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Help needed for soccer game days in Salmon Arm

We have an amazing number of these special volunteers, close to 100 of them, and without these people, everything else would be pointless.

Thank you everyone for your patience with our first year of online registration and while we filled in some gaps with late registrations.
That allowed us to add extra teams to some age groups, which meant a delay in putting teams together, but this way it allows all the kids in those age groups to have more playing time. There are now well over 1,100 players registered and it’s going to be a great year.
We cannot say thank you enough to all the division co-ordinators and team contacts who stepped forward to help get things ready for our opening weekend. So many hours go into preparing for the season and it just simply wouldn’t get done without these helpers. Please be sure to thank your division co-ordinator and/or team contact if you get a chance.
Lots of players means lots of coaches. We have an amazing number of these special volunteers, close to 100 of them, and without these people, everything else would be pointless. As always, we’re in need of a few more coaches to step forward in some of the older divisions so if you can help, we’d love to hear from you. Parents, players and supporters – please remember that our coaches are volunteers too. You may not always agree with them, but please be sure to thank them and always give them the respect they deserve.
We had a great turnout for all the referee clinics and want to take this opportunity to remind everyone that these young people are learning their roles as well. Although we always encourage players, coaches and parents to thank their referees, regardless of their age or experience, please refrain from making any comments or criticisms to them directly.
The referees have a mentorship program in place and in order to continue to have a strong referee network locally, we need to encourage and inspire our less-experienced officials so they learn and grow into their roles. It’s sometimes easy to forget how young some of these referees are and how intimidating it is, so please leave the teaching to the referee-in-chief.
As the division co-ordinators wind down the biggest part of their jobs over the next week, another set of volunteers is needed if we’re to keep fees down. There will be fields that require game day set up and take down. If you’re approached by your division co-ordinator, team contact or coach to help and you’re able to take the time either before the game or after, depending on your child’s game time, this brief amount of time and effort on your part means we don’t have to pay someone to do it.
So with a hope for warmer weather and no rained-out days this season, it’s time to head to the soccer field.  Remember – don’t just cheer on your own child, but encourage and recognize good plays by all the kids, demonstrate sportsmanship and, most importantly, have fun.