聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 At least three organized groups of soccer players will be active beginning this week: the year-round soccer players who will be moving out-of-doors; a mini-soccer group, and an after-school soccer program.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Beginning tomorrow, that year-round soccer group will be moving outside after having spent the winter inside the Victoria School Gymnasium.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 For over 25 years, Stephen Ruten has been instrumental in seeing that adults have a soccer team on which to play. In winter the group is indoors, and in summer, outside.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The group has 鈥渁 great smattering of players of all ages and abilities,鈥� Kev Sumner, Kamsack recreation director, said last week. The players who are under 12 years of age usually begin their sessions at about 6:30 p.m. and they鈥檙e off the pitch by 7:15 p.m. when the adults take over.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The group will also be playing recreational soccer at Victoria School Sundays at 4 p.m., rain or shine, Sumner said.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Louise Sumner is leading mini-soccer sessions for children born in 2010, 11 and 12 in a program that was once called a parents and tots group. The group begins on May 7 at the Victoria School playground, and in poor weather, the group will move indoors to the school gymnasium.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 It鈥檚 a learn to play program in which there is emphasis on skills and physical literacy of running, jumping and hopping, which are important skills not only in soccer but in all sports, Louise said. Parents are being encouraged to stay with their children and cheer them on.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Kev Sumner is preparing to conduct an after-school soccer program at the Victoria School for Grade 4 students.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e鈥檒l be meeting Wednesdays, from May 17 to June 21,鈥� Sumner said.聽
