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"Lose the Shoes" Update Lightning Soccer's "Lose the Shoes" Tournament was a huge success. 28 teams participated this year. Look for an even bigger and better tournament next year! Winner of the Vacation Raffle: Bill Garrity Congratulations! |
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Travel Team Program: U11-U18 The Lightning Travel Teams are comprised of the top 16-18 players throughout theUpper Valley region per respective age group, with around four members on the player pool. This number may vary. Lightning typically offers Fall Travel Teams for ages U11 – U14, and Spring Travel Teams for ages U11 – U18. This may vary, and depends largely on the number of players who tryout, and what we feel is best program to offer for the players in each age group. We are fortunate to have a superb staff of volunteer and professional coaches from Dartmouth Soccer and regional high school programs. The Travel Teams compete either in the Granite State Youth Soccer League in New Hampshire or in the Vermont Soccer League. All teams practice at least 2x per week, have games on the weekend (usually 8 games per season – 4 home and 4 away), participate in 1 - 2 tournaments per season, and, if they qualify, in post-season championship matches. Fall season begins late August and runs to the beginning of November. Teams will participate in an annual Columbus Day Tournament in October. Spring Indoor training is held early March, and sometimes starts in February. Spring outdoor training begins in April, and games run mid April to mid June. Teams also participate in a regional tournament over Memorial Day weekend. Tryouts are generally held in June for the Fall season and October or November for the Spring season. After tryouts, Lightning will decide what age groups to sponsor. This largely depends on the amount of people at tryouts for each age group. When possible, it is our goal to provide all players in the Upper Valley an opportunity to play soccer. To learn more, read about the Tryout Process. |
