Highlands Soccer Club Abingdon VA

Highlands Soccer Club reaches out with our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of one of our own, Kirk Nairn, who passed away suddenly on Thursday. Tonight, Abingdon High School Boys Soccer plays John Battle on the lower field at Sugar Hollow. This game is dedicated to Kirk. Please come out to support the memory of this outstanding young man who went far before his time.

"May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
May you stay
May you stay forever young"
-Bob Dylan

Hello from Highlands Soccer Club!

For those of you who do not know me, I am David Nishida, the recently elected president of Highlands Soccer Club. I have been involved with the club since 2013 and have served as the club’s vice president for a number of years as well as coached both in the Rec and Challenge Programs. I look forward to working with you all to ensure HSC continues to be a positive and fun learning experience for your players and the community.

On behalf of HSC I would like to extend a sincere thank you to Joel Campbell for his many years of service as HSC President. Joel has spent countless hours of his own personal time devoted to HSC, and for that we are all grateful. Joel has agreed to serve on the HSC Board and continue to volunteer his time to ensure a smooth transition. Thank you Joel!!

I would also like extend a sincere thank you to Nico Leidig for volunteering to serve as HSC Vice President, David Childers for volunteering to serve as HSC Secretary, David Magee for continuing to volunteer as HSC Treasurer, Kevin Sigmon for continuing to volunteer as Referee Coordinator and Bruce Russell for continuing to serve on the HSC Board. HSC has a great team of volunteers, and we look forward to promoting the club’s continued success serving our community.

As you may know, HSC is run solely by generous volunteers. If anyone is interested in volunteering to serve the HSC community, please contact me. Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated.

Registration for the 2019 spring soccer season is now open. Please visit www.highlandssoccer.com to register. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Enroll” to set up your account and register. Please note that we have switched to a new registration system, Team Sideline. If you are a return player, you will have to create a new account to register.

Please note that if you are planning to register to play in the Challenge Program, you will be required to also play in the Recreation Program.

Please note that players who qualify for free/reduced lunch are not required to pay the registration fee. Please contact me at [email protected] prior to registering for instructions.

Please consider volunteering to coach this season. Registration fees are waived for head coaches. Please note that coaches are subject to background checks. Coaches are also required to take online concussion and abuse prevention training. Please contact me at [email protected] for instructions on how to register and receive the fee waiver.

We will not be offering socks this year for purchase through the registration system. We do, however, have a box of new socks from past seasons available for players to search for a suitable pair. We also have a used gear exchange for players to donate unwanted gear available for any player to use. Near the beginning of the season we will provide a time for the equipment exchange and for players to pick up shorts and socks.

Kevin Sigmon, HSC Referee Coordinator, asked that we reach out to the club to see who may be interested in becoming a referee. As many of you know, a number of our referees also play soccer for their high school in the spring. We therefore are in serious need for additional referees this season. Please consider serving as a referee. To become a referee you are required to attend training and earn a referee certification. Referees are paid on a per game basis. If you are interested, please contact Kevin Sigmon at 276-623-3412 or [email protected] more information. It is an excellent opportunity to help your soccer community and earn some extra money.

Please note that on the new HSC Homepage there is a tab called “Text Sign Up”. If you wish to receive important HSC messages via text in addition to email, please sign up.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

Thank you,
David

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Spring 2019 registration is OPEN!!!
Soccer fever! Catch it!
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Welcome to our new club president, “Daring” Dave Nishida! Long may he reign! Other new officers are Nico “Dave” Leidig* (Vice President), Dave Childers (Secretary), and Dave McGhee (Treasurer). Bruce Russell remains as legal counsel and advisor. We look forward to a smooth transition and continued growth for both our club and the game of soccer in the region!

Many thanks to our president for the past several years, Joel “The Machine” Campbell. He is now President Emeritus, and will continue to help us with his wisdom and experience.

*Nico has adopted the name “Dave” for all club business in order to show unity with the other officers. Not really.

Everyone enjoying the season so far? ⚽️ 🥅

I've got a fever, and the only prescription is ⚽ 🥅 !!!

Pre-K/U4 registration remains open, and will continue to be so throughout the season! Bring your friends and we’ll sign you up!

Not much time left!

Soccer Fever!
Catch it!!!
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Registration for Fall 2018 is open! ⚽️ 🥅 ⚽️

ATTN: PARENTS!! If you ordered soccer pictures & have not picked them up yet, the last chance to pick them up is tonight, right now at the soccer shed, until 7 pm!! ⚽️

Tonight’s AHS varsity soccer games have been cancelled due to the weather, so no Half Time Shoot Out tonight unfortunately! If we find out it’s been rescheduled, we will let everyone know!

Just a reminder - all HSC players are invited out tonight to support our varsity Falcon soccer teams & to participate in a half-time shoot out! Remember to wear your Highlands Soccer Club jersey to get in free!

The Abingdon Falcons Soccer program invites the Highlands Soccer Club to participate in a Half Time Shoot Out during the girls & boys varsity games this Friday night! Wear your HSC jersey or shirt & get in free to cheer on our Falcons! Should be a lot of fun, so come on out & show your support!

The Abingdon Falcons Soccer program invites the Highlands Soccer Club to participate in a Half Time Shoot Out during the girls & boys varsity games this Friday night! Wear your HSC jersey or shirt & get in free to cheer on our Falcons! Should be a lot of fun, so come on out & show your support!

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Games tonight are on as planned, decision can be made at field between coaches and referee(s).

Per Joel - This evening’s games are still being played as scheduled! Please be sure to dress appropriately for the weather! Stay warm everyone!

From Joel — Soccer cancelled for tonight. Make up team pictures will be scheduled. Sorry for the late notice!

Saturday games are cancelled this morning! Remember that pictures are happening rain or shine, 8:15 until 11:00 am, so please go if you want individual pictures. Park in the parking lot on the east end of AHS by the Soccer Shed - there should be signs.

From Joel ~

I have uploaded revised schedules to our website that have rescheduled previously cancelled games as well as resolved coaching conflict dates. Please throw out your old versions and reference the schedules currently on the website. You can check whether you're looking at the correct version if the date in the bottom right of your team's schedule is dated today: 26MAR2018.

Here's the direct link to the schedules page: http://highlandssoccer.com/schedules.shtml

Finally, I believe I've addressed all items that I have in my email for soccer... if you're still waiting to hear from me on something, please send me another email describing the issue.

Thanks and good luck out on the fields!

Highlands Soccer Club

FYI - Games and practice for tonight are cancelled due to weather. Games will be rescheduled TBD.

⚽️ In case you’re wondering when to expect your child’s team assignment - due to the large number of participants this season, additional coaches were needed in many of the age brackets. We are wrapping up the final team assignments & that info should be going out very soon! U14 team assignments have already been released & you should be receiving direct communication from a coach regarding practice days & times, etc. Thanks so much for your patience, and we look forward to getting our Spring season underway!! ⚽️

⚽️ LAST CALL FOR SOCCER REGISTRATION!!! Registration closes tonight at midnight, so this is your last chance to get your child registered for our Spring season! Hurry before it’s too late!! ⚽️

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⚽️ Time is slipping away! Be sure to get your child's registration completed by tomorrow night at midnight! NO LATE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED! So get those registrations submitted!! We’re looking forward to getting our Spring season started!! ⚽️

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⚽️ TIME’S RUNNING OUT!!! Only 3 days to get your child’s registration submitted for our Spring season! Please be sure to wrap up your registrations by midnight this Sat night, Feb 24th! ⚽️

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⚽️ Spring registration ends this Saturday at midnight!! Please visit our registration link below to complete your child’s registration! As a reminder, no late registrations can be accepted! ⚽️

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⚽️ Only a week to go folks! Spring registration ends one week from today at midnight! Be sure to finish up your child’s registration as no late registrations can be accepted! ⚽️

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⚽️. Don’t forget to register!! Only 10 more days before our Spring registration closes! ⚽️

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Highlands Soccer Club - Powered by Sports Illustrated Play Pay special attention to the part of registration where you block off which nights your child is NOT AVAILABLE TO PRACTICE. Registration age groups are based on year of birth. Parents may choose to play their child up one level if they so desire. Unfortunately, we are not able to allow children to p...