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Northern Soccer League

Northern Soccer League (S.A.Y.)

S.A.Y. Northern Soccer League is based out of Kingsford, MI. The league is split into five districts consisting of areas in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Northern Wisconsin (Iron Mountain, Kingsford, Norway, Niagara, and Florence/Crystal Falls). The league organizes two seasons; Passers, Minors, and Seniors divisions play from May-June with a tournament held for the Minors and Seniors division in July; Wings, Strikers, and Kickers divisions play from July into August with a tournament held in mid August.

S.A.Y. Northern Soccer League is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization and fully run by non-paid volunteers.

Goals of our league

S.A.Y. has very specific goals in mind. A summarized version of the goals of S.A.Y. are:

1) To grow responsibly while improving the quality of soccer.
2) Safety above all else.
a) Fairness above everything else except safety.
3) All children should be able to learn the game of soccer in a safe environment that provides maximum participation.

If you are interested in S.A.Y.'s Vision/Value Statement you can see it here: www.saysoccer.org/Default.aspx?tabid=320127

It is the position of S.A.Y. Northern Soccer League that we want to promote this game as a fun activity for children. We encourage coaches to learn more about the game in order to help every child on their team to develop their skills at all positions. We also encourage coaches to play children at all positions on the field. Wins are always more fun than losses, but if the younger children are given opportunities to develop their skills they will be more likely to enjoy the game and continue playing it into adolescence and adulthood.