Northampton Soccer Club - Northampton Soccer

Northampton Soccer Club offers a competitive soccer program that strives to support player development for a wide range of skill levels, providing opportunities for Northampton youth to become skilled players who value fair play and a love for the game.

Fall Season Info

Practices and home games are generally at Florence Fields (145 Meadow St, Northampton, MA 01062) unless otherwise noted

Some u13-u14 teams will hold practices at JFK Middle School (100 Bridge Rd, Florence, MA 01062) this season
Please note: The city may close fields due to weather. Your coaches will notify you, but you can also refer to the Parks & Rec Cancellations page here.

Travel Soccer begins September 6 (schedules are available on the league website under Team Central > Schedule & Standings)

Pre-Travel sessions will run on Saturdays, September 20 to November 1. See the Pre-Travel page for complete details.

Respect the Call

Effective this season, US Soccer has significantly increased the minimum penalties for misconduct towards officials from registered participants (players, coaches, registered adults). This policy triples sanctions for incidents of misconduct towards minor referees. A new category called Gross Misconduct has been added, which includes insulting, belittling, insinuating or taunting behavior which undermines the authority of the referee.

We expect all Northampton coaches, players, and parents to set an exceptionally high standard for the rest of the league when it comes to our treatment of referees and opponents.

Remember, this is a game! Let the kids play, stay positive, and don't argue any calls (they aren't changing their mind anyway).

You can read more from Mass Youth Soccer Association and US Soccer.

New Pre-Game Routine

In light of the uptick in misconduct, MYSA has also instituted a new pre-game routine which includes:

All players, coaches, and referees lining up 5 yards from the spectator sideline
A home team representative reading the new sportsmanship statement (available here and included in the video on this page)
And a pre-game handshake (since multiple instances of misconduct have been reported during post-game handshakes)

NSC also encourages our teams to initiate a post-game handshake, though we leave discretion to our coaches if they feel the need to protect their players.

Again, we expect the highest standard of conduct from NSC members, because that's what we are known for! Thank you again for your respectful and passionate support for everyone's children and our referees.