Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Spring Soccer

Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Spring Soccer

PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE REGISTERING!!!

Let’s kick it! Spring is here and that means it is time for the beautiful game to return to the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA! We are offering soccer for male and female athletes ages three to fifteen.

We will have a parent meeting on, Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 in the Ruby C. Hunt Library at 6:30 PM. We will have a coaches meeting for anyone interested in coaching on Thursday, February 29th, 2024, in the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Library at 6:30 PM.

Our goals:

Character Development:

Through intentional devotion, prayer time, and the lessons taught through the game we hope to develop good character in each child and teen in our program. We promote and strive to instill sportsmanship, respect, discipline, kindness, and joyfulness in each of our participants. We select coaches who have these characteristics and want to develop them in their players. Our mission is not to develop good athletes, but to develop good people.

Community Building:

This program aims to create an environment where participants can build a community through their teammates and opponents. We also strive to create a space where parents and coaches can build community with each other and across our county. We want this to feel like more than just a flag football season. We want this to be an experience where new friends can be met and communities formed!

Sport Competence:

We want kids to learn about the sports they enjoy and feel confident enough to play them. We want our participants to leave with a fundamental knowledge of the sport and how to play it. As participants continue in the program, we strive to challenge them more to expand this knowledge and build on their foundation. This feeds into our real mission in this area, for kids to love sports/physical activity. Being physically active is an extremely important aspect of one’s health and because of this, we aim to promote physical activity for life through our sports programs.

Registration:

  • On-time registration will go from January 8th to March 3rd, 2024.
  • Late registration will be from March 4th to March 8th, 2024.
    • Age groups may be capped after on-time registration due to team size limits. Please sign up during on-time registration to secure your spot.

A late fee of $10.00 will be charged to anyone who signs up after March 4th, 2023.

Member Rate: $40.00

Non-Member Rate: $70.00

Boiling Springs Town residents get 10% off!

Financial Assistance available upon request.

Skills Nights:

  • Skills nights will be for any players 7 years or older.
  • There will be no skills night for any player that is younger than 7 years older.
  • 7-15 ages will have the following skills nights (you must be registered to attend skills night):
    • Soccer:
      • March 4th
        • 8U: 5:30pm-6:30pm
        • 10U: 6:30pm-7:30pm
      • March 5th
        • 12U: 5:30pm-6:30pm
        • 15U: 6:30pm-7:30pm

Practices:

  • Practices will start the week of March 11th, 2024.
  • Practices will be on a weekday evening, excluding Wednesdays.
    • This means your practices could be on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday starting anytime from 5:30 PM (for younger ages) to 7:00 PM (for older ages) (5:15 PM-6:00 PM for Little Kicks)
    • We allow our volunteer coaches to pick their practice days to best fit their schedule since they are giving their time to volunteer for our community.
      • Please be available for any of the potential days and times listed above.
    • An initial message about practice will come sometime after your child’s skills night or (if your child does not have a skills night or misses skills night) after March 7th, 2024.

Games:

  • IF YOU WILL HAVE CONSISTENT CONFLICTS WITH THE DATES/DAYS PROVIDED BELOW, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THESE DATES/DAYS ARE FINAL AND WILL NOT BE CHANGED UNLESS UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE.
  • Games will start for Soccer on April 13th, 2024.
  • Games for Soccer will be on weekday evenings and Saturday mornings/afternoon.
    • This means your Soccer games could be on a weekday starting anytime from 5:30 PM (for younger ages) to 7:30 PM (for older ages) and Saturday starting anytime from 9:00 AM (for younger ages) to 4:00 PM (for older ages).
  • All soccer games will be played at the Dover Foundation YMCA in Shelby.
    • This will involve traveling to the Dover YMCAs for games in soccer (except 3-4 Little Kicks)
  • Ages 7 years and older will play an eight-game season. Ages younger than 7 years old will play a six-game season. Little Kicks (3-4-year-old soccer) does not play games. Little Kicks will instead have six practice sessions from 5:15 PM to 6:00 PM. There will be one session each week.
  • There will be no playoffs for any age groups.
  • We will do bowl games for age groups 10 and up.

Participant Requests:

  • NOT ALL REQUESTS WILL BE MET AND WE DO NOT PROMISE THAT ANY REQUEST WILL BE MET.
  • We do accept requests for specific teams or coaches; however, we ask that any request be made out of necessity (transportation, family, work schedule, etc.)
    • Please do not request specific coaches or players out of preference.
    • We desire for our sports program to build a community and this involves our participants and parents be able to meet new people and create new bonds.
  • Please only request a teammate or coach if you absolutely need it.
  • With this in mind, NOT ALL REQUESTS WILL BE MET AND WE DO NOT PROMISE THAT ANY REQUEST WILL BE MET.

Y-Gametime:

  • For all game scheduling we will be using the Y-Gametime
  • We ask that all parents and coaches check Y-Gametime on a regular basis to see any updates to the schedule.
    • We aim to communicate all these updates to coaches; however, every individual is responsible for staying up to date with their game schedule and any changes that may happen.

Contact Information:

  • We encourage everyone to ensure that all their contact information submitted is accurate and up to date.
  • You will most likely receive text messages from coaches.
  • You will certainly receive emails from staff about updates and important information!
    • So please ensure your email and phone number are current and up to date!
    • Also please check your email and text messages regularly to stay informed

3-4 Little Kicks (Mondays Only)

Ruby C. Hunt YMCA
3/11/24 - 4/15/24
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In this division, your young athlete(s) will begin their soccer training with FUN games and developing soccer skills like dribbling, passing, and of course, making AWESOME shots on goal. We do encourage parents to participate in our trainings, in order to help their child feel comfortable when developing their soccer skills. This is also a GREAT opportunity for parents to learn drills from coaches to take back home with them to practice.

The season will focus on developing the group in order to play a game at the end of the season.

Little Kicks Sessions will happen once a week on Monday @ 5:15 at the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA starting on March 11th and ongoing Mondays until April 15th.

We will have a parent meeting on, Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 in the Ruby C. Hunt Library at 6:30 PM. We will have a coaches meeting for those already coaching and anyone interested in coaching on Thursday, February 29th, 2024, in the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Library at 6:30 PM.

 


Registration Information  

Open Close Register At MemberNon-Member
3/6/24 3/10/24 Online / Front Desk $ 50.00$ 70.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
03/11/24 - 04/15/24
Mo - 5:15 pm - 45 mins
Registration
Closed

3-4 Little Kicks (Thursday Only)

Ruby C. Hunt YMCA
3/14/24 - 4/18/24
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In this division, your young athlete(s) will begin their soccer training with FUN games and developing soccer skills like dribbling, passing, and of course, making AWESOME shots on goal. We do encourage parents to participate in our trainings, in order to help their child feel comfortable when developing their soccer skills. This is also a GREAT opportunity for parents to learn drills from coaches to take back home with them to practice.

The season will focus on developing the group in order to play a game at the end of the season.

Little Kicks Sessions will happen once a week on Thursday @ 5:15 at the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA starting on March 14th and ongoing Thursdays until April 18th.

We will have a parent meeting on, Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 in the Ruby C. Hunt Library at 6:30 PM. We will have a coaches meeting for those already coaching and anyone interested in coaching on Thursday, February 29th, 2024, in the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Library at 6:30 PM.


Registration Information  

Open Close Register At MemberNon-Member
1/11/24 3/3/24 Online / Front Desk $ 40.00$ 70.00
Late Registration 3/4/24 3/8/24 Online / Front Desk $ 50.00$ 80.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
03/14/24 - 04/18/24
Th - 5:15 pm - 45 mins
Registration
Closed

3-4 Little Kicks (Tuesday Only)

Ruby C. Hunt YMCA
3/12/24 - 4/16/24
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In this division, your young athlete(s) will begin their soccer training with FUN games and developing soccer skills like dribbling, passing, and of course, making AWESOME shots on goal. We do encourage parents to participate in our trainings, in order to help their child feel comfortable when developing their soccer skills. This is also a GREAT opportunity for parents to learn drills from coaches to take back home with them to practice.

The season will focus on developing the group in order to play a game at the end of the season.

Little Kicks Sessions will happen once a week on Tuesday @ 5:15 at the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA starting on March 12th and ongoing Tuesdays until April 16th.

We will have a parent meeting on, Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 in the Ruby C. Hunt Library at 6:30 PM. We will have a coaches meeting for those already coaching and anyone interested in coaching on Thursday, February 29th, 2024, in the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Library at 6:30 PM.

 


Registration Information  

Open Close Register At MemberNon-Member
1/11/24 3/3/24 Online / Front Desk $ 40.00$ 70.00
Late Registration 3/4/24 3/15/24 Online / Front Desk $ 50.00$ 80.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
03/12/24 - 04/16/24
Tu - 5:15 pm - 45 mins
Registration
Closed

6U (5-6)

Ruby C. Hunt YMCA
3/4/24 - 5/17/24
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PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE REGISTERING!!!

Pre-Season Meetings:

  • Parent Meeting: Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 at 6:30 PM in the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Library.
  • Coaches Meeting: Thursday, February 29th, 2024 at 6:30 PM in the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Library.

Skills Nights:

  • There is no skills night for this age group

Necessary Equipment:

  • Athletic wear (shorts or pants).
  • Closed-toed shoes.

Recommended Equipment:

  • Cleats are recommended.

Facilities (All potential facilities listed):

  • Dover Foundation YMCA Soccer Fields
    • Address: 411 Cherryville Rd, Shelby, NC 28150
      • Next to the parking, lot down the hill
  • Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Soccer Fields (PRACTICES ONLY)
    • Address: 1322 Patrick Ave, Shelby, NC, 28152
      • Fields located behind the building
  • Boiling Springs Elementary
  • Springmore Elementary

Additional Information:

  • Please arrive at least fifteen minutes early to your games.
    • We typically run slightly early or late on any given day.
    • Also, with the implementation of pre-game devotions arriving early will ensure plenty of time for warm-ups!

Registration Information  

Open Close Register At MemberNon-Member
1/11/24 3/3/24 Online / Front Desk $ 40.00$ 70.00
Late Registration 3/4/24 3/8/24 Online / Front Desk $ 50.00$ 80.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
03/04/24 - 05/17/24
Registration
Closed

8U (7-8)

Ruby C. Hunt YMCA
3/4/24 - 5/17/24
VIEW

PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE REGISTERING!!!

Pre-Season Meetings:

  • Parent Meeting: Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 at 6:30 PM in the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Library.
  • Coaches Meeting: Thursday, February 29th, 2024 at 6:30 PM in the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Library.

Skills Nights:

  • March 4th
    • 8U: 5:30pm-6:30pm
    • Location: Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Field
      • Located behind the building

Necessary Equipment:

  • Athletic wear (shorts or pants).
  • Closed-toed shoes.

Recommended Equipment:

  • Cleats are recommended.

Facilities (All potential facilities listed):

  • Dover Foundation YMCA Soccer Fields
    • Address: 411 Cherryville Rd, Shelby, NC 28150
      • Next to the parking, lot down the hill
  • Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Soccer Fields (PRACTICES ONLY)
    • Address: 1322 Patrick Ave, Shelby, NC, 28152
      • Fields located behind the building
  • Boiling Springs Elementary
  • Springmore Elementary

Additional Information:

  • Please arrive at least fifteen minutes early to your games.
    • We typically run slightly early or late on any given day.
    • Also, with the implementation of pre-game devotions arriving early will ensure plenty of time for warm-ups!

Registration Information  

Open Close Register At MemberNon-Member
1/11/24 3/3/24 Online / Front Desk $ 40.00$ 70.00
Late Registration 3/4/24 3/21/24 Online / Front Desk $ 50.00$ 80.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
03/04/24 - 05/17/24
Registration
Closed

10U (9-10)

Ruby C. Hunt YMCA
3/4/24 - 5/17/24
VIEW

PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE REGISTERING!!!

Pre-Season Meetings:

  • Parent Meeting: Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 at 6:30 PM in the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Library.
  • Coaches Meeting: Thursday, February 29th, 2024 at 6:30 PM in the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Library.

Skills Nights:

  • March 4th
    • 10U: 6:30pm-7:30pm
    • Location: Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Field
      • Located behind the building

Necessary Equipment:

  • Athletic wear (shorts or pants).
  • Closed-toed shoes.

Recommended Equipment:

  • Cleats are recommended.

Facilities (All potential facilities listed):

  • Dover Foundation YMCA Soccer Fields
    • Address: 411 Cherryville Rd, Shelby, NC 28150
      • Next to the parking, lot down the hill
  • Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Soccer Fields (PRACTICES ONLY)
    • Address: 1322 Patrick Ave, Shelby, NC, 28152
      • Fields located behind the building
  • Boiling Springs Elementary
  • Springmore Elementary

Additional Information:

  • Please arrive at least fifteen minutes early to your games.
    • We typically run slightly early or late on any given day.
    • Also, with the implementation of pre-game devotions arriving early will ensure plenty of time for warm-ups!

Registration Information  

Open Close Register At MemberNon-Member
1/11/24 3/3/24 Online / Front Desk $ 40.00$ 70.00
Lat Registration 3/4/24 3/13/24 Online / Front Desk $ 50.00$ 80.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
03/04/24 - 05/17/24
Registration
Closed

13U (11-13)

Ruby C. Hunt YMCA
3/4/24 - 5/17/24
VIEW

PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE REGISTERING!!!

Pre-Season Meetings:

  • Parent Meeting: Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 at 6:30 PM in the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Library.
  • Coaches Meeting: Thursday, February 29th, 2024 at 6:30 PM in the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Library.

Skills Nights:

  • March 5th
    • 12U: 5:30pm-6:30pm
    • Location: Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Field
      • Located behind the building

Necessary Equipment:

  • Athletic wear (shorts or pants).
  • Closed-toed shoes.

Recommended Equipment:

  • Cleats are recommended.

Facilities (All potential facilities listed):

  • Dover Foundation YMCA Soccer Fields
    • Address: 411 Cherryville Rd, Shelby, NC 28150
      • Next to the parking, lot down the hill
  • Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Soccer Fields (PRACTICES ONLY)
    • Address: 1322 Patrick Ave, Shelby, NC, 28152
      • Fields located behind the building
  • Boiling Springs Elementary
  • Springmore Elementary

Additional Information:

  • Please arrive at least fifteen minutes early to your games.
    • We typically run slightly early or late on any given day.
    • Also, with the implementation of pre-game devotions arriving early will ensure plenty of time for warm-ups!

Registration Information  

Open Close Register At MemberNon-Member
1/11/24 3/3/24 Online / Front Desk $ 40.00$ 70.00
Late Registration 3/4/24 3/21/24 Online / Front Desk $ 50.00$ 80.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
03/04/24 - 05/17/24
Registration
Closed

15U (14-15)

Ruby C. Hunt YMCA
3/4/24 - 5/17/24
VIEW

PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE REGISTERING!!!

Pre-Season Meetings:

  • Parent Meeting: Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 at 6:30 PM in the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Library.
  • Coaches Meeting: Thursday, February 29th, 2024 at 6:30 PM in the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Library.

Skills Nights:

  • March 5th
    • 15U: 6:30pm-7:30pm
    • Location: Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Field
      • Located behind the building

Necessary Equipment:

  • Athletic wear (shorts or pants).
  • Closed-toed shoes.

Recommended Equipment:

  • Cleats are recommended.

Facilities (All potential facilities listed):

  • Dover Foundation YMCA Soccer Fields
    • Address: 411 Cherryville Rd, Shelby, NC 28150
      • Next to the parking, lot down the hill
  • Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Soccer Fields (PRACTICES ONLY)
    • Address: 1322 Patrick Ave, Shelby, NC, 28152
      • Fields located behind the building
  • Boiling Springs Elementary
  • Springmore Elementary

Additional Information:

  • Please arrive at least fifteen minutes early to your games.
    • We typically run slightly early or late on any given day.
    • Also, with the implementation of pre-game devotions arriving early will ensure plenty of time for warm-ups!

Registration Information  

Open Close Register At MemberNon-Member
1/11/24 3/3/24 Online / Front Desk $ 40.00$ 70.00
Late Registration 3/4/24 3/8/24 Online / Front Desk $ 50.00$ 80.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
03/04/24 - 05/17/24
Registration
Closed