Soccer Parents, it’s that time again to enroll your child for soccer. NELSA is having its registration for the fall/spring 2008-2009 seasons for Boys and Girls ages 4 to 18 (age determined as of July 31, 2008). The cost for registration (which does not include the uniform fee) will be $70.00 for U8 and under and $95.00 for U9 and above. These fees include both the fall and spring seasons. There will be a $10 discount for each additional child registered in your household. Registration will end on Friday, August 8th. Due to the strict timeline faced for team formation and game scheduling, if your child is not registered by 8/8/08 they will be placed on a wait list and placed accordingly as space allows. Any child registered after August 8th will incur a $20 late fee.
Click here to download the registration form
Also, as always, NELSA needs coaches! Each year NELSA struggles to find parents willing to coach a soccer team. Most parents are afraid to coach soccer because they don’t know enough about the game. However, the majority of NELSA coaches are parents who have never played the game. We are not looking for someone with a great knowledge of the game, but rather responsible parents who can organize practices and games, hand out schedules, have an end of the year party and communicate with the league rep. NELSA conducts training sessions and also has books and manuals to help any parent learn enough about the game to coach any team from U5 to U19. NELSA has three Coaching Directors, Stacy Lamb and Aaron Cline (Coaches for the women’s soccer ULM Warhawks team), as well as, Bruce Deaton (Coach for Ouachita Christian School) to help train parents to coach any level of soccer. So, if you have the time, please volunteer to coach a NELSA soccer team. It is an experience you will never forget.
Please be aware that if we do not have enough coaches for your child’s age group, we will refund fees and return registration forms back to parents, starting with the last to register. For example, if we only have enough coaches for 60 players, and 70 players sign up, we will refund the last 10 players to register. In other words, they will not be placed on a team. The coach’s child will be excluded. Thus, please sign up early if you want to ensure your child a spot on a team. And, if you are able to coach, please do so. We do not want to turn anyone away.