PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE REGISTERING!!!

General Information:

• Registration opens on Wednesday, June 17^th, 2026
  • On-time registration from 6/17/26 to 8/23/26
  • Late registration from 8/24/26 to 8/28/26
  • ALL REGISTRATION ENDS August 28TH, 2026
• Cost:
  • On time: $40.00 for members and $70.00 for non-members
  • Late: $50.00 for members and $80.00 for non-members
• Coaches meeting: August 20^th @ 6:00 PM in the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Library.
• Parent meeting: During your child’s skills night on the courts.
  • Little Kicks parents do not need to attend parent meetings

Skills Nights

• 6U: There is no skills night for 6U soccer.
• 8U: August 25th at 6:00 pm
• 10U: August 25th at 6:45 pm
• 13U: August 25th at 6:45 pm
• 15U: August 25th at 6:45 pm

All skills nights will be located at the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA on the back field.

Practices:

• Practices will start the week of August 31st, 2026.
• Practices will be on Weekday evenings (excluding Wednesdays) and there may be some Saturday morning/afternoon practices.
  • For soccer your practice will be on a weekday evening (excluding Wednesday) starting at 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM, or 8:00 PM. Saturday practices will be available for coaches by request and could start as early as 9:00 AM and as late as 3:00 PM!
  • We allow our volunteer coaches to pick their practice days and times to best fit their schedule since they are giving their time to volunteer for our community.
    • Please be available for any of the potential days and times listed above.
  • An initial message about practice will come sometime after your child’s skills night.

Games:

• IF YOU WILL HAVE CONSISTENT CONFLICTS WITH THE DATES/DAYS PROVIDED BELOW, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THESE DATES/DAYS ARE FINAL AND WILL NOT BE CHANGED UNLESS UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE.
• Games will begin on September 26^th, 2026 and end by November 14th, 2026
• Games will be on Saturday mornings/afternoons and, if necessary, Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
  • For soccer: games will be on Saturday mornings/afternoons and will begin between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM. If Tuesday and Thursday games are added due to rain outs they will begin sometime between 5:30 PM and 7:00 PM.
• Games will be played at the Dover YMCA and potentially the Kings Mountain Family YMCA.
  • All 6U games will be played at the Dover YMCA.
• Teams will play an eight-game season.
• There will be no playoffs or bowl games for any age group.

Participant Requests:

• NOT ALL REQUESTS WILL BE MET AND WE DO NOT PROMISE THAT ANY REQUEST WILL BE MET.
• We do accept requests for specific teams or coaches; however, we ask that any request be made out of necessity (transportation, family, work schedule, etc.)
  • Please do not request specific coaches or players out of preference.
  • We desire for our sports program to build a community, and this involves our participants and parents be able to meet new people and create new bonds.
• Please only request a teammate or coach if you absolutely need it.
• With this in mind, NOT ALL REQUESTS WILL BE MET AND WE DO NOT PROMISE THAT ANY REQUEST WILL BE MET.

Y-Gametime:

• For all game scheduling we will be using the Y-Gametime
  • Link to Ruby’s Y-Gametime page: https://ygametime.com/branch/ruby/sports/
• We ask that all parents and coaches check Y-Gametime on a regular basis to see any updates to the schedule.
  • We aim to communicate all these updates to coaches and parents; however, every individual is responsible for staying up to date with their game schedule and any changes that may happen.

Contact Information:

• We encourage everyone to ensure that all their contact information submitted is accurate and up to date.
• You will most likely receive text messages from coaches.
• You will certainly receive emails from staff with updates and important information!
  • So please ensure your email and phone number are current and up to date!

Also please check your email and text messages regularly to stay informed

Additional Information: 

• Pregame prayer/devotional
  • Could take 5-10 minutes
  • Could make games go a few minutes later
  • Aim is to have teams done with warmups five minutes before the game begins.
  • Please try to show up about 20 minutes prior to games

Contact Information:

Jordan Fricault

Senior Sports Director

Cleveland County Family YMCA

P: (704) 669-3645

E: [email protected]