Local youth, ages 5-14 years old that are interested in playing soccer in Wallowa County this fall, may begin registering immediately with the Wallowa Valley Soccer Association.  Registration forms may be picked up at Family Video, Video Buffs, The Sports Corral, and local schools (Enterprise, Joseph, Wallowa, and Enterprise Seventh Day Adventist).  The registration form and other important soccer information are also available on the Wallowa Valley Soccer Association’s Website

Completed registration forms need to be returned to the Wallow Valley Soccer Association by September 2, 2011.
As in previous years, U-8 (5-7 year old), U-11 (8-10 year old), and U-14 (11-13 year old) teams will be organized in Enterprise, Joseph, and Wallowa. Local coaches will begin practices during the first week of September.  The season will start after Labor Day weekend, run for 5-6 weeks with 8-10 games, and end by mid-October.

On Saturday, September 10th the Wallowa Valley Soccer Association will also be offering a Soccer Clinic for all players, coaches, and referees in the soccer fields behind Safeway.  The Clinic will be at 9:00 – 10:30 am for the U-8 players and coaches.  The U-11 Clinic will be from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and the U-14 Clinic will be from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.  A coach and referee’s Clinic will also occur from 1:00 – 2:00 pm.  All players, coaches, and referees are encouraged to attend the clinic sessions.

The Wallowa Valley Soccer Association is also looking for interested parents and community members to again assist with coaching and refereeing games throughout the fall.  If you are interested, please contact one of the City Soccer Managers (Jeff Fields, Enterprise, 426-0413, Peg Nave, Joseph, 263-1096, or Amy Wellens, Wallowa/Lostine, 263-0203) or one of the other board members including Amy Busch, Jeffrey Wecks, Caio Vieira-DeMelo, and Ken and Ann Gebhardt.

The Wallowa Valley Soccer Association wishes to thank all of our supporting parents, local community members, and great sponsors.  We’re looking forward to another successful soccer season with our youth.
For Additional News Release Information Please Contact:  Ken Gebhardt, 426-3242.