Family-friendly soccer games hit the pitch at the SASCU Memorial Arena Saturday, Feb. 2, as part of the final run of Unplug and Play events in Salmon Arm. (Kayleigh Seibel/Salmon Arm Observer)

Family-friendly soccer games hit the pitch at the SASCU Memorial Arena Saturday, Feb. 2, as part of the final run of Unplug and Play events in Salmon Arm. (Kayleigh Seibel/Salmon Arm Observer)

Snapshot: Family Footy hits the field in Salmon Arm

Unplug + Play hosts some fun soccer action on a chilly day

While it may be a typically cold, grey and snowy time of the year in the Shuswap, that didn’t stop a crew of dedicated little soccer stars from taking to the pitch at the SASCU Memorial Arena in Salmon Arm on Saturday, Feb. 2 for an afternoon of family-friendly soccer action.

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Hosted as part of the Unplug + Play festivities happening across the Shuswap, the ‘Family Footy’ event brought out some young soccer players who have been eager to get back behind the ball, encouraging their families to join in some games and fun activities centred around soccer skills.

Salmon Arm Observer