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VSA Winter Session 2 at Sportsplex West and Spring Outdoor Registration is OPEN

Youth Soccer Ages 3 to 18 Registration is Open.

Go to www.visionsocceracademy.com/re... to register for any of the below programs.

Winter Mighty Tikes (3 year olds)

Winter 2: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25, Mar 4, and 11
Registration Deadline for Winter 2 is Jan 27th

12pm to 12:35pm @ Sportsplex West
Price:
$55.00 per session

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Winter Grasskickers (5U-2012 & 6U-2011 players)

Winter 2: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25, Mar 4, and 11
Registration Deadline for Winter 2 is Jan 27th

Girls = 12:45pm to 1:30pm @ Sportsplex West
Boys = 1:35pm to 2:20pm @ Sportsplex West
Price:
$65.00 per session

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Winter PRE-Academy (7U-2010 & 8U-2009 players)
Winter 2: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25, Mar 4, and 11
Registration Deadline for Winter 2 is Jan 27th

7U Boys = 2:25pm to 3:25pm @ Sportsplex West
8U Boys = 3:30pm to 4:30pm @ Sportsplex West
7U/8U Girls = 4:35pm to 5:35pm @ Sportsplex West
Price:
$75.00 per session

Register

2016-2017 5U-6U Recreational
Recreational is a team/league based program for players born between Dec 31st, 2012 and January 1st, 2011.

Registration Fees:
$79 through February 12th; $104 after February 12

Practice/Game Times:
5U (kids born in 2012) - 8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. on Saturdays 6U (kids born in 2011) - 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. on Saturdays

Spring Dates:
First Weekend of Games April 1/2
No Games Easter Weekend April 15/16
No Games Memorial Day Weekend May 27/28
Last week of games June 3/4
We will schedule 7 games but will not reschedule if 6 contacts occur.

Description:
The first half of each session is devoted to age-appropriate soccer activities (practice), the second half is dedicated to playing a game. The volunteer coaches are briefed on the activities they conduct with their teams prior to each session. Players go directly to their assigned fields and meet with their coach to practice the activities. Once the 25 minutes of practice concludes, the players will participate in a game.

Spring Dates:
First Weekend of Games April 1/2
No Games Easter Weekend April 15/16
No Games Memorial Day Weekend May 27/28
Last week of games June 3/4
We will schedule 7 games but will not reschedule if 6 contacts occur.

Description:
The first half of each session is devoted to age-appropriate soccer activities (practice), the second half is dedicated to playing a game. The volunteer coaches are briefed on the activities they conduct with their teams prior to each session. Players go directly to their assigned fields and meet with their coach to practice the activities. Once the 25 minutes of practice concludes, the players will participate in a game.

2016-2017 7U-8U Recreational
The 7U/8U Recreational Program is a team/league based program for players born between Jan 1st, 2009 and Dec 31st, 2010.

Registration Fees: $99 - through February 12th; $124 - after February 12th

Game Times: Games are usually held on Saturdays between 11:30am and 4:30pm, some Thursday night games are occasionally scheduled.

Spring Dates:
Practices can start March 20th
First Weekend of Games April 1/2
No Games Easter Weekend April 15/16
No Games Memorial Day Weekend May 27/28
Last Weekend of Games June 10/11

Description: Volunteer coaches conduct practice once a week at a local green space with their team and then games are played on Saturdays (7 games total) in Waukee, Adel, and Grimes. Players will also receive 2 practices per season coached by VSA Staff and are eligible for other recreational clinics/events.

We roster players based off the school they attend which include but are not limited to Brookview, Des Moines Christian, Eason, Maple Grove, Shuler, St. Francis, Walnut Hills,Waukee, and Woodland Hills.

2016-2017 9U-10U Recreational
The 9U/10U Recreational Program is a team/league based program for players born between January 1st, 2008 and Dec 31st, 2007.

Registration Fees: $99 - through January 15th $124 - after January 15th

Game Times: 9U/10U girls' teams generally play on Saturday mornings. 9U/10U boys' teams generally play on Saturday afternoons. Some Sundays may be used for overflow. They play teams in the Des Moines area and surrounding communities for away games.

Spring Dates:
Practices can start March 20th
First Weekend of Games April 1/2
No Games Easter Weekend April 15/16
No Games Memorial Day Weekend May 27/28
Last Weekend of Games June 10/11

Description: Volunteer coaches conduct practice once/twice a week at a local green space with their team and then games are played on Saturdays (8 games total). Players will also receive 2 practices per season coached by the Youth Development Director and are eligible for other recreational clinics/events.

We roster players based off the school they attend which include but are not limited to Brookview, Des Moines Christian, Eason, Maple Grove, Shuler, St. Francis, Walnut Hills, Waukee, and Woodland Hills.

2016-2017 11U-19U Recreational
The 11U through 19U Recreational Program is a team/league based program for players born between January 1st, 1998 and Dec 31st, 2006.

Registration Fees: $105 - through January 15th; $130 - after January 15th

Spring Dates:
Practices can start March 20th
First Weekend of Games April 1/2
No Games Easter Weekend April 15/16
No Games Memorial Day Weekend May 27/28
Last Weekend of Games June 10/11

Game Times:

11U - 12U: Primary Sunday afternoons starting at 1pm (possible Saturday overflow)
13U - 14U: Primary Saturday afternoons (possible Sunday afternoon overflow)
15U and older: Primary Sunday afternoons starting at 1pm (possible Saturday overflow)

Practice Times:
Practices are held 1 to 2 times a week and are scheduled by the volunteer coach. Days and times are determined by the volunteer coach.

Description: Volunteer coaches conduct practices twice a week at a local green space with their team and then games are played on Sundays (8 games total). Players will also receive 1 practice per season coached by the Youth Development Director and are eligible for other recreational clinics/events.

For 11U and up teams, we do our best to maintain whole age groups or even 2 year age groups. Depending on the numbers sometimes we combine age groups to create teams. In the ISA Central Level 3 League we can also register small sided teams where 13U and up teams can play 6 v 6. The number of players on a roster and the way they are grouped is all dependent on the number of players that register in each age group.

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