GYS Soccer

05/31/2026

Registration for GYS Soccer Camp (participants and volunteers) and for Fall Soccer is open now at https://clubs.bluesombrero.com/GlendaleYouthSports!

05/19/2026

Only 5 or 6 GYS Spring 2026 soccer games left out of 54. Hopefully we can get them all in this week. Where does the time go?! Registration for Fall is already open! I’ll post an FAQ in the comments. We are switching to “Silver Matrix”. Many will have questions! 😉

Also, I’m excited to share one of my favorite moments of the season. One of our teams maxed out the first half goal differential early. With the head coach out of town, I had volunteered my services as a bench coach, mostly to keep shoelaces tied so the acting head coach could focus on managing the game. During the halftime break, I asked how many kids had NOT scored this season. Of the four that raised their hands, one really wanted that goal. I challenged the players to make that their mission for their next allowed goal. They came through with a couple of nice passes before this player launched a beautiful strong accurate shot from the right side of the box that cleared the goalkeeper and scorched the back of the net. With a team full of stars, it can be hard for some team players to shine. This player earned their moment and I could not have been more proud of the team! As it was two players I coached a couple of years ago that got the goal and the assist, it couldn’t have been sweeter. I love these kids!

If you share that passion and would like to recommend a coach or referee, let me know. Also, given Princeton isn’t hosting a Soccer Camp this summer, let me know if you’d be interested in helping coordinate something fun for our youth. We can spitball ideas and see if we can make something happen on relatively short notice. Meanwhile, I’ll be trying to figure out how to get our fall season in order.

05/03/2026

Another beautiful day for soccer yesterday. While the scores were not all in our favor, all the kids had fun as far as I know. And they are learning and growing and making friends. 🤩 Our U12 Girls kept their win streak going with a 4-0 win over Sycamore. They are 6-0-0 on the season with 2 games remaining. Our U12 Boys held a tough Forest Park team to 1 goal in a 1-0 loss. Our U10 Boys, also undefeated, hosted Springdale in a 7-1 home win. Special thanks to Harrison Curtis for stepping in to ref on a day that none of our 7 regular refs were able to officiate. Our U10 Girls held a tough Finneytown team to no goals after Finneytown got off to a quick 3-0 start in the first half. Our U8 Girls lost a close game at Wyoming 2-1 and our U8 Boys fell to Forest Park 3-0. And I would be remiss if I left out our U6 boys and girls. They played Evendale with a lot of heart on Thursday and continue to grow. We hope all our athletes, including our Instructional kiddos, are learning and will be back in the fall!

Next weekend, 5 of our 7 teams will play their games at Washington Park. We are dubbing it “Glendale Spring Soccer Day” and will have concessions, including ice cream. It will also be picture day for our athletes. We hope our friends and neighbors will come out and support them.

05/01/2026

Do we have any soccer referees out there who would be interested in making $50 for an hour of work tomorrow morning at 10am? All of my refs are unavailable (Hayden, Makenna, Sam, Amos, Lawrence, Mo, and David). If you would be interested but are not certified or not available tomorrow, please let me know. I am having a lot of trouble putting referees on the field this season and the kids’ experience is really hurting for it.

UPDATE: We have a referee! One of our wonderful community members who reffed for us a few years ago. Thanks all!

04/25/2026

What a beautiful day for soccer! ⚽️ A couple of our teams did a great job of practicing their passing after maxing out the run-up rule… 3 goal lead at half and 6 goal lead for game. That would be the U12 Girls, who won their match 7-1 at West Chester Soccer Club, and the U10 Boys, who won their match at Finneytown 8-2. Our U12 Boys won a close one at Springdale 2-1 while our U8 Boys found their rhythm late in a 4-0 home win against Springdale. U8 Girls rounded out the action with a 2-2 tie in Sharonville versus St Michael’s.

Note: The photo is from my work offsite meeting at TQL Stadium on Monday morning. It was freezing cold (literally 31° when we started), but we had some great speakers, including FCC star Nick Hagglund, who hung around to sign autographs afterward.

04/11/2026

What an amazing morning for soccer! ⚽️ It was beautiful when I put the flags out. Congratulations to our U8 and U12 Boys and Girls. All 4 teams won their games today. The U10 Girls weren’t so lucky but they kept it close.

04/07/2026

Finalizing referees with the help of Aliyah, fixing broken goals, mending nets, stashing corner flags, replacing equipment (balls, pennies, first aid kits, cold packs), checking on lining and mowing, trying to get goals moved to the right spots, checking on jerseys, delivering checks for referee fees, reminding referees… leading up to tomorrow’s first game of the 2026 Spring season! Oh, and already planning for next season, when a switch in age guidelines will complicate registration. Whew! 😅

04/04/2026

Getting excited for the Spring season! We hope to have the full calendar up at https://hwbcommunitycenter.org soon. I'm so thankful for the help I've been getting this year. From setting up our new U12 goals to moving our U10 goals back from Saunders to Washington Park. I even had help reaching out to referees and getting their schedule created. We're picking up steam in getting the community involved. Thank you! If you're interested in getting involved, please let me know. --Kevin

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01/19/2026

It's that time! Registration is open for GYS Spring Soccer! We have 37 athletes signed up already and one team that is almost full. So don't wait! Register now at https://clubs.bluesombrero.com/GlendaleYouthSports

(see next post about an opportunity with FC Cincinnati)

Glendale Youth Sports

11/16/2025

Round 3 of The Ohio Area State Tournament, U10 Boys - Glendale 0 Dater Montessori 6. As I tried to impress on the boys after the game yesterday, there is no shame in losing to a significantly more skilled team. Think about what they did better and emulate it next year. Dater Montessori spread out better, made MUCH more accurate passes, and had incredibly powerful shots on goal. They set the bar higher for our boys. But I also encouraged them to focus on last week’s win. They are the first GYS team in my era to win a state tournament game after many of them were the first just to go to a state tournament game last year! Thank you to all the parents for your support this year! We had a blast! ⚽️

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