The Ohio University’s Division of Intramural Sports is organizing a 5 v. 5 adult (ages 16 and up) co-ed indoor soccer league. The league will run on the following Saturday mornings: 1/31, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7 and 3/14. (There will be no games on February 7th due to the Ping Center’s Rec Fest. In the unlikely event that a game or games are canceled due to a snow emergency, no attempt will be made to make-up the lost game/s.) Each team will play a total of six games. Games will be played at Ohio University’s Ping Center.
The captains’ meeting is at 8 p.m. on Monday, January 26th in the conference room at the Athens Community Center. The registration fee is $200 per team, with a minimum roster size of 8. (While there is no maximum roster size stipulated by the league, captains should be mindful of the fact that games are composed of fifteen minute halves; so, if a team grows too large, playing time might be very limited.) All teams must have a captain or representative attend the captains’ meeting. To register a team at the captains’ meeting, captains must come prepared to remit their team’s full registration fee in either cash or check. Please make checks payable to OUSOA.
Participants who are not members of the Ping Center will need to either become regular paying members of the Ping Center or purchase a book of six admission tickets for $25. (Admission to Ping is NOT included in the league registration fee.) These tickets will afford access to the Ping Center, but only to the indoor soccer area and during the hours of the league. The tickets can be purchased on the day of the first game. If you are unable to make the first game, please arrange to purchase your packet of tickets by contacting Nick Brigati <brigati@ohio.edu>.
There will be five game slots on Saturday mornings: 9:30, 10:15, 11:00, 11:45 and 12:30. These slots will be divided between: 1) a competitive division and 2) a recreational division. The competitive division is for teams composed largely of more serious soccer players, with experience and fresh legs. The recreational division is for teams where a substantial portion (at least half) are either a) novices to the sport or b) individuals for whom running at top speed is a distant memory. If you plan to attend the captains’ meeting to register a team, it would facilitate planning were you to notify me in advance and let me know whether your team would be competitive or recreational.
If you are interested in playing but don’t know any coaches organizing a team, you can e-mail me at <petrik@ohio.edu> and let me know the division (competitive or recreational) in which you’re interested. I’ll do my best to connect you with a team in need of players. If you’re attempting to put together a team but need a few players to round out your roster, please send me an e-mail indicating a) the number of players you need and b) your team’s division.
James Petrik
phone (740) 590-6775
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