Simmons,Stephanie Hall and Carla Rayburn .We were able to get a lot done thanks to you guys pitching in.

    Teams have been selected ,parents have been notified ,practices have started and our spring 2013 season is underway .Our 1st game is march 16th .An abbreviated game schedule should be out that week as I am trying to coordinate our schedule with 2 other leagues .Everyone remember we are here so the kids can have fun and learn the game and so should the parents , have fun and learn the game .

So lets play soccer !
Thanks again
James Simmons
SSYSA

Field Day, Saturday Feb.23 March 2nd starting at 9:30 am.

Please come out and help get our facility ready for an awesome Spring Season!!!!!

Coaches... please limit practices to non-game field areas. Fields are still recovering from winter rains, so lets allow them time to rest. Thanks so much for understanding!

Hard to believe that it's almost soccer season again!  (Didn't we just finish?!)

In-person sign up days are scheduled for this Saturday (Jan. 12th) at Fowler Park, Main Street, Walnut Cove, in front of the public library), and again on Saturday, Jan. 26th at Fowler Park.  Both days' signup times are 10am - 2pm.

Attached is the SSYSA registration form.  You have two options with the attached:

1. The form is enabled so that you can type in the required information, then print for signing, OR
2. You can just print it, complete it by hand and sign.

Please be sure your check is made payable to SSYSA, and that you have signed the form and initialed at the bottom where indicated.  Payments/forms may be either mailed, or turned in at Fowler Park on the signup days. Forms will also be available on registration days.

Registration deadline is January 31st.  
Be sure your form is postmarked or turned in on time in order to avoid a $10 late.  

Thank you!
SSYSA

Awards Day Nov.4th. beginning at 2pm.
Its time for the end of season cookout and trophy ceremony.
The SSYSA League will be providing hot dogs with fixings and
teams are asked to bring the assigned item as noted below:

U6 - side dishes (potato salad, baked beans, mac and cheese, etc.)
U8 - COLD sodas, water or juice�(please be sure they are already chilled)
U10 - desserts
U13 - COLD sodas, water or juice�(please be sure they are already chilled)

Hope you see� you there!!!!!!

Here is to a great Spring season!

Field Work Day... March 3rd 8:30am---until... In light of the weather predictions for tomorrow (lots of wind/rain), the work day is being delayed until Sunday, March 4th at 1.00 pm. Anyone who can turn out to help us, please do! The more people the less time it will take 4 all.

There is alot of work that goes into preparing the fields for the start of Spring soccer. Help is needed for field work as well as preparing the concesssion stand. Come spend 30 minutes or more. Every little bit helps!

As always, it takes volunteers to make our program as sucessful as it has been for years!
Come volunteer with us and help make that success continue for years to come!

Spring 2012 Registration !
Registration booth for Spring Soccer will be set up at Fowler Park (front of Walnut Cove Library).
Jan 14th - 10am - 2pm
Jan 28th - 10am - 2pm

Registration forms will be available or print and mail your forms here.

Registration is open until January 31st. Registrations received after 1/31/12 will only be accepted if more players are needed to fill rosters & late fee will apply.

2012 Board Elections
The Southeastern Stokes Youth Soccer Association needs officers who want SSYSA to be the best soccer league in Stokes County and who realizes the importance of child(ren) learning soccer skills in a fun environment.

Position descriptions are on the attached website for President, Vice-President and Secretary (the positions opening for 2012).

Please take a few minutes to consider the coaches and/or parents you have spent the past season(s) interacting with.

Consider:
• Have they expressed good ideas about the SSYSA league?
• Do they show a love and appreciation for the game of soccer and for the league's players?
• Do you think they would be good leaders for the league and serve as good role models for our players?

The SSYSA Board will develop a "board approved" list of nominees and will contact those nominated parties to determine if they accept the nomination, prior to the actual voting process. Thanks for your input!
To nominate go here: https://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22DPXG92JLU

All nominations must be entered by noon, Tuesday, November 15th.

Fall Awards Ceremony - Nov 6th 3p.m.
Just a quick update on the upcoming Awards Day celebration scheduled for Sunday, November 6th, 3pm at Brook Cove fields.  We will also be taking up all the raffle tickets and monies that day, and drawing for the leaf blower.

As we did at the end of the Spring season, we are celebrating with a cookout prior to the presentation of the awards, and have assigned items to each division.  See list below for your division's assigned item to bring.  We ask your help in notifying parents of your players at tomorrow's games or during the coming weeks' practices.  We will also send out an email to everyone.

U6: Chips and/or side dishes
U8: Cold canned drinks
U10: Desserts/sweets
U13: Cold Water and cold canned drinks

The league will provide hot dogs, buns, condiments, and ice.

Thanks for your help with this endeavor and for all your work on behalf of SSYSA this season!

Fall Registration
Registration will be held at Fowler Park, Walnut Cove (in front of the Walnut Cove Library) the 2nd and 4th Saturdays in July. Visit to register for the Fall season!
July 9th - 10am-2pm
July 23rd - 10am-2pm

Late registration will be accepted with a late fee July 23-31. No registration will be accepted after this date.

Registration Form Online pdf- fill out and print

Summer Soccer Camp

Challlenger Sports will join us again Summer 2011 for Soccer Camp. Camp will take place July 11-15th. Be sure not to miss the fun this year. Join us for another exciting soccer camp hosted by Challenger British Soccer. Last year camp was a great sucess! Click here for more information! Soccer Camp 2011 photos

Emergency Board Meeting

Other news: Volunteers are needed for the concession stand.
Parents are encouraged to attend board meetings.
Parents are also encouraged to become active board members!

Updated schedules posted.

Coaches,
Please download new schedules (now posted). I apologize for the changes and confusion, but it has been quite a challenge for us and NTSC to coordinate our schedules around field maintenance, challenge games, and each other's schedules. Thank you for your patience. As of now the only games left to finalize are the U10 and U13 tournament games. We will likely play the first round games at Brookcove on Saturday, November 6 and finals in King on Sunday, the 7th.

Please get these to your player's parents as soon as possible. We will post them at the fields and on our website before the end of the week.

New schedules to reflect changes have been posted.

Fall Soccer has begun!

Practices have begun. Coaches will begin passing out uniforms this week. Coaches contact Heather if you have not picked up uniforms.

Games start 9/9 for U13 division and 9/11 for U6-U10. We are parternering up with the King league again (Northern Triad Soccer Club) to play some interleague play. Please remember to be curteous to ALL parents, players, coaches and referees.

New field rules will be posted soon at Brookcoves fields.

Let's make this a safe and fun soccer season!

Fall 2010 Registration still going on!

Parents:The original deadline to register for the fall season without paying a late fee has past. However, in an attempt to increase fall registration, the SSYSA will waive the $20 late fee if the registration is received by July 31. Registration forms and fees must be admitted by this Saturday. No registrations will be accepted after July 31. If you are mailing your registration form, please be sure that it is received by July 31, not sent on July 31. If you have already sent a registration form and included the late fee, the $20 will be refunded.

Forms available here. PDF

No registration forms will be accepted after July 31st.

SSYSA night at South Stokes High School Rescheduled 4/23-

Players wear your league jerseys to get in free to watch the Lady Sauras play West Stokes Wildcats. Gametime is 6:30pm. Come watch and support our high school girls soccer team. Many of them started their soccer careers on the same fields you play on now! Let's wear red since its the closest to South's colors.

Awards Day May 2:
Awards day will be held on May 2, the last day of games. All U6 and U8 games, and the Wilson vs. Weaver U10 game will be at 2:00. Players will receive their trophies on the field at the conclusion of their game. Light refreshments will me provided at the concession stand after awards are distributed. At this time, we will draw for the Weedeater. The Sutphin vs. O'Leary U10 game and the U13 game are scheduled for 3:30. Those teams will also receive their trophies and refreshments after their games. There has been some discussion about rescheduling the U13 game for that day. If that is the case, the U13 awards distribution will also be rescheduled. More on that as it develops.

U6 and U8 teams that are not scheduled to play on Sunday 5/2 still need to be at the fields at 3:00.

There will also be an adult soccer game on May 2 at about 5:00. This is always a lot of fun. So, parents, coaches and fans bring some cleats and join in on the season finale.

For those interested in playing NTSC Challenge/Classic Soccer :
Tryouts coming soon for the 2010-2011 playing season.

Here are the dates For NTSC Challenge and Classic tryouts. Parents with questions about challenge or that want to do early registration can come on May first  from 11:00am until 1:00pm-- to the soccer complex
or they can download a form Online @ www.ntsoccerclub.com (or here) and mail it in to our address.

If you sign up for tryouts before May 20th the cost will be $10. The cost goes up after May 20th to $20
Monday May 24th  U10 Boys and Girls from 5:30 until 7:00pm registration from 4:30 until 5:15
Monday May 24th  U11 and U12  boys and girls from 7:00 until 8:30pm registration 6:00 until 6:45
Tuesday May 25th U13 and U14 girls from 5:30 until 7:00pm registration from 4:30 until 5:15
Tuesday May 25th U13 and U14 boys from 7:00 until 8:30pm registration from 6:00 until 6:45
Thursday May 27th U15 and U16 girls from 5:30 until 7:00pm registration from 4:30 until 5:15
Thursday May 27th U15 and U16 boys from 7:00 until 8:30pm registration from 6:00 until 6:45
Tuesday June 1st U17 and U18 Boys from 5:30 until 7:00pm registration from  4:30 until 5:15

Tryouts will be held at King Soccer Complex.

Challenger British Soccer Camp

SSYSA is proud to announce a strategic training partnership with Challenger Sports.  Challenger is the leader in youth soccer coaching in both the USA and Canada, and their partnership with MSA reflects our commitment to focusing on the development of its players.     Challenger Sports - British Soccer Camps has become the most popular soccer camp in North America. The company has done this by providing a unique soccer experience that combines high quality instruction, games and competitive play along with engaging camp activities that share the passion, tradition and culture of the country that invented the sport!   SSYSA players will get their first chance to meet the Challenger coaches at this summer’s camp starting the week of July 13 ^th. The camp will run Monday – Friday and there will be different sessions throughout the day for players between the ages of 3-16yrs.

SSYSA strongly suggests player participation in the British Soccer Camp for our players. In addition, players will receive a whole assortment of soccer goodies such as a soccer jersey, soccer ball and camp T-shirt that you’ll see when you click on the links for the camp.

We look forward to seeing each of you out on the fields this summer as well as in the Fall during the next season’s play.  This step that SSYSA has taken is part of a larger push to advance our program and our players, and we urge you to keep involved and continue supporting your young player’s love for the passion for the game.
Send your child to the Nation's most popular soccer camp this summer.

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