EXPANDED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 

Due to the great success of our Youth Development Program over the past decade we have decided to expand our offerings in this area.  We have had many requests over the years to expand on this programming in length and also add an in-house league component to cater to our members up to 12 years of age. Now with facility and coaching options we feel we are in a position to do so.

OUR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

We will continue to offer our 2 Youth Development Program.  The first session will run from mid - May through June with the second session kicking off in late June and running through July.   Both sessions will run over 6 weeks and will focus on fun, skill-building activities and games for any 4 to 11-year-old player.  We will continue to divide this program into 2 subgroups: our Lil' Kickers program for 4 to 6 year-old players and our Juniors Program, aimed at 7 to 11 -year-olds.  

This program has been the foundation of our Club for the past two decades.  Often times we’ve been told that this was the highlight of a child’s summer.  We make learning fun, which builds passion for the game.  Greg Cane, a founder of Gitchi Gummi Soccer Club back in 1991 and UMD Women's Soccer head coach, leads the player development program.  His wife, Patti Cane, has been involved with our younger soccer enthusiasts in the Lil' Kickers program now for 19 years.  She does a fantastic job with the little ones as she uses her preschool director background to encourage, motivate, and engage our future stars.

Each of these 6-week camps will be held at Saints Field on the campus of St. Scholastica.  Each group gets 11 total sessions. The Lil' Kickers take the field from 5:15 to 6:15 and Juniors follow from 6:30 to 7:30.  The fee for these will be $100 per 6 week block.

SESSION 1 - Dates - May 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, June 3, 7, 10, 14 and 17th. 

To register for Session 1 please use this link. https://gitchigummisoccer.sportngin.com/register/form/129129063

SESSION 2 - Dates - June 21, 23, 28, 30, July 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22 and 27th

To register for Session 2 please use this link. 

https://gitchigummisoccer.sportngin.com/register/form/671481475

RETURNING for Late Summer - OUR In-House league PROGRAM

In addition to our Juniors and Lil' Kickers programming, we are delighted to announce that we are adding a second session for Late Summer.  This program would have a slightly different look to it.  We plan to create 4 groups; each group would have two, 1-hour sessions a week -- Mon. and Wed. or Tues. and Thurs.  

There would still be the emphasis on skill development through instructional coaching but we would also add a game component to this session with an in-house league.  All of these sessions will be open to players 7 to 12 years old.

Our new 6 week program will start on August 9th and it would run until September 16th.  Sessions would be between 5:30 and 8 PM each night at one consistent site.  The fee for this will be $150 per player. 

To register please use this link.  More details to come on registration in late June.