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THE 4V4 LEAGUE
WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?
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REGISTRATION & GENERAL INFO.
PLAYER AGE RANGE
PLAYERS SHOULD BE AT LEAST AGE 4 ON JANUARY 1, 2010 &
NO OLDER THAN 11 ON JANUARY 1, 2010
REGULAR REGISTRATION
REGULAR REGISTRATION JANURAY 16 - MARCH 16, 2010 - REGULAR REGISTRATION FEES ARE $125.00
EARLY REGISTRATION
REGISTRATIONS RECEIVED BY JANUARY 15, 2010 WILL RECEIVE A $10.00 DISCOUNT TO THE REGULAR REGISTRATION FEE OF $125.00
SIBLING DISCOUNTS
SIBLING DISCOUNTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE
LATE REGISTRATIONS
ALL REGISTRATIONS ARE DUE BY MARCH 16, 2010 - REGISTRATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THAT DATE WILL BE SUBJECT TO A $35.00 LATE FEE AND BE PLACED ON A "SPACE-AVAILABLE" BASIS
QUESTIONS? CONTACT THE 4V4 COORDINATOR
QUESTIONS? CONTACT THE CLUB'S 4V4 COORDINATOR, JEFF HEINEN AT:
4V4COORDINATOR@SVSLVSOCCERCLUB.ORG
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CO-ED LEAGUE
The 4V4 League will be a co-ed league. However, depending upon the number of registered participants in a particular age / gender bracket, we may offer a gender-pure in certain playing groups.
THE PHILOSOPHY
4V4 is designed to provide competition in a fun and fast-moving format that develops soccer skills of all the participants. We want to provide the children of the community the opportunity to continue to develop their soccer skills and avoid the long "soccer layoff," while allowing the time for the participants to have the opportunity to play and enjoy other sports. Many studies have shown that small-sided games are the best way to develop childrens' soccer skills.
PRE-SEASON TRAINING / ORIENTATION / TEAM FORMATION
The Club is planning on having a free weekend session (venue TBD) during the month of March to introduce the participants to the rules of play and have some fun activities oriented specifically towards the 4v4 playing format. Details will be forthcoming. There will be no charge for this mini-camp for program participants. In addition, players will be evaluated to determine team formation. Teams will be formed based upon player ability to achieve a balance of abilities for each team.
WHEN / WHERE ARE THE GAMES
Games are currently scheduled to be played on Sunday afternoons. A team practice will immediately precede each game. Practices for all teams will be limited to Friday afternoons. Games will be played at Skypark in Scotts Valley.
WHEN ARE THE PRACTICES
Our 4v4 program is designed to be played at the same time as other Spring sports that children may play. The idea of our 4v4 program is to provide a fun environment for those kids who want to continue to develop their soccer skills and not have the long "soccer layoff," where skills decline and the children do not have an opportunity play soccer in an organized format. Moreover, we want participants to maximize that development by being actively involved in the action - hence the 4v4 format (fewer players = more action for the players = greater skill development). Thus, we are having scheduled practices for all teams once a week during the week (Friday afternoons) and one practice immediately preceding the games (Sunday afternoons). This makes practices easy to attend - with a focus on game play. In addition, special skill development clinics will be held on these Fridays at the practice venue. In addition, we will likely schedule games on Friday afternoons (i.e. games will be on both Fridays and Sundays) a few weeks into the season. We want the focus to be on playing and ball touches.
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