Mini Kickers

• Fall ’23 program is for players born 2020-2021
  
• 6 Weekly sessions of 45 minutes
• Sep-Nov (Fall)
• Learn through fun games
• Skilled coaching staff
• Low player-to-coach ratio
• Weekly practice sessions
• Maximum repetition
• Teaches basic soccer skills
• Develop strength, coordination, listening skills, teamwork
• Register separately for each season (Fall, Spring)
• $125 per season (includes ball & shirt which are handed out at the first session)
• Children born in or before 2019 are eligible to play in our Fall ’23 – Spring ’24 intramural program. You can register for the intramural program here.
• Children born in 2020 or 2021 are eligible to participate in the Mini Kickers Fall ’23 program. You can register for Mini Kickers here.
• Mini Kickers need to be registered per season (while intramural players are signed up for the entire year), so if your child signed up for the fall season of Mini Kickers and you want your child to participate in the spring season of Mini Kickers, you will need to register separately for the spring season of Mini Kickers.
• Available session times:
  • Saturdays at
    • 9:00 AM (sold out)
    • 10:00 AM (sold out)
    • 11:00 AM (sold out)
  • Sundays at
    • 9:00 AM (sold out)
    • 11:30 AM (sold out)
    • 12:30 PM (sold out)

Fall 2023 dates:

All sessions for last season sold out, so don’t wait.

Sessions are held at:
Manetuck Elementary School Field Z 
800 Van Buren Avenue
West Islip, NY 11795

* Parking also available behind Udall Rd Middle School, 900 Udall Rd, West Islip, NY (since Udall & Manetuck fields connect)

INTRODUCTION

Mini Kickers is a NEW and EXCITING PROGRAM focusing on the development of children born in 2019 & 2020.  Our soccer experts and child development professionals have designed an innovative curriculum that introduces your young soccer stars to the basic skills needed in soccer as well as developing their motor, social, and psychological skills.

Our coaches are experts at working with young children and will combine soccer with fun games; they’ll keep your children entertained and enthused to return next week.  Come join our program!

Our Mini Kickers program will bring numerous benefits to the children participating in the program. A few of our program highlights are listed below:

• Qualified Professional Coaches (Ratio 1:12) with an abundance of experience working with young children and the knowledge of how to make it fun!
• Innovative curriculum designed by education professionals and child psychologists that focus on the key factors of child development
• Player package that includes:
  • Custom designed Mini Kickers shirt
  • Mini Kickers size 3 ball

ACADEMY STAFF

Simply put we have the best coaches in North America! Through our extensive coaching network, applicants go through a detailed Recruitment Process including interviews, coaching sessions, personality tests, and background checks before they are selected to work in our program and based on their performance evaluations ONLY THE BEST are selected to work in the MINI KICKERS program.

• PROFESSIONAL STAFF
• FULLY LICENSED & QUALIFIED
  • Our staff is professionally trained & qualified, and holds Coaching Certifications. On top of their coaching qualifications are staff is up to date with the current First Aid procedures, Child Safety / Safe Haven courses, Nutritional Guidelines, and Injury Prevention.
• FORMER PLAYERS
  • Learn from our staff who live and breathe the game. Many of our staff have played at grass roots up to the professional levels and have many years experience playing and coaching!
• GREAT ROLE MODELS
  • Not only are our staff top soccer coaches but we also evaluate our coaches abilities to be a leader and a role model to the children they coach. Each of our coaches must complete an in-depth personality test before any employment in your community.

• EVALUATIONS AND TRAINING
  • All our staff are further educated in our Academy Coaching Curriculum and we also continually evaluate and train our coaching staff so that our staff is always up to date with the latest coaching trends, techniques, and procedures.
• BACKGROUND CHECKS
  • Throughout the recruitment process our staff go through in depth assessments, background checks, and visa processing to guarantee we select ONLY THE BEST!