Hamburg Monarch Soccer Club No House League games today, July 3rd Attention all 2008 Outdoor House League Players and Parents:
This summer's rosters and schedules are now posted on the house league page.
To locate your team and information follow these steps: 1. Locate and click the tab Team Assignments on the left panel. 2. Scroll to the appropriate age and night, (example: U6-M/W). 3. Once you have located the team you are assigned to, go back to the tab for schedules and locate your team's schedule. If you have any other questions or concerns pertaining to the soccer program call: 828-9847. The emphasis of the house program is on development of basic soccer skills. Previous knowledge of soccer is not necessary. The house program runs in both the summer and winter. For children that are 3 - 4 years old, we recommend the Start Smart Program that may be run by the Town Recreation Department. Winter Program:
The winter program will run from November through February. The age groups are: 5 - 6 year olds,7 - 8 year olds, and 9 - 10 year olds. All groups are co-ed. Registration occurs by mail and online registration soon after the summer program concludes. Games/practices are held on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings at various local Elementary Schools. Typically a 25 minute practice session is immediately followed by a 35 minute game.
Summer Program:
The summer program typically runs from May to late July. The age groups are: 5 - 6 year olds,7 - 8 year olds, 9 - 10 year olds, 11, 12 and 13 year olds and 14, 15 and 16 year olds. All teams are co-ed. Registration occurs in February. Games and practices are held on Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday at the Nike Base on Lakeview Road.
GENERAL INFORMATION ON HOUSE PROGRAMS
Registration Process: Online registration is now available at this link:Outdoor House Registration form or via Mail: Return a copy of the registration form with a check made payable to: Hamburg Soccer Club
Mail to: HSC Outdoor House League, 780 Abbott Road, Buffalo, NY 14220
Fees: Established for each program are noted under each program. Price includes all that is outlined in each program. There will be $25 charge imposed for all returned checks. Refund Policy: Please be sure your child is certain he/she wants to play. There are NO REFUNDS. Pictures: Pictures will be available to you on a volunteer basis. The Club does this as a courtesy to our soccer players.
Age Requirements: See the Age Matrix link at this site. Team Assignments: Our winter program will not have team assignments. However, during the summer program our coordinators do the best job they can to place the children on teams. Due to the complexity of this task, and the very high number of requests any special requests will be considered but not guaranteed. This will happen only if your request is noted on the registration form and the coordinator can fit it into the schedule. Siblings are kept together on a team within the same age division. We can only have as many teams as we have volunteers to coach. If we cannot find enough coaches, then we will have to limit the number of Teams. Equipment: Uniforms are provided. Children must have sneakers (or optionally soccer cleats for outdoors), shin guards, water bottle, and #3 soccer ball (U6), #4 soccer ball (U8 and U10) and #5 soccer ball (U13 and U16). Games: Games/practices during the summer session are held on Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday. During the winter session games/practices are held on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings at Armor Elementary School and Blasdell Elementary School. All games/practices are 1 hour in length Practices: There is generally two practice/game session per week for outdoor and one practice/game session per week for indoor programs. Parental Commitment: HSC is your club. The time commitment varies, but every family MUST contribute some time to the organization. Also, all House League parents are expected to take a turn brining a post-game snack and drink (outdoor program only, no snacks allowed at indoor games). | 
