November 2022 Newsletter

Hello DYS Parents,

What a FUN Fall 2022 Season!  It was great to see all the Dedham teams working hard, improving their skills, and having fun on the fields this Fall.  REGISTRATION is now OPEN for Spring 2023 season for Grades: Kindergarten thru Grade 12 (see info below)

  • Dedham High School State Playoff games…  It was great to see all the Dedham families and friends at the games.  Both the GIRLS and BOYS made it to the FINAL FOUR, and the semi finals will be this Wednesday (The girl's game will begin at 4, followed by the boy’s game at 6:15, BOTH at Medway High School) Per the MIAA, tournament games must be purchased online. There will be no cash tickets!!  Purchase tickets here:https://gofan.co/app/school/MIAA
  • DYS Team Store is now available.  https://dedhamyouthsoccer2022.itemorder.com/shop/home/  We are moving the online store to Play it Again for a better user experience and to work with a local Dedham owned company.  Check back often as we are adding new items soon.
  • #Proud of our volunteer board members and coaching staff.  Please go out of your way to thank them this week for all they do for the children of Dedham
  • WINTER Soccer Indoor Training- Watch for details in the upcoming weeks 
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  • Website and FB Updates-  Please join DYS FB page and visit www.dedhamsoccer.com  for up to date messages, notes, about the program.  We will be adding more material about the programs, teams, coaches, history, etc. this Winter.
  • 2022 DYS Annual Board Meeting-Tuesday, December 6th – Endicott Estate,  Voting in of 2023 officers, new board members
    • Open Positions that need to be filled include: Secretary, Equipment Dir, Events Director (newly created role).  Please contact me with any interest.  More details are found in the bylaws located on the DYS website www.dedhamsoccer.com

DYS Upcoming Events:

  • Watch for both Boys and Girls Varsity Soccer Playoff Schedules and come out to support the teams!!!
  • DYS Annual Board Meeting- Tuesday, December 6th, Endicott Estate 7:30pm
  • Dedham Holiday Stroll- Come visit the DYS Table on Friday December 2nd in downtown Dedham form 6-8pm
  • World Cup 

SPRING 2022 Season REGISTRATION

Registration is now open for all Kindergarten thru Grade 12. 

*Notice that the late fee will increase from $25 to $50 for Spring season and all seasons moving forward as this helps encourage on time registration and greatly reduces the amount of work for our volunteer board members

**Costs for Insurance, equipment, League Fees, etc… have all gone up and DYS has made the decision to NOT implement an increased cost to Dedham families for the SPRING 2023 season

TOWN (Grades K thru 3)  and TRAVEL PROGRAM:  (Grades 3 thru 8th Grade): Late Fee starts Saturday, January 7th and spots are NOT guaranteed after this date

PRE-K PROGRAM: Registration will open onFebruary 27th.  Player spots are limited to a max number and time slots will close when filled

High School PROGRAM:  Late Fee startsSaturday, February 4th and  spots are NOT guaranteed after this date

Town and Travel Referees: Thank you for all your hard work this season. DYS is in need of more TRAVEL referee’s- Winter courses are now available-  check out the website:https://www.massref.net/becoming-a-referee/steps-to-become-referee/      DYS will cover the costs of the course once you referee 10 total games. Bonus for any current referee who refers a future referee and that person completes 10 games

Do you have any suggestions, comments, concerns, would you like to volunteer to help?  Just send me an email[email protected]

On behalf of the DYS Board…Thank you for all your support!!

DEDHAM SOCCER on 3…!