Updated March 16th, 2023
The Spring Soccer Season begins this week. Bundle up for some chilly week 1 games. Below is an export of the 2023 Game Schedule:
2023 spring soccer master schedule.pdf
All of the rosters are updated in the Team Central Portion of our web site. If you are not sure of your team placement and/or practice night, please look at the exported files below where you can look up what team your player is on, who their coach is, and when and where their practice is: These were updated on Monday the 13th, so any moves since then are not reflected. We will update it again on Friday.
2023 hyr spring soccer player list alphabetical.pdf
2023 hyr spring soccer team roster by team.pdf
hyr 2023 coach list and practice schedule v2.pdf
All practices and games are at Atherton High School 3000 Dundee Road.
Practices are scheduled for Monday through Thursday night at Atherton. If we get practices rained out on any nights we may have some availability to reschedule, and we will communicate with the coaches to let them know what is available. Please note that there are 2 entrances to Atherton, so check the map below if you have never been there before.
hyr_atherton_map.pdf
HYR Soccer Equipment: HYR provides a T-shirt, and you pretty much provide the rest. Please review HYR Soccer list of equipment below.
hyr soccer equipment list.pdf
HYR Video HighlightsWant to see what HYR looks like: See highlights below:
HYR Highlights ReelRead more in-depth descriptions of each soccer division:
In Divisions 2 through 6, for parents who volunteer to be a Head Coach, there is a $45 discount, and for Assistant Coach, there is a $30 discount on the player registration. (Email [email protected] for a coupon code before making your payment, or email after registering, and we will apply a refund of that amount.) The coach clinic will be held the weekend of March 11th-12th. Details TBD.
(During registration, players will be given the oportunity to select practice nights they are not able to attend. These and other special requests will be honored when possible. If you request to play with another player on the same team please check with that family before putting the request on your registration. Be advised that HYR will also attempt to balance teams on skill level when possible, especially in the older divisions. Team balance may trump player friend requests in some situations.)
Players will be notified of their teams on or before Friday, March 10th. Practices begin the week of March 13th. Opening day for games will be Saturday, March 18th. The games will be mostly on Saturdays with the occasional Sunday for 7 consecutive weeks through the end of April. The exact game schedule will come out by March 11, 2023.
HYR Spring 2023 Soccer offers divisions for youth ages 4 through 16.
Division 1: Parent Player Academy - 4 year old players and their families
Division 2: 5 year old and beginner 6-year old players
Division 3: Experienced 6 year-old players and 7-year old players.
Division 4: 8 and 9 year-old players.
Division 5: 10-12 year old players.
Division 6: 13-16 year-old players.
Division 1 meets once per week on Saturday or Sunday mornings between 10 AM and Noon.
Divisions 2 - 6 meet for one 1-hour practice on a weeknight at either 5:45 or 6:45 PM.
Divisions 2 - 5 play games on Saturdays with a randomized schedule between 9 AM and 4 PM (or Sundays between 10 AM and 5 PM.)
Division 6 practices at 6:30 on one or two weeknights to be determined and plays the last game on Saturday (3:30 or 4 PM) (Or Sunday 4:30 or 5).
(RE: the $94 Registration fee: Effective January 1, 2023, The Kentucky State Legislature passed a bill stating that leisure, recreational, and athletic instructional services are subject to sales tax. For HYR Spring Soccer, that is broken out as an $88.67 Registration fee plus $5.33 KY State Sales Tax. )
Meet the Directors!
HYR is committed to providing a quality community based experience just right for families. In the fall of 2022, HYR hired an assistant director named Laken Amberg to help director Patrick Fitzgerald keep the league a safe a special place in the community. Click directly below to read more about the HYR Directors.
Meet the HYR Directors
HYR Equipment Collection And Distribution -
Every season, HYR collects gently used cleats and helps them find a new home on the feet of a new player. We were largely cleaned out in the fall of 2022, but people continue to donate them. We will not have a cleat and equipment exchange the weekend of March 11-12, but we will set up all inventory at all the first practices and at the first 2 games of the season.
HYR Team Shirt theme for Spring, 2023:
The theme for the fall teams is musicians and composers. Imagine from Beethoven to Lizzo, and anything in between. We try very hard to have a wide representation and inclusion of classics, modern artists and diversity of gender race, national origin, etc. Music will fit that goal perfectly because of the diversity of amazing musicians and composers. Super psyched!
HYR Soccer Equipment: HYR provides a T-shirt, and you pretty much provide the rest. Please review HYR Soccer list of equipment below.
hyr soccer equipment list.pdf
What is Hill Rolling?
During Spring and Fall soccer, the Atherton campus has these glorious hills between the field levels. Kids have always rolled down the hills for fun, so in 2017, we formalized it. At noon on game days, the director blows an air horn, in between the division 2 and division 3 fields, and kids and adults come from across any field to roll down the hill for a couple minutes. It’s sort of a reminder that soccer is just a game, and we are all there to just have a little fun. And like in the last question, just roll with it. (Pun intended)
HYR Hill Rolling Video
HYR T-Shirt Sponsors
HYR has sponsors every season who make a donation to have their logos on the back of hundreds of team T-shirts and also displayed prominently on sandwich boards on the fields. Typically, a 2" logo is $250 on the team shirts, and a 4" logo is $500. To find out more, please send an email to [email protected]
Below this line is from Fall 2022 Socer
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That's a wrap for 2022 fall soccer.
The winner of the HYR T-shirt quilt is Theo Ward fro the team Finger Painters inthe Parent Player Academy.
Thanks to everyone who donated to the HCM drive collection food and personal care products. We really appreciate the HYR community's generosity in donating over 9 bins of items to the HCM food bank.
The team pictures and awards were handed out on closing day. If you were not present on team day, HYR will make them available to you. The majority of coaches took the left over pics and awards with them and will be contacting players to let them know how to pick them up from the coaches. About 5 teams' awards were turned in to HYR, and we will send out a note to those players to let them know how to pick up their awards from the HYR Director.
We have posted all of the team photos on a Google Drive Folder linked below. You can view or download an electroinc copy of your team photo there as well.
HYR Fall 2022 Team Photos on Google Drive
Watch Video Highlights from the first 2 weeks.
Please browse our opening day photo montage linked directly below:
hyr photo montage opening day 2022-09-17.pdfDirectly below is an exported version of the game schedule.
hyr fall 2022 master game schedule.pdf
We have over 770 players registered for 56 teams.
HYR Volunteer Opportunities:
Volunteers help HYR run smoothly. Please review the available slots on the signup link, check your own calendar, and sign up to help. Additionally, if you have time that you are available to help when there is not a signup listed, we can often still use your help. (Especially the week leading up to the season and the and the first week of the season during the traditional work day. ) Please contact Patrick (
[email protected]) to propose a time you are available. .
HYR Volunteer Sign Up LinkHYR Team Shirt theme for fall 2022The theme for the fall teams is visual art. For many of the younger players, their team names will be based on types of art or public art and architecture. For older players, we focus on visual artists themselves and some of their works. We tried very hard to have a wide representation and inclusion of classics, modern artists and diversity of gender race, national origin, etc. To see a sneak preview of the artwork, click below.
2022 Fall HYR T-shirt DesignsThe season will run from March 13 through April 29th. Spring soccer will be for players between 4 and 16 years old. There will be one weeknight practice per week and one weekend game per week.
REGISTRATION INFO
First time users click "Register" and returning users click "Login" in the upper right hand corner.
If you are trying to register and do not see programs available, please log in first. Complete Registration instructions can be found below
hyr registration instructions.pdf
The cost is $94 for the spring season, but beginning March 5th, a $10 late fee for the Spring season will be added, and placement is not guaranteed. Some scholarships are available. To inquire, please contact Patrick Fitzgerald at:
[email protected]
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The cost is $87 for the fall season. On-time registration continues through September 3rd, 2022. Beginning September 4th, a $10 late fee for the Fall season will be added, and placement is not guaranteed. Some financial assistance is available. To inquire about financial assistance, send an email to
[email protected]Read more in-depth descriptions of each soccer division:
COACHING DISCOUNT
In Divisions 2 through 6, for parents who volunteer to be a Head Coach, there is a $40 discount, and for Assistant Coach, there is a $25 discount on the player registration. (Email [email protected] for a coupon code before making your payment, or email after registering, and we will apply a refund of that amount.) The coach clinic will be held Saturday, September 10th at 9 AM at the Highlands Community Campus at 1228 East Breckinridge Street (Cornet of Barrett Avenue and Breckinridge Street).
(During registration, players will be given the oportunity to select practice nights they are not able to attend. These and other special requests will be honored when possible. If you request to play with another player on the same team please check with that family before putting the request on your registration. Be advised that HYR will also attempt to balance teams on skill level when possible, especially in the older divisions. Team balance may trump player friend requests in some situations.)
HYR Fall 2022 Soccer offers divisions for youth ages 4 through 16.
Division 1: Parent Player Academy - 4 year old players and their families
Division 2: 5 year old and beginner 6-year old players
Division 3: Experienced 6 year-old players and 7-year old players.
Division 4: 8 and 9 year-old players.
Division 5: 10-12 year old players.
Division 6: 13-16 year-old players.
Division 1 meets once per week on Saturday or Sunday mornings between 10 AM and Noon.
Divisions 2 - 6 meet for one 1-hour practice on a weeknight at either 5:30 or 6:30 PM.
Divisions 2 - 6 play games on Saturdays with a randomized schedule between 9 AM and 4 PM (or Sundays between 11 AM and 5 PM.)
Division 7 practices at 6:30 on one or two weeknights to be determined at 6:30 PM and plays the last game on Saturday (3:30 or 4 PM).
Yard SignsHYR Advertises via yard signs in front yards and in front of HCM facilities. If you would be willing to host a yard sign leading up to an HYR season, please send an email to
[email protected]
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End of Season Awards
For Divisions 1 - 4, players receive an 8 x 10 team picture and a participation medal at the end of the season. For Divisions 5 and 6, each player receices an 8 x 10 team picture and a gift card to the Homemade Ice Cream and Pie kitchen. These will be given out at the final games.
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Team Name Themes for 2022 Fall Soccer
We do have an over 5-year tradition of unusual team names. My basic rules tend to be not to use any team name that is in use by professional and college teams (bulldogs, tigers, etc.), never repeat team names (We have now gone over 5 years without a repeat), and have the team names be fun, and occasionally informative.
In the fall of 2022, the team names will be based on visual art. Stay Tuned for more details.
What is Hill Rolling?
During Spring and Fall soccer, the Atherton campus has these glorious hills between the field levels. Kids have always rolled down the hills for fun, so in 2017, we formalized it. At noon on game days, the director blows an air horn, in between the division 2 and division 3 fields, and kids and adults come from across any field to roll down the hill for a couple minutes. It’s sort of a reminder that soccer is just a game, and we are all there to just have a little fun. And like in the last question, just roll with it. (Pun intended)
LOCATION - ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL: For all players registered, all practices and games are at Atherton High School. There are 2 entrances to Atherton. Please look at the map below. The GPS is 3000 Dundee Road . HYR has been requested to park in the teacher parking lot. (If you pull in by the gymnasium and the tennis courts, you are at the wrong entrance.) Please park only in approved parking spaces.
hyr_atherton_map.pdf
HYR Soccer Equipment: HYR provides a T-shirt, and you pretty much provide the rest. Please review HYR Soccer list of equipment below.
hyr soccer equipment list.pdf
Meet HYR Director Patrick Fitzgerald
Not sure who I am? Click the link below. I hope to meet you on the field soon.
hyr director patric fitzgerald.pdf
Please leave your dogs at home!
HYR asks that you do not bring any pets to HYR practices or games. For a complete look at the school and HYR policy, please click the link below:
HYR Dog Policy
Also, if you don't see the answers below that you are looking for, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions below:
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So that’s it for now. Stay tunes for announcements soon about future HYR seasons.
Patrick
Patrick Fitzgerald
HYR Director
Highlands Youth Recreation 502.671.9701
www.hyrsports.com
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