Welcome to spring 2023 soccer! 

*****We need you! DDSC runs as a Volunteer organization. We are asking for Parents/Adults to step into Volunteer roles that includes on the field Coach and off the field Board positions and coordinators. Please contact pres@ddsoccer.org to be involved in any of these ways!*****

DDSC has the greatest need for coaches specifically at the Micro PreK/K and 1/2 grade teams plus a 4th grade boys team and a 5th/6th grade boys team. No experience is necessary. Training and lesson plans are provided! Please email your interest level and/or questions to Saundra Hardy, pres@ddsoccer.org.

Some important Spring 2023 soccer information to remember:

• A Coach/Parent informational "Family Meeting" is Tuesday, March 14th at Cherry Park School covered playground at 6pm. 

• Practices are in the evenings at a David Douglas School District field. Once a week practice for 3rd through 8th grade players with location and time determined by Team's Head Coach; Wednesdays at 5:30pm-6:30pm for Pre-Kindergarten through 2nd grade Micro players at Cherry Park School upper field.

• Practices may start the week of Monday, March 20th through the first of June. First, Micro practice will be Wednesday, April 5th from 5:30pm-6:30pm at Cherry Park School upper field.

• Games are April through possibly the first of June. (No game on Easter (4/9), Mother's Day (5/14), and Memorial Day weekend (5/27-5/28).) Team game schedules will be posted under "Team Schedules."

• 3rd grade through 8th grade play Saturday games in the Portland area. See game schedules under "Team Schedules" by March 31st.

• Pre-K through 2nd grade play Sunday afternoon intra-league games at Cherry Park School. (No game on Easter (4/9), Mother's Day (5/14), and Memorial Day weekend (5/27-5/28).) Micro game schedule will be posted under "Team Schedules" by April 5th.

• New uniform kits are $40. Each uniform kit includes a black jersey, red jersey, blacks shorts, and black socks. Ordered uniform kits will be delivered by the first game of the season to you. 

• Used uniforms and soccer gear are encouraged and available come spring.

• DDSC continues to follow state and federal COVID-19 guidelines for outdoor activities as well as playing within Oregon Youth Soccer and Portland Youth Soccer Associations.

As a reminder, DDSC runs as a Volunteer organization. We are asking for Parents/Adults to step into Volunteer roles that includes on the field Coach and off the field Board positions and coordinators. Please contact pres@ddsoccer.org to be involved in any of these ways!

NEWS

*****A Coach/Parent informational "Family Meeting" is Tuesday, March 14th at Cherry Park School covered playground at 6pm.***** 

DDSC Used Equipment and Uniform Coordinator Jessica Giannettino has put together a gear swap page. This is a community shared project hosted by one of our player's family. Please see if there's any gear that you can use and donate old soccer gear so that our players in our community can continue to use it! 

The only way that this functions is if folks utilizing the swap contribute to the upkeep of the tracking document, found here.  To pick up/donate gear, find the item(s) you'd like, email Jess at usedequipment@ddsoccer.org to arrange pickup/drop off at her house in Cherry Park. Once picked up, please remove the item(s) you got from the swap, by deleting the entire row. To do so, right click on the number associated with that row and then delete. For Donations:  Please add the items you're donating to the spreadsheet under the correct tab and size range (found at the bottom of the screen) and drop off at her house. 

We're in particular need of size 1 cleats and can always use jerseys' your little players have outgrown! Contact Jess at usedequipment@ddsoccer.org for any questions.