Community Soccer

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The 2012 Spring/Summer season will run from May 1st - June 30th.

The teams will meet twice on week on any combination of days including Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday OR Thursday night. Note: This can vary from week to week.

Grade PreK will play outside behind the Apple Valley Community Center in the rinks

Grade K will play at Valley Middle School in or just south of the rink behind the school

Grades 1-2 will play at Cedar Park fields

Grades 3-7 will play at Valley Middle School (just north of the school)

Adult League will play at the Hayes Pumphouse

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For more information within a player's specific age group, please contact the corresponding Age Group Director listed below:

PreK- Megan Henderson, vaaprek@hotmail.com

K- OPEN Director Position, please contact communitysoccer@vaasports.org with questions or information needed

1-2 Boys- Meghan Dugan (also the Assistant Commissioner), meghan_dugan@yahoo.com

1-2 Girls- Shelyah McKoskey, shel4152000@yahoo.com

3-4 Boys- Maria Banks, mariafm.banks@gmail.com

3-4 Girls- Lia Carson, carsonlia@gmail.com

5-7 Boys- Brenda Finken, brenda.finken@gmail.com

5-7 Girls- Tom Lillie (also the Commissioner), tlillie99@yahoo.com

HS (grades 8-12)- Kari Woodson, ksuter@frontiernet.net

Adult League - Doris Anger, doris.anger@gmail.com

For more information, comments, concerns or feedback on the Community Soccer Program, please email Tom Lillie, VAA Community Soccer Commissioner at tlillie99@yahoo.com

Announcements
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LINKS

Coaches Information This is a website designed for VAA coaches. It is a great how to. It covers the basics to advance Check it out!	FIFA Laws of the Game The latest official rules of the game of soccer from the international governing body - FIFA.
Soccer Drills and Games - Site 1 Site with numerous useful practice games and drills designed specifically for young players.	Minnesota Thunder Website of the Minnesota Thunder - Minnesota's professional soccer team. Includes team schedule and ticket information, clinics offered by the Thunder, and other soccer information.
Minnesota Youth Soccer Association The website of the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association. This site includes information on coach licensing courses and referee courses.	National Sports Center Soccer Academy The NSC's Soccer Academy in Blaine offers regional soccer camps for all levels of player and coach training and resources. The Soccer Academy also sponsors and promotes adult and youth international matches at the NSC Stadium in Blaine.
National Soccer Coaches Association NSCAA is a national organization that promotes soccer education and provides training for soccer coaches. See the Coaching Tips and Soccer Journal pages for interesting and helpful articles on coaching.	On-line Soccer Coaching Manual - 1 Published by a group of soccer coaches in Southern California, this on-line manual offers comprehensive information on all aspects of coaching youth soccer. Especially useful are the chapters on footskills and training games.
Soccer Games and Drills - Site 2 A commercial site with free soccer training drills, games and skill instruction materials.

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