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Under the Pennfield Soccer Club, teams are formed using Pennfield students in grades K thru 9th, then signed up to play at Wattles Park Men's Club (WPMC) in Harper Creek. In the near future, we will attempt to include and sign up students in 1st and 2nd grades.

As the club gains interest, and if enough players and parents are willing to commit, travel teams can be sponsored by the club. Travel teams are generally for those players who want to play a higher level, and are serious about competing at the high school level (or beyond) someday. Travel leagues in Southwestern Michigan compete in the "WMYSA" organization. Teams are formed by age and gender (there are no co-ed teams in WMYSA), and play other travel teams formed in the SW Michigan area (for example, Kalamazoo, Portage, Marshall, Paw Paw,etc)

Plans are in the works to resume the Pennfield Youth Soccer League (PYSL) that began back in the summer of 2005. That League was geared for students in grades 4th through 6th, with play taking place at North Pennfield Elementary fields. The small field concept was implemented, meaning each team had 6 players on the field (one goalkeeper and 5 field players), playing on a field about 30 yards long by 20 yards wide, and smaller goals as well. (Most advanced coaches are proponents of the small field game with their own players, and are advocates of the small game for young and beginning players - in the interest of developing their skills). With only 4 teams that summer, the small league was very successful and well recieved.

Indoor soccer is offered in Kalamazoo at the SoccerZone facility on Sprinkle Road, and at the Kalamazoo Kingdom Indoor facility. These two facilities are only about a mile apart. Indoor soccer at these locations are played by age group and gender (usually), and each "session" lasts about 8 weeks (one game per week). Length of games are two 25-minute halves (total of 50 minutes of play).

Indoor soccer at Wattles Park is suspended for this year, because of contention for space and other activities. However, opportunities for indoor may open up elsewhere in the future. We will look for locations around Battle Creek and the surrounding area that offer indoor.