About Us
PAL Soccer League organizes and operates a recreational soccer program for ages 5 to 18 in Niceville, FL. Known locally as PAL
, we are an Area (affiliate) of Soccer Association for Youth (SAY), having defined geographical boundaries that encompass the City of Niceville, the City of Valparaiso and the surrounding unincorporated areas; but participation is open also to players and coaches who live outside our defined area.
Our purpose is to provide a wholesome environment that encourages participants to have fun while learning soccer, sportsmanship and teamwork. This intent extends not only to the players but also to the coaches, parents, referees and PAL Board members --- everyone involved should be enjoying and gaining from the PAL experience.
We use City of Niceville fields and facilities and are limited because of their availability to only a fall season. Our season kicks off in the latter part of August and can go into the third week of November. Formal registrations are held in June and July.
We keep our registration fees as low as possible to promote greater involvement and offer scholarships
for families in need.
We are registered as a Florida non-profit organization and are comprised entirely of unpaid volunteers who enable us to offer a quality program at minimal cost. The success of our program depends on our wonderful volunteers and we welcome parents to join us in this endeavor.
Our PAL name is confusing because of its similarity to Police Athletic League; however, we are not associated with any local, state or national Police Athletic League organizations and we receive no assistance, support or funding from them nor do we attempt to raise any funds using their name.
Our organization in its first few formative years received monetary assistance from Police Athletic League and, in fact, incorporated as Police Athletic League, Inc. After a decade of operating without Police Athletic League subsidies and having no other ties to the organization, our predecessors decided to re-incorporate under a different name but everyone by then knew our league by the moniker PAL
. So the result is our current official designation: PAL Soccer League, Inc.