Plainfield Optimist Soccer: Welcome

Map To Al and Jan Barker Sports Complex - - - Field Layout                        Weather Hotline: (317) 203-9550

IT'S SOCCER TIME!!

Need some ideas to help your kids practice? See the News section for more information.

 It's U25 signup time.  Here's the link: https://www.gotsport.com/asp/application/reg/?ProgramID=18268  

Parents & Coaches,

 As a reminder, here is the make up schedule for the games that we canceled the week of April 15th

U4 & U5 May 28th, same fields and opponents from Apr 19th

U6 May 29th, same fields and opponents from Apr 18th

U8 Girls May 30th, same fields and opponents from Apr 20th

U8 Boys May 29th, same fields and opponents from Apr 20th

U10 Mon May13th: Field 5 62 vs 64     F6 60 vs 66

Thur May 16th: F5 63 vs 65      F6 61 vs 67

Sat May 18 9am:F5 60 vs 63    F6 61 vs 66

10:30:F5 62 vs 65        F6 64 vs 67

U10 Tournament start May 20th. Rob Burtz will be sending out that schedule soon.   

FALL SIGNUPS-Will be starting in June.  We also hope to be adding both a boys and girls U9 travel teams.  Please contact me if you have interest.  Tryouts will be in early to mid June. 

***Parents-if you need your child's team infomation, log onto your gotsoccer account, click on your child's name.  Across the top of the screen you will see something like "Player - Coed U10 PLAINFIELD OPTIMIST 67 U10".  In this example, 67 is the team number for this child. You then can get your schedule by going to the handouts section of our website. 

Need new shoes, shinguards, and a ball?  Here's a link to a coupon for Dicks:

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Parents & Coaches,

A few of you requested this. It was already on the website, but buried rather deep in the Bylaws.  

Division Ball Size Quarter Length Players On Field

U4 3 6 min. 3

U5/6 3 8 min. 4  

U8 3   10 min. 6

U10 4 12 min. 8

U12 4 30 min Halves  8

U14 5 35 min Halves 11

U19 5 45 min Halves 11 

WEATHER HOTLINE:  Will be updated by 5pm each night as necessary to let callers know if the Plainfield Optimist fields and soccer activities will take place each night.   If you have questions about the weather and whether we are playing, call (317) 203-9550.    

We are always looking for volunteers to help throughout the league.  We always need coaches, concession stand help and people to help with the signups.

TRAVEL teams for Fall 2012/Spring 2013: U12 Girls U13 Girls U13 Boys

We are hoping to continue to expand our travel program. Anyone interested in coaching a travel team in our program, please contact Ed Gunnell or Bob Baraso. You must hold at least an 'E' coaches certification or be willing to attend that training - training cost will be covered by the club.

Travel runs in one-year age ranges: U12 players should be born between Aug 1, 2000 and July 31, 2011. U13 born between Aug 1, 1999 and July 31, 2000

Email e_gunnell@hotmail.com if you have any questions.