Pre K Fall 2010

Micro Soccer Program– Fall 2010

ABYS is pleased to offer an exciting new program for pre-kindergarten aged players (U5). Micro soccer is a developmentally appropriate soccer program, designed by professional coaches and aimed at developing motor skills, movement, agility and soccer skills. The format will be very similar to the established Kinders program already established at ABYS.

Micro soccer consists of six x 50 minute 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 introduces 3 v 3 fun scrimmages.

Micro soccer players 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:

· 10 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:

· 10 minutes: Professional Coach defined and guided interactive games and drills (with the team coaches)

· 30 minutes: Game versus another Micro soccer Team (in three ten minute parts) each players will get approx 15 minutes “game time”

Session Times:

11:30AM – 12:30PM

Session Dates
Micro soccer 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:
School St - September 12th and 19th
Nara Park - September 26th through October 24th
(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 a professional coach or our director of coaching, 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://idevforms.americaneagle.com/youthsoccer/form173736901/secure_index.html
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.

Contact Mitch Doherty or Sue Reuther if you have any questions regarding the program or registrations.