Northern Lights Soccer Club

2012 SUMMER SOCCER SEASON REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

12/28/2011 11:05 PM

All Registrations are processed Online. Please contact the Director of Operations for assistance.

For Recreational Soccer registration information, please CLICK HERE; or to proceed to register for Recreational Soccer, please CLICK HERE.

2012 Travel Soccer Players

In order to secure your child’s roster spot for the 2012 season, you must complete the registration process. Please take time to read through this page in order to answer all questions you may have.

2011 Fall Soccer players: Even though you played fall soccer (which secured your roster spot), you still must complete the registration process for the 2012 summer season.

Installment Payment Schedule for Summer 2012:

December 17th, 2011 - Roster Commitment Deadline, $75 minimum payment due.
February 18th, 2012 - $75 minimum payment due.
April 14th, 2012 - Balance due for all age levels and divisions. Exception: Teams with paid coaches will be allowed to pay monthly payments throughout the season.

If you missed tryouts, please read below…

If you DID NOT pre-register online and missed tryouts, you will need to register online and make your first installment payment BEFORE you can can secure your roster spot.
Click Here to register your "Tryouts/Intent to Play" and make your first installment payment.

Winter Recreational Training Program

12/11/2011 12:58 PM

Are you looking forward to the snow melting so your child can play again outside? Does he or she want to get a head start on the summer season? Northern Lights Soccer Club is offering a winter Rec program for players to get some exercise, have some fun, and become a better soccer player. The Winter Little Lights program for 2012 runs from January to February. Players will get to be part of a new, exciting winter soccer program which emphasizes fun, creativity, and individual player development. The program is led by Michael O’Reilly (Northern Lights S.C. Director of Coaching and Player Development) who holds, along with many other coaching licenses, the National Youth Coaching License. Players will become more comfortable and confident with the ball, improving their ability to be more creative and positive playing soccer. Parents will also be given weekly activities they can do at home or at the gym with their children.

Space is limited, so register quickly to reserve your spot.

Mondays & Tuesdays, January 9th - March 6th Lincoln Elementary School

5-7 year olds

Monday 6:15-7:15pm (12 spots available) FULL

Tuesday 6:00-7:00pm (12 spots available) FULL

8-10 year olds

Tuesday 7:00-8:00pm (12 spots available) FULL

2012 NLSC Winter Training Programs

01/13/2012 08:39 AM

Winter Futsal League

Northern Lights S.C. will once again be holding its Friday Night Futsal League. Improve your individual ability with the ball, quicken your decision making, and have a lot fun.

WHEN: Fridays 6:00-9:00pm (starting January 6^th)

WHERE: Lincoln Elementary School Gym A

WHO: U9-U12 players

WHAT TO EXPECT: Playing in an environment that encourages creativity, decision making, and ball familiarity. It is a no-coaching league, so players are encouraged to work on keeping the ball, trying new moves, and fail and succeed on their own.

COST: $15 per player with a max of 6 on a team roster.

QUESTIONS: Please e-mail Michael O’Reilly, doc@northernlightssoccer.org

REGISTRATION: You need to register as a team, not as individual players. To register please CLICK HERE.

2012 Kings Dome NLSC Winter Training Schedule

Start date is tentatively TBD

February: 5^th, 12^th, 26^th (No Session February 19^th)

March: 4^th, 18^th, 25^th(No Session March 11^th)

April: 1^st, 8^th

Time	12:00-1:00pm	1:00-2:00pm	2:00-3:00pm	3:00-4:00pm	4:00-5:00pm	5:00-6:00pm
Group	U9 Boys U9 Girls	U10 Girls U10 Boys U11 Boys U12 Boys	U11 Girls U12 Girls	U13 Girls U13 Boys	U14G U15G U14B U15B	U16 Girls U16 Boys U17 Boys

Winter Skills Camps at Lincoln Elementary School, Anoka

Northern Lights S.C. will be hosting the Pegasus Soccer winter programs for all U8-U14 travel players. Brad Fewell, Director of Pegasus Soccer, will be leading the Thursday night training player development sessions. All NLSC players get at 15% discount from the registration cost and also receive a 30% off coupon to be used at the Soccer USA store in Blaine.

You may register online at PEGASUS SOCCER/NLSC WINTER PROGRAM (Discount Code: TEJNLREM) or mail in payment.

Pegasus Soccer is a professionally run soccer training program that provides high quality technical and tactical skill development to soccer players that are playing competitive traveling soccer in Northern lights Soccer Club. If you want to see dramatic improvement in your player’s soccer ability both technically and tactically, improve all around ball control and first touch, be more creative and develop more awareness to your game, then please consider the Pegasus Soccer Schools training programs.

Program 1: Nov 3, 10, 17 Dec 8, 15, 22 (No training Thanksgiving week)

Program 2: Jan 12, 19, 26 Feb 2, 9, 16

Program 3: Feb 23 March 1, 8, 22, 29, April 5 (No training Spring break week)

Cost: $80. All NLSC players receive 15% discount. NLSC players pay only $68 per program

We’ll be cross referencing all info details. Want to signup online? www.pegasussoccer.com

Minnesota Concussion Law and MYSA Concussion Policy

07/12/2011 03:22 PM

This past legislative session, a bill was passed and signed into law regarding concussions and youth athletes. Minnesota has joined a growing number of states that have passed laws on providing concussion information, training and procedures to be followed for youth athletes to return to play. The law is effective as of September 1st, 2011.

To see a copy of the statute please click here.

To see a copy of the MYSA Concussion Policy please click here.

What is a concussion?

The Minnesota legislation requires any municipality, business, school district or nonprofit organization that organizes a youth athletic activity and charges a fee to follow the statute’s requirements.

NLSC would like to point out several things:

The statute applies to all practices and games.
Even though the statute does not officially take effect until September 1, the online training is available now. NLSC strongly recommends that coaches and officials start the CDC training ASAP. There is a certificate to print out to show completion of the course at the end. Print it out as proof.
This statute applies to all clubs in Minnesota. As noted in the policy, each club will have to adopt its own policy.
Any Extraterritorial coach or player who plays in any game or tournament in Minnesota is also affected. Coaches will have to take the online training and both coaches and players have to follow the removal/return to play requirements anytime they are in Minnesota.
The statute takes effect on September 1, 2011, which happens to correspond with the MYSA soccer year; it will be in effect for the Fall Season.
The statute and policy is NOT limited to competitive players, coaches and officials; Rec and Rec-Plus are also affected.
This affects all sports, not just soccer.

Northern Lights Soccer Club Uniform Survey

10/26/2011 08:16 PM

Weather Cancellation Policy

06/22/2011 10:44 AM

Recreational Soccer Weather Cancellation
Please keep our weather policy in mind throughout the season; the hotline number listed below will only be updated for weather if there is a change in policy or if weather cancellations occur. Rain-outs will be announced on the hotline by 5:00pm the day of the session. If there is not a hotline message canceling the scheduled session, you should come to the fields because the weather is too questionable to predetermine cancellation.

It is important to note that we will not cancel sessions prior to the scheduled session time due to weather unless it is obvious that the severe weather will interfere throughout the entire night. If the fields have a lot of standing water on them from raining all day, the sessions will be cancelled. At the Recreational Soccer level, cancelled sessions are not rescheduled, they are just not played.

ARAA Sports Hotline (763) 422-9555; Press 6 for Soccer, then Press 1 for Recreational Soccer

If there is not a current message you are to assume the games will be played as scheduled.

Traveling Soccer Weather Cancellation
All weather related game cancellations will be determined at the field prior to game time.

How May We Help You?

06/24/2011 12:04 PM

Have you ever been frustrated because you cannot find what you are looking for on our website? What information can we provide for you that will make life a little easier? Rules clarification, player resources, college soccer information, high school information, calendar of events....you name it and we can provide it, or we will do our best to accomodate your request. Please submit the form below with your input as to how we can better supply information to our membership.

Click here to fill out the form!

2012 Summer Season Registration is NOW OPEN!

12/28/2011 11:11 PM

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER OR MAKE AN INSTALLMENT PAYMENT

Season & Sport	Date Range	Registration Status
Spring/Summer Soccer 2012 Recreational Soccer 2012 Traveling Soccer 2012 Tryouts/Intent to play	Apr - July Apr - July Apr - Nov	OPEN OPEN OPEN
Fall Sports 2012 Recreational Soccer 2012 Traveling Soccer	Sept - Oct Sept - Oct	Closed Closed

All Registrations are processed Online. Please contact the Director of Operations for assistance.

2012 Travel Soccer Players

2011 Fall Soccer players: Even though you played fall soccer (which secured your roster spot), you still must complete the registration process for the 2012 summer season.

Installment Payment Schedule for Summer 2012:

December 17th, 2011 - Roster Commitment Deadline, $75 minimum payment due.
February 18th, 2012 - $75 minimum payment due.
April 14th, 2012 - Balance due for all age levels and divisions. Exception: Teams with paid coaches will be allowed to pay monthly payments throughout the season.

If you missed tryouts, please read below…

If you DID NOT pre-register online and missed tryouts, you will need to register online and make your first installment payment BEFORE you can can secure your roster spot.
Click Here to register your "Tryouts/Intent to Play" and make your first installment payment.

Summer Travel Fees:

U8-U10 Registration Fee: $265

U11-U19 Registration Fee: $280

Premier Registration Fee: $350

Tryouts/Intent to Play Fee: $25 (this fee is included with the overall registration fee)

(Note: These fees do not include tournaments, extra training sessions, or any other team function)

Uniforms (Adidas) are new and are included in the registration fees. The uniform kit will consist of 2 Jersey’s (Green/White), 1 pair of Green shorts, 1 pair of socks (Green/White). The uniform cost is built in to the overall program cost. You must enter sizes when registering.

Registration Fees Include:

Weekly Training sessions in the St. Michael Dome

Staff Coaching Sessions

MYSA Fees/Insurance

NLSC Administration

Fields

Referees for League Games

*Paid Coach fees (if applicable), tournaments, extra dome/gym time (if applicable) are NOT included in the registration fee and are collected by each individual team.

Registration Details:

The first time you go to REGISTER, you must create a new account.

Your children will now be in the system for all future registrations.

Please contact the NLSC Director of Operations if you have any questions or problems registering online.

Refund Policy - See website for policy

Visa and MasterCard accepted

Note: Online registration accepted only (credit card/mail-in check options available)

PLEASE NOTE:

Player passes will not be distributed to teams that have outstanding balances for registration and coaching fees. Don’t risk your childs season, please adhere to the payment schedule. If you have financial difficulties please contact the Director of Operations or check out our fundraiser opportunites.

Field Status & Availability

06/22/2011 09:47 AM

Field Status
Central Park	Open
Alpine Park	Open
Elmcrest Fields	Open
Emerald Pond Park	Open
Enloe Park	Open
Rivers Bend Park	Open
Sunny Acres Park	Open

If you have any questions regarding this field closure, please feel free to contact:

Michael O’Reilly, Director of Coaching, at doc@northernlightssoccer.org

Tammy Hayft, Director of Operations, at directorofops@northernlightssoccer.org

Joe Helback, Recreational Director, at recdirector@northernlightssoccer.org

Coaches Education Courses

11/14/2010 10:14 AM

MYSA ‘E’ and ‘D’ Coaching Courses. Please CLICK HERE for more detailed information.

NLSC Fundraising Opportunities

10/04/2011 08:38 AM

Northern Lights Soccer Club remains committed to bring you a quality program at a fair price. With more and more people losing their jobs, working less hours, facing salary reductions and employment uncertainty, yesterday’s fair price could be today’s financial hardship.

We remain committed to offering you the ways and means to make it happen; your kids can play soccer at a reduced price or even for free with very little effort. There will be a series of fundraising options available to you on this page....some may work for you, some may not. If you have any additional ideas or would like to help, please email fundraising@northernlightssoccer.org

Annicks Premium coffee, tea and hot chocolate!! Your profit margin will be 40% of your sales!!
The Chip Shoppe gourmet breads, soups, desserts and more! Also 40% profit of your sales!!
Green Valley Green House, Christmas, Easter and Spring plant sales making nice profits at approximately 40%.
Papa Murphy's pizza cards fundraiser, also a great profit at 80%
Encore discount cards, a 50% profit.

September: Annicks Premium coffee, tea and hot chocolate. Watch for the Email BLAST with more information on September 11th

October: The Chip Shoppe gourmet treats. Watch for the Email BLAST with more information on October 16th

November and December: Green Valley Green House Christmas plants.

January/February: TBD

March, April: Green Valley Green House Easter plants and the Encore discount cards.

April, May: Green Valley Green House Spring plants.

June/July/August: TBD

Watch for the Email BLASTS with more information.

ALL YEAR we will be selling the Papa Murphy Pizza Cards.

Northern Lights Soccer is also selling knitted hats, fleece mittens, and scarves. Profits from these items will help fund an adversity fund for NLSC.

For any additional information, please contact fundraising@northernlightssoccer.org