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Friday, February 16, 2024

Good Evening SBYSL Families! 

The SBYSL Indoor Planning Committee has been monitoring the weather forecast for tonight into tomorrow. 

We have also heard from The Myers and Baltimore City Recs & Parks. 

The Myers Pavilion will open at 10am on Saturday, February 17th

As of writing:

All U18 league games are cancelled.

The U12 game scheduled for 8am, has been rescheduled/moved to 10am.

All other games will be played as scheduled.

All Futsal events at FSK will be played as planned. 

Please monitor emails, GameChanger and our website for any updates. 

With this weekend being the start of our Playoff’s, we are asking everyone to have patience. Close games will not end in a tie. Some games may start a bit later than planned. 

Bring the Encouragement, Enthusiasm & Excitement!

 

Thank you!

Cindy

Friday, November 10, 2023

Hello SBYSL Families,

SBYSL Indoor Soccer 2023-2024 Season Information is HERE!

REGISTER TODAY!!!! Registration will close sooner than expected!!!

Our Indoor Registration exceeded our expectations with our Outdoor Players, leaving us with openings in just our U14 and U18 leagues.

***U8, U10 & U12 Leagues have extensive waitlists***

Waitlist: Please strongly consider registering for the waitlist if declined immediate registration. This will help us keep track of waitlist order to quickly accommodate if able. 

After much anticipation, the SBYSL 2023-24 Indoor Soccer registration is quickly approaching! The turf at Meyers Pavilion has been undergoing renovations and the end product is set to be nothing short of amazing upgrades for our players. Due to these renovations, we are awaiting final permits, but would like to be ready to spring into action when given the green light. A member of our planning committee has been able to visit the site in person and witnessed a beautiful turf being laid down and received a first hand report that renovations are on schedule to be completed early December. To accommodate, we are planning to start our Indoor 2023-2024 season on December 9th, with a little built in wiggle room just in case there is a construction set back. Please know we are doing all we can on our end to ensure a timely start and an awesome season for our players on a brand new field! Please read below for important information to consider for registration and participation.

Info at a glance:

Tentative Start Date: Saturday 12/9/23

Practice: Saturdays 12/9/23 and 12/16/23 to include team meet and greet, practice, scrimmages, uniform hand out.

Holiday Break: No games/practice on Saturdays 12/23/23 and 12/30/23 due to holidays.

Season Games: 8 Saturdays, beginning January 6th, 2024 running through February 24th, 2024 (this INCLUDES President’s Day weekend 2/17/23)

Registration: Stone Alley registration will go LIVE on Monday, November 6th . Please be ready to log in and register if interested in playing. Team rosters will be capped so register ASAP. This is a very popular league, and we will fill quickly. See below proposed time slots for each age group to determine if you are able to attend most games.

Registration CLOSES on November 11th!!

Season Fee: $150 (this helps offset rising permit cost in an upgraded facility!)

Proposed Time Slots/Age Groups (indoor is co-ed):

  • 9 am, 10 am: U18 (2005 through 2009; “high school”)
  • 11 am, 12 pm: U8 (2016s/2017s)
  • 1 pm, 2 pm: U10 (2014s/2015s)
  • 3 pm TBD: flex for added teams – waitlist registration encouraged
  • 4 pm, 5 pm: U12 (2013s/2012s)
  • 6 pm, 7 pm: U 15 (2011, 2010, 2009)

 

If you are ready to register, click HERE.

We are looking forward to a great indoor season! Please feel free to direct any questions to sbysl2005@gmail.com See you on the pitch….the NEW pitch!

 

The SBYSL Indoor Planning Committee

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Greetings SBYSL Families!

 

Saturday is expected to be beautiful!!! Remember to keep your player(s) hydrated and put on sunscreen!

 

***Port to Fort 6k***

There is a race that will affect our players arrival to the field. It is strongly encouraged for our parents and players to walk, bike or scoot to the fields in the morning.

The route for the race is as follows:

  • The race will begin on Fort Avenue by the Liberty Lot (1215 E Fort Ave)
  • Head west on Fort Avenue toward Light Street.
  • Left on Webster St., Right onto E Randall St., Right onto Belt St.
  • Right on Fort Avenue toward Fort McHenry
  • Enter Fort McHenry and complete Fort loop, returning to Fort Avenue and heading west.
  • The finish line is on Fort Avenue by the Liberty Lot.

Parking will be limited at the fields as the neighborhood is looking for parking since it is restricted on Fort Ave.

If you plan to drive – other routes into Locust Point include the access road along parallel to I95 by the cruise terminal, it will drop you at Andre Street near Banner Field. There is a lot next to Banner and street parking on Andre. You can use the Key Hwy Loop Road, which brings you at Domino Sugars and UA. This drops you at Hull Street, you will be able to park on any residential street on that side of E. Fort Ave.

 

Please allow extra time to get to the fields.

 

Upcoming Events:

Oct 28th – Francis Scott Key PTO Snack Stand (bring cash)

Oct 28th – Port to Fort 6k

Oct 28th – Scout Pack & Troop 577 Haunted House

Nov 4th – Girl Scouts Snack Stand

Nov 11th – Francis Scott Key PTO Snack Stand

Nov 11th – End of Fall Soccer Season

 

Oct 28th – Cub Scout Pack and Scout Troop 577 – Haunted House

Saturday, Oct 28th, 3:30pm to 7:30pm at the Church of the Redemption, 1401 Towson Street. Food & Games, Spooks and Laughter for all ages. There will be a cost for the Haunted House and Food. This is a major fundraiser for the Pack and Troop 

As the weather turns cooler, please make sure to dress your players in layers. Soccer uniform jersey should be on top of sweatshirts/jackets. Long pants or leggings under soccer shorts. 

Players should arrive 15 minutes prior to game time in full uniform (shirts, shorts, shin guards, socks, and cleats (sneakers for our younger kids), a bottle of water, and ready to play. Please remove all jewelry and watches/fit bits. Bring plenty of water to stay hydrated and wear sunscreen. SBYSL has hired someone to set up our fields in the mornings and to take down in the afternoons. However, we will need our Coaches, Parents and Players to assist in keeping our fields clean by picking up and disposing of all trash after games.

PLAYERS ON BANNER FIELD:

We are asking our players and teams that play on Banner Field to meet your teammates for warm ups outside the black fencing, near the dog park entrance to the field. You may enter the field at the last whistle. Having our teams meet directly on the fields and/or in front of the spectator benches becomes disruptive for families trying to watch their kids play.

Parents:

Parents & Spectators at Banner Field are being reminded to stay in the stands and behind the black fencing to watch games. Parents are not allowed on the field.

Parents & Spectators at the games on the grass fields are asked to stay 3 feet from the field lines. Do not crowd the player benches and coaches. We are strongly encouraging our parents to sit opposite field from the player benches for our U6s, U7s and Co-Ed U9 and U8 Girls’ leagues.

Parking:

Parking is available along Andre Street (by the tennis courts), on the Parking Lot next to the Banner Field, and Decatur Street (along the street, on school parking lot and limited parking behind school). PLEASE DO NOT park on Latrobe Park Terrace (the small street along the park - the one closest to the fields). The residents have limited parking as it is, so we do not want to take up their parking.

Construction is ongoing at the housing development project on Decatur St. Please use caution when traveling on Decatur Street.

Bathrooms:

We are expecting the bathrooms at the field house by Banner Field will be open for all our games. 

 

We ask everyone to be ENCOURAGING to our players. Remember, this is a FUN league!!!

Monitor our website (sbysl.com) and our Facebook page (The Official South Baltimore Youth Soccer League) and the Game Changer App for all league updates.

The league can be reached via email: sbysl2005@gmail.com

Thank you for supporting SBYSL

The SBYSL Board

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Games Scheduled for 9 am on the grass fields (birth year 2020) are cancelled due to rain

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Games scheduled for birth year 2019 on the grass fields at 10 am are cancelled todsy

Saturday, October 14, 2023

All U7 games (birth year 2017) are cancelled today due to rain

 

Saturday, October 14, 2023

All Grass Fields Games ONLY are Cancelled today Oct 14th

We apologize for late notice, wevwe hoping for some lulls in the rain, but it does not look promising.

 

Cindy

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Due to players in a weekend tournament & coaches & families with O's tkts, games have been adjusted as follows:

3's & 4's will play as scheduled

5's will play as scheduled with the 10am game moving to makeshift field 

U7's will start at an hour earlier - 9am, 10am and 11am

Girls U8 will play as schedule

U9's - the 12pm game will move to 10am, all other games will be played as scheduled.

Girls U10 - postponed to Wednesday, October 18th at 6pm

U11 - games have been postponed to Tuesdays, Oct 10th and Oct 17th.

Girls U14 - postponed to Wednesday, October 11th.

U15 will play as scheduled

U18 will play as scheduled.

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Here is the schedule for picture day, scheduled for this Saturday, Sept 30th. Information regarding the photographer will be sent Tuesday/Wednesday

 

Picture Time Photgrahper 1 Photographer 2 Photographer 3
9:00 AM U4 YELLOW U4 LIME Co-Ed U19
9:15 AM U4 BLUE U4 ORANGE U15 YELLOW
9:30 AM U4 MAROON U4 GRAY U15 LIME
9:45 AM U6 BLACK U6 BLUE U7 YELLOW
10:00 AM U5 YELLOW U5 LIME U7 LIME
10:15 AM U5 BLUE U5 ORANGE U15 BLUE
10:30 AM U5 MAROON U5 GRAY U15 ORANGE
10:45 AM U9 WHITE U9 BLACK U7 BLUE
11:00 AM U6 MAROON U6 YELLOW U7 ORANGE
11:15 AM GU8 LIME GU8 YELLOW GU10 YELLOW
11:30 AM U6 LIME U6 WHITE GU10 BLUE
11:45 AM GU15 BLUE GU15 YELLOW U7 MAROON
12:00 PM U9 LIME U9 ORANGE U7 GRAY
12:15 PM GU8 ORANGE GU8 BLUE GU10 ORANGE
12:30 PM U6 ORANGE U6 GRAY GU10 LIME
12:45 PM GU15 LIME GU15 ORANGE U11 BLUE
1:00 PM U9 GRAY U9 YELLOW U11 YELLOW 
1:15 PM U11 MAROON U11 GRAY U11 ORANGE
1:30 PM U11 LIME U11 WHITE U11 BLACK
1:45 PM U9 MAROON U9 BLUE  
Friday, September 22, 2023

Due to the Tropical Storm approaching our area on Saturday, Sept 23rd, All Games scheduled for this day have been cancelled.

 

Thank you

SBYSL Board