Annapolis Soccer Club's Clinic program is for the U4 through U7/U8 age groups during the Fall and Spring seasons. Participants are put into our in-house league to practice and play games against other ASC Clinic teams. All events (practices and games) take place in the Annapolis City limits (Pal Park in the Spring and Annapolis Middle School in the Fall). The ASC Clinic program is for the introductory level players who are having fun, learning new skills and meeting new friends. COACHES
ASC relies on parent volunteers to lead our clinic teams. Teams that have multiple parents helping usually yield the most success and enjoyment. Available opportunities as Head or Assistant Coach, Team Manager and Team Sideline Liaison. The Head Coach will be given instruction on how to structure a practice, sample practice plans and educational opportunities to make it a more enjoyable experience for all!Please use your best efforts to encourage/promote the parents of your team members to step on the field to help you as coaches and get some experience in that role. With more potential coaches in the future, ASC can make the teams smaller and allow you (and the other coaches) to become more productive and give the kids more time with the ball. To help promote the coaching position, each team gets two coaches T-shirts - so pass one out to a likely candidate.
SCHEDULING - PRACTICES AND GAMES
Practice location, day of the week and times are all determined by the Head Coach of the team. Once teams are formed and coaches assigned, coaches are given access to identify and select a practice field of their choice. U4 teams will not practice. U5-U8 will practice 1x/week.
All Games are on Saturday mornings in the Fall and Saturday, early afternoon, in the Spring season.
- It is the responsibility of the Age Group Coordinators to develop a game schedule for their age bracket.
- U8's will play 7v7 with goalies, all other age groups will play small sided games with NO GOALIES and small goals. (FALL ONLY)
- TENTATIVE SCHEDULE *depending on field availability*
| FALL GAME SCHEDULE - at Annapolis Middle School |
| Age Group | Time/Field Location of Game | Size |
| U4 | 8:30 AM Fields1, 2 | 15x20yds |
| U5 | 9:45 AM Fields 1, 2 | 20x25yds |
| U6 | 8:30 AM Fields 6, 7, 8, 9, E/F | 20x25yds |
| U7 | 9:45 AM games on Fields 7, 8, 9 or training on AMS upper field at 8:30 or 9:45 or 11:00 | 25x230yds |
| U8 Girls | 8:30 &9:45 AM Field 3 | 60x40yds |
| U8 Boys | 8:30,9:45 and 11:00 AM Field 4 | 60x40yds |
| SPRING GAME SCHEDULE - at Pal Park |
| Age Group | Time/Field Location of Game | Size of Field |
| U4 | 10am Football Field | 15x20 |
| U5 | 1pm Football Field | 20x25 |
| U6 | 1pm Soccer Field | 20x25 |
| U7 | 215pm Football & Soccer Field | 25x30 |
IMPORTANT.
U7s will have professional training every other week at Annapolis Middle School upper field - check with your coach for training date and time, 9am, 10am, or 11am
U8s may have a pregame professional training session in addition to a game. (FALL ONLY)
- Field space will be tight so please have players and parents ready to start before games and to leave promptly after games and advise them not to cross active field space during a game.
- The format will consist of small-sided games as done in the past; tentatively at 9:45 once every other Saturday. In the in-between Saturday, the Club will provide age-group wide professional coaching. The professional coached sessions will be at Annapolis Middle School upper field (behind 7/11) and are tentatively scheduled for 8:30am, 9:45am and 11:00am. The professional coaching sessions will focus primarily on individual player skills.
- U8s will also have a 45 minute pregame professional training session every 2-3 weeks. These sessions are meant to expose the kids and coaches to "professional" coaching.
ROSTERING & AGE GROUPS
For Fall 2019 and Spring 2020
| Age Group | Birth Year |
| U4 | 2016 |
| U5 | 2015 |
| U6 | 2014 |
| U7 | 2013 |
| U8 (fall only, county team in spring) | 2012 |
Boys and Girls teams for the 8U age bracket (fall only), COED 4U-7U
**You can play up an age group but not down**
RAIN/WEATHER CANCELLATIONS - (Games and Practices)
U4 Coaches determine their own U4 team’s rain policy. U5-U8 will defer to Age Group Coordinator.Note that poor field conditions (as determined be ASC) will cancel all games.For practice and game day cancellations, ASC WILL ONLY POST VIA FACEBOOK - http://www.facebook.com/AnnapolisSCSAFETYAll children MUST wear shin-guards.Annapolis Soccer Club Clinic is not a drop off sport. The ASC program requires and coaches are instructed to insist, that a parent or responsible adult (not the coach) must be attending for each child. If a parent must leave, then the parent must get another parent they trust (not the coach) to cover this responsibility. Coaches are asked to get the parents involved in the drills and activities. Take this opportunity to be involved!!!Don't allow litter. Please self-police your teams. We are lucky to get the fields we get, let’s not lose them.