The Stettler soccer house leagues had their annual wind-up on June 18 and 19. The U10 and younger teams gathered to play soccer against the parents.
“It’s just a main event kind of to end it, a nice way to end the season,” said organizer Louise Vamen.
Once players get to the U12 level, they travel to games, whereas the younger teams play each other in Stettler.
Tim Hortons was also at the event to hand out medals and treats to the players. The U8 and U10 teams had their windup on June 18, and U6 and U4 were the next day.
It rained all day on Thursday, June 19, so the wind-up was moved indoors to the Stettler Recreation Centre. But this didn’t dampen the players’ enthusiasm, as the red arena was filled to bursting with excited children running around.
Four sets of nets were put up in the arena to accommodate four games at a time, making it difficult to see where each game ended. However, this wasn’t a problem for the players and parents, who all seemed to have fun at the wind-up.