U8/U9/U10 Academy
U8/U9/U10 Academy
Our U8/U9/U10 Youth Academy is for boys and girls who love soccer and wish to learn more about the game and improve their ball skills. Carmel United provides a safe, fun environment for the players to practice and play under the guidance of the finest coaches and teachers of the game in the state.
The Carmel United U8/U9/U10 Youth Academy uses ‘player pools’ instead of the old and antiquated team system. The ‘player pool’ method has been an outstanding success in developing creative, skillful players who have an enhanced love of the game and their club instead of just playing for a team.
The Carmel United U8/U9/U10 Youth Academy focuses on the development of EVERY player, instead of teams at these young ages as recommended by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) in their ‘Player Development Guidelines’. This focus is also strongly recommended in the coaching license courses run by the USSF and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
The main reasoning behind the development of individual players is that in the past there has been so much focus on creating winning teams, that the players’ technical skills have never developed enough to be able to carry out the tactics needed to play at the next level. After all, there are NO tactics without technique.
It is the individual ball skills, creativity and love of the game that will create exciting soccer players who can play on successful teams and this is why the Carmel United Youth Academy works better in helping players reach the next level of play.
All of our U8/U9/U10 players have the option to practice 4 times per week with our flexible training schedule. Players can attend as many training sessions as they like but most attend 2 per week on average.
Each age group will practice in gender specific groups where we encourage all our players to play without any fear of making mistakes and to express themselves positively on the soccer field. Our coaches challenge all of the players to get better and improve and teach sportsmanship and good values to the players in the process.
Our coaching philosophy is to guide the players to the answers of the many challenges that the sport provides so that they have a better understanding of soccer, instead of throwing all the answers at them and expecting them to remember them.
Our coaching staff includes former professional, semi-professional and collegiate players along with qualified teachers. ALL our coaches are licensed and specialize in working with and developing young players.
Here is the age group info for the U8/U9/U10 boys and girls:
U8 boy or girl: Must turn 8 years old between August 1st 2008 & July 31st 2009
U9 boy or girl: Must turn 9 years old between August 1st 2008 & July 31st 2009
U10 boy or girl: Must turn 10 years old between August 1st 2008 & July 31st 2009
We offer camps and clinic year round for players who are too young (U6/U7’) to join our Youth Academy. Please check out the ‘Camps/Clinics’ link on the left hand side of our website.
If you are interested in your child participating in any of our U6-U10 programs or have any questions, please feel free to contact the Youth Academy Director, Jake Satchwell either by email ( jake.satchwell@hotmail.co.uk ) or call (317) 412-6318.
Thank you for your time.
Carmel United Soccer Club
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