Youth Academy (U4-U10)

The aim of our Youth Academy program is to provide our youth opportunities to learn soccer for the first time or continue to develop their skills and advance in the sport. Youth Academy is for players age 3 to 10. It is an instructional soccer program designed to develop skills including dribbling, passing, and shooting. As players progress, they will also be introduced to concepts of spacing and positioning.

All training sessions are led by professional trainers and supplemented with support and assistance from parent volunteers.

Youth Academy provides players an opportunity to enjoy the game of soccer in a fun and developmentally appropriate environment while providing the first step along the player development pathway.

Players are assigned to an age group based on their birth year. All age groups are coed. For 2025-2026, the age group assignments are as follows:

Age Group	U4	U5	U6	U7	U8	U9/U10
Birth Year	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017/2016

Age Group	Days/Times	Dates	Additional Notes
U4 2022	Saturdays 9-10 am Where: Airport fields	Sept: 6,13,20,27 Oct: 4,18,25 Nov:1 (8th make up)	No training Oct 11 Columbus weekend due to holiday
U5 2021	Saturdays 10-11am Where: Airport fields	Sept: 6,13,20,27 Oct: 4,18,25 Nov:1 (8th make up)	No training Oct 11 Columbus weekend due to holiday
U6 2020	Saturdays 11-12:00pm Where: Airport fields	Sept: 6,13,20,27 Oct: 4,18,25 Nov:1 (8th make up)	No training Oct 11 Columbus weekend due to holiday
U7 2019	Saturdays 10-11 am-game at Airport fields Mondays 5-6 pm-training at Airport fields	Sept: 8 ,13,15,20, 22, 27,29 Oct: 4,6,18,20,25, 27 Nov:1,3 (10th makeup)	No training Oct 11, 13 Columbus weekend due to holiday
U8 2018	Saturdays 9 am or 10am game at Airport fields Tuesdays 5-6 pm training at Airport fields	Sept: 9,13, 16,20, 23,27, 30 Oct: 4,7, 14,18, 21,25, 28 Nov:1 (Make up 4th)	No training Oct 11 Columbus weekend due to holiday
U9/U10 Boys 2017/2016 u9/u10 Girls 2017/2016	Saturday 9, 10 or 11 am games-Airport field Thursday 5-6 pm training at Airport fields Saturday 9, 10, 11am games at Airport field Monday training 6:10pm-7:10pm	Sept: 11,13,18,20,25,27 Oct: 2,4,9,16,18,23,25,30 Nov: 1, Make up 6th Sept: 8, 13,15,20, 22, 27,29 Oct: 4,6,18,20,25, 27 Nov:1,3 (10th makeup)	No training Oct 11 Columbus weekend due to holiday No training Oct 11, 13 Columbus weekend due to holiday

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U9/U10

EQUIPMENT

Every Youth Academy player will receive a uniform (jersey, shorts, socks). These should be worn to every training and game.

Every Youth Academy player should have at every training and game:
Size 3 soccer ball for U4-U8; Size 4 for U9/U10
Shin guards (socks are to be worn over the shin guards)
Cleats or a good pair of sneakers (most players do wear cleats, but they are not mandatory)
Water

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