Mankato United Soccer Club

U5/6 - Under age 5 and age 6
U7/8 - Under age 7 and age 8

Program Objectives

• Have fun
• Learn basic soccer fundamentals; dribbling, passing shooting, no hands
• Good sportsmanship and develop self-confidence
• There are no tryouts and no players are cut. All players will be on a team

Schedule (games and practices)

• Fridays and Sundays with practice and games from 5:30 to 7:30. The season will start on Friday, June 3, and end on Sunday, June 26.
• U7-U8 teams will not have regular games the weekend on June 10-12. Instead, they will play in the Riverbend Soccerfest on Saturday, June 11. Each team will play a minimum of three games that day.
• Parents serve as volunteer coaches.
• Coach training will be provided.

Weather Rules

• Rain--go ahead and play; thunder and lightning=NO PLAY!

Game Format

• U5/U6 play 3 vs 3 w ith no goalie.
• U7/U8 play  4  vs 4 with no goalie.

Uniforms

• Rec uniforms consist of a green shirt and a white shirt, black shorts, and black soccer socks
• Players also need shin guards, athletic shoes or soccer cleats, size 3 ball, and a water bottle.

U5-U6: Kerri Ambrose -- kenker@chartermi.net -- 507-625-7566

U7-U8: Dan Cronn-Mills -- danielcm@hickorytech.net or Warren Sandmann -- warsand1@yahoo.com

For questions unrelated to the Rec Program, please send your inquiry to mankatosoccer@hotmail.com