Phil McGovern - Executive Director

Siebel Soccer Complex Fields Conditions

As you are well aware, our fields are not in the condition that I, our staff, your Board, coaches, players, and our supporters expect.

We hoped our natural grass turf fields would have been in tip-top shape for the Spring season and the two state tournaments our association hosted. We would fully appreciate your sympathetic understanding of our past and current frustrations and difficulties, as described below.

Here in Helena, we had a cold year that lingered into May, making our usual early turf watering schedule problematic. Our high-capacity water well has above-ground components, and turning those on would have carried a major risk of freezing and bursting system components and the irrigation system.

We also experienced problems with our pumps failing to work, as well as electrical and water-holding issues in our pump house.

Due to these problems, watering cycles were substantially below what we usually plan for, and the grass turf fields paid the price.

Our club and fields are now experiencing the effects of malicious tampering with irrigation valve boxes and components. Despite this, we are pushing through to properly care for our fields.

Going forward, we will be sinking water wellhead operations to a vault below ground, which will allow us to maintain a proper watering cycle schedule earlier in the Spring.

We are also preparing lids and locking hardware for our irrigation/sprinkler stations.

Our fields will be in much better shape for the Fall season. We look forward to seeing our members' turf field conditions expectations met and hosting our Sleeping Giant Tournament on October 11-13.

Financial Assistance

HYSA is committed to ensuring that financial restraints do not inhibit any player in the Helena area from participating in soccer.

Financial aid is handled on a case-by-case basis and is offered at all levels of play. If your family wants to play soccer and has a hardship preventing one or more children from playing I encourage you to get in touch with me. We have helped many families over the past seasons and we can assist you.

Please email me, executivedirector@helenasoccer.org to let me know privately and securely the reasons for hardship and your financial situation.

For more information visit our Policies Page

Play Fair, Be Respectful, Have Fun!

Phil