Who Runs This Thing Anyway?

As I was watching a game this past weekend I heard an interesting comment from the bleachers.  I had on my NKYA Admin. shirt and as I walked by one of the parents watching the game asked another "what's this NKYA?  They run this league?"  That's pretty typical for the Winter session.   In the Winter session we get lots of players and teams coming in who only play NKYA soccer for that one session, select/club teams and upper level rec teams who just want a place to play during the cold months.  And, of course, all are welcome.  For our other sessions most of the participants are kids who have played with us before and who play with us throughout the year, mostly Rec players and kids who play a little soccer until baseball/softball or their other sport starts up again.  We are lucky to have a core group of Coaches who keep coming back and taking on teams full of kids who have little or no experience and they try to teach them the game in the limited time we have.  It's a noble effort and most of these Coaches and players feel a sense of ownership of the league.

But still you may ask, what is NKYA?


NKYA (Northern Kentucky Youth Association) is an all-volunteer community group that organizes youth sports leagues for kids in the area. All of our Coaches and league Administrators are volunteers and parents of kids participating in the league. When you register your child for an NKYA program you aren't just purchasing a spot for them on a team, you are also becoming a member of our organization with voting rights in our annual member's meeting and a say in how our organization operates. NKYA is not a business...it's a group effort of all the parents and Coaches who want their kids to have an opportunity to play. Every penny of the registration fees we collect goes right back into the programs to pay for field rental, equipment, umpire/referee fees and training clinics for players. If you have a kid playing in NKYA then NKYA is you...even if you're only with us one session a year.