Norfolk Lions Youth Soccer: About Us
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Norfolk Lions Youth Soccer, is a recreational co-ed soccer program for children ages 3 to grade 12 in high school. NLYS accepts players from all towns.
NLYS is a member of Mass Youth Soccer
Our program is designed to improve motor skills and encourage socialization for our youngest players. As children get older, we teach and reinforce the rules and skills of soccer. While emphasizing teamwork, we teach strategies to help each player develop at their own pace.
Affiliation with Norfolk Lions Club
It is the mission of the Norfolk Lions Soccer Club to develop and maintain a strong working relationship with the Norfolk Lions Club and to help promote and further the philanthropic and community goals of the club. The Norfolk Lions Club will promote Norfolk Lions Soccer and encourage volunteerism in both the league and in the leagues governing board. The Norfolk Lions Soccer Club shall operate under the same not for profit identification number as the Norfolk Lions Club.
One of the goals of Norfolk Lions Youth Soccer is to provide a high quality sports program for families at a reasonable fee. This is a non-profit organization and all monies collected go directly back to the program to benefit the players.
HOW YOUR REGISTRATION FEES ARE USED:
- NLYS does NOT have sponsors
- NLYS does NOT ask families to do any fundraising
- NLYS offers financial assistance and scholarships so that no one who wants to play soccer will ever be turned away for financial reasons
Field User Fees ($20 Norfolk resident) paid to Norfolk Recreation Department for Field Maintenance
Mass Youth Soccer - $11 per player, coach, assistant coach, and NLYS Board Member (covers insurance for ALL players AND coaches, CORI checks for all coaches)
Uniforms - new t-shirts are provided each season for all players – (coaches & assistants receive a “coaches’ shirt” which we ask they keep for use during future soccer seasons)
Field/Goal Supplies – field lining paint, nets for goals, etc.
Trophies – for ALL players at the end of each season
Placques – (with team picture) to each team’s head coach in the fall
Equipment – each teams supplied with their own equipment bag containing first-aid kit, scrimmage pinnies for practices, cones, ball pump, etc. Each bag also contains enough for every player on the team to have a soccer ball for practice.
Referees – are paid per game. All U7, U9, U12, and U17 games have AT LEAST 1 referee, Referee shirts, whistles, stop-watches, etc
Administration Fees – copies, office supplies, postage, computer software, website maintenance, etc.
Opening Day – held each fall - hot dogs, chips, condiments, drinks, paper goods, moonwalks, porta-potties, police detail, etc. – This is a FREE event for All NLYS players AND their families
Coach Development – Free “Coaches Clinic” offered to ALL coaches, assistant coaches, and parents of NLYS players held once a year
Coaches License – Reimbursement for licensing course to those who coach NLYS for 3 soccer seasons
Tournament - NLYS soccer teams may participate in the Lions Cup Invitational FREE of charge
A Financial Report will be prepared at the completion of each spring soccer season. At this time, the board will review any large expenses that have unexpectedly occurred and expenses that may be soon upcoming. (i.e. purchase of goals, large purchases to replace equipment, etc.)
Also at this time, Registration Fees will be reviewed and if necessary, adjusted (raised OR lowered) accordingly.
