Saturday Morning Soccer (kids and parents)	Saturdays	9am	Sharon Middle School
MLS Camp	8/18 - 8/22		Gavins (see below)
Team Registration night	8/28	7pm	change: SHS Cafeteria
Registration for Fall Rec Soccer ends	8/31		form
Travel Coaches meeting	9/3	7pm	change: SHS Cafeteria
Rec Coaches meeting	9/4	7pm	change: SHS Cafeteria
Rec Coaches clinic	9/6	9-11:30am	Gavins
Fall Rec Soccer begins	9/13
Cranberry Season (travel) begins	9/13
No soccer (Columbus Day wknd)	10/11		Gavins / East
Cranberry Season (travel) ends	11/1

Soccer Age Chart Now Posted
An "age chart" which shows what level of soccer your child should be playing (eg, U-14 for kids born in August 1994) is now posted in the REGISTRATION section. There are two charts on one PDF form, one for travel and one for rec. The dates apply to the 2008-2009 season.

2008-2009 Sharon Travel Soccer Rosters Posted
Rosters for all teams are now posted. Congratulations to all. Have a wonderful summer, rest, practice a bit, and we'll see you on the fields.

Sharon Soccer Association Presents MLS Camps
Sharon Soccer is once again delighted to be partnered with Major League Soccer (MLS) to offer our local athletes the opportunity to attend the highest caliber and most rewarding program of its kind. MLS Camps is the official camp and clinic of Major League Soccer and it is through this valuable partnership that Sharon Soccer is able to offer local athletes a week of the finest and most-qualified coaching available in the country. Specific details are summarized below. For more information or to request a registration application, please contact John Reilly at 781.784.7480 or by email at john.w.reilly@verizon.net.

Date: Mon. Aug. 18 – Fri. Aug. 22
Location: Gavins Pond Field in Sharon

Program: Recreational
Ages: K - 2nd Grades
Time: 9AM - Noon
Cost: $100 (includes soccer ball and commemorative shirt)

Program: Recreational
Ages: 3rd – 6th Grades
Time: 9AM – 3PM
Cost: $165 (includes soccer ball and commemorative shirt)

Program: Competitive
Ages: High School Camp
Date: Mon Aug. 18 – Wed. Aug 20.
Time: 5PM – 8PM
Cost: $50

Shin Guards and Water Bottle are required. All campers will receive an evaluation from a certified MLS coach as well as a free companion ticket to an MLS Game.

MLS Clinics
We are going to start the MLS clinics this Monday at Gavins from 5:30 to 7:00. All ages. After the first week we will split up the times for the players. The schedule will be U10 and Rec from 4:00-5:30pm and U12 and U14 from 5:30-7:00pm. The first week will start 4/7.

Nominate a Senior for the Kathy Lawler Memorial Scholarship

The Sharon Soccer Association’s annual Kathy M. Lawler Memorial Scholarship is intended to recognize the soccer player(s) in the senior class who best exemplifies the ideals of competitive effort, good sportsmanship, team spirit, and community involvement. The award is intended to honor the memory of Kathy M. Lawler, who served for many years as the Registrar of the Sharon Soccer Association. A candidate for the SSA’s annual scholarship must be:

1.  A graduating senior at Sharon High School, pursuing further education.
2.  A varsity member of either the girls’ or boys’ HS soccer team.
3.  A positive example of competitive effort, good sportsmanship and team spirit.
4.  A significant contributor to SSA’s youth soccer program, above and beyond any participation as a player. These contributions must have been for a minimum of four SSA seasons.

The candidate’s contribution may have involved coaching, refereeing, fund-raising, or any other activities important to the success of the SSA’s youth soccer programs. These contributions must have been on a volunteer basis. The award is not based on soccer-playing ability. It is also not necessary that the candidate be a product of SSA’s “traveling” soccer program, provided that he/she meets the criteria listed above. 

Scholarship candidates may be presented to the Association either by application or by nomination. A candidate’s application must include the seasons the candidate volunteered for the SSA and the job(s) the candidate participated in. Candidates must be presented to the Association by April 20^th. The winner(s) of the annual scholarship will be determined by a majority vote of the Board of Directors of the SSA. A scholarship will not be awarded in a year when no well-qualified candidates are presented. Winner(s) will be announced at High School Graduation.

Mail your applications/nominations to SSA, PO Box 393, Sharon, MA 02067.

Meet the MLS Coaches
If you're interested to learn a bit more about the MLS coaches that give special instruction to our kids here in Sharon, we've posted a bit of background information about coaches Sharon Wates and Daniel Boulton in the ABOUT US section.