Season Updates
Hope Soccer Ministries
Welcome to Hope Soccer FALL 2026
Welcome to Hope! We’re humbled at the opportunity to serve you! We use this page for updates on the season.
Upcoming Parent Orientation
and
Pre-Season Opener
Our In-Person Parent Orientation has been scheduled. It varies by age.
***Please NOTE*** – This is only a Pre-Season practice, and not necesserily the practice schedule for the entire season. Practice Schedule will come out after the conclusion of Pre-Season – which gives us a chance to see our new players and add them to teams. Here is the PRE-SEASON Schedule:
MONDAY – August 31, 2026
Ages 6 and 7 (U8) – 5:45pm to 6:30pm – Bring Your Kids – We’re doing a Pre-Season Practice
Ages 10 and 11 – (U12) – 7:30pm to 8:15pm – Bring Your Kids – We’re doing a Pre-Season Practice
WEDNESDAY – SEPTEMBER 2, 2026
Ages 8 and 9 – (U10) – 6:15pm to 7:00pm – Bring Your Kids – We’re doing a Pre-Season Practice
Ages 12 to 14 – (U14) – 8:00pm to 8:45pm – Bring Your Kids – We’re doing a Pre-Season Practice
Ages 14 to 16 – (U16) – 8:00pm to 8:45pm (Same time as U14) – Bring Your Kids – We’re doing a Pre-Season Practice
SATURDAY – SEPTEMBER 12, 2026
Hope Stars – Ages 4 and 5 (U6) – No Pre-Season – First Practice is at 4:45pm
Location for ALL ages: Our field where we practice and play!
Jack D. Hughes Park
513 Main Street
Pineville NC 28134
Once Inside the Park: Drive all the way down till the road ends. Turn right. Park. Look for our 6ft Flag and our coaches directing you to your field, based on age.
When is My Practice/Game Schedule Coming Out?
Practice and Game Schedules will come out AFTER the CONCLUSION OF PRE-SEASON – which gives us a chance to see new players and add them to teams accordingly.
Practice and Game Schedule will be LIVE here
It currently shows an old schedule, for SPRING 2026 – SO DON’T CLICK IT YET!
Free Clinic by Johnston and Wales Mens’ Soccer
Last season, we had Johnson and Wales Men’s Soccer run a practice for our kids. We are expecting them back for FALL 2026. However, a speific date has not yet be determined. Stay tuned!
One of our very own players, Keanu, who grew up playing for Coach Nick, on Hope’s High School Team which won the MARS Premiere League Championship in 2021 is now a part of Johnson and Wales Men’s Soccer!
To see others who have played for Hope, and have also played in college, and to see how Hope has done in local competition in Charlotte, please see the “Special Recognition Tab” under our FAQ on our Home Page. It is not common that players who play “rec soccer” make it on college teams, so we are very grateful and blessed to have played a role in these young men’s lives as they pursue their college careers and educations! To Chirst the glory!
Need More Soccer?
EXTRA PRACTICE FOR ENTIRE SEASON
If you are looking for your child to practice twice a week, you can add an “Extra Practice” on either Monday or Wednesday for $77 giving your child more exercise, and double the touches on the ball – for the entire season!
Spots for an Extra Practice are limited. First come, first serve.
NOVEMBER INDOOR SOCCER
With Hope, we always have more soccer. We go indoors during the cold and hot months, so once we finish our Fall Outdoor Season, at the last week of October, we will begin INDOOR soccer in NOVEMBER. It is 4 weeks and 5 sessions on Friday and/or Saturday nights at the Pineville Church – about 3 mins from our field.
Hope Indoor Seasons are focused on individual footwork and movement off the ball for strategic understanding of the game! This Clinic will be headed by Head Coach Nick and Elizabeth only.
5 Sessions instead of 4.
SUMMER CAMP 2027
Summer Camp: We have not yet announced our dates for our INDOOR Summer Camp 2027. Registration will open after Spring 2027 Season.
Strategy
Strategy and Footwork
At Hope, we implement a Holistic approach designed to always be teaching your kids good strategy, during practice and perhaps even more uniquely – during games! Get ahead of the game, and watch some of these videos with your kids before the season starts. These videos were selected by our Head Coach, and we encourage you to watch them.
We invite you to login below to watch videos and tutorials exclusive to Hope registered players! Please login using the email you gave us when you registered.
SPONSORS
We are blessed to have so many local partnerships that make it possible for us to keep our prices low and have the equipment necessary to serve you better!
Occasionally, we will send an email highlighting a sponsor, their work, and could ask that you take a survey, if the sponsor has requested so.
Please do the survey as it helps us sustain the relationship and gives them valuable feedback!
Emails
Email is our first way of communication with you. We have already sent a couple of emails with updates on the season.
We use an automated system for mass emails. If you did not receive those, please check you junk folder and move it to inbox.
We will post updates about the season on this link, which you can access from our home page at any time.
We look forward to serving you!