Glendale Youth Sports was conceived and founded by the late Cecilia DeGuere in the early 1950's. GYS is a non-profit corporation run entirely by parent and community volunteers. Our goals are to foster and engender the physical and moral development of the youth taking part in our programs and to ensure that all children residing within the Glendale Elementary School attendance area are offered the opportunity to participate in an organized team sport. It is the mission of the GYS Board to involve in sports as many of the children of Glendale as possible. We also welcome youth from surrounding communities who don't have access to programs in their own community.SPRING SOCCERWe have players of various experience and skill on our soccer teams and we guarantee at least 50% playing time in games and therefore cap our rosters for U8 and up at 2x the number of players on the field. In the Spring, practices start the first week of March, weather permitting, and are typically Mon and/or Wed for the girls and Tue and/or Thu for the boys. Final practice schedules will be up to coaches, but we recommend that they make one of the two practice nights optional if they do opt for two practice nights. Still, most kids end up attending both because they love being there so much. Games will start the last weekend of March and run through mid-May. Most are on Saturdays but we'll have 8 games over 6 weeks, so there will be a couple of mid-week games. Fees for U8-U12 are $85 per child. This covers the jersey and the referee fees and also helps us save for new equipment. For example, each team will have enough soccer balls for every child to have their own ball at practice. Teams are based on birth year (not grade) as follows...Instructional Coed: 2020+; Summit Park (aka Village of Glendale Park, per Google maps)U6 Coed (aka Dribblers): 5v5; 2019; Summit Park or Washington Park (tbd)U8 Girls (aka Passers): 7v7; 2017 and 2018 birthdays; Washington ParkĀ U8 Boys (aka Passers): 7v7; 2017 and 2018 birthdays; Washington ParkU10 Girls (aka Wings): 7v7; 2015 and 2016 birthdays; Saunders ParkU10 Boys (aka Wings): 7v7; 2015 and 2016 birthdays; Saunders ParkU12 Girls (aka Strikers): 9v9; 2013 and 2014 birthdays; Washington ParkU12 Boys (aka Strikers): 9v9; 2013 and 2014 birthdays; Washington ParkPlease reach out to [email protected] with questions about our soccer program. Kevin CarrollVolunteer Soccer CoordinatorGlendale Youth Sports