Registration for Players in Grades 3-8 for the Spring 2021 Westwood Youth Soccer season is open through December 7. 

Click here for Registration information. Please consider volunteering to help coach your child’s team! Soccer knowledge a plus, but not a requirement.

If a child in Grades K through 2 played in the fall season, there is NO NEED to RE-REGISTER for the spring, as these programs are full-year programs. If a child DID NOT play in the fall, and wishes to play in Spring 2021, please contact the registrar separately at registrar@westwoodsoccer.org.

Working together, we were able to field soccer activities for all our age groups this fall without many issues! Thank you all for your cooperation and compliance. We understand it was different, and at times difficult, but the kids really enjoyed getting outdoors and playing soccer with their friends!

As we did all fall, Westwood Youth Soccer will continue to follow the advice and directives of our local, state, and federal officials, as well as guidance from health and medical authorities to help provide a safe return to play in the spring. The safety of our entire community is paramount.

As needed, the session times and game/practice formats that we have used in the past will be adjusted to accommodate all required social distancing parameters. Flexibility and adaptability will remain important.

We are very excited to be playing soccer this fall! As we all know, the current prevalence of COVID-19 necessitates that we change our approach to the game and each other.

We are following the advice and directives of our local, state, and federal officials, as well as guidance from health and medical authorities to help provide a safer return to play, as soccer is considered a contact sport. The safety of our entire community is paramount.

Massachusetts’ Governor Charlie Baker issued a phased set of guidelines to reopen the Commonwealth, and as of today we are in Phase 3, Step 1 and classified as a Moderate Risk sport. This means that soccer games can be played, but there are modifications on and off of the playing field that need to be strictly followed.

To provide some information on what these requirements look like, here is a link to the Mass Youth Soccer Return to Play guidelines now in force. Please review the Parent and Player sections found on Pages 9 and 10, in the linked document: You will also be asked to click through to these guidelines and initial receipt during the waiver part of our registration process.

www.mayouthsoccer.org/returntosocceractivitiespdf/ 

All players, coaches, referees, and spectators will be required to adhere to any revised published guidelines and protocols which will be made available closer to the start of the season. Each team is required to have an assistant coach who acts as a COVID-19 Safety Coordinator while on the field. 

Additionally, the session times and game/practice formats that we have used in the past were adjusted to accommodate all required social distancing parameters. We ask that you remain flexible and adapt!

The process for checking on Weekday Field Status is to click the appropriate link in our Field Information box on the left navigation. The Westwood Recreation Department makes all of those determinations. You must scroll down on their page to see the individual fields listed and their current status.

The process for checking on Weekend Field Status is to click the appropriate link in our Field Information box on the left navigation. WYS has a process for making these determinations on game day mornings and the status will be listed usually by 7:30am.