MV United Travel Soccer teams have been chosen. Thanks to all who volunteered their time to make it happen, and to all players and parents for participating.

We are excited about the upcoming season, and looking forward to seeing all of you on the pitch!

Age Groups for the 2012 season are: 

U-9 Girls (born on or after August 1, 2002 and younger)  

Coach: Trip Wadleigh - Winter Training: Saturdays 12-1:30 PM

U-12 Girls (born on or after August 1, 1999 and younger)

Coach: Curt Cetrulo - Winter Training: Sundays 8:30-10 AM 

U-14 Girls (born on or after August 1, 1997 and younger)

Coach: Bill Howell - Winter Training: Sundays 2:30-4 PM 

U-16 Girls (born on or after August 1, 1995 and younger)

Coach: Andrew Worlock - Winter Training: Sundays 5:30-7 PM 

U-10 Boys (born on or after August 1, 2001 and younger)

Coach: Damon Burke - Winter Training: Saturdays 1:30-3 PM 

U-11 Boys (born on or after August 1, 2000 and younger)

Coach: Scott Lively - Winter Training: Sundays 1-2:30 PM 

U-12 Boys (born on or after August 1, 1999 and younger)

Coach: Primo Lombardi - Winter Training: Sundays 10:11:30 AM 

U-13 Boys (born on or after August 1, 1998 and younger)

Coach: David Wallis - Winter Training: Sundays 11:30-1 PM 

U-15 Boys (born on or after August 1, 1996 and younger)

Coach: Estaban Aranzabe - Winter Training: Sundays 4-5:30 PM 

U-18 Boys (born on or after August 1, 1993 and younger) 

Coach: Phil Dwane

U-19 Boys (born on or after August 1, 1992 and younger)

Coach: Andrew Worlock

 

All Winter Training sessions take place at the Boys and Girls Club in Edgartown. Ask your coach for updates, rules, and directions. 

Volunteering Opportunities:

Minikicker Coordinator: We're seeking an energetic, fun and enthusiastic leader to manage our program for 4-5 year olds. Key responsibilities are to organize coaches, uniforms and program activities, coordinate coaches education and keep everyone smiling. Help build the key blocks to our player's future skills!

Webmaster: Seeking someone with technical skills interested in website content management, design, and database maintenance. Might be a great community service opportunity for a high school student...

Referees: MV United Travel Program is seeking people ages 16 and older who are intersted in gaining their referee license for our spring season. Experienced referees are also welcome to join the effort.

Coaches: Volunteer coaches are the cornerstone of our program. We're always looking for enthusiastic and committed people to lead our teams and keep the kids organized, smiling and on the right track in their development as a player. We can offer a bunch of training.

ABOUT THE MV SOCCER ACADEMY 

The stated aims of MV Youth Soccer are to develop players and coaches in an environment that is fun for all.  In keeping with this philosophy, and after a full year of careful study, research and discussions with leaders of the State Youth Soccer Association and other successful local youth soccer associations, we have decided to move away from the school-based league for middle schoolers to an academy format in which players participate within an age group and may move back and forth between groups acording to their progress and development.  In making this move, we are hoping to introduce to the island the best practices that are used throughout the country and recommended by all state, national and international soccer organizations, and to address several serious problems we've encountered with the School League:  too many kids sitting on the bench for too long, lop-sided scores and unfair competition, inconsistencies in coaching, and occasional lapses in sportsmanship from players, coaches and spectators.  In short, too many kids were not having fun and were dropping out of soccer.

The major objectives of the Academy are to create a more positive environment for player development and coaches' education.  For players, the emphasis will be on improving each player's skill and technique.  Games will be small-sided, where young players will be allowed to show their abilities in a competitive environment, learn to make on-field decisions without fear and increase their technical development by getting more touches on the ball.  There will be no sitting on the bench in this format!  We now have a trained core of licensed coaches who will use the Academy to mentor and develop new or less experienced coaches by introducing them to the latest and most effective drills and coaching techniques.  Above all, the focus will be on the kids - this is a player-centered, not a coach- or spectator-centered environment, and we will do all we can to promote each player's development and to increase his or her enjoyment of the sport.

We understand that some of you may be skeptical of this new format - it is a dramatic switch from the past few years.  We encourage all of you to watch the Academy in action.  Those who have already seen our trial run sessions or the first day of practice (many of whom were skeptics) have come away favorably impressed.

                                                       
Want to help, but don't want to coach?

Let us know - we have a number of opportunities...fundraising, registration, snack table, etc. We need your help! Thanks.

Coaches Take a Look: Mass Youth Soccer Curriculum

Travel Soccer Schedules are posted on the
South Coast Soccer League Website.