- Saturday Advanced Skills Clinics [2nd - 5th grade]
- Thursday Afternoon Skills [1st - 5th grade]
- Monday Advanced Skills Clinics [6th - 8th grade]
- Thursday Advanced Skills Clinics [6th - 8th grade]
- Sunday Street Soccer [K - 6th grade]
On Sundays during the winter Lexington United offers an indoor street soccer program for the girls and boys in the Kindergarten-U12 divisions. The sessions run for 1 hour each and this year will be held at Minuteman Tech. LUSC also offers advanced skills clinics for 2nd-8th graders as well as a Thursday afternoon clinic for grades 1-5. Days and times of this program can vary from year to year.
Winter 2013 Advanced Skills
Focus on Player Development:
- Individual Moves
- Fast footwork
- Juggling
- 1st Touch exercises
- Small sided games (final 20 minutes)
Saturday Afternoon Advanced Skills 2nd-5th Grade
Who’s Eligible? Lexington Boys and Girls 2nd through 5th grade soccer players
- Location: Lexington Christian Academy
- Dates: January 5, 12, 26, February 2, 9, 16, March 2, 9, 16, 23
- Time: 1:00 to 3:00pm
- Cost: $175.00
- Register [wait list only]
Monday Evening Advanced Skills 6th-8th Grade
Who’s Eligible? Lexington Boys and Girls 6th through 8th grade soccer players
- Location: Lexington Christian Academy
- Dates: January 7, 14, 28, February 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18
- Time: 7:30 to 8:50pm
- Cost: $150.00
- Register [wait list only]
These are 10 week programs for the committed soccer player!
Enrollment is limited to 40 players. The program is only open to Lexington residents.
Coach Donahue will be assisted by Tom Heimreid, GU12 LPDA Coach/LUSC Pro Coach, and Paul Mallen, GU14 LPDA Coach/LUSC Pro Coach as well as other staff each week.
Thursday Afternoon Advanced Skills 1st & 2nd Grade
“Setting the Foundation”: This program will focus on building a solid foundation of individual skills with proper technique and player enjoyment as the primary focus. There will be coordination exercises mixed in, but the ball will be at the center of everything we do.
- Dates: Thursdays, January 3rd through February 28th (no program on 2/21)
- Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. (all 1st and 2nd graders)
- Location: The Edge, Bedford www.theedgesportscenter.com
- Cost: $150 per child
- Register
Thursday Afternoon Advanced Skills 3rd – 5th Grade
“Ball Mastery & Soccer Speed”: This program will focus on Individual Skill development and Speed with the ball. The program will follow a Coerver type curriculum with Ball Mastery, Speed training and 1v1 as the core elements.
- Dates: Thursdays, January 3rd through February 28th (no program on 2/21)
- Time: 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (all 3rd through 5th graders)
- Location: The Edge, Bedford www.theedgesportscenter.com
- Cost: $150 per child
- Register
There will be 36 player maximum per hour to keep the ratio of player to coach at 12 to 1.
Thursday Evening Advanced Skills 6th – 8th Grade
This program will expand upon the Ball Mastery theme with a focus on “raising the bar”. Players will be pushed both technically and tactically (decision making) over the 6 week program.
- Dates: Thursdays, Feb 7, 14, 28 March 7, 14, 21 (no program on 2/21)
- Time: 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (all 6th through 8th graders)
- Location: Minuteman Tech http://minuteman.org/
- Cost: $115 per child
- Register
There will be 36 player maximum per hour to keep the ratio of player to coach at 12 to 1.
Winter 2013 Street Soccer K – 6th Grade
>>Register
Why street soccer? The idea behind street soccer is to provide the kids the freedom to play games of soccer in a supervised yet unstructured environment. The goal is to encourage them to be creative and take ownership of their game. The games will be played in a 3v3, 4v4 and (where appropriate) 5v5 format. This will allow players to maximize their touches on the ball and provide them with numerous opportunities to make decisions. Players will play with one group for a 12 to 15 minute games, the coach/adult will then remix the teams and start up a new game.
Note: There will be no coaching, just adult supervision.
About the Director:
Coach Donahue holds a USSF “A” license, US Youth Soccer National Youth License and NSCAA Premier Diploma as well as serving as a MYSA staff coach and Olympic Development Coach. Brendan became the Director of Coaching for Lexington United Soccer Club on January 1, 2006. Prior to coming to Lexington, Coach Donahue had served as the Acting Men’s Soccer Coach at Northeastern University (NCAA Division I) after having been the first assistant during the most successful period of the program’s history. Donahue’s collegiate coaching experience is extensive including positions as assistant coach at Middlebury College, Tufts University, Vassar College and a head coaching position at Curry College where he led the Colonels to the Commonwealth Conference tournament for the first time since 1995.
