Beginning August 2022
After School Soccer
Times
3:00pm-5:00pm
Drop-Off or Arrival starting at 3pm
Ending Time 5pm
Pick-Up between 4:45-5:15pm
Cost
$6 per Day
Monthly Registration Available, see below.
OVERVIEW
Nebraska Sports Center core beliefs support the youth, the family and the community. We offer a safe environment for youth to be after school from 3:00pm - 5:00pm on LPS school days, participants must be picked up no later than 15 minutes after the program end time. This is a Pelada or Dutch Style soccer environment similar to drop-in games. Players will organize themselves into teams and will work out the games and rules with general oversight from staff. You may purchase a monthly unlimited program or do a daily drop-in rate as your schedule allows.
Open to school ages 12-19 who are able to be independently capable of self-management and responsibility.
This program is only associated with Nebraska Sports Center LLC and is not affiliated with any other organization and is open to all youth.
Adult supervision is provided. However, if participants need individualized attention, this is not the program for them.
Registration monthly programs.
Location: 345 Speedway Circle North Doors
August 2022: 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30 PLC Day, 31 | Cost $60
September 2022: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27 PLC Day, 28, 29, 30 | Cost $126
October 2022: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25 PLC Day, 26, 27, 28, 31 | Cost $108
November 2022: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 29 PLC Day, 30 | Cost $108
December 2022: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20 PLC Day, 21, 22 | Cost $96
January 2023: 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31 PLC Day | Cost $114
February 2023: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28 PLC Day | Cost $108
March 2023: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28 PLC Day, 29, 30, 31 | Cost $108
April 2023: 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25 PLC Day, 26 | Cost $96
May 2023: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25 | Cost $114
The program costs include:
- Field Usage
- Commons Area Usage
- Staffing Fees
- Administrative Fees
- Sports Center Soccer After School Soccer shirt (provided once per school year).
Who Can Participate?
Open to school age youth who are able to be independently capable of self-management and responsibility.
This program is only associated with Nebraska Sports Center LLC and is not affiliated with any other organization and is open to all youth.
Adult supervision is provided. However, if participants need individualized attention, this may not be the program for them.
Daily Program Cost
- The daily drop in fee is $8 per day of any amount of time from 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Concessions
- Concessions will be open for purchase
Dutch Soccer is a method that uses small-sided games as a method of teaching players to be well rounded to fill any position on the field. This style of coaching uses the theory of tactical soccer in which any player can play any position, thus when a player moves out of their position, they are then replaced by another player to retain the team’s organizational structure. When a player moves out of their position, they create space for another, which opens up many opportunities for the team. With Total Soccer, no player is fixed to a specific role; each player can be successful as an attacker, midfielder or defender.
The success of this theory depends on the adaptability of each player on the team, in particular their ability to quickly change positions depending on the situation. The theory requires players to be comfortable in all positions; therefore, it puts high technical and physical demands on them.
This style was first introduced in the 1970s by the Dutch under the coach Rinus Michels. It was his style of coaching that is now called, Total Soccer. Michels played and coached for AJAX, Amsterdam and the Netherlands National Team. And in the 1970s, the Dutch had some of the best teams in the world. Michels was formally recognized for his contribution to coaching in 1999 when FIFA named him ‘Coach of the Century’.
After Michels, others such as Stefan Kovacs and Johan Cruyff made many contributions to this style of coaching. Cruyff would be the most well-known player who played with this mentality. He was positioned as a center forward, but would wander around the field, doing what he could to help his team. As a result, Cruyff’s teammates adapted themselves around his movements, regularly switching positions so that the tactical roles in the team were always filled.