Update — Our 2024 Spring Rec program is sold out and we are not taking registrations from this point forward. Thank you for your interest in our program. Fall Rec registration will open in March.

Update 2 — Due to rain, we have not been able to access the school district fields and will need to delay the start of the Spring Rec program by one week. Further info has been emailed to families in the program.

Overview

The spring program will be similar to our Fall Rec program. We will form U6, U8, U10, and a combined U12 and U14 age group (based off the 2023 calendar year). These teams will be co-ed and led by a parent-volunteer head coach. Training sessions will be on Fridays at Pueblo Vista for the U6 and U8 groups and West Park on Thursday and Fridays for the U10 and U12-14 groups. Games will be on Sundays at Pueblo Vista and West Park.

Training sessions will be directed by a lead coach who will demonstrate a couple activities for the coaches who will then break out with their teams to lead. Your player will receive age-appropriate practice sessions designed by a lead soccer coach and overseen by parent-volunteer coaches.

Games will be played on Sundays and led by your team’s head coach.

Our program is designed for players to learn the game of soccer and have fun. By the end of the 8-week program your player will learn new soccer skills, develop a better understanding of the game, and make new friends.

For some of our advanced players, the program will better prepare them for our club/academy tryouts which will take place in May.

Our program will only be successful if we have parent-volunteer coaches who to lead their team in trainings and games. Parents will have the opportunity to sign up to volunteer on the registration page.

There is limited space in our Spring Rec program so don’t hesitate to register.

Full Details

Beginning March 1(February 29 for U10) and ending 4/28, an 8-week program consisting of 8 weeks of practices and games.

Practices held on Fridays with a head coach per team and a lead instructor. Teams are formed in the same manner as we do Fall Rec teams.

·        Registration by balancing rosters by school, gender, age, and will consider player requests

·        Coaches required to attend training sessions and games

·        Coaches must pass background checks since they are alone with players on game days

Games held on Sundays at PV and West Park

·        We will provide bibs for teams

·        We will provide pop-up goals for U6 and U8 age groups

Uniforms are optional Fall Rec from 2023.

·        We will sell leftover rec uniforms at the start of the program (players will used colored bibs for games)

When

Guaranteed 8 weeks and may need to adjust based off rain-outs. Friday trainings and Sunday games starting March 3 and ending April 28.

·        Trainings 4-5pm for U6 and 5:15-6:15pm for U8 at Pueblo Vista

·        Trainings are Thursday for U10 4:30-6 and Friday for U12, 4:30-6 at West Park

·        Sunday games are 9am for U6 and 10:30 for U8 at Pueblo Vista and Noon

·        Sunday games are 9am, 10:30, Noon, and 1:30 for U10 and U12-14 at West Park

Where

U6 and U8 at Pueblo Vista
U10 and U12-14 at West Park

How

Each training session will be led by an experienced coach who will set up practice fields for coaches to run drills. Players will all arrive at a central location for each training session to start an arrival skill. Once all players have arrived, they will all go to their coach who has a pre-determined spot on the field. For example, Coach Joe will be on field 3 at Pueblo Vista (these instructions will have been communicated to the families via Byga a week before the first session).

Coaches will start with a tag game or other agility session as communicated by the lead coach. The lead coach will call all players in to demonstrate the first activity then all players head back to their field. The lead coach will check on teams for understanding. The lead coach will call all players in again a second time to demonstrate the second activity and check for understanding. The last 20 minutes will be a small-sided game with cones and bibs used.

Similar to Fall Rec, every coach will get a bag of equipment:  balls, bibs, and cones.

Critical Dates

·        New Year registration is live

·        Week of February 19th teams are formed, rosters distributed, and coach meeting/equipment distribution at Pueblo Vista

·        Week of February 26th close out registration and start of program

·        Week of March 25 Easter Break

·        Week of April 29 reserved for rain out make-ups

·        Midweek games may be possible if weekends are rain-outs

Referees

·        On-field referee course to be held in February to encourage new refs for U10 and U12-14 games

·        U10 and U12-14 games will be spread out across Sunday to maximize referee coverage

Cost of Program $160

Field closures are possible with extended rain events.

What to Bring

• Uniform: Previous Black Fall Rec uniforms are recommended for trainings and previous White Jersey recommended for game days. We will sell off our limited inventory of overstock from the Fall season for players who do not have a Fall uniform. We will wear colored bibs for game days so uniforms are not necessary to participate in the program

• Soccer cleats are recommended along with shin guards (shin guards are best worn underneath players’ socks).

• Water & sunscreen

• Do not bring your dog (dogs are not allowed on school grounds)

• A folding chair is always suggested to be able to relax and watch your player have fun!

No Parking on Sunday at the Church Lot at Pueblo Vista.