The Association is hoping to get back to the pitch in 2019 (Battleford & District Sen. Soccer Association)

By Brady Lang

on the pitch

Senior Soccer League hoping to get off the ground after hiatus

Apr 16, 2019 | 2:05 PM

After a one-year hiatus, members of the Battlefords Senior Soccer Association hope to get the adult league back up and running.

In 2018, the league did not have enough interest and the long-running summer past-time was put on hold for a season. Much of this was attributed to the lack of people signing up, so this year, they have a different plan of attack.

Members scheduled in-house registration for senior soccer on April 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Soccer Hut, just beside the Civic Centre. Online registration is also available. Every player needs to register individually, to pay a $40 membership fee. Team fees need to be paid in full by May 15, and that will run a team of up to 22 for $1,400, which works out to around $63.64 per player.

All the games will be played in North Battleford, and it’s anticipated the league will be up and running by the end of May. North Battleford will also host the 2019 Senior Soccer Provincials.

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Kat Huxley, board member with the Soccer Association, said they’re trying to get more teams involved so they have a strong showing at home for provincials.

“We’re hoping that we can get a bunch of our teams in our league into provincials as well. It would be a good experience for some of our competitive players,” she said.

Anyone over the age of 16 can register for the league. Individuals can also register to be assigned to a team.

“We’ve been kind of missing adult soccer in the Battlefords. I’m really hoping that everyone is missing it as much as we are, and that we get teams in, and that we have a great summer season in,” Huxley said.

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