PWYS UPDATE Play Where You Stay launches CDC compliant Middle and High School girls soccer training! We’re excited to announce that we are offering COVID-SAFE soccer training for Middle and High School Girls this Fall! Following Shelby County Schools' decision to indefinitely postpone athletics, Play Where You Stay is expanding core K-5 programming to Middle and High School kids. Play Where You Stay pairs collegiate athletes with kids from across Memphis in an effort to develop the world’s most beautiful game. To ensure the health and safety of all our players, coaches have blended COVID-SAFE on-field trainings (Mask On!) with a virtual curriculum (Mask Off!) for asynchronous learning at home. We will follow all the U.S. Soccer “Play On” Grassroots Recommendations Guide and TSSA Return-to-play Guidelines. Practices will be limited to 8 players for one hour. Check out our return-to-play guidelines here. Play Where You Stay is creating a future in which every child has a chance to grow up with the world’s game, and we’re especially excited to expand opportunities for girls throughout the Memphis community. Our city is home to some of the world’s best athletes, and we’re delighted for the chance to have a hand in developing their

Published 9/11/20: WEEKLY UPDATE WEEK 1 We had a great first week of the 3v3 Fall Season! It was great to see all the players back on the field! Thank you to all the players and parents that came to the soccer practices at Gaston, Klondike, Treadwell, and Chandler Parks this first week of the 3v3 Fall Season! It was great to welcome back familiar faces and meet the new players for the first time! On Week 1, our coaches worked on basic skills while following all the safety procedures Learning the correct way to kick the ball Using six sides of the foot Head up dribbling Shooting We will keep all the parents updated about the skills our players will learn in the following 4 weeks. Reminders/Updates If you want to pay your weekly player fees, please do it by using the button below or pay in cash at the field on Tuesday. Pay your weekly fees here

FALL 2020 Our 3v3 Fall Season starts on Monday! Sign-up today! We are only 3 days away from the start of the 3v3 Fall season for players ages 5 through 11 starting September 7th! This 4-week season will be from September 7th to October  2nd. 3v3 soccer is a fun and fast-paced style of soccer that encourages creativity and confidence on the ball from the players. It is in our plans to start a 3v3 neighborhood-based league and this will allow the players to have a sense of a team-environment at the same time they have the freedom to learn the world’s game and improve their skills. The players will be split into teams according to their age group: 5 – 8 years old (born between 2012 and 2015) 9 – 11 years old (born between 2009 and 2011) We will follow all the U.S. Soccer “Play On” Grassroots Recommendations Guide, TSSA Return-to-play Guidelines, and Shelby County instructions. Practice will be limited to 8 players per age group for 45 minutes. Check out our return-to-play guidelines here. We will be at 4 different locations, 4 days a week (Monday - Thursday): Klondike (1235 Brown Ave, Memphis, TN 38107, USA) 5:30 PM - 6:15

Spanish translation below. Published on August 28, 2020. FALL 2020 10 days until the start of our 3v3 Fall Season! There is a limited number of spots available! We are excited to announce our 3v3 Fall season for players ages 5 through 11 starting September 7th! This 4-week season will be from September 7th to October  2nd. 3v3 soccer is a fun and fast-paced style of soccer that encourages creativity and confidence on the ball from the players. It is in our plans to start a 3v3 neighborhood-based league and this will allow the players to have a sense of a team-environment at the same time they have the freedom to learn the world’s game and improve their skills. The players will be split into teams according to their age group: 5 – 8 years old (born between 2012 and 2015) 9 – 11 years old (born between 2009 and 2011) We will follow all the U.S. Soccer “Play On” Grassroots Recommendations Guide, TSSA Return-to-play Guidelines, and Shelby County instructions. Practice will be limited to 8 players per age group for 45 minutes. Check out our return-to-play guidelines here. We will be at 4 different locations, 4 days a week (Monday

FALL 2020 ¡La temporada de otoño 3v3 comienza el 7 de septiembre! ¡Regístrate hoy! ¡Nos complace anunciar nuestra temporada de otoño 3v3 para jugadores de 5 a 11 años a partir del 7 de septiembre! Esta temporada de 4 semanas será del 7 de septiembre al 2 de octubre. El fútbol 3 contra 3 es un estilo de fútbol divertido y de ritmo rápido que fomenta la creatividad y la confianza de los jugadores en el balón. Está en nuestros planes comenzar una liga 3v3 basada en el vecindario y esto permitirá a los jugadores tener un sentido de un ambiente de equipo al mismo tiempo que tienen la libertad de aprender el juego del mundo y mejorar sus habilidades. Los jugadores se dividirán en equipos según su grupo de edad: 5-8 años (nacidos entre 2012 y 2015) 9 - 11 años (nacidos entre 2009 y 2011) Seguiremos toda la Guía de recomendaciones para el fútbol base de "Jugar en" de los EE. UU., Las Pautas para el regreso al juego de TSSA y las instrucciones del condado de Shelby. La práctica estará limitada a 8 jugadores por grupo de edad durante 45 minutos. Consulta nuestras pautas para volver a jugar

Published August 21, 2020 FALL 2020 17 days until the start of our 3v3 Fall Season! Save your spot today! We are excited to announce our 3v3 Fall season for players ages 5 through 11 starting September 7th! This 4-week season will be from September 7th to October  2nd. 3v3 soccer is a fun and fast-paced style of soccer that encourages creativity and confidence on the ball from the players. It is in our plans to start a 3v3 neighborhood-based league and this will allow the players to have a sense of a team-environment at the same time they have the freedom to learn the world’s game and improve their skills. The players will be split into teams according to their age group: 5 – 8 years old (born between 2012 and 2015) 9 – 11 years old (born between 2009 and 2011) We will follow all the U.S. Soccer “Play On” Grassroots Recommendations Guide, TSSA Return-to-play Guidelines, and Shelby County instructions. Practice will be limited to 8 players per age group for 45 minutes. Check out our return-to-play guidelines here. We will be at 4 different locations, 4 days a week (Monday - Thursday): Klondike (1235 Brown Ave, Memphis, TN

Published August 13, 2020 FALL 2020 Registration for the 3v3 Fall Season is now open! Sign-up today! We are excited to announce our 3v3 Fall season for players ages 5 through 11 starting September 7th! This 4-week season will be from September 7th to October  2nd. 3v3 soccer is a fun and fast-paced style of soccer that encourages creativity and confidence on the ball from the players. It is in our plans to start a 3v3 neighborhood-based league and this will allow the players to have a sense of a team-environment at the same time they have the freedom to learn the world’s game and improve their skills. The players will be split into teams according to their age group: 5 – 8 years old (born between 2012 and 2015) 9 – 11 years old (born between 2009 and 2011) We will follow all the U.S. Soccer “Play On” Grassroots Recommendations Guide, TSSA Return-to-play Guidelines, and Shelby County instructions. Practice will be limited to 8 players per age group for 45 minutes. Check out our return-to-play guidelines here. We will be at 4 different locations: Klondike (1235 Brown Ave, Memphis, TN 38107, USA) 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM Gaston (1046 S

Published July 31, 2020 WEEKLY UPDATE WEEK 4 Our 3v3 Summer Season is over! Thank you to all the families, players, and supporters that were part of this season! Yesterday was the last practice of the Winter Season at Chandler, Treadwell, Binghampton, and Klondike Parks. For the last 4 weeks, the players learned the basics of soccer while respecting all the return-to-play guidelines and health and safety rules. We are thankful for having all the players and families in our program and we are proud of the amazing job done by our coaches. Play Where You Stay's mission is to change the face of U.S. soccer through grassroots, neighborhood-based play and we are glad we have exposed the players to soccer this 3v3 Summer Season. We will make an announcement soon about our Fall season! Reminders/Updates If you want to pay your weekly player fees, please do it by using the button below or pay in cash at the field on Tuesday.

Published July 27, 2020   PWYS UPDATE Last chance to be part of the Midtown 08' Boys Team! We’re excited to announce that we are hosting tryouts for a new Midtown 08’ Boys team for players born in 2008 and 2009. Play Where You Stay is creating a future in which every child has a chance to grow up with the world’s game and we’re excited to expand these opportunities with another Midtown SC competitive team. With two boys teams for players born between 2002 and 2005, we felt the need to expand playing opportunities to a younger age group too. These tryouts will start on Monday, July 13th and will go until the end of the month. The tryouts will be today and next Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 6 PM at the Hamp Field (456 Tillman St, Memphis, TN 38112). We will follow all the U.S. Soccer “Play On” Grassroots Recommendations Guide, TSSA Return-to-play Guidelines, and Shelby County instructions. Practices will be limited to 8 players for one hour. Check out our return-to-play guidelines on our website. If you’re interested and want to know more information, contact us at (901)864-2800 or at learn@playwhereyoustay.org. ----- Queremos anunciar que estamos organizando pruebas para un

Published on July 24, 2020 WEEKLY UPDATE WEEK 3 One more week until the end of the 3v3 Summer Season! This third week of 3v3 Summer play was very productive and all the players worked on more advanced 3v3 drills. "We started with an obstacle race as a warm-up. Then we moved to ‘Clockwise’ a dribbling activity and then moved to ‘King of the Hill’ a dribbling game. We finished with 3v3 gameplay with a team rotating on after each goal. It was great to see new players this week!", said Coach Ali at Klondike Park. We are excited to work with all the players for one more week at Binghampton, Chandler, Treadwell, and Klondike! Reminders/Updates If you want to pay your weekly player fees, please do it by using the button below or pay in cash at the field on Tuesday.