The effort is under way to form a new soccer program that will have teams comprised of players from Junction City, Fort Riley and surrounding communities. The team will play in a league in Topeka.

Coordinator Craig Bender said right now the only existing traveling soccer programs are in Manhattan. “They’re fairly expensive, and they’re timewise kind of difficult to get to. So we’re trying to do a more economically affordable option for communities and players in our area. ” Bender addded the start-up fee would be $250 per person, about one-fifth the cost of playing on a team in Manhattan.

Bender stated, “The league will be in Topeka so instead of having to drive to Kansas City for leagues you’ll have a one-hour drive so it’s easy there and back vs. having to spend the night if you’re going to Kansas City a lot of times.”

There will be three different age groups for players, ranging from ages 7 to 14. There will be free tryouts this Saturday ( July 20th ) at Fegan Field in Junction City. The schedule includes 10 a.m. registration and tryouts from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. for youth with birth years 2011 and 2012, registration at 11 a.m. with tryouts from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for youth born in 2009 and 2010, and registration at noon with tryouts from 12:30 – 2 p.m. for youth with birth years 2006, 2007 and 2008. A player birth certificate is needed for registration.

A commitment meeting is scheduled at 6 p.m. Monday at the First Christian Church meeting room. For information contact Karen Bender at 785-341-9209 and you can go to the Danger Futbol Club facebook page.