League History

The Southington Youth Soccer League was conceived out a great need for the high school and junior. high schools to have some sort of soccer feeder program.  My older son Dan played soccer at the high school and I saw how far behind Southington was to the other schools.  Al Lederman, who then the assistant superintendent of schools in Southington, and me were good friends and worked out at the YMCA together.  Al was a great soccer fan having played at  New York State University at Albany and making all American.  I had no experience with soccer but had experience in organizing leagues in town.  We went to a meeting in West Hartford of their youth league and got some ideas.  I put an advertisement in the paper looking for people to help start the league.  We met at the YMCA in April of 1975 .  About 12 guys showed u