Recreational U5/U8 - City Park Soccer
- Individual Fees
- Regular 75.0 + 5.0 Processing Fee
U5/U6 REC program at City Park is divided into boys and girls divisions.
Team
- U5 and U6 Girls play on the same teams (players born in 2017 and 2016)
Practice
- Each team usually holds 1 one-hour practice session every week
- Players must wear shin guards; soccer cleats, water/ Gatorade, and should also bring a size 3 soccer ball to practice and games
Games
- The team play what is called "Small-sided games", which consist of either 3v3/4v4 with no goalkeepers
- Games are 4 quarters of 12 minutes. Quarters can be extended to 15 minutes to allow more playing time for all participants
- Substitutions can happen during any stoppage of play
- Halftime break is 5 minutes. Breaks between quarters are 2 minutes
- All participants should get 50% of the time on the field during games
- Games are played on a Friday night or Saturday morning at City Park
- Girls U5/6 teams might have 1 game at Lions Park on a Saturday morning
- Summer games will be on Thursday evenings.
- The volunteer coaches referee the games
U7/U8 REC program at City Park is divided into boys and girls divisions.
Teams
- U7 and U8 Boys and Girls play on the same teams (players born in 2015 and 2014)
Practice
- Each team usually holds 2 one-hour practice session every week
- Practice days = Monday/ Wednesday OR Tuesday/ Thursday
- Practice times = 5PM-6PM OR 6PM-7PM
- Players must wear shin guards; soccer cleats, water/ Gatorade, and should also bring a size 3 soccer ball to practice and games
Games
- The team play what is called "Small-sided games", which consist of either 7v7/8v8 with goalkeepers
- Games are 4 quarters of 12 minutes. Quarters can be extended to 15 minutes to allow more playing time for all participants
- Substitutions can happen during any stoppage of play
- Halftime break is 5 minutes. Breaks between quarters are 2 minutes
- All participants should get 50% of the time on the field during games
- Games are played on a Friday night or Saturday morning at City Park
- Girls teams U7/8 might have 1 game at Lions Park on a Saturday morning
- Summer games will be on Thursday evenings
- The volunteer coaches referee the games
Cost
U5/U8 Players - $75
- Field space to train and play games on
- Insurance (every player will be registered with the Louisiana Soccer Association)
- Developmental training sessions run by volunteer coach throughout the season