This is our introduction to soccer program run by Futsal and Street Soccer designed for Pre-K kids.  The program is a platform for high speed, high volume ball touches and maneuvering in tight spaces.   Players are not broken into teams, and no games are played in this program. 

Our spring K-2 soccer league will play mostly on Sunday mornings/early afternoons between 10:30am - 2pm. The first two Sunday's of the season are practices and after that teams will just play games. We will not schedule K-2 baseball, softball, teeball or lacrosse during this Sunday time period to allow players to play both/all if they chose. Some coaches may want to schedule a weekday practice if there is field time available. We cannot guarantee that this scheduled extra practice won't conflict with your baseball, softball, teeball and/or lacrosse practice.

Ideally, we will start with a practices on April 23 & 30th. Then games will begin on May 7th and run through June 18th. The game schedule will be able to be found on the league website at a later date.  

League Website:
K-2 Soccer Website (this is only for the schedule, to register please scroll to the bottom): www.leaguelineup.com/shyouthsoccer

The soccer equipment requirements differ by the age group. We did our best to lay them out below.


Equipment Information

1/2nd grade requirements:
-Rubber cleats or sneakers
-Shin Guards
-Black soccer shorts (players who played in Fall 2022 will have these, those that need new ones or did not play in Fall 2022 have the option to purchase them for an additional $10. This needs to be noted during the registration process or by emailing Danielle at dbachand@southhadleyma.gov before the start of the season).
-Rec Dept will provide a game shirt, and matching socks.

Kindergarten (coed) requirements:
-Rubber cleats or sneakers
-Shin Guards (optional)
-Black soccer shorts (players who played in Fall 2022 will have these, those that need new ones or did not play in Fall 2022 have the option to purchase them for an additional $10. This needs to be noted during the registration process or by emailing Danielle at dbachand@southhadleyma.gov before the start of the season).
-Rec Dept will provide a game shirt, and matching socks.

We are happy to enter our spring third through eighth grade teams in the Roots Soccer League.  The season will start practicing when the weather is nicer and fields open in late March/early April.  The season runs into late June.   Teams are split by grade & gender with each grade having their own team (we may have more than one team in a grade if we get enough kids to play).   

For the spring season we do not offer a less competitive recreation league; however, in the fall we also offer the Quabbin Valley Soccer League.  Players that didn't play in the fall can be added as roster spaces allow.  

Practices can start in late March/early April (weather dependent) and will be determined by the coach. Some teams will have a regular practice schedule, some may practice sporadically and others may not practice at all.  As spring soccer is the out of season sport, the typical spring sports like baseball, softball and lacrosse will take the priority in scheduling fields.   We will use a combination of the Town Farm, Middle School, Mosier School and turf field at SHHS for the teams.  

Games start in early May and run through the end of June. They are played Saturdays.   For the U13 & U14 age group, they also may play on Friday nights. Half the games will be played in South Hadley and the other half will be played in other towns.  Game schedules can be found at: http://www.rootssoccerleague.com/

• Rubber cleats
• Shin Guards
• Uniform from Fall 2022
• If your child did not play Roots in Fall 2022 a uniform including a shirt, shorts & socks is already added in your registration fee ($125) and will be purchased for your child. 
• If your child play Roots in Fall 2022 but needs a new uniform (lost or no longer fits) please make note of this during the registration process or by emailing Danielle at dbachand@southhadleyma.gov as soon as possible. There will be an additional $35 fee for the uniform on top of the regular registration fee ($75).

Roots Soccer League is apart of the Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association (MYSA). The Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association Board of Directors recently approved the implementation of Codes of Conduct for Coaches, Parents, Players and Referees and a Zero Tolerance Policy by unanimous consent. The Codes of Conduct & Zero Tolerance policy are to be adhered to by all coaches, players, parents, spectators and referees playing and/or attending any Roots Soccer League or Mass Youth Soccer event. These policies can be found below:

Zero Tolerance Policy
Player's Code of Conduct
Coach's Code of Conduct
Parent's/Guardians/Spectator's Code of Conduct
Soccer Official's Code of Conduct