Swatara Youth Soccer Association

Just a reminder that this Friday is the last day to get a free jersey with your summer camp registration.  Details and link to registration can be found here.

The monthly board meeting for May will be held tomorrow (Thursday) night at 7:30PM.  If you would like to register for the fall season in person and our scheduled walk-in session on May 19th conflicts with your schedule, you can do so at the meeting (or June’s).

UPDATE 4/21: Everything should be sorted out now. We will be going through the existing registrations to ensure they were placed in the correct age groups. Sorry for any inconvenience.

We are aware of a few bugs with the age groups and multi-child discount that we are working to resolve as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.

Online registration is now available through July 1st, 2012: Online Registration

Walk-in registration (for cash/check) will be on May 19th, 2012 from 9AM to 12PM.

The April public board meeting will take place this Thursday, April 12th at 7:30 PM at the Swatara Township Administration Building.

Registration for the Fall 2012 Soccer Season will open April 15th online.  Walk-in Registration will be held from 10am to 1pm on Saturday, May 19th.  Costs for the 2012 season remain the same: $30 for U6, $55 for U8/U10/U12.  The Board voted unanimously at the March meeting to keep prices at the reduced rate for the third year in a row.  More information will be posted here and on the Registration Page soon.

The Summer Camp page has been updated for 2012, be sure to register early for a free gift from Challenger.

The monthly public SYSA Board meeting will take place this coming Thursday, March 8th at 7:30 PM at the Swatara Township Administration Building.  Parents, coaches and volunteers are encouraged to attend.  Finalization of the schedule for the year as well as costs and fees are the main points to be discussed and approved.

February’s Board meeting was very productive and began the process of laying out the 2012 Fall SYSA soccer season.

Board Members present
-Dave Pender – President
-Michelle Yurko – Treasurer
-Jennifer Coy – U6 Director
-Ricardo Duarte – Boys Director
-Jim LaSalla – Girls Director

Board Change – Karen Sweger has resigned from the Board position of Registrar for personal reasons. Please join me in thanking her for many years of service in this position which can be incredibly stressful at times… Especially during open registration. The Board members present voted unanimously to appoint Mike Radle to the vacant position for the 2012 calendar year.

EPYSA Annual General Meeting – The AGM will take place on Sunday, March 4th in Philadelphia. The President and Registrar will be attending on behalf of SYSA and will provide a briefing at the March SYSA Board Meeting.

2012 Newsletter Edits – We are currently in the process of preparing the newsletter that will be sent home with students in area schools. We are planning for distribution to schools the last week of April/first week of May.

Calendar of Events – A tentative schedule for events leading up to the beginning of the season was laid out and is now pending logistics working out with the Township and other sports activities in the area. Item on the schedule include walk-in/offline registration, coaches meeting, rosters, uniform orders and several other steps that need to happen before the August 1st start of the practice season. Once dates and details are confirmed, this information will be published to the Calendar Page.

Registration Database Vendor – the discussion surrounding the selection of the registration and database provider for SYSA was short and to the point. Those present agreed there was no reason to replace our current vendor based on usage, pricing and familiarity.

The 2012 Board of Directors is now in place:

The monthly Board meeting for February will take place Thursday, February 9th at 7:30 PM at the Swatara Township Administration Building.  This is the first full meeting of the year and will kick off planning and preparation for the Fall 2012 soccer season.