Recreational League
The
Port City Soccer Club offers a developmental league for children
ages 3-13 (Under 4 thru Under 14 age groups) in the fall and the
spring. Games are played on Saturdays at the beautiful
Olsen Farms Soccer Fields located on Murrayville Road. The
2008 Fall season games begin on September 6th and ends on October
25th, 2008. Practices for the Fall season begin on August 18th,
2008. Children practice once per week (the day and practice location
is decided by each coach and also dictated by field availability)
traditionally from 5:15-6:15, with their respective teams. Optional
training sessions (free clinics), held bi-weekly during each season
and led by our professional
coaching staff, are available for every child in
the club if they desire.
Our league is unique. We specialize in the
development of young soccer players! Participants are
offered a fun and challenging learning environment that other
soccer leagues cannot match! Each season the number of participants
will be limited to ensure that each child is offered the best
experience possible. One of our goals is not to be the biggest
soccer club.....it is to be the best! Our primary mission
is simple....to
teach sportsmanship, character, soccer skill, and a passion for
playing the game to our local youth!
Port
City Soccer Club
coaching philosophies and curriculums are designed
by our professional coaching staff for all age groups. Coaches
are provided a curriculum with each week's practice session and
topic. Coaches utilize our curriculums to ensure that each child
is being taught in the same manner and that they are learning
age appropriate skills. End-of-season skills tests provide
our players and coaches with realistic and fun goals to strive
for! Our Port City Soccer Club staff coaches are on site during
recreational practices to lend a hand to our volunteer coaches
and to ensure that curriculums are being followed. Children who
participate in the Port City Soccer Club are a part of more than
a soccer league. They are a part of a
FUN, EXCITING, AND CHALLENGING SOCCER SCHOOL!
As you can see below, another huge benefit
of participating in the Port City Soccer Clubƒs Developmental
League is the low coach to player ratio per team. Anyone who has
previously coached younger players (ages 10 and younger) will
surely understand that lowering the coach to player ratio makes
the practice and game environment more manageable and creates
an accelerated learning environment for the kids. A smaller number
of players at practices and at games means each player touches
the ball more and makes more game-like decisions. It also allows
parents on the sidelines to actually see the ball without a swarm
of kids around it and more playing time for each kid. This is
why they participate. TO PLAY!!!
Recreational
League Highlights:
-
Age appropriate
curriculums, designed by our professional coaching staff,
for coaches to follow at each practice!
-
Small sided play!
-
Coaches' training
from the best coaching education program in the area!
-
Beautiful lighted
facility at OLSEN FARMS
-
Professional coaching
staff is on hand for recreational practices!
-
End of season
skills testing in the U6 and older age groups!
-
FREE Skills Clinics
!
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End of Season Skills Testing !
-
Camps !
Click below for a great slide show on the benefits of small sided
play.
How Will Small Sided Games Impact You?
Click here to register your child
for our 2007 fall youth recreational league!
|
Age Group |
Gender |
# of
Players on the Field |
Field
Dimensions |
# of
Players on a Team |
Game
Length |
|
U4 |
Co-ed |
3v3
no goalkeepers |
30 x 25 |
6-7 |
4 Six Minute
Quarters |
|
U5 |
Co-ed |
3v3
no goalkeepers |
30 x 25 |
6-7 |
4 Seven
Minute Quarters |
|
U6 |
Co-ed |
4v4
no goalkeepers |
30 x 25 |
7-8 |
4 Seven
Minute Quarters |
|
U7 |
Co-ed |
4v4
no goalkeepers |
30 x 25 |
7-8 |
4 Eight
Minute Quarters |
|
U8-U10 |
Co-ed |
6v6 w/ goalkeepers |
50 x 35 |
8-10 |
2 Twenty
Minute Halves |
|
U11-U12 |
Co-ed |
8v8w/
goalkeepers |
75 x 50 |
13-14 |
2 Twenty
Minute Halves |
