U6-U8 Coaches and Player Academy Program by Glenn VanStraatum

JLYSSL is pleased to announce a fantastic new addition to our youth soccer program in 2009. Recently the league approved funding to begin a U8 Soccer Training Academy program which will commence in Spring 2009.

This is a terrific new program in our league that is aimed at building our soccer foundation. Our youngest player and their coaches (you parents who step up to volunteer) need the best training we can give so that the soccer foundation is built. This will reap rewards for years to come as we enable players with better skills sets, coaches with more knowledge and confidence, and ultimately a playing environment where the kids can grow and enjoy for years to come.

League Coaching Director Glenn Van Straatum has put together a training program that will for the first time provide key soccer skills training to our youngest players in our organization. In the past our U8 programs did not have the benefit of professional trainers who can establish the core skills in young players so they can have more fun when they play the game of soccer.