Author: glwslwebmistress

DID YOU KNOW that, over the past two years alone, GLWSL has had over THREE HUNDRED women contact us looking for a team to join? Yes, three hundred, not a typo. The breakdown is, roughly:

• 18-29 age group has over 200!
• 30-39 age group had nearly 90
• 40-49 age group had 2
• 50-59 age group had 10

DID YOU KNOW that YOU could be that vital link to helping other women join our beautiful game?

All we need is for you to raise your hand in sisterhood with the other future players to our “play in our league forever” league. And to volunteer to manage/coach a new team. Heck, at this rate, we could field literally dozens of new teams.

Come one, come all! Any adult female, experienced or novice! All players will register as individuals, not as a team, and we’ll put the teams together with an eye to balance the skill levels so that all of the teams will hopefully have the same mix/ratio. And so that everyone has fun!

All of the games are Sunday afternoons, Livonia Bicentennial Park. Click here if you need to generate driving directions… The game schedule is posted at www.GLWSL.or/teams

Everyone pays just $25 for the six-week season of fall fun full of friendship and sweat. If you didn’t play in the GLWSL for the 2022 summer season, not to worry. Your $25 fee covers both playing the whole fall six-week season plus your USASA adult soccer registration for the rest of the 2022 calendar year.

Sept 11, 18 & 25 – 3:30pm, 4:30pm and 5:30pm, and Oct 2, 9 & 16 – 3pm, 4pm & 5pm
All games are 7 v 7 on a 9 v 9 sized field, 25-minute halves, with one (1) referee. FIFA Laws of the games apply and include unlimited substitution during any stoppage of play.
There will be a maximum of thirteen (13) players per team. As mentioned, above, in order to have fair teams, the teams will be randomly decided and will be designed to have equal representation of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd division players.
Each player needs to bring a white and dark shirt – home team is white, away team is dark.
Bring your driver’s license for verification purposes, just in case it’s needed.

Each team will need to select a team manager to bring a ball and print game sheets. Team assignments and the season game schedule will be published prior to the first game.

Champions get t-shirts (such a deal!)

Everyone needs to complete the registration form and email it to fall22@GLWSL.org.

Player registration due date is September 8, 2022

Goalies – if you are a goalie or are willing to play in goal, please indicate on the registration form. Hint: if you’re not typically a goalie, this fall league is a great place to give it a try!

If you have any questions or concerns, check out this sheet full of FAQ’s, or reach out at fall22@GLWSL.org

Did you know that, as long as you were born in 1972 (or earlier), you are eligible to compete in the Michigan Senior Olympics?

The weekend of September 10th and 11th, at Legacy Center Sports Complex (Brighton), men’s and women’s over 50 and over 55 teams will compete for the gold! The champions for each division will automatically qualify for the 2023 National Senior Olympics to be held in July in Pittsburgh, PA!

Limited to the first twelve teams per age group, so don’t delay!

The $400/team cost covers medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams, gold medal teams get their name added to the traveling Harold Kirkwood Championship Cup Trophy, plus t-shirts and welcome bags for all players. Guaranteed two games, 8-v-8, 15 players max per roster.

• team captains – step one – register your team by clicking here
• team captains – step two – once you’ve registered the team/name, you need to email your roster using this Excel file to Becky at Michigan Senior Olympics
  • for each player, the roster spreadsheet needs to provide:
    Last Name, First Name, Birth date, T-shirt size, Address, City, State, Zip Code, phone, and an email.

Sorry, ladies. We are just as eager to get things going as you are. The SoccerConnect registration system, however, is not being a good team player … yet.

We appreciate your patience!

It is with great sadness that we announce the cancellation of the 2020 Summer Season. Based on all the latest updates from CDC and the State of Michigan, the decision had come to a vote which was unanimous in favor to suspend play till next year.

Nationally, all major tournaments have been canceled, and multiple adult leagues throughout the country have suspended their seasons. An all clear has not been issued from the USASA/USSF. For Michigan in particular, the Governor has once again extended the Shelter at Home order. Based upon the best available information at this time, Michigan is at best on track to end the CoVID-19 curve in the June/July time frame. Even if the Governor were to issue an “all clear” by April 30th, the youth programs would have priority over all GLWSL fields and referees. With all of this, we would not have enough time to fit our season in. It is because of all these factors that the Board decided as we did.

I know how anxious we are to play again, see our friends and get back to normal. Our soccer community relies on everyone taking their part in flattening the curve so that we can return to the pitch. Our #1 goal is to provide all women in the GLWSL a safe place to play, so I appreciate your patience and understanding. This situation is unique, and I hope to never see again in my lifetime. For now, please stay healthy and safe. Keep in touch with your teammates and always support each other. We will get through this because our little soccer community is amazing. We are fighters. God bless.