The Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department is now accepting registration for the 2008 spring youth in-line hockey league.

The league is for youth ages 517, with age determined as of Aug. 1, 2007. All games and practices will be held at Rassie Wicker Park, beginning the weekend of March 8-9.

The cost for the league is $10 for Pinehurst residents, $15 for non-residents.

Players are required to have a helmet with protective mask, elbow pads, kneepads, shin guards, a mouthpiece, protective cup/pelvic protector, hockey gloves, hockey stick and skates.

The schedule for the various leagues are as follows: ages 57 will play Sundays at 2 p.m. or 3 p.m., and practice every other Thursday at 6 p.m.; ages 8-9 will play Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m. or 7 p.m., and practice Sunday afternoons at 4 p.m. or 5 p.m.; ages 10-11 will play Monday evenings at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., or 8 p.m., and practice Saturdays at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., or 11 a.m.; ages 12-13 will play Tuesday evenings at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., or 8 p.m., and practice Saturdays at noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m., or 5 p.m.; and ages 1417 will play Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. or 8 p.m.

Registration forms are available at the Pinehurst Village Hall, or by visiting the Parks and Recreation page at www.villageofpinehurst.org.

Anyone interested in coaching should indicate so on the registration form. Anyone interested in officiating, should call Adam Crocker at (910) 295-2817.