Indoor Soccer, which is emphasized on a recreational stream, is based on fun, participation, and social aspects of the game.
The new Martensville Recreational Facility (MRC) will be open and operating this winter and will provide an entire full length indoor turf soccer pitch which will completely change the way that soccer is offered in the Valley, much different than playing on tiny, cramped, hardcourt gym floors.
Since the MRC will not be available until January 1st and the VSA Indoor program runs from October to late March, the plan for this program is to split the season into two separate halves.
“The first half, from October to January, will be located in the same facilities as last year, but the way we operate and work with the players will be very different. This year we will be combining all the tiny teams from all the age groups into larger squads, and all weekly training sessions (U5-U11) will be designed, set up, managed, led, and overseen by the VSA Technical Staff. That means that we will not be relying on volunteer Parent Coaches to try to develop your child’s love of the game in small groups with little guidance and support,” as stated on their website.
With technical staff leading the training sessions, the program will be able to operate successfully without the need to depend on parent volunteers. These experienced, highly trained soccer coaches will help accelerate the knowledge, awareness and skill development for every VSA player while being exposed to the same passion, knowledge, experience and level of commitment.
The first half of the season will now be set up using the entire gym floor with training stations for each session. The players will be broken up into smaller groups working from station to station for approximately 40 minutes, ending with fun small 20-minute games.
“The stations will be designed and operated as the main tool to develop the skills and technical abilities that you as parents, and we as coaches, want to see, and the game at the end will be the fun opportunity to show off what they’re learning! This model is being used around the world as the best, safest, and most fun way to train and develop young soccer stars. Each week the activity stations will change based on the theme of that week, but what will remain is the quality of the coaching, the safety of the environment, and fun that the players get to enjoy.”
Volunteer coaches will still be needed, welcomed, and appreciated and be responsible for assisting the Technical Staff with the delivery of the stations, while ensuring the safety and fun of all the players.
“You will not be asked to do any session planning, research any activities, or lead anything if you don’t want to. We are still working out some of the finer details, so if you have any questions or comments please don’t hesitate to reach out to Cam at technical.director@valleysoccer.ca.”
VSA also offers a more competitive stream of soccer which has an emphasis on development, effort, commitment, and entails more soccer. If you are interested in the more competitive side of soccer, please email Jaime at vusc.sk.president@gmail.com.
