Kinders Fall 2010

Kinders – Fall 2010

ABYS is pleased to offer an updated program for kindergartners to learn and play soccer. Kinders is a developmentally appropriate soccer program, designed by professional coaches.

Kinders consists of six 1.25 hour sessions as scheduled below. Our Player Development Officer (PDO) will introduce new coaches and young players to the fundamentals of soccer. This program includes child-centered and age-appropriate interactive games that maximize everyone's touches on the ball and makes learning soccer skills FUN, and includes weekly team games as well.

In this updated program, kindergartners will be assigned coaches, and the youngsters will meet their coach and will receive a Team T-shirt at their first session.

Session Format

Center field time:

· 15 minutes of Professional Coach games with entire session of players. At the same time the coaches will receive their weekly instruction from another Professional Coach.

Team-time:

· 30 minutes: Professional Coach defined and guided interactive games and drills

· 30 minutes: Game versus another Kinders Team

Session Times:

Session #1: 1:00 – 2:15 PM

Session #2: 2:30 – 3:45 PM

Kindergartners will be assigned to their co-ed teams based on their enrolled school as much as feasible. Parents will be notified to which session their child is assigned one-week prior to the first session date.

Session Dates
Kinders will be scheduled on the following six Sunday afternoons as follows:

DATES:

	· Sept 12^th
	· Sept 19^th
	· Sept 26^th
	· Oct 3^rd
	· Oct 17^th
	· Oct 24^th

Note there is no play scheduled for Columbus Day Weekend (Oct 10^th).

Location: Nara Park – (please Click on Field Maps for directions on the far left side of this web page www.abys.org)

What to Bring: Either sneakers or soccer cleats are fine. Team T-Shirts will be provided at the first session. Each child will need a #3 soccer ball (available at Legends, Soccer Stuff or any number of other local sporting goods stores), a water bottle and shin-guards. Please remember to mark your child’s soccer ball and water bottle with their name.

How to Register: Registration is easy. Please register online via our website at http://www.abys.org/. Click on Fall 2010 Registration Sign Up Now! on the far right.

PARENTS:

This program depends on participation by volunteer parent coaches. The role of the coach in this program is to be guided by the MLS PDO in facilitating the weekly interactive fun games as well as the team games. All parents interested in learning soccer or who would like to coach more soccer as their child grows in ABYS are encouraged to volunteer as a coach. Parents interested in coaching must register on www.abys.org click on Fall 2010 Registration (Note: You should register as a coach when you register your child for Fall Soccer). Coaches must also complete the CORI form which can be found on this website under: https://www.mayouthsoccer.org/pages/1266_cori_kidsafe_form.cfm
The "Club" is : ABYS After you register you can either print or email your CORI confirmation, please select email option and copy yourself and Sue Reuther on your submission. sreuther@comcast.net.

We are looking for co-Kinder Director’s, one who has a daughter in the program and one that has a son in the program. If you have good communication skills, excel spreadsheet experience, enjoy kids and love the game of soccer - please email Seth Tower stower@gunndesign.com and let him know that you are interested in working with the Kinders.