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Seasons: The house soccer program has a Spring and Fall season. The  Spring season runs from the beginning of April to mid June and the  Fall season is from September to the beginning of November.

Spring 2009 House fee is $100

Registration deadline is March 20, 2009.

NEW FORMAT FOR U11/12 BOYS AND GIRLS - All games will now be 8 v 8 on a small sided field.

Advantages of playing small sided games:

Benefits to the Child:

• More time with coach
• More practical space to be successful
• Increased number of contacts with the ball
• More actual playing time
• Energetic workouts due to playing both offense and defense
• Required to make more quality decisions
• Experience repeating game situations more frequently
• While learning both defense and offense, a player will become more complete and will understand more readily the roles and importance of  teammates

Benefits of Small Field:

• More efficient use of space
• Games can be played simultaneously across a full size field
• Children are physically more efficient in a smaller space
• Takes less time to achieve goal or advance to goal, more successful
• Children are actively involved for a longer period of time

Important: All Players should wear shinguards, cleats and bring a ball and water.

Practice begins:  possibly week of March 30

Games begin:  Saturday, April 4

Season ends:  Saturday, June 13

Practice: All teams have one or two practices during the week. Practices generally start two weeks before the first game and are held at local parks and schools. Players should bring a soccer ball and water to all practices.

Games: All games are played on Saturdays and some Sundays at the OBGC park. U9/U10 play 7v7 on a short sided field. U11/U12 play play 8v8 on a short sided field. U13 and above play 11v11. Some games may start as early as 8:00 AM.

Carpool/Coach Requests: Team parity is one of our main goals so we cannot guarantee requests for coaches and carpools.

Coaches: We are always looking for good coaches for our children. All head and assistant coaches are required to pass a mandatory background check. All head coaches are required to attend a MSYSA "F" license course that is hosted by the OBGC soccer program. Head coaches and assistant coaches are required to attend NYSCA training. NYSCA certification qualifies the coach/assistant coach for the Club's liability coverage. Fees for the "F" license course and NYSCA training are paid for by OBGC. Coaching clinics run by the director of coaching will also be held during the season. If you are interested in coaching please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Mandatory Coach Training - TBA

Equipment: OBGC provides each player with a uniform consisting of a shirt, shorts and socks. Players need to furnish their own shin guards which are required for playing.