The open gym on 11/26 is canceled due to the holiday this week. Enjoy the time off and we will see everyone next week.

Etown All Star Players showcase talent for college coaches. Coach Shuck coaches Red LL League All Star team.

1. Game details – Location Donegal High School – 1025 Koser Rd, Mount Joy, PA 17552; Kickoff of the first match is 1pm.  Gates open at 12:15. .  Games are 45 min.  It will be a round robin.  Each team will get the equivalent a full 90-minute match
2. There is a $5 admission for parents and fans

Brody Yakscoe, Dylan Bell, Drew Stark, and Nicholas Houck will be playing in this annaul all star showcase game.

Picture: All Star Banquet 2024 (left to right): Coach Sostack (Lifetime “Lanny Ammon” Service Award), Coach Shuck, Nicholas Houck (1st Team), Brody Yakscoe (1st Team), Drew Stark (2nd Team), Drew Bell (2nd Team), Finn Grinnell (Academic All Star), and Coach Wells.. Elizabethtown was awarded the Sportsmanship Award for 2024.

In the words of the Coach Sostack, “Championships are won in the off-season”. We have secured the turf Tuesday nights from 7pm – 9pm. This will run starting next week, 11/5, through Christmas break, excluding the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. We will pick these sessions back up after the New Year.

Players currently in grades 7th -12th are welcome.

Other Off-Season Opportunities Coming Soon!!!

Coach Shuck, Coach Wells, Coach Balmer, and Coach Schoenberger met to formulate a plan and options for any and all players who’d like to keep their soccer skills sharp.

1. Weightlifting
2. Club Spring Soccer teams with Etown United and/or Hershey Soccer Club
3. CV Indoor Tournament
4. Summer Quad Camp and the Bucknell Team Camp
5. More to come

Coach Wells and Schuck plan to to coach a similar team as last spring. All those interested, contact them directly; jereme_wells@etownschools.org braydon_shuck@etownschools.org

Hershey Soccer Club is looking for players with birth years 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. If interested, please contact Coach Schoenberger; andrew_schoenberger@etownschools.org

There are several great indoor leagues at the Nook or In The Net. We encourage parents to organize any of these. If you need help finding players, please contact any coach.

Uniform Pick-Up – Monday 8/26, 2:45pm at Daubert Gym, please arrive at 2:30pm

*We will have practice after we get uniforms that will end at our normal time 5:15pm

Labor Day, Monday 9/2 NO PRACTICE

Parents and Players,

We are asking our Bears family to sell 3 t-shirts to support this worthy cause. See link for details: https://redcard.squarespace.com/redcardcancer/. T-shirts are $16.50 and can be purchased at the following link: https://ascsoccercorner.tuosystems.com/stores/rcc2024boystees
Please let patrons know to click on “SECTION 2”. Choose “Pick Up” option vs. “Ship”.
The DEADLINE for T-shirt purchases is next Wednesday, August 28th. THIS IS THE VERY LAST DAY FOR ORDERS: Players shirts are free and ordered by Coach Sostack. Email questions to juliesostack@gmail.com

Parents/Players,

Don’t forget to mark your calendar for our annual team picnic this Saturday held at Etown Park. A great opportunity for families to spend time together!! Each grade level is asked to prepare and share the following items:

Seniors : BBQ

Juniors: Desserts

Sophomores and Freshmen : Side dishes

Each family is asked to bring your own beverage as well as your plates and utensils. Send questions to Coach Sostack at james_sostack@etownschools.org

Hi Soccer Families,

We are asking for your help in making the concession stand a continued success for Etown Boys Soccer!  Please take a moment to view and sign up to donate items and time to the stand.  It’s a great way to raise funds for our team and get to know other soccer families!

Donations to Concession Stand

Volunteering in Concession Stand

Thanks,

Michelle, Maureen, Amy & Molly

(with guidance from Super Soccer Mom Linda)

Parents,

First round of spirit wear orders will be captured 8/19 and will be delivered Friday 8/30.  We will do another round of orders the following weekend after JH soccer is finalized. Please use the following link to visit the spirit wear store to order your swag!! https://stores.inksoft.com/eahs_boys_soccer_24/shop/home

We’re less than 6 days away from the season start. Let’s Go BEARS!!!

Season Start Date: August 19th, all practices will be 3:15 to 5:15. We expect the players to arrive 15 minutes before the practice times. When school begins, the boys should come to the fields directly after school. Most should arrive a little before or around 3pm.

Tryouts are August 19th, 20th, and 21st

Parent Meetting: Monday, August 19th, 4:45 pm at the Field 1 bleachers.

Fair Week – with the first week of practice being during Fair Week and the boys not in school yet, please allow for extra time to drop them off at practice.

Uniform Pick Up: Monday, August 26th, 2:45pm at Daubert Gymnasium. This is for the players only, we will remind them several times during out opening week.

You can view our practice times and locations along with game times and locations on Arbiter Live, use this link and make sure you select Jr High Boys Soccer:

https://arbiterlive.com/Teams/Schedule/4634546