Hi Families,
I hope you’ve had a wonderful fall soccer season. I’m thrilled to announce that beginning in January LUSC will offer a comprehensive set of programs for players eager to remain in contact with the ball throughout the “off-season”. Consistent with the past few years, LUSC will offer gender specific programs from 1st through 8th grade.
LUSC Clinics are: LUSC Skills Clinic Focus: Player Development
- Professionally staffed Ball Mastery
- Age appropriate Individual Footwork
- Fun 1st Touch Training
- Open to players of all abilities Decision Making on and off the Ball
LUSC Offerings for winter 2020
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Program Name |
Grade Level |
Day / Time |
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Afternoon Skills |
Coed Kindergarten |
Thursday, 1:00- 2:00 p.m. |
|
Afternoon Skills |
Girls 1st and 2nd |
Thursday, 1:00-2:00 p.m. |
|
Afternoon Skills |
Boys 1st and 2nd |
Thursday, 1:00-2:00 p.m. |
|
Advanced Skills |
Girls 2nd – 4th |
Wednesday, 4:00- 5:30pm |
|
Advanced Skills |
Boys 2nd-5th |
Saturday, 12:30-2:00pm Saturday 10:30-12:00pm |
|
Striker-Keeper Clinic |
Coed 3rd-5th |
Thursday, 2:00- 3:00 p.m. |
|
Skills Academy |
3rd -5th |
Thursday, 3:00- 4:30 p.m. |
|
Advanced Skills |
Girls 5th-8th |
Monday, 7:00- 8:30pm |
|
Advanced Skills |
Boys 6th-8th |
Monday, 7:30- 9:00pm |
The registration deadline is December 15th. All registrations received after that date will be put on a waitlist. Any programs that reach capacity, even if prior to the December 15th deadline, will be closed and any further registrations received will be placed on a waitlist. LUSC reserves the right to fill excess capacity in programs after the deadline with players outside the age parameters of a specific program, as it deems appropriate.
Registration is available through our website: https://lexingtonunited.org/. The clinics will accommodate players of all abilities.
LUSC Coed Kindergarten Skills Clinic: This program will be coed and focus on developing motor skills and a coordination level on the ball through fun activities and small sided games.
Dates: Thursdays January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 February 6, 13, 27
Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Location: The Edge, Bedford www.theedgesportscenter.com
Cost: $160 per child
Capacity: 20 participants
LUSC 1st and 2nd Grade Skills Clinic “Setting the Foundation”: This program will be gender specific and 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 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 February 6, 13, 27
Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Location: The Edge, Bedford www.theedgesportscenter.com
Cost: $160 per child
Capacity: 20 participants per gender
LUSC 2nd through 4th Grade Girls Advanced Skills Clinic for female 2nd through 4th grade soccer players. This is an 8 week program for the committed soccer player!
Dates: Wednesdays January 8, 22, 29 February 12, 26 March 4, 11, 18
Time: 4:00 to 5:30pm
Cost: $150.00
Location: Bridge Elementary School
Capacity: 20 participants
LUSC 2nd through 5th Grade Boys Advanced Skills Clinic for Lexington Boys 2nd through 5th grade soccer players. 2nd and 3rd grade will train together, 4th and 5th grade will train together. This is a 10 week program for the committed soccer player!
Dates: Saturdays January 11, February 1, 8, 22, 29 March 7, 14, 21
Time: 12:30 to 2:00pm
Dates: Saturdays January 18, 25
Time: 10:30am to 12:00pm
Cost: $175.00
Location: Lexington Christian Academy
Capacity: 40 participants
LUSC 3rd through 5th grade Coed Striker- Keeper Clinic: This program will focus specifically on finishing (scoring) exercises and goal keeping. For the first 20 minutes of each session, LUSC DOC Brendan Donahue will work with the strikers on shooting the ball with various surfaces while John Greyson, NSCAA Premier Diploma, NSCAA National Goalkeeping Diploma, FA Leaders Award, will be leading the goal keeper training during the striker keeper program. The remainder of the hour will be run entirely to goal with finishing exercises and games to goal. This program will immediately precede the Skills Academy program for the same age group.
Dates: Thursdays January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 February 6, 13, 27
Time: 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $160 per child
Location: The Edge, Bedford www.theedgesportscenter.com
Capacity: 40 participants
LUSC Skills Academy 3rd through 5th grade: The Winter Skills Academy program will be directed by LUSC DOC Brendan Donahue and LUSC ADOC Tom Heimreid and will be run gender specific. The LUSC Skills Academy (LSA) is a signed up based program (per season: fall, winter, spring) for our 3rd – 5th graders. Although all players will train on the same field, players will be segmented by LUSC staff into training groups, based on ability. Curriculum will be tailored to the different levels. Players will be closely monitored by the staff and may be moved up or down during the course of the season, based on performance. Skills Academy boys and girls will train separately. There are no separate Skills Academy Team activities in the winter.
Dates: Thursdays January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 February 6, 13, 27
Time: 3:00 to 4:30pm
Location: The Edge, Bedford www.theedgesportscenter.com
Cost: $220 per child
Capacity: 35 Boys/25 Girls
LUSC 5th through 8th Grade Girls Advanced Skills Clinic for 5th through 8th grade soccer players. This is an 8 week program for the committed soccer player!
Dates: Mondays January 27 February 3, 10, 24 March 2, 9, 16, 23
Time: 7:00 to 8:30pm
Cost: $160.00
Location: Hastings Elementary School
Capacity: 20 participants
LUSC 6th through 8th Grade Boys Advanced Skills Clinic for 6th through 8th grade soccer players. This is a 10 week program for the committed soccer player!
Dates: Mondays January 6, 13, 27 February 3, 10, 24 March 2, 9, 16, 23
Time: 7:30 to 9:00pm
Cost: $195.00
Location: Lexington Christian Academy
Capacity: 40 participants
All the Best,
Brendan
