There are currently three Recreational Programs:
Teams are formed by gender and age.
The programs has three main goals:
Players receive equal playing time and play a variety of positions throughout the season. Game scores are not reported and team standings are not kept.
An effort is made to form teams with an equal distribution of ability to create competitive balance.
Find your child's birth month and year to find the proper age-group for registration.
We are changing the format of how we play in our Recreation program to come into line with US Youth Soccer and Minnesota Youth Soccer Association.
What does small sided games mean?
It means we are playing less then 11v11 which is the size of the game that players who are thirteen and older play.
We have been playing less then 11v11 so why the changes?
The changes affect our smallest players the most and we are making the changes becuase the game fits them better.
U5/U6 will play 3v3
U7/U8 will play 4v4
U9/U10 will play 6v6 with goal keepers
U11/U12 will play 8v8 with goal keepers
U13 and older 11v11 with goal keepers
Is this change only for the Fall Recreation Program?
No this change is for all our recreation programming going forward.
Where can I get more information about the benefits of Small Sided games?
Former US Youth Soccer Director of Coaching Tom Goodman gives a quick synopsis of why small sided games works
The definitive description of how and why to play small sided games from US Youth Soccer
Manchester United, an English Premier club that just won their league title and Champion's league title, describe how and why they use small sided games
