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Hot Springs Soccer Association
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501-276-8257
PO Box 20058
Hot Springs, Arkansas
71903

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Welcome to Hot Springs Soccer
Greetings, and welcome to the official website for the Hot Springs Soccer Association. We are a recreational program located in Hot Springs, Arkansas. We currently field teams in the U-6 through U-18 age groups. Our program is a member of the Arkansas State Soccer Association, and our travelling teams schedule their games through the Central Arkansas Soccer Association. We invite you to surf around our site, but please don't forget to sign our guestbook before you leave. Thanks for visiting!

All games on as scheduled, October 11 & 12

MicroSoccer Information

Date: Starts this Saturday, September 13th, 2008

Time: 9:00 AM, earlier of you are registering on site Saturday.

Location: Munro Fields, behind Lake Catherine Footwear on Malvern Avenue.

Bring: Shinguards (available at Hibbet and/or Wal-Mart, etc., a size 3 soccer ball, water to drink. Parents might want to bring a chair to sit in.

2008-2009 Playing Application

The playing applicaton for the upcoming season is available by clicking on the link below.

Hot Springs Soccer will also be experimenting with an online registration system this season, so watch this space for details.

Please call or email if you have any questions. Have a safe and relaxing summer!

Handout: 2008-09 Playing Application

Uniroyal Soccer Ball Program & Sweepstakes
Hot Springs Soccer Association partners with Hot Springs Tire and Uniroyal®

Click on the Banner above to enter the Uniroyal "Soccer to Go" Sweepstakes. The lucky grand prize winner of the Soccer to Go Sweepstakes will receive a set of Uniroyal® tires, free gas and a car game/entertainment system as well as a $1,000 donation to their soccer organization.

Hot Springs Soccer Association will receive support in the form of both funds and equipment from Hot Springs Tire of Hot Springs and the Uniroyal® Soccer Program. Beginning on September 12 , children will receive a certificate good for a free soccer ball that can be redeemed at Hot Springs Tire.

Throughout its nine-year history, the Uniroyal Soccer Program has been partnering tire dealers with youth soccer leagues as an effort to strengthen communities. The program and participating dealers have donated nearly $11 million in funds and equipment, including over 818,000 soccer balls, to youth sports programming across the country.

Soccer families also have the opportunity to enter Uniroyals Soccer to Go sweepstakes. The grand prize includes a mobile gaming system for the winners car, tires, a gas card, and a donation of $1,000 to their childs soccer league; the first prize includes tires and a donation to the winners soccer league. Please visit Uniroyal.com/sweeps to enter.

This is the ideal way for us to give something back to the community, said Terry Biggers of Hot Springs Tire, which has already given so much to us. The children that play in Hot Springs Soccer Association are so excited when they come in and get their free soccer balls. We really enjoy the fact the kids get so much out of it its a great feeling to know that were helping to keep youth soccer strong for the people in Hot Springs.

Were very proud of the work weve done to help Americas youth, said Kaz Holley, Uniroyal Tire brand director. And were thrilled to collaborate with an outstanding tire dealer like Hot Springs Tire to strengthen our dealers communities.

Uniroyal Tire is one of the world's leading tire brands for passenger and commercial cars, pick-ups, light trucks, mini vans and sport utility vehicles. Dating back to 1892, Uniroyal Tire has developed a reputation for providing high-quality, affordable tires including its Tiger Paw® and Laredo® series. Uniroyal® tires offer just the right combination of dependability, traction and grip in almost every weather condition, and come with one of the industry's leading warranties.

To learn more about the Uniroyal Soccer Program, visit the brands Web site at www.uniroyal.com. To learn more about Hot Springs Tire please call Terry Biggers, (501) 767-1000, at 3123 Albert Pike Street in Hot Springs.

Medical Release Form

Coaches must have a signed medical release for each player at every league game and at all tournaments. Click on the handout link below to download the form. It is important that these forms are completed before the first game of the season.

Handout: Medical Release Form

New HSSA Phone Number
Hot Springs Soccer has a new contact phone number:

501-276-8257

Please use this number to leave us a message. Please give us a day or two to get back to you--we check the messages as often as we can. We do promise that someone from the HSSA will return your call--so please be patient.

Hot Springs Referee Success
Newsflash--Rebecca has once again been selected to officiate at the 2007 Southern Regionals, this year in Oklahoma City. Congratulations once again to Rebecca for all her hard work. We have several more young referees that are more than capable of making it to this level, so continue to work hard and ask Rebecca how you can improve when you see her on the fields.

Hot Springs referee Rebecca Maffit was one of 12 referees from the entire state invited to officiate at the US Youth Southern Region Championships, held in late June at Burns Park.

Rebecca was assigned as an assistant referee for 7 games over 4 days of the tournament, including the quarter finals. The refereeing was high pressure, as this tournament brought together the state champions from the 12 states in the region, who were playing for the right to advance to the national championship tournament.

Throughout the tournament, FIFA referee Sandra Hunt, who is the highest ranking female referee in the United States, was on hand to lend support and meet the referees working the tournament.

The photo below was taken at the awards banquet held on Monday, July 3rd. Rebecca learned a lot during this tournament, and is looking forward to sharing what she learned with our local referees this season.

Congratulations Rebecca--you've made Hot Springs proud!

Kristine Lilly Visits Hot Springs
Some HSSA players recently got to hear Kristine Lilly, the captain of the US Women's National Team and 19 year veteran of soccer at the highest playing level in the United States, speak at Crossgate Academy. Students at Crossgate won a national contest by losing over 100 pounds in a get fit campaign.

Kristine invited some of the Crossgate students in the audience to try different soccer skills and then listened as Kristine spoke about her passion for children, athletics and the need to stay fit. Kristine then showed off a few of her soccer skills by shooting balls from different spots in the gym, then finished off by signing autographs for everyone in attendance.

Kristine was presented a Hot Springs Soccer T Shirt and said she was going to wear it the following week at residency camp in Los Angeles.

In the photo below are U-16 players Marissa Hicks (a former player in the HSSA now playing for LRFC) along with current HSSA players Elizabeth Burke, Melissa Geddings, Marisa Lowder and Rebecca Maffit along with Kristine. It was a rare treat to see an international soccer superstar visiting Hot Springs!

Simple Soccer for Parents
This is the place for anyone that would like some help to learn more about soccer--presented in a very simple way. Great stuff!

Click here for an excellent website that explains soccer in simple terms.

Click here to go to a pretty comprehensive soccer glossary.   See how much you already know!

Click here for a nice little explanation of offside. It's a clear explanation of a rule that is probably the most misunderstood and frustrating in soccer!

New Munro Field Layout

The fields at Munro have been slightly reconfigured this summer. Fields have been numbered to eliminate confusion on what game is scheduled on each field.

The U-9/10 field has been moved to a stand alone area in the 2004 expansion area, on your left side as you enter the field area. This change allows more flexability in game and practice scheduling.   Two U-7/8 fields are now side by side across the U-11/12 field.

Players on the U-11/12 fields will now be on the North (road) side of the field, and parents will be on the South side, the opposite of previous seasons. Designations for players and parent sides on all of our U-9 and above fields are on the map below.

The full size field remains unchanged.

The HSSA is also working on a sponsorship program for our fields. The full size field has been sponsored by Reebaire and a U6 field has been sponsored by Simmons 1st Bank. Thanks to these community partners for stepping up and helping our soccer program. If you know of other local businesses that may want to help the HSSA, please let us know!

Fields are closed for the Summer, but the grass is growing and the fields are being sanded to improve their quality this coming season!

MicroSoccer Fields: Closed for Summer
U-9/10 Field:    Closed for Summer
U-11/12 Field:    Closed for Summer
Full Size Field:    Closed for Summer

We do live in Arkansas, where the weather changes every 10 minutes or so.   Please check this site, contact the Hot Springs coach, or call the HSSA info line at 501-276-8257 in the event of rain or other bad weather

As a general rule of thumb, check with the Hot Springs coach if it rains 1 inch or more within 12 hours of the start of a scheduled game.

Weather Center

Hot Springs Natl Park Weather Forecast, AR (71901)

Local Radar and Thunderstorm Forecast (click on the map to enlarge)

Directions to Soccer Fields in Hot Springs
Directions to the various soccer fields in Hot Springs. Please confirm which field you are playing at, as it is quite a time consuming drive between each location!

Munro Fields, Hot Springs

From Little Rock, take I-30 west (towards Texarkana). Continue on I-30 to Malvern. Exit at Highway 270 West. After 10 miles or so, you will pass through a traffic light, and soon after you will see Buddy Bean Lumber on your left side. Right after Buddy Bean, you will see the Hot Springs Soccer sign, also on the left, in front of the Lake Catherine Footwear Factory. Turn left into the parking lot, and you will see the soccer field entrance on the far left side of the parking lot as you face the building. If you come to a second traffic light, you have just passed the fields, so turn around.

Kimery Park, Hot Springs

From Little Rock, take I-30 west (towards Texarkana). It will be a far easier and quicker trip to the field by NOT getting off at the Hot Springs exit, and continuing on I-30 to Malvern. Exit at Highway 270 west (towards Hot Springs). Continue on 270 west until you come to the 1st traffic light (approximately 12 to 15 miles). Turn left at the light, which actually keeps you on Highway 270 west. Continue on 270 west to the McLeod Street exit. Turn right onto McLeod, and continue about 1/2 mile to the 1st street on your left (Leonard Street). Turn left, onto Leonard, and proceed again to the 1st left, which is Kimery Lane. Turn left and proceed up the steep hill. The soccer field is on your right as you enter the park. There are restrooms available.

Linden Park, Hot Springs

From Little Rock, take I-30 west (towards Texarkana). Take exit 111 (highway 70) towards Hot Springs. Proceed along Highway 70 for approximately 18 miles. As you enter into town, the name of the road changes to Grand Avenue. Note--be careful on Grand as the speed limit slows considerably. Proceed along Grand through several traffic lights until you come to Central Avenue. Turn right and proceed along Central Avenue, past the bathhouses and the Arlington Hotel. Stay in the left lane, approximately ½ mile past the Arlington, you will turn left at Whittington avenue. There is a nice fountain that you can use as a landmark. Proceed along Whittington, and it will become divided. Just past the tourist businesses you will see on your right, you will see a sign for Linden Park. Turn right, proceed up the hill and you have arrived. Restrooms and a shaded pavilion are available.

Volunteer Disclosure Form

US Youth Soccer, the Arkansas State Soccer Association, and the Hot Springs Soccer Association are required to have each coach, assistant coach, team manager, team mom, or anyone else who has any contact with the children to fill out the disclosure statement below. Coaches and/or managers, please make sure each required individual on your team fills out the form, and then turn the entire set into our Registrar. Click on the download link below to get the form.

Important Note: Rosters cannot be issued by the ASSA until all adults listed on the roster complete this form.

Handout: Volunteer Disclosure Statement Form

Question? Comment? Problem? Other?

Please let us know and you will get a response! We promise! Click here to send us an e-mail.

The Beautiful Game

A beautiful clip comparing a famous length of the field run and goal by Maradona and a recent one by Messi. Fun to watch!

Goal Comparison between Messi and Maradona

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