| Coed Kindergarten: Afternoon Skills, Thursdays, 1-2 PM [learn more] | |
| Girls 1st and 2nd Grade: Afternoon Skills, Thursdays, 1-2 PM [learn more] | |
| Boys 1st and 2nd Grade: Afternoon Skills, Thursdays, 1-2 PM [learn more] | |
| Girls 2nd-4th Grade: Advanced Skills, Wednesdays, 4-5:30 PM [learn more] | |
| Boys 2nd-5th Grade: Advanced Skills, Saturdays, 12:30-2:00 PM , 2 Saturdays 10:30-12:00 PM [learn more] | |
| Coed 3rd-5th Grade: Striker-Keeper Clinic, Thursdays, 2-3 PM [learn more] | |
| Boys & Girls 3rd-5th Grade: Skills Academy, Thursdays, 3-4:30 PM [learn more] | |
| Girls 5th-8th Grade: Advanced Skills, Mondays, 7:00-8:30 PM [learn more] | |
| Boys 6th-8th Grade: Advanced Skills, Mondays, 7:30-9:00 PM [learn more] |
Note: Registration priority is given to Lexington residents. Please review the Late Fee & Refund Policy.
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.
WINTER 2020 REGISTRATION WILL OPEN IN NOVEMBER 2019
Coed Kindergarten Skills Clinic – $160
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
Capacity: 20 participants
Girls 1st and 2nd Grade Skills Clinic “Setting the Foundation” – $160
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 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 February 6, 13, 27
Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Location: The Edge, Bedford www.theedgesportscenter.com
Capacity: 20 participants per gender
Boys 1st and 2nd Grade Skills Clinic “Setting the Foundation” – $160
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 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 February 6, 13, 27
Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Location: The Edge, Bedford www.theedgesportscenter.com
Capacity: 20 participants per gender
2nd – 4th Grade Girls Advanced Skills Clinic – $150
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
Location: Bridge Elementary School
Capacity: 24 participants
2nd – 5th Grade Boys Advanced Skills Clinic – $175
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
Location: Lexington Christian Academy
Capacity: 40 participants
3rd – 5th grade Coed Striker-Keeper Clinic – $160
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.
Location: The Edge, Bedford www.theedgesportscenter.com
Capacity: 40 participants per program
Skills Academy 3rd through 5th grade – $220
The Winter Skills Academy program will be directed by 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 4:30 p.m.
Location: The Edge, Bedford www.theedgesportscenter.com
Capacity: 35 Boys/25 Girls
5th through 8th Grade Girls Advanced Skills – $160
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
Location: Hastings Elementary School
Capacity: 20 participants
6th through 8th Grade Boys Advanced Skills Clinic – $195
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
Location: Lexington Christian Academy
Capacity: 40 participants
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.
