Manchester Area Youth Soccer Program begins 42nd year

Registration forms due March 26

The 2023 Manchester Area Youth Soccer Program is open to all boys and girls in North Manchester and the surrounding area currently completing grades K through 6. Those completing Kindergarten must be six (6) years old by August 1. Games will be played on seven (7) Saturday mornings, April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27 and June 3, 10, from 9:30-11 a.m, (K’s – 8:30-9:30 a.m,) at the Manchester University athletic fields, south of the Physical Education and Recreation Center (PERC).

Coaches will hold additional mid-week practices.

This program is organized and conducted entirely by volunteers. Manchest er Area Youth Soccer does not provide any accidental injury or other insurance coverage, which is expressly the responsibility of each child’s parent or guardian.

The registration fee is $20 for each child; the fee will provide a color team shirt for each child and soccer ball for team play. To register, please deliv- er a completed form and $20 (check payable to Manchester Area Youth Soccer) to Strauss Peabody Aquatic and Fitness Center, 902 N. Market St., North Manchester or mail to David Good, 1001 East St, North Manchester, IN 46962. Form and $20 must be received by Sunday, March 26, 2023.

Players will be divided by age into separate leagues and by teams within leagues for purposes of coaching and teaching fundamentals, conditioning, practicing drills and playing games. Emphasis will be placed on participation, sportsmanship, conditioning, skills, teamwork, and especially having fun. Each player will be given equal playing time in games regardless of skill level. Coaches will contact their players to begin team practices in April.