Spring 2026 U8 Program Details & Schedule

U8 Coordinator
Kelly Yonnone

U8 Head Teams and Coaches:
Math Altitude – Gbeton Somasse
Golemo Market – Ervin Kodra
Thomas Carroll Insurance – Tim Moura
Worcester County Memorial Park – Karl Ottmar, Maria Berthaume
DeWolfe – Corey Macuruso, Wayne Schairer
Mass Landscaping & Snow – Brian Hull, Meghan Hull, Elizabeth DiBonaventura
Paxton House of Pizza – Tim Howard, Cheryl Maykel
Bells Lawn & Garden – Kevin Allen, Courtney Bradford

U8 Program Description

• Three days of soccer a week (1 coach’s practice, 1 clinic, and 1 game)
• Games are 4v4; 12-minute quarters; No Goalies; 1-2 Referees
• U8 coordinator, head coaches, and assistant coaches are all parent volunteers who have passed Mass Youth Soccer & US Youth Soccer protocols for volunteering including CORI/background check and mandatory safety trainings.

Equipment Needed

• Soccer cleats
• Size 4 soccer ball
• Shin guards
• Soccer socks
• Water bottle
• Weather-appropriate clothing
• Uniform (game days only; to be provided at start of the season)

Season Schedule
Sundays, 1:00-2:15pm

• 1:00PM Arrival for warmups with team
• 1:15Pm Game kickoff
• 2:15 Game end

Weekly Coach’s Practices

• Thursdays 6-7pm at Klingele Field
• Run by U8 head coaches & assistant coaches
• 1st scheduled coach’s practice: April 30
• Last scheduled coach’s practice: TBA

Weekly Clinics

• Tuesdays 6-7pm at Klingele Field
• Run by Soccer Asylum
• 1st scheduled clinic: Tuesday, April 28
• Last scheduled clinic: Tuesday, June 16