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Thanks from NYSA Board

Welcome to the Northwoods Youth Soccer Association website. Here you will be able to learn more about the club, find directions to our fields, see when the registration dates are for each of the three sessions, complete the 2009 player registration form for your child and also access the adult background check. If you have questions about which age group and team your child can play year, check out the MYSA Birthyear chart.

Northwoods is an organization that offers competitive soccer with other towns from either the Arrowhead Youth Soccer Association (AYSA), out of Duluth, or the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association (MYSA), out of the Twin Cities. Teams play half of their games home and half of their games away in either league. AYSA away games stretch from Duluth to Hibbing and to the East Range. Our club strives to provide a fun atmosphere for all athletes in a positive learning environment. Our club is proud to have many teams continuing on into the Final Four Tournament every year.

NYSA has implimented a new substance abuse policy as it conforms with the policies set forth also by MYSA.
Read it here

Hello from Northwoods Board:

We are bringing online registration to our soccer club! The registration form is up and working now. We will be using a Paypal account to accept payment, if you don't want to use Paypal, you can print off the registration form and mail it in just like you used to.
If you are new to Northwoods, we still need a copy of a birth certificate, which can be mailed to our Post Office box:
PO Box 115
Grand Rapids, MN 55744

If there is anyone that would like to coach a team or knows of someone who likes to coach please let us know.

Any questions contact Joni Fauchald or Kris Watson

To NYSA Parents

Here is a brief explanation of the changes we agreed to make for the summer 2008 season.

NYSA in cooperation with the Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department will be offering a "house" league for players U9 thru U12 beginning during the spring and summer of 2008. Children in this age group will register for soccer through parks and rec. and be full members of Northwoods and the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association(MYSA). Teams will be organized for small sided games which are strongly endorsed by MYSA and the U.S. Soccer Federation. Travel outside of the Grand Rapids Area will not be necessary with the development of a house league. Players will play with age appropriate sized soccer balls, fields and goals. The small sided philosophy allows each player to have more fun, more contact with the ball, be more involved in each game and develop greater soccer skills at an early age. It is also hoped that parents without a soccer background will be more interested in coaching when the team sizes are smaller and more manageable.

Questions can be directed to Jeff Lightfoot

Session	Registration Information
Session I	Late May through July
	Ages 13-18 (MYSA Birthyear Chart)
	Registration in Jan
Session II	August 1^st through 1^st weekend in October
	Age 12 (8-1-96 to 7-31-97) no older than 12yrs on 7-31-2009
	Registration in May
Session III	Late August through October
	Ages 13-15 (MYSA Birthyear Chart)
	Registration in August

	NYSA/GR Parks and Recreation
Summer	ages U9-U12

Fall	ages U6-U12

This is considered a coop relationship with Grand Rapids Parks and Rec and the NYSA. Contact Parks and Rec for more information on these sessions. (218) 326-2500

In the Grand Rapids Area, the YMCA and the Grand Rapids Recreation Department offer soccer to children, K- 5th grade. The YMCA offers a 4 week soccer program in the spring, the Grand Rapids Recreation Department along with NYSA offers soccer in the spring/summer, and the fall with a small sided in-house league.

To learn more about playing YMCA soccer in the spring, please call (218) 327-1161.
To learn more about playing in the Grand Rapids Recreation Department/NYSA soccer in-house league in the fall, please call Sarah Stanley at (218) 326-2500.

A special Thank You to all the supporters of NYSA soccer by their donations to
help provide new jerseys to all the NYSA soccer players.
They are:

Lake Homes Realty
People in Business Care
Keith and Janet Anderson
Anderson, Ophoven & Stauffer
Tim Flood
Mary Jo & Lee Jess
Figgins Transport
Dr. Gaalaas
Grand Rapids Vet Clinic
Lake Country Furniture
Crystal Lake Home
Blandin Paper Co.