Autumn Academy – The Academy will focus on basic core skills for each age group, with each group practicing as one. This Autumn (2025) we will be trying to set teams with at least one coach per team, but this will be reliant on coaches getting signed up early to prove we have enough coaches. Please reach out ASAP if you are interested in helping.
  • Age groups will be U5, U7, U9, and U11+ for the Academy
  • Players work on the basics of soccer and focus on education of the game to improve on a personal level
  • This will be a six week program, Monday-Thursday practices, with Fridays as make-ups, and games on Saturdays
    • U5 – Mondays – 6:00 – 7:00 all season
    • U7B/U8G – Tuesdays – 6:00 – 7:30 in Sept //// 5:30 – 7:00 in Oct
    • U9B – Wednesdays – 6:00 – 7:30 in Sept //// 5:30 – 7:00 in Oct
    • U11+ – Thursdays – 6:00 – 7:30 in Sept //// 5:30 – 7:00 in Oct
  • Please plan to stay for the duration of practice should weather or other issues arise and we need to call practice a little early.

Important Autumn Dates/Info

  • August 15-18 – Dick’s Sporting Goods 20% off everything in store for LYSA
  • Field Setup Day(s) – Labor Day Weekend
  • Practices will begin the week of September 8th
  • Sept 13th – First Game Day
  • Picture Day – Sept 19th at Freedom Church starting @6pm
  • Elk’s Soccer Shoot – October 11th from 10am-1pm
  • Kick or Treat – October 18th from 1pm-3pm

At the beginning of every practice (except U5) there will be a 10-minute session of repetitive touches. All players will have a cone and will do the exact same thing as a warm up routine. Then they will break into their teams and get started with the practice rotation.

PDFs for each practice will be uploaded here (practice plans subject to change)

U5 Day 1

U7 Day 1

U9 Day 1

U11+ Day 1

U5 Day 2-a1 -- U5 Day 2-a2 -- U5 Day 2-a3 -- U5 Day 2-a4

U7 Day 2

U9 Day 2

U11+ Day 2

U5 Day 3 (all lessons in one pdf)

U7 Day 3

U9 Day 3

U11+ Day 3

U5 Chaos Box -- U5 Go Freeze Turn -- U5 Stomp and Roll -- U5 Simon Says

U7 Day 4

U9 Day 4

U11+ Day 4

U5 Day 5 (all lessons in one pdf)

U7 Day 5

U9 Day 5

U11+ Day 5

Day 6 for all ages and PLAY!

U7 - U11+

IFAB Rules will be followed where not specifically deviated from below
Games will be played 4v4 Diamond formation, 1 up, 1 back, 2 wide.
Substitutions are allowed at any stoppage of play by either team
There will be no keepers and goal box tending will be discouraged by leading to a corner kick.
Contact will be incidental only.
  • Incidental contact is described as contact that is made by someone attempting to achieve the space around the ball and makes contact with another player in that space
  • Examples of incidental contact
    • Tackles on the ball
    • Shielding the ball from an opponent
    • Small bumping when two players are running after the same ball
Kick offs
  • A kick off will start each segment of play, and after each goal scored.
  • Players on the opposing team must be outside the center circle on their side of the field
  • Opposing team cannot cross the half-line or enter the circle until the ball has been touched after the whistle
  • Kick offs are indirect
Goal arc (2yd arc)
  • Players will not be able to touch the ball inside of the goal arc.
    • Players can go into the area, just not make contact with the ball
    • If an offensive player touches the ball the result is a goal kick
    • If a defensive player touches the ball the result is PK from 10 yds away.
  • Players will be discouraged from tending the goal arc
    • Tending the goal box is when a player does not actively defend the other team out on the field but stays next to the goal arc.
    • It is not considered goal tending if the play is near enough to box that the player is active in defending while near the arc.
    • First offense will be a warning
    • Second offense and on will result in a corner for the attacking team
Ball out of bounds resets
  • All balls out of bounds will be reset with a pass-in
  • All resets are indirect (cannot score directly from indirect kicks)
  • Balls over the sideline will be kicked in by the team that did not touch the ball last from the point it leaves the field
  • Balls over the end line last touched by an offensive player will be played in from the top of the Goal Arc (a Goal Kick)
  • Balls over the end line last touched by a defensive player will be played from the corner on that side of the goal
  • Opposing players must be 3 yards away from the ball being played in
Infractions
  • All Infractions deemed worthy of a free kick will be indirect, other than those described above resulting in a PK.

GAME SETUP

U5 - 10 minute warm up, 2 min break, and THREE 10-minute periods of play with 2 minute breaks

U7 - FOUR 10-minute quarters with 2/5 minute breaks

U9 - TWO 25-minute halves with 5 minute break

U11 - TWO 25-minute halves with 5 minute break

Autumn Games

Saturday Game Times/SCHEDULES –

U5B – 8:45am

U11G – 9am
U11B – 9am

U8G – 10am
U7B – 10am

U5G – 10:15am

U9B – 11am

Rosters*

U5 Boys
U5 Girls
U7 Boys
U8 Girls
U9 Boys
U11 Girls
U11 Boys

*Rosters are also subject to change. Whether for coaches, to balance teams, or to be able to focus more directly on learning soccer. We want the players to have fun, but learning the game comes first. Please just remember that nothing will change for your player if they are moved to another team, other than which field you’ll report to for games. All times are the exact same based on age group.

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