HOOD RIVER YOUTH SOCCER
FALL SOCCER TOTS 👶🏻⚽
This program is managed by Hood River Valley Parks + Recreation District
SOCCER TOTS OVERVIEW
Who Can Sign Up: 3 - 5 yrs olds (not in kindergarten)
Program Description
The Soccer Tots program is designed for children 3 to 5 years old. Five-year-old Kindergarteners are asked to sign up for the Mini World Cup. Soccer Tots’ mission is to provide a positive soccer experience for each young player. To accomplish this, we have adopted a philosophy focuses on fun and development rather than keeping score and winning. Soccer Tots is a theme-based program where players will be introduced to the basics: no hands, dribbling, ball control, passing and scoring through fun games! The players will be placed into small groups, each player will have a ball and will work with one volunteer coach.
Session Frequency: 5 sessions over 5 weeks
Tentative Dates + Times: September 11 - October 9 / Days: Wednesdays / Time: 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Location Hood River County School District fields
SOCCER TOTS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
This program CANNOT run without parent volunteers and close parent engagement. If this is your second season of Soccer Tots you know what we mean. Specifically, we will need at least 10 volunteer coaches to each lead a group of players through the practice activities as well as multiple people to help with checking kids in, handing out equipment, setting up fields, clean up, etc. Volunteer coaches are eligible to have their child’s participation fee reimbursed. This is an all hands on-deck program. To sign up to be a volunteer coach please use the link below.
SOCCER TOTS IMPORTANT DATES
Registration opens: May 15th
Registration closes: August 11th (or when we reach capacity)
Volunteer Coaches Meetings (choose one): Wed, Sept 4th and Thurs, Sept 5th / Time: 6 - 7 pm / Location: Hood River Aquatic Center
Tentative First Session: September 11th
REGISTER FOR SOCCER TOTS
$ 75 (soccer jersey included)
Late registration begins Aug 12 and a $25 fee will be added to registration fee
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE
TOTS PLAYER PLACEMENT REQUESTS
Player Placement Rules
Players need to be in the same division (There are two divisions: 3 years and 4-5 years)
Parents should be in agreement about this arrangement
SOCCER TOTS QUESTIONS
Please direct your question(s) to the Soccer Tots Coordinator: Kennedy Breithaupt / 541-386-2055
FALL MINI WORLD CUP 🏆⚽
This program is managed by Hood River Valley Parks + Recreation District
MINI WORLD CUP OVERVIEW
Who Can Sign Up: Kindergarten - 2nd graders
Program Overview
The Mini World Cup (MWC) soccer program is designed for students that are in kindergarten to second grade. This program's mission is to provide a positive soccer experience for each player. To accomplish our mission, MWC has adopted a philosophy that puts athletes first and winning second. At this age group winning is not an objective and we value learning over winning. MWC Fall League is a program where players will be introduced to their first team experience and the fundamentals: dribbling, ball control, passing, attacking, and defending. Teams will be coed and formed by school/area of attendance.
Practice + Game Frequency: 1 or 2 practices/week + 1 game/week
Tentative game dates: September 21 - October 26 / Game days: Saturdays / Game times: 9 am - 12 pm (depending on age group)
Location Hood River County School District fields
MWC VOLUNTEER COACHES NEEDED
This program CANNOT run without parent volunteers. Registration has increased over the years with over 200 players signing up last fall. This season we anticipate that we will need 20-30 volunteer coaches to each lead a team through 1 practice per week and games on Saturdays. Volunteer coaches are eligible to have their child’s participation fee reimbursed. To sign up to be a volunteer coach please use the link below.
MWC IMPORTANT DATES
Registration opens: May 15th
Registration closes: August 4th (or when we reach capacity)
Volunteer Coaches Meetings (choose one): Wed, Aug 28th or Thurs, Aug 29th / Time: 6 - 7 pm / Location: Westside Elementary School
First Practice: Week of September 2nd
Tentative first games: Sat, September 23rd
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE
REGISTER FOR MWC
$ 85 (soccer jersey included)
Late registration begins Aug 5th and a $25 fee will be added to registration fee
MWC PLAYER PLACEMENT REQUEST
Complete the survey if you would like your child placed on a team with a friend
Player Placement Rules
Players need to be in the same division (There are two divisions: Kinders and 1st-2nd)
Players should be from the same school
Parents should be in agreement about this arrangement
MWC QUESTIONS
Please direct your question(s) to MWC Coordinator: Gio Magana-Rivera / 541-399-6188
HOOD RIVER YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE (GRADES 3-8)⚽👦🏻👧🏾
This program is managed by Hood River Valley Parks + Recreation District
3rd-8th SOCCER GRADE OVERVIEW
Who Can Sign Up: 3rd - 8th graders
Program Overview
The Hood River Youth Soccer League is designed for students that in in 3rd to 8th grade. This program's mission is to provide a positive soccer experience for each player. To help accomplish this the soccer league has adopted a philosophy that puts athletes first and winning second. Players will experience an expanded team atmosphere and will continue to develop their basic understanding of the game. Tactics and strategy become more important at these age groups and the players’ understanding of their role increases on the pitch. Teams in this program compete in the Gorge Youth Soccer League which consists of teams from Corbett, Stevenson, White Salmon, The Dalles, and Goldendale.
Practice + Game Frequency: 1 or 2 practices/week + 1 game/week
Tentative game dates: September 14 - October 26 / Game days: Saturdays / Game times: 10 am - 5 pm (depending on age group)
Practice + Game Locations: Hood River County School District fields
Away Games Locations: White Salmon, The Dalles, Stevenson-Carson, and Corbett
VOLUNTEERS SOCCER COACHES NEEDED FOR 3-8TH GR LEAGUE
WE NEED COACHES! Registration has increased over the years with over 250 players signing up last fall. This season we anticipate that we will need 10-15 volunteer coaches to each lead a team through 1-2 practice per week and games. Volunteer coaches are eligible to have their child’s participation fee reimbursed. To sign up to be a volunteer coach please use the link below.
3rd-8th GRADE SOCCER IMPORTANT DATES
Registration opens: May 15th
Registration closes: August 4th (or when we reach capacity)
Volunteer Coaches Meetings (choose one): Wed, Aug 21 or Thurs, Aug 22 / Time: 6 - 7:30 pm / Location: Westside Elementary School
First Practice: Week of August 26th
Tentative First Game Date: September 14th
REGISTER FOR 3rd-8th SOCCER
$ 95 - Soccer jersey included
Late registration begins Aug 5th and a $25 fee will be added to registration fee
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE
PLAYER PLACEMENT REQUESTS
Complete the survey if you would like your child placed on a team with a friend
3-8th Grade Player Placement Request
Player Placement Rules
Players need to be in the same division (There are three divisions: 3rd-4th, 5th-6th and 7th-8th)
Parents should be in agreement about this arrangement
For the 3rd-4th Grade Division players need to attend the same school
Players in the 5th-6th Grade Division need to attend the same area schools (Example: Wy'east middle school players will be on the same team as Mid Valley or Parkdale players / May Street and Westside students will be on the same teams as Hood River Middle School students).
Players in 7th-8th grade division: must attend the same middle school
QUESTIONS
Please direct your 3rd-8th Grade Soccer League questions to Gio Magana-Rivera
CONTACT HOOD RIVER VALLEY PARKS + RECREATION DISTRICT
For help with registration, payments, or financial assistance
Jaime Rivera, Recreation Supervisor
Gio Magana-Rivera, Recreation Assistant
Recreation phone #: (541) 386-2055