Hopewell Valley Rec Soccer - Fall Program

• ​The Hopewell Valley Soccer Association (HVSA) is pleased to announce that registration will open in June for the Fall 2021 season. Registration and payment must be done using our website's online registration system. Please check back in June and click on the "Register" button at the bottom of this page to begin the registration process.

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• COVID-19 Update: June 8, 2020.
• Youth sports leagues are approved for return to play effective June 22^nd. We will implement all modifications required for our players, referees, coaches, and spectators to remain safe and healthy. Once CDC and state guidelines are deployed, we will communicate any changes via this webpage and email blasts to registered players. Full refunds will be available to any family that does not want to participate with the modifications which we implement. For your planning purposes, fields/locations listed below are tentative. However, dates/times are generally accurate.
• Consistent with Youth Soccer directives, head balls are no longer permitted in HVSA Rec Soccer games or practices.

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• Programs
  There are five different age divisions for the Fall season. Divisions I, II, III and IV are split by gender and age. The Pre-K division (run in conjunction with Soccer Shots) is co-ed. Children ages 3 to 18 are eligible to participate.

• Programs are grouped by age as of August 1, 2021, and age determines which program a player is eligible to register for.

• REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE at 11:59pm on August 15, 2021.

• Fees (2019/2020 fees are shown; any increases for 2021 are TBD)

DIVISIONS (Girls & Boys)	Age on 8/1/21	Typical Grade in Sept 2021	By July 15	Jul 16 – Aug 1	After Aug 1
Pre-K	(3-4)	Pre-K	$120	$120	$120
I	(5-6)	K-1	$100	$110	$120
II	(7-9)	2-4	$100	$110	$120
III	(10-13)	5-8	$100	$110	$120
IV	(14-18)	9-12	$100	$110	$120

• Free Soccer Camp (Divisions 2 & 3 Only)

• HVSA will offer a free soccer camp (2021 date TBD).  All are encouraged to attend.
  

  Division 2G	Independence Park	9am – 10:30am
  Division 2B	Independence Park	10:30am – noon
  Division 3G	Independence Park	9am – 10:30am
  Division 3B	Independence Park	10:30am – noon

• Preliminary 2021 Schedule  (Sat Sept 11 thru Sun Oct 31)

Hopewell Elementary

Pre-K Division (co-ed) Three options Saturdays (9, 10, or 11 am)

Division 1 Boys Saturdays 9:30-10:45

Division 1 Girls Saturdays 11:00-12:15

Independence Park

Division 2 Boys Sat 9:00-1:30 Sun 12:30-5

Division 2 Girls Sat 9:00-12:30 Sun 12:30-4

Playoffs and championships for Division 2 will occur weekends through NOV 8

Bear Tavern Elementary

Division 3 Girls Sat 9:00-12:30, Sun 12:30-4

Division 3 Boys Sat 9:00-12:30, Sun 12:30-4

Playoffs and championships for Division 3 will occur weekends through NOV 8

Division 4 will play in conjunction with Mercer County inter-county league teams. Times/Dates TBD

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• Schedule Notes

Games are played on Saturday mornings (all divisions) and Sunday afternoons (D2, D3, D4) beginning on Sept 11 through Oct 31, 2021. Pre-K and D1 games will not be played on the weekend of September 25th unless the Hopewell Harvest Fair is postponed or virtual.

A schedule will be provided after teams are formed. Locations are not finalized but we will try to keep the same locations. The locations used last year are listed above (Independence Park is by Stony Brook Elementary). Practices for D2, D3, and D4 will occur once per week, your coach will determine the day and time.

• Player Assessments (Divisions 2 & 3 Only)

• D2 Girls and Boys, D3 Girls and Boys, will hold assessments in early to mid August. Your respective Division Coordinator will contact you with location/time details in late July.

• Team Selection 

• The HVSA board has adopted a draft procedure policy that warrants that all teams will be reselected on an annual basis.

• Equipment Notes
  • Shin guards are mandatory in all Divisions.   Shirts, shorts and socks are provided for Division II thru IV.  A team shirt and a ball will be provided to each Division I player.  Soccer cleats are required for Divisions II thru IV.
  • Act C.5:18-1 passed by the Senate and General assembly of the State of New Jersey states that any child that wears corrective eyeglasses while participating in soccer shall be required to wear protective eyewear that meets the frame standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ATSM) F803 and the lens standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z87.1. Refer to this site for more information.
  • No forms of jewelry are allowed on a player with the only exceptions of religious or medical bracelets, which must be properly taped to the player's body. This includes all forms of piercing.

• Volunteers
  The HVSA always needs board members, coaches, assistant coaches, sponsors and referees. If you would like to participate in one of these capacities, please indicate this when registering online.
• All coaches and assistants will be required to undergo criminal background checks with the Hopewell Township Police department prior to the start of the season.