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SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2021
LCYSA seeking soccer players
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The Lower Columbia Youth Soccer Asso-
ciation includes itself among local organi-
zations aff ected by the coronavirus, with
annual camps and games canceled over the
last year.
So — to get numbers back up — the
association is making an off er to parents and
kids they can’t refuse: No commitment, n o
sign-up and n o cost.
The organization is telling local youth
soccer players to “just show up when you
can and enjoy some good spring soccer.”
Running now through April 29, the asso-
ciation is off ering training and practices
from 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays.
Training will be focused on small-sided
games that “will maximize the amount of A past group of Lower Columbia Youth Soccer Association soccer players.
touches each player has on the ball and to
knock off the rust from a long break.”
a “ classic season,” which will transition at followed by a 10-game season starting in
Training will be open to all current fourth the end of spring training to start forming September.
through eighth graders. The association is teams.
Teams will be formed based on player
looking for eighth grade students to mentor
Classic teams will start forming in interest and the ability to staff the teams with
the younger grades and help them develop May, with hopes of beginning practices in coaches. If interested in coaching a team or
skills.
mid-July.
helping with spring training, contact David
Fourth through seventh graders will be
Teams will have at least two tournaments Feeney at feen327@msn.com.
working on skills and gathering interest for this summer, one at home and one away,
T he association’s board has four vacant
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positions that need to be fi lled: referee coor-
dinator, sponsorship coordinator, fi eld main-
tenance and equipment coordinator. If inter-
ested, send a message to the club’s website
at cysasoccer.com.
The association asks that children are in
good health and have masks with them for
training.
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