{"id":4,"date":"2023-09-28T13:22:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T13:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/shell-site-sept-9\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T17:19:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:19:01","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/soccermaine\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Soccer Maine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soccer Maine is a statewide nonprofit association that serves as the governing body for <em><strong>youth soccer in the State of Maine<\/strong><\/em>.&nbsp; As a state affiliate of the US Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) and the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), our purpose is to help promote and administer youth soccer in Maine through the development of instructional, recreational and competitive soccer programs and leagues for players of all youth ages, sexes and playing ability levels.&nbsp; We encourage, support and assist the participation of member players and teams of member players in soccer tournaments and programs outside of Maine, and we provide education, training and licensing opportunities for players, coaches and referees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-us\"><strong>Contact Us<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Soccer Maine&nbsp;Office<\/strong><br><strong>Mailing Address<\/strong>:<strong> P.O. Box 327, Windham, ME&nbsp; 04062<br>Phone:&nbsp; <\/strong>207-239-7834<br><strong>Email:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:administrator@soccermaine.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">administrator@soccermaine.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-us\"><strong>Soccer Maine Staff<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shari Levesque, Executive Director<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Curtis, DOC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cindy Bailey, Bookkeeper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andy Halligan, ODP Director<br><strong>Appointees from the Maine Soccer Referee Association<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jason Pelletier, State Referee Administrator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dan Roberge, State Youth Referee Administrator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-us\"><strong>Club Fees<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Annual Club Affiliation Fee<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$100<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2025\/26 Travel &amp; Premier Player Fee<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$16 per player<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2025\/26 Recreational Player Fee<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$9 per player<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fall Classic League Team Fee<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$325 per team for U12 and up<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$275 per team for U8 through U11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pine Tree League Team Fee (Spring)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$140 per team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maine State Premier League Team Fee (Spring)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$275\/$245 per team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>State Cup Initial Team Entry Fee (Spring)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$400 per team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Presidents Cup Initial Team Entry Fee (Spring)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$400 per team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Appeals Fee<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$300 per appeal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Background Checks:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No charge for all USYS\/Soccer Maine registered individuals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Safe Sport Training<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No charge for all USYS\/Soccer Maine registered individuals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CDC Concussion Training:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No charge for all USYS\/Soccer Maine registered individuals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Referee Fees for Fall 2025 &amp; Spring Leagues are as follows:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2025 Fall Classic League &amp; 2026 Pine Tree League: <\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>U9\/U10: $40<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U11\/U12: $30\/30\/60<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U13\/U14: $35\/35\/70<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2026<\/strong> <strong>Maine State Premier League:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>U10: $50<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U11\/U12: $30\/30\/60<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U13\/U14: $35\/35\/70<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U15\/U16: $40\/40\/80<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U17\/U18\/U19: $45\/45\/90<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-us\"><strong>Board of Directors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pete Levasseur, President<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heather Allen, Vice President Classic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dan Williams, Vice President Premier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Todd Whitcomb, Vice President Recreation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cindy Bailey, Treasurer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Todd Whitcomb, Soccer Across America Chair, TopSoccer Chair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rick Doyon, Director at Large<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joe Foran, Director at Large<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heather Allen, Central District Director<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tom Reynolds, Metro District Director<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erin Cary, North District Director<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>vacant, South District Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-us\"><strong>Board of Directors Committees<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bylaws Committee<\/strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;Pete Levasseur, Shari Levesque<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Classic Committee<\/strong>:&nbsp;Heather Allen, Chairperson; Erin Cary, Tom Reynolds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grant Committee<\/strong>:  Cindy Bailey, Chairperson, Heather Allen, Tom Reynolds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nominating Committee<\/strong>: To be determined<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Recreational Committee<\/strong>: Todd Whitcomb, Chairperson, Heather Allen, Pete Levasseur<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Premier &amp; State Cup Committee<\/strong>: Dan Williams, Chairperson; Shari Levesque, Jason Pelletier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>State Referee Contacts<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mainesoccerreferee.com\/\">www.mainesoccerreferee.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Maine is a statewide nonprofit association that serves as the governing body for youth soccer in the State of Maine.&nbsp; As a state affiliate of the US Youth Soccer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":214,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","sec_layout_page":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>About Soccer Maine - USYS Maine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, nofollow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About Soccer Maine - USYS Maine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Soccer Maine is a statewide nonprofit association that serves as the governing body for youth soccer in the State of Maine.&nbsp; 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