Our registration deadline for spring Recreation soccer has passed (Jan. 15), and we still have families registering their children in hopes of having them added to our teams for the spring season. The trouble is, we just don't have enough coaches.
The last thing we want is to have to turn away young children and teens from our program, but there are maximum numbers of players that we can allow on each team -- primarily for safety, supervision and playing time reasons. We would like nothing better than to ensure that our existing teams have enough coaches and to see our waiting lists disappear so that we can inform all of the children who have registered that we have a place for them in our program this season.
So perhaps you can help as a head coach or assistant coach. If you are not currently a coach, think about volunteering. If you have neighbors or friends who used to coach in the club when their children were involved and who would like to come back and volunteer, we'd love to talk with them. Get the word out as much as you can.
Don't worry if you're not a soccer expert. We have plenty of experienced coaches to mentor you, a professional training organization (UK Elite) to provide practice lesson plans and an entire club infrastructure set up to ensure that the kids have a great time playing soccer and that our coaches provide a positive experience for the kids and in return have the great feeling of volunteering in the community.
We are here to answer any questions you have and to provide a considerable amount of support. Just reach out to Liz McSpiritt (ebsoccer.recgirlsvp@gmail.com) to be a girls' Recreation coach or to Brad Diroff (ebsoccer.recboysvp@gmail.com) to be a boys' Recreation coach. Or contact club president Ron Brandsdorfer (ebsoccer1@gmail.com) with any questions about coaching here in EBSC.
