Micro Soccer

Ages (kids born between 08/01/2003 - 07/31/2005)

Our micro soccer program has a rich history of getting players started the right way. The focus of our soccer program is to help your child develop a love for the sport of soccer. Introduction to the game and the fundamental skills of soccer will be carefully delivered in a variety of fun activities geared to bring laughter, enjoyment, and the love of the game to your child. Micro season is typically six to eight weeks long and is offered in the spring, fall, and winter and is normally played on Sundays in the spring and fall, and Saturday mornings in the winter. Games at this age are usually 3 v 3 and 4 v 4. winter.  A typical hour will include 30-40 minutes of skill instruction followed by 20-30 minutes of playing.  Our spring session will begin on Sunday 04/11/2010 and run for 6 weeks through 05/16/2010.  All training and games are played at Abbott Soccer Complex located just north of 70th & Cornhusker.  All training is overseen by Director of Coaching Marty Everding.  Marty has been our DOC for the past 3 years and prior to that he was the former Husker Assistant Coach at University of Nebraska Womans Soccer Team.  The cost to play for our micro program is $57.00.  With your registration you will also receive 2 discount packages from Modern Sports Group that you can either keep for your family and use or sell for $20.00 each.  For more information about the Modern Sports Group discount package please refer to the homepage or feel free to also call Jackie at CSA.  To print a copy of our current registration and mail it to the CSA office click here.

TOPSOCCER

Soccer is the world's most popular team sport and among young people it's the fastest growing activity in the United States. Every week a child's life is touched by the camaraderie, competition, and just plain fun that soccer has to offer.

To enrich our lives through teaching soccer Capital Soccer Association is starting a TOPSoccer Program in the fall of 2001. Capital Soccer Association is cheering T.O. Haas for their generous contribution and support for our TOPSoccer Program. Until recently, children with disabilities were limited to the sidelines, watching their brothers or sisters play soccer. Now, thanks to Capital Soccer volunteer coaches, referees, T.O. Haas and the support of the program's first national sponsor Uniroyal Tire, Lincoln will be supporting TOPSoccer.

TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) is a community based training and team placement program for young athletes with special needs. The program, designed and administered by US Youth Soccer and its volunteer TOPSoccer Committee, provides meaningful learning, development and physical participation opportunities to these young athletes through the game of soccer. The emphasis of this program is on development, training, and meaningful participation rather than on competition. TOPSoccer was formed to perpetuate the US Youth Soccer mission statement, which is "to foster the physical, mental, and emotional growth and development through the sport of soccer at all levels of age and competition." Our goal is to enable the thousands of young athletes with disabilities to develop their physical fitness, technical skills, courage and self-esteem, through the joy and excitement of playing soccer. Our goal is to enable the thousands of young athletes with disabilities to become valued and successful members of the Capital Soccer Association & US Youth Soccer families.

The TOPSoccer Program has three major Goals:

1. These young athletes will have FUN.

2. These young athletes will always feel good about themselves.

3. "FUN" is universal and all young athletes are allowed to have FUN.

Without compromising safety, the primary goal is to have these young athletes be as self reliant as possible. The overall goal is to see these young athletes participate and grow in their accomplishments and have fun while they do it!

· Modifications are made to the game to allow full participation and enjoyment to each child.

· One-on-one assistance is available to those who need it.

· It offers a recreational, leisure approach to the game of soccer.

TOPSoccer not only benefits the children but the whole soccer community as well because other adults and teenagers can join in as volunteers. To see children with disabilities playing soccer and having fun brings joy to everyone’s heart.

TOPSoccer was designed not as a competitor to the programs run by other sports organizations for people with disabilities, but rather as a complementary program that works hand in hand with organizations like Special Olympics to expand the overall training and competition opportunities for young people with disabilities.

A TOPSoccer player is defined as any youth player between the ages of four and 19 (Capital will start with players between the ages of 5 and 19) who has a physical or mental disability that limits their ability to perform at the level of play they have chosen to participate in.

Winter season will begin Sunday 2:00 pm November 8th at the Bison Indoor Soccer Complex located at 710 Hill Street.  If you do not have a current medical consent form (with in the past year) please click here for a medical consent form that needs to be signed by your doctor. You can call Rob for additional information at 402-202-7821. Staff will be available to help you register at Bison when you arrive.

Upcoming and Current Events

Spring Registration deadline for youth ages 4-10	03/01/2010
March Spring Break Indoor Soccer Camp for youth ages 8-14	03/22-03/26
Girls U7 & U8 practices begin at Abbott 5:15-6:15 pm	04/05/2010
Boys U7 & U8 practices begin at Abbott 6:20-7:20 pm	04/05/2010
Girls U9 & U10 practices begin at Abbott 7:25-8:25 pm	04/05/2010
Boys U9 & U10 practices begin at Abbott 5:15-6:15 or 6:20-7:20 additional information will be available after 22nd in regards to your practice times and choices for this group only	04/06/2010
Youth in-house league games begin	04/10/2010
Micro league begin	04/11/2010
NSLE League games begin	03/20/2010
NSLE schedules released online	03/09/2010
Last day for NSLE games to be played	05/27/2010
SHOOTOUT '10 TOURNAMENT	05/29-05/31
U11, U12 & U13 Tryouts for the Fall 2010 - Spring 2011 season begins (more information on home page)	06/19/2010
U14 - U19 Tryouts for the Fall 2010 - Spring 2011 season begins (more information on the home page)	07/01/2010
SCHEELS CAPITAL CLASSIC TOURNAMENT	07/31-08/01