Juniors Pre-Competitive Soccer Program in Kansas City
For Players U5 (2020) through U9 (2016)
Come Experience the best Youth Development Program in KC!
- Coaching Staff that are Experts in younger Age Groups
- Professional Coaching Staff, State of the Art Facilities and world class proven curriculum
- Age group goal sets and baseline skill sets established
- Beginner Ball Mastery Skills
- Attacking Dribbling Skills
- Dribbling Turns
- Passing and Receiving Techniques
- Shooting
- Soccer Intelligence Building through Small Sided Games!
- Tons of Fun! Come see what we are all about!
Director of Player Development and Programs
Mike Mathis: mmathis@unionkcsoccer.com
Practice & Game Locations
Homefield Olathe
2115 E Kansas City Road, Olathe KS 66061
Paragon Star
1401 NW River Rd, Lee's Summit, MO 64081
Olathe Soccer Complex (OSC)
10550 S Ridgeview Rd, Olathe KS 66061
Have your child learn soccer in a fun and positive environment “The Union KC Way”!
Focus on Individual Skill Building | Focus on Fun and letting the game be their best teacher | Kids will learn Union KC Soccer Practice Habits and Club Core Values | Discipline and Hard Work but also fun and Positive | Maximize individual touches on the ball | Use competition to motivate and inspire |
Instill Passion to play Soccer and to work on their own!
Developing Complete Players - players that are masters with the ball, confident in 1v1, technical but also soccer intelligent to know when to dribble, when to pass and when to shoot!
Pre-Competitive Soccer
Pre-Competitive Soccer is a newer format for families and players that provides a lot of the same benefits as recreational soccer. It is a great first step for players. Players register individually and do not have tryouts. All players are welcome. The coaching staff are professional coaches with both playing and coaching experience, licenses, certifications and they follow a comprehensive curriculum specifically designed for the player age groups. We do have parent helper coaches assist in the program, but the staff coaches are leading sessions. Players are taught in an environment that is fun, active and organized in a setting that is encouraging and sets them up for success. We train each age group as a group, breaking them into smaller groups based on ability/readiness but they all follow the same curriculum and practice plans. The kids are put on teams for games/seasons but we do change teams each season and we make balanced teams in this program. By training in age groups we allow for higher level coaches to be involved with larger number of kids so that everyone gets a great experience and training environment. We have specific coaches that are experts in training these younger age groups and can help them achieve benchmark skill sets and soccer intelligence set by Union KC. We have pre-competitive set up as a 10-month program with built in 2-3 week breaks but you can start and end at any time.
Union KC's U5-U9 Juniors Program
- 10-month program with built in 2-3 week breaks between seasons and during winter holidays. Locations at Garmin Olathe Soccer Complex, Homefield KC Bannister and Paragon Star in Lee’s Summit, MO.
- u5u6 (2020-2019) practice 1x per week at either Garmin Olathe Soccer Complex or Paragon Star Complex and they play 3v3 games on Saturdays in the Youth Development League (YDL).
- u7u8u9 (2018, 2017, 2016) have up to 3 practice opportunities per week: 1x at Garmin Olathe Soccer Complex, 1x at Homefield KC Bannister and 1x at Paragon Star in Lee’s Summit. It would be our expectation that most players will participate in 2 practices per week with the Homefield KC Bannister option being middle ground for all. You can attend as many or as little as you choose but those are your options. These age groups play 5v5 on Saturday mornings in the Youth Development League (YDL).
- Player focused program prioritizing individual technical skill development as well as age appropriate cognitive and decision making skills
- The foundation of the club, the Juniors Pre Competitive program in Kansas City is dedicated to developing young players in a skill based environment that is fun, challenging and structured.
Spring Only Option
The vast majority of our players register and remain in the program for the duration of the soccer year. We do have open enrollment so players can join at anytime and we prorate fees on the 15th of each month. This is our preferred method of joining the program as we want to progress the players throughout the year and develop them over time. Having players join seasonally can be detrimental to the overall group b/c players come in at various levels of development and it may be hard to progress the entire group at the rate we are anticipating.
However, we also realize that many players come out of rec league in the Fall and they may be looking to get involved in higher level training and play games indoors. So, we have decided to offer a Spring Only Rate and allow players to just come into the program for March through May. The juniors program is a great stand alone program, but many of our players continue to play in their recreational leagues and this has worked out well for everyone.
Practices and Frequency (Winter): u5u6 age groups have two practice options (MO and KS) and we expect them attend one of those sessions
per week. The u7u8u9 age groups have four practice options per week (2 MO and 2 KS) and our expectation is that players attend two
sessions per week. Players can attend any of their age group sessions.
Spring Practice Schedule will begin March 17th.
Mondays: Paragon Star Field 5: u7u8 Boys at 5:30pm and Girls at 6:30pm.
Tuesdays: Garmin Olathe Soccer Complex Field 7 at 5:30pm for all players
Wednesdays: Paragon Star Field 5: u7u8 Girls at 5:30pm and Boys at 6:30pm. u5u6 Boys and Girls at 5:30pm
Thursdays: Garmin Olathe Soccer Complex Field 7 at 5:30pm foru7u8u9
Team Formation: We will organize the groups into teams for the Spring “Youth Development League”. Games will be played on Saturday morning
typically.
Spring Only Fees: March through May
U5 & U6 (2020 and 2019 Birth years) have a set fee of $250. This fee includes all fees including your uniform.
U7, U8, & U9 (2018, 2017 and 2016 Birth years) have a set fee of $287.50. This fee includes all fees including your uniform.
We had several players register for WINTER ONLY. Those players that would like to continue with us this SPRING are totally welcome. You already have your training kit to the only additional charges you will have are the monthly fees: u5u6: $50 x 3 months = $150, u7u8u9: $62.50 x 3 months = $187.50