Good-Bye Winter, Hello Spring

Nordonia Soccer Community,

We are almost there.  The weather is giving us hope (and taking it away the next day) of the approaching spring. Please see Spring registration below.

Spring Registration

NHSA Families,

Welcome to NHSA. We hope to challenge your child this Spring and focus on the fundamentals necessary for your child to exceed their soccer goals, meet new friends, compete, and have fun!

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- Dates -
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As players are registered for Spring, available practice schedules will be provided via TeamSnap. As we all know, Spring soccer can lead to some interesting weather options. We will "plan" for the first day of practice to be April 5th. As the date gets closer, we will determine start/end times. Typically, times will be 6-7:30. Practice locations are still TBD but will be communicated as the session nears. As in the past, games normally will be on Sunday and 2 practices per week (likely on Monday & Wednesday). See TeamSnap schedule for details after you have been registered and added to the roster.

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- Registration Cost -
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$185 per child for the per session option. Unlike the annual option, this only covers the games and practices. If tournaments are entered, those will be on a per tournament basis.
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- Uniforms -
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Our vendor for our soccer apparel is Soccer Village. Your child will need the new NHSA kit for Fall. For those that have already made this purchase, I am sure you have seen the difference and are happy with the new kits. Registration for the league and ordering uniforms are two separate processes. If you are new to the program, please contact Damon Ninham (nordoniaknightsoccer@outlook.com) to discuss the process to order uniforms. For existing players, directions on how to place an order with SoccerVillage are available at: https://nordoniaknightsoccer.com/knights-soccer-apparel/nhsa-apparel/. Uniforms, NHSA Swag, and many other soccer needs are available within this resource. We can also shop in store by visiting Soccer Village in person at 1265 Som Center Rd, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124.
The cost for the new uniforms is $107 with shipping and the kit will include a primary jersey and shorts, alternate jersey and shorts, practice jersey, and socks. We are expecting participants to play with the provided kits, including wearing their practice jerseys to practice. The uniform numbers are NOT maintained by Soccer Village. Any active player that has played with us over the past year and had a uniform ordered from Soccer Village will have that player’s uniform number. Please, please, please, verify that Soccer Village is applying the correct number to the kit. NHSA or Soccer Village cannot provide credit for kits that have the wrong number.
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- Volunteers -
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We are always looking for volunteers, especially in our younger teams, if you are interested in volunteering, please contact Damon at NordoniaKnightSoccer@Outlook.com.  These opportunities increase the efficiency of each team, so thank you to all of you that have or will volunteer.  We will continue to lean on our great soccer community to help with this program. Examples of these types of responsibilities included (note these are just examples):
-- Gathering signatures for tournaments
-- Reminding parents of upcoming events and setting TeamSnap availability
-- Advocate for the organization
-- Take and collect pictures and videos from parents and post on social media
-- Generally being the point of contact for all things soccer for that particular team
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- Tournaments -
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The tournaments this fall will likely be based by team availability. There are many other events that go on in the spring. This includes the Ohio weather roller coaster. Teams will decide on which tournaments they would like to participate in, and they will work with NHSA board members to ensure they provide all necessary registration information.
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- Playing Time -
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NHSA is a travel level program.  NHSA's goal is to prepare our players for HS soccer.  Equal playing time is not guaranteed.  Our coaches will continue to evaluate players by their practice and game time experience.   NHSA does offer a Training only option for individuals that may not be quite ready for playing on a team but want to continue to grow their soccer skills.
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- THANK YOU !! -
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Thank you for your participation and we look forward to the opportunity to witness your child's growth in soccer this Spring. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at NordoniaKnightSoccer@outlook.com.