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Huron Soccer Travel Information:
There are many questions
asked in regard to our travel division.
Here is some general information for you
to review that should answer many of them.
Divisions:
Recreational:
Rec. is pay to play division for all ages
and skill levels. Players are registered
and placed on a gender and age appropriate
team. Our rec league is through the GREAT
LAKES SOCCER LEAGUE (GLSL) that is the southeastern
division of the MICHIGAN STATE YOUTH SOCCER
ASSOCIATION (MSYSA).
Select:
Select play is a more competitive level
of play for the more skilled and aggressive
type players. Tryouts are held and the coach
is able to select the players they feel
are best for the team. Our select league
is through the Western Suburban Soccer League
(WSSL), also part of the MSYSA.
Teams Played:
The travel teams may differ for various
reasons. The GLSL is comprised of teams
within a 100 mile radius of each other.
History indicates that HSA has competed
against teams as far north as Fowlerville,
Chelsea and Howell and as nearby as Taylor,
Van Buren, Dearborn and Canton. Other members
of the GLSL have included Wayne/Westland,
Garden City, Redford, Monroe as well as
a couple Canadian teams. WSSL clubs are
based on a thirty mile radius from the city
of Novi. Teams often played are as near
as Taylor and Monroe to as far as Dexter
and Hartland.
Games:
In the GLSL U9 through U12 play their games
on Saturdays and may have 1 or 2 matches
during the week. U13 up to U19 compete on
Sundays (after noon) and again, play 1 or
2 midweek. In WSSL (select), the coach determines
the day of play and could be any day of
the week. There typically are 8 - 10 games
on the calendar. Half of the games are played
at our home site located on Huron River
Drive... the cornfields! The Travel season
begins in the fall in September to November
for the first season and again in the spring
around the third week in April and finishes
up the second week of June. There are always
opportunities to play through the winter
in indoor facilities also.
Practices:
As in other sports, the practice schedule
is up to the discretion of the coach. Typically,
travel teams practice twice a week from
the onset and throughout the season. It
is a bigger commitment when joining a travel
team and children should be focused to improve
their skills and build team spirit.
Levels:
There are MANY levels of competition in
the GLSL. The league depicts your placement
based upon experience as well as input from
HSA’s travel representative. The GLSL “begins”
at the St. Clair (beginner) division and
goes up in degree of experience... Ontario,
Erie, Huron, Michigan then Superior.
The Select Divisions go
by numbers, Div 1,2,3 etc., depending on
the number of team competing in that age
group that year.. The ages generally run
every year from U9 to High School Open.
Cost:
Cost is a bit more for obvious reasons.
The uniforms are more expensive. They are
worn for both seasons and kept thereafter.
The officials are paid more as the games
become more competitive. Socks, shin guards
and cleats are at your expense.
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