Like many teams across Saskatchewan and Canada, the Moose Jaw Celtic soccer team is still in training mode.

Provincial restrictions are placing fewer of the U18 boys' soccer players on the indoor pitch at one time.

Jordan Jeffery, technical director with Moose Jaw Soccer explains that they broke down into smaller groups.

“They were able to keep practicing on the Sundays as they were previously,” Jeffery said recently. “It just meant we had to break them down into smaller groups, which is never a bad thing. Sometimes it’s nicer that way at times, to do a little bit more individual training and iron out some of the kinks that maybe some of the players have. So that time has been taken with the coaches for them to put a little extra work into them and we’re just happy they were in a position to be able to keep going at least.”

They said on their Facebook account recently that the 2021-2022 Celtic team will have tryout dates announced soon.

Also with soccer, local soccer players have recently been able to get signed to colleges this offseason despite challenges in being able to play. Jeffery said the hope is that something will be coming this year when it comes to games for post-secondary teams.

“I know that some of the teams were able to continue a little bit,” Jeffery said. “They didn’t host any official competitions, but there were still exhibition games that were played to some colleges and universities. Really, I think from talking to a few of the contacts we have, the hope is that this year they can do something.”

Earlier this year, Moose Jaw's Molly Morris signed with Medicine Hat College for this coming season, and several players from the Moose Jaw FC program signed with Portage College last year.