Youth Soccer

The Kenan Center Soccer League will provide clinics and team play outdoors for the Summer season. The Summer session will start the week of June 12th and ends the week of August 14th. Please read the information below as there are different details for each division. 

Summer Soccer 2023

Important Information for Kenan House Soccer, please read all details carefully:

Summer Soccer 2023 

Generic Information for Kenan House Soccer 

• Starts the week of June 12th and ends the week of August 14th
• Registration ends: Friday, June 2nd
• The summer session runs for nine weeks 
• Registration is available until each division is full. 
• The first week of the season will be used as a practice for all divisions.  
• Cost: $75.00 for members and $87.00 for members 
• Clinic registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis and registrations are limited.
• Kenan Center members receive discounts on programs and activity fees. 
• Questions? Contact our Sports and Arena Programming Manager Lea Sobieraski by emailing lsobieraski@kenancenter.org or call 716-433-2619.

Summer 2023 Divisions:

New Age Brackets for Pony and Mustang Divisions. This allows parents to make the best decision for their child based on their skill level for their age.

All Registrations: Click here for all divisions

COLT DIVISION: (Ages 5-6) 

• Play Wednesday nights 

• Games are 5:30 PM or 6:30 PM 

• Max teams 8 

• 14 players per team 

• Start date: Wednesday, June 14th

PONY DIVISION: (Ages 6-8) 

• Play Thursday nights 

•  Games are 5:30 PM or 6:30 PM

• Max teams 8

• 14 players per team 

• Start date: Thursday, June 15th

MUSTANG DIVISION: (Ages 8-10) 

• This division will have an optional practice and a weekly game. Games will be played on Wednesday. Depending on the number of kids, we could schedule games on Friday if we get a large number of teams. Registration will ask what day for games works better for your schedule to help make teams if this happens.

• Games are 5:30 PM or 6:30 PM 

• Max teams 8  

• 14 players per team 

• Start date: Wednesday, June 14th or Friday, June 16th 

JR. TEEN DIVISION: (Ages 11-14)

• This division will have an optional practice and a weekly game. Games will be played on Thursday. Depending on the number of kids, we could schedule games on Tuesday if we get a large number of teams. Registration will ask what day for games works better for your schedule to help make teams if this happens.

• Games are at 5:30 PM or 6:30 PM

• Max teams 8

• 15 players per team  

• Start date Saturday, Tuesday, June 14th or Thursday, June 16th 

 

KIDSPLAY SOCCER CLINIC 3-YEAR OLD PROGRAM : This is a six-week instructional program by KidsPlay of WNY for children 3 years of age. A parent or guardian will participate with the child each week. KidsPlay is a group of talented, dependable and trustworthy coaches dedicated to making sports fun and interesting for kids. KidsPlay creates a healthy environment for kids to learn to play sports. 

CLASS STRUCTURE
Each 45 minute session is usually made up of three parts:
Warm Up: Usually, our warm up will involve some type of “service” activity (parent
serving a ball to player to demonstrate a skill) or some type of “switch” activity (parent
and player taking turns demonstrating a skill).
Instructional Games: After warm up, we’ll progress to playing fun instructional parent/child games designed to help players develop skills and increase their understanding of how soccer works.
Scrimmage: The final segment of of each session will be some type of scrimmage.
Sometimes a scrimmage will focus on a specific skill/concept and other times it will be a
more general game that resembles traditional soccer

• Day & Time: Saturdays 9:30-10:15 AM
• Location: Kenan Arena Outside Soccer Fields
• Start Date: Saturday, July 1st
• End Date: Saturday, August 5th
• Register Here

KIDSPLAY SOCCER CLINIC 4-YEAR OLD PROGRAM : This is a six-week instructional program by KidsPlay of WNY for children 4 years of age.  KidsPlay is a group of talented, dependable and trustworthy coaches dedicated to making sports fun and interesting for kids. KidsPlay creates a healthy environment for kids to learn to play sports. 

Program Components

SKILLS
* Using your eyes to see the field and make decisions.
* Dribbling with the inside, instep, and outside of foot.
* Cutting and turning to space.
* Passing with a strong plant foot.
* “Running through” the ball to take it away from an opponent.
* Goalkeeper covers and distribution.

CONCEPTS
With the Ball…
* Dribbling as your first option- keep possession.
* Using your eyes to find space- attacking space with the ball
* Making smart and skillful decisions under pressure.
*Passing the ball to a teammate’s feet or playing the target to space.
* On defense, taking away “goal space”.
Without the Ball…
* “Opening Up” to give teammates space and support- make yourself a passing target.
* Staying on the fronts of your feet, always ready to receive the ball.

• Day & Time: Saturdays 10:15-11:00 AM
• Location: Kenan Arena Outside Soccer Fields
• Start Date: Saturday, July 1st
• End Date: Saturday, August 5th
• Register Here

REGISTRATION

The Kenan Center Arena is excited to bring our families a new software tool with an intuitive interface, a streamlined checkout process, and smart tool tips. This game-changing software is built for everyone and easy to use. You will be asked to make a profile before registering and can use that username and password to register for any Kenan Arena activity. Registration is now closed.

Processing Fees. Any processing fee charged by Kenan Center, Inc. or any of its vendors concerning credit card or other payment transactions is non-refundable under any circumstance, including if a participant withdraws from the event or program.

 

 

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