At Soccer Roots, it's more than just a game

Welcome to Soccer Roots, a locally-oriented soccer organization in Shelburne, Vermont, dedicated to using the beautiful game to elevate goodness in our players and in our community. Discover our people-centered approach and our commitment to fostering a positive impact on and off the field. We're thrilled to have you join our story!

PLEASE NOTE:

This is a temporary website as we build our new site. Our programming for 2025-2026 is continuing to expand, and we are excited to announce that we just migrated to a new registration platform. This new platform will provide an enhanced experience for families including an app with communications tools, it will streamline administrative tasks for Soccer Roots' staff and volunteers, and it will save money... the registration & credit card processing fees incurred by families will drop by almost half(!) compared to our previous registration provider's fees.

Programs

Pelada

Soccer Roots' philosophy is built with joyful play at its core, and Pelada (the Portuguese word for informal, friendly pick-up soccer) is Soccer Roots' foundational program.

We believe that kids should learn to play (in the most expansive sense of the word) before they learn to train, drill, and be coached, and in fact, we require our competitive club team players to attend at least one pelada session each week (though most of those players choose to come twice a week because it's so much fun).

Pelada is an after-school program. All kids are welcome, and for those who attend Shelburne Community School, a Soccer Roots staffer will group-walk Pelada participants safely from SCS to the Shelburne Field House.

Clinics

Our Saturday clinics are intended for players who want to hone their skills with the help of the Soccer Roots staff! These 1-hour/week clinics are more instructional than Pelada, but still non-competitive, and they help players develop the fundamentals of the game and add creativity to their play!

Club Soccer

This will be Soccer Roots' third year fielding club teams that will play other clubs from the surrounding areas.

We will have U8, U10, U12, and U14 teams for girls and for boys.

Trainings are after school, and games are on the weekends.

During the winter our club players will play Futsal.

Futsal

Futsal is a soccer-like game played indoors on a smaller field (typically on a hard surface, but we play on artificial turf).

U8 teams will train and play at the Shelburne Field House on Mondays 4:30-5:30. Games will be intersquad and friendly scrimmages.

U10, U12, and U14 teams will train at the Shelburne Field House and play games at the Expo in Essex. Games are dependent on the Far Post League Futsal schedule and range from Friday/Saturday nights for U10 and U12 and Tuesday nights for U14.

Summer Camps

Join us on the field this summer!

Whether you are looking to sharpen your skills, make new friends, or just have a blast playing the beautiful game, this is the place to be. 

We welcome any incoming Kindergarteners-7th graders, with any level of experience.

We are hosting two action-packed weeks at the Shelburne Fieldhouse.

Spots fill up fast, so grab yours today!

  • Camp 1: Monday, July 13 – Friday, July 17 (9:00 AM – Noon)

  • Camp 2: Monday, August 3 – Friday, August 7 (9:00 AM – Noon)

"Soccer Roots has been instrumental in my boys' development, both as people and as players. The coaches are incredibly kind and positive, the atmosphere is supportive and inclusive, and the sense of community is truly inspiring."

A Shelburne dad

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