Petoskey Youth Soccer Association

u-10 Boy’s Soccer Academy

 

“Winning isn’t everything, development is.”

 

The Petoskey Youth Soccer Association’s (PYSA) u-10 Soccer Academy is entering its third season. Zach Jonker, the PYSA’s Director of Coaching and Player Development, will be running all of the Academy training sessions. The goal of the Academy program is to provide boys with a fun soccer environment in which they can develop their skills. The Academy works in concert with the Petoskey Parks and Rec program by providing a more completive outlet for enthusiastic players. When you register for the academy you are enrolling in a comprehensive soccer experience. With the exception of two tournaments in Traverse City (one in the fall and one in the spring), the entire Academy program will take place in Petoskey at the Click Road Soccer Complex. The $100 registration fee covers both the fall and spring season and includes the following:

 

Fall Season

  • Adidas Uniform and Ball
  • Academy Training T-Shirt
  • Two training sessions per week August 11th – September 12th.
  • One training session per week during the Petoskey Parks and Rec season.
  • The Academy teams will participate in the following tournaments:
    • Petoskey Autumn Blast – September 6th and 7th
    • Traverse City Autumn Classic – September 13th and 14th
  • Optional winter PYSA indoor skill sessions @ NCMC
  • Optional 3-on-3 indoor tournament at NCMC

Spring Season

  • Adidas Uniform and Ball
  • Academy Training T-Shirt
  • One training session per week during the Petoskey Parks and Rec season.
  • Two training sessions per week May 26th – June 19th.
  • The Academy teams will participate in the following tournaments:
    • Traverse City Autumn Classic – May 23rd and 24th , 2009
    • Petoskey Summer Invitational – June 20th and 21st , 2009

 

Cost: $100

Deadline: July 1st

Eligibility: All boys born between August 1st, 1998 and July 31st, 2000

Registration: Open to the first 22 boys that sign-up. Please fill out the registration form and return it to the PYSA with a copy of our child’s birth certificate, and the Michigan State Youth Soccer Medical Release Form. Per PYSA by-laws, priority will be given to players living in the Petoskey School District.

Questions or Comments: Please contact the PYSA office at 348-2947 or Zach Jonker at 838-7363,  jonker.zp.t@northmen.org.