<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3HpALF_1GwebnB000" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3HpALF_1GwebnB000" width="640" height="480" ><figcaption>Shenandoah School Administration Building</figcaption></figure>(Shenandoah) -- Shenandoah School Superintendent Dr. Kerri Nelson says growing interest in a program prompted the district to offer a soccer program beginning in the spring of 2027.By a 4-1 vote late Monday afternoon, the Shenandoah School Board approved adding high school soccer to the district's sports schedule. Speaking on KMA's "Morning Line" program Tuesday morning, Nelson says a possible soccer program has been a longtime board discussion--even after at least one attempt to field a team failed."My first recall of it was about seven or eight years ago," said Nelson, "when we made a small effort to start kind of club soccer group. That didn't last for long. Since that time, youth sports in Shenandoah has really expanded their program, and efforts to develop athletes that will be prepared and developed at the high school level."Nelson adds Shenandoah's move to the Western Iowa Conference also generated interest in soccer. Currently, Shenandoah is the only WIC district not offering the sport."The WIC does have soccer as a sport," she said, "and we want to be good participants in the WIC conference. It's a natural edition as we change conferences. We have support of the students and parents, and we have some staff that really want to help, and volunteers, as well, and moving to the WIC."Nelson says having volunteer coaches and not playing home games the first year will help keep costs down."By the time we buy the uniforms and get the general equipment, it'll be about $14,000 for a startup," said Nelson. "It'll be more than that when we are able to host home matches. When that occurs, and when we have full time head coaches, it'll be about $25,000-$30,000 a year to have the program."One concern is whether the high school has enough players to field a team, and whether soccer will impact other sports in terms of athlete numbers. The superintendent says an estimated 30 high school students have indicated interest in participating in soccer, and that many students may participate in dual sports. You can hear the full interview with Dr. Kerri Nelson here: </div></body>

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(Shenandoah) -- Shenandoah School Superintendent Dr. Kerri Nelson says growing interest in a program prompted the district to offer a soccer program beginning in the spring of 2027. By a 4-1 vote late Monday afternoon, the Shenandoah School Board approved adding high school soccer to the district's sports schedule. Speaking...

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