KSSL Cancels Spring 2020 Season

To All Kentucky Select Soccer League Participants,

First of all, I wanted to thank each of you for your patience and understanding during this challenging time.  The KSSL Board has met several times during the season to discuss the possibility of an abbreviated spring season.  There are many factors that must be taken into consideration when faced with some of the difficult decisions of delaying or cancelling a season.  With the continued impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in our daily lives, the KSSL Board has made the difficult decision to cancel the Spring 2020 Season.  It is still unclear as to when many of the restrictions will be relaxed to allow teams/players to return to the field.  

In making our final decision, the KSSL Board took into consideration the announcements and actions from Kentucky Governor, Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Youth Soccer Association.  Governor Beshear stated in his address on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, “We hope in this summer, and we don’t know if it will be in June or perhaps early July, we hope that we are able to do some youth sports.”  Kentucky Youth Soccer Association voted to cancel the 2020 Spring Tournaments, as well as, delayed further decisions until May 17, 2020. 

As a result of our decision to cancel the KSSL Spring 2020 season, we will begin processing the following refunds for our participating teams:

·         $100 application fee ($25 is being used to cover application processing and fees).

·         $250 bond fee will be refunded to applicable teams

Although this has been a difficult decision, the KSSL Board is confident that it is the correct decision to ensure the health of our players and coaches in our soccer family.  We are looking forward to a full, competitive Fall 2020 Season.  If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to discuss.  #TeamKentucky.

Thanks,

Tim Yantz

Kentucky Select Soccer League

League Director

Email:  tim.yantz@kssl.org

The KSSL Board would like to extend our extreme gratitude to former KSSL Director, Mark Poage.  Mark has been a pillar with KSSL for the past 18 years.  He has served as Age Group Coordinator, Deputy Director, and his last position was KSSL Director.  He has been instrumental in the growth of our league to ensure the focus remains on the players.  It will definitely be difficult to replace his knowledge and experience, but we wish him well on his future adventures.  Mark...you will be missed.

Kentucky Select Soccer League Board