Watertown Youth Soccer Association

Fall Soccer Schedules and Rosters: Rosters and schedules for the fall season for U6 through U12 teams are on the Teams and Schedules page. At this time, all of the U14B players will be practicing as one team, with Merle Tschakert as head coach. We are still working on schedules for U14B, which will be posted at a later date. (Posted: 8/18/2010).

Coaches Training is Aug. 16 & 17: All U6 & U8 coaches should attend a coaches training session on Monday, Aug. 16 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Anza. All U10 & U12 coaches should attend a coaches training session on Tuesday, Aug. 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Anza. Each day, the first hour will be a presentation on the basics of coaching youth soccer, including a demonstration of suggested games and drills to use in practices. The second hour will be an actual practice with a selected team to demonstrate what was discussed in the first hour. The coaches bag with balls, etc. and coaching notebook will be handed out at these sessions. (Posted 8/14/2010)

Late Registration Deadline is August 22: Regular registration for the fall soccer season ended on Aug. 1. Late registrations are being taken on a space available basis through Sunday, August 22. A $15 late registration fee will apply. You can still register on-line, or you can fill out the forms from the "Registrations and Fees" page of this website and drop them off with Terry Hoffman or Chris Carter at the Public Opinion. (Posted: 8/14/10)

First High School Soccer Games: The first high school soccer games will be in Sioux Falls at Yankton Trails Park on Saturday, Aug. 21 vs. SF Washington. Boys and Girls JV games are at 11:00 am and Boys and Girls Varsity games are at 1:00 pm. (Posted 8/14/2010)

First Rec Soccer Games: The first "rec" soccer games will be the week of Aug. 23. Schedules and rosters will be posted on Monday, Aug. 16. T-shirts should be available to pick up at Anza prior to your first game. All U8 through U14 teams should try to get at least one practice in before games start. Practice fields are available just south of Mt. Hope cemetery, as well as the east field at Anza. (Posted 8/14/2010)

New Executive Directors Hired: The WYSA Board is pleased to announce that Terry and Nancy Hoffman have agreed to be the new Executive Directors for WYSA. Terry and Nancy previously provided similar services for JO Softball. Terry is a reporter for the Watertown Public Opinion, and Nancy is a teller at First Premier Bank. They currently have two children that play soccer. Terry can be reached at 881-1566, Nancy can be reached at 753-3011, or you can email them by using the Executive Director form on the Email WYSA page. (Posted: 7/13/2010)

New Directors Appointed to WYSA Board: At its June meeting, the WYSA Board voted to increase the number of directors from seven to nine. Fortunately, we had numerous people express an interest in serving on the board. At its July meeting, the WYSA Board appointed Dan Dahl and Kelly Roby to fill those two new board positions. (Posted: 7/13/2010)

Soccer Equipment Needed: If you have good used soccer equipment (shoes, shin guards, socks, goalie gloves, balls, etc.) that you no longer need, consider donating them to WYSA. We frequently have players that need equipment, as they grow out of their existing equipment. Contact the Executive Director or bring to the Anza Soccer Complex. (Posted: 4/22/07)

Volunteers Needed: The Watertown Youth Soccer Association (WYSA) is a volunteer organization. The quality of the soccer programs that we provide to our youth is totally dependent on the volunteer efforts of parents as coaches, referees, committee members, and board members. We welcome volunteers in all areas, but we especially need volunteers for the following at this time: