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Come join the Encanto Park Sports Complex Soccer League. This league teaches youth the fundamentals of soccer, good sportsmanship, and teamwork through practices and games. The goal of the league is to educate its participants in the game of soccer as well as to learn skills and lessons that help them succeed both on and off the field.
This is an eight-week program with two practices starting the week of April 20, before the six-game season that starts on May 7.Please ensure that the email and phone number associated with your child's registration are correct. We will use these to send important updates, schedule changes and other league-related information throughout the season.
For this league, we will NOT be accepting coach or player request. The only question that will be asked is player availability. All the players will be participating in a draft, where coaches will be selecting their players. The draft for this division will be on Wednesday, April 8 at 6:00pm. All players must attend to be placed on a team.
Mandatory Virtual Parent Meeting will be on Monday, April 6 at 6:00pm to go over the draft and what to expect. We will also cover general league information and expectations.
There will be two practices prior to the first game and then one practice and one game a week. The one-hour practices will be held on Tuesdays or Wednesdays at 6:00pm or 7:00pm depending on the coach's availability. Games will be played on Thursdays at 6:15pm or 7:30pm. All practices and games will be held at Encanto Park Sports Complex, 2121 N 15th Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85007, on the ballfield just east of the parking lot.Players must wear shin guards and bring water to each practice and game.
All players enrolled in this league are invited to attend a free skills development session with staff and coaches on Thursday, April 16 from 6:30-7:45pm at Rose Mofford Sports Complex. You must be registered in the league to attend.
Volunteer Coaches are the success of our program. Please volunteer, contact us at encanto.rose.youthsports@phoenix.gov.
Any practice conflicts must be requested in the "request prompt" when registering and late requests will not be granted.
Volunteer coaches are the key to a successful program.
Please contact us for coaching / volunteering information at encanto.rose.youthsports@phoenix.gov.The coach's commitment will be to hold a practice once a week and coach one game per week. Prior to the season there are requirements for background checks, an online training through NAYS and a mandatory meeting. The total amount of hours for a couch during the season is around 20 hours for the eight-week program.
This season, the coaches meeting will be on
Saturday, April 11, 2026, from 9:00am to 11:00am at the Special Operations Crew Room, 1802 W Encanto Blvd, Phoenix, AZ, 85007, on the south side of 15th Ave. opposite the State Fairgrounds. The crew room is located past the second chain link fence, on the right.
There are additional dates for coaches to attend aside from the meeting above:- Draft Meeting for coaches only on Monday, April 6th at 7pm (online)- Draft Day for 9/10 coaches (to evaluate and build team) on Wednesday, April 8th at 6:00pm (at Rose Mofford Sports Complex)- Coaches Academy to help further coaching skills on Tuesday, April 14th at 6:30pm (at Rose Mofford Sports Complex)
Activity Secondary Category
Sports - Soccer
Location
ENCP Ball Field 65' Outfield at Encanto Park
Prerequisites
*Recreation Pass
or *Recreation Pass
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