TYKES

Welcome Tykes!!

Our Tykes Program is a developmental, small-sided games program based on the US Youth Soccer Small Sided Games Initiative, incorporating player development with the small-sided game, promoting lots of touches on the ball and lots of fun!

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Summer 2026 Details:​​​

• Registration is OPEN

  • Deadline is May 17

  • ​https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/515498

• COST: $100.00 per player

  • $20 late after May 17​

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We need 60 coaches, too!

• Register here for head coach or assistant coach:

  • ​https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/515499

• ​Head coach receives player reimbursement at the end of the season

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Summer schedule:

• Monday June 29 2026 through Thursday August 6th 2026

• Individual team schedules will be listed in TeamSnap app in mid-June

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Dates & Times:

• U4 CoEd (Mon/Wed 6:00-7:00 PM)

• U6 Boys (Mon/Wed 6:00-7:00 PM)

• U8 Boys (Mon/Wed 7:30-8:30 PM)

• U6 Girls (Tu/Th 6:00-7:00 PM)

• U8 Girls (Tu/Th 7:30-8:30 PM)

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Location:

Terry Taylor Elementary School

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Player Items Needed:

• Water, soccer ball, shin guards, cleats (optional for U4)

• Ball size:

  • U4 is size 3

  • U6 is size 4 (size 4 is OK if player already has that size)

  • U8 is size 4

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Tykes Age Matrix for 2026:

U4: 01/01/2022 to 12/31/2022
U6: 01/01/2020 to 12/31/2021
U8: 01/01/2018 to 12/31/2019
 

Questions:

If you have any quesons or concerns, please feel free to reach out to either:

Denise Baretta (VP House) sscvphouse@gmail.com

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A note to families and friends...
The focus of this program is instruction on the basic techniques of ball control, dribbling and kicking using fun little games the kids can play, and having fun by playing small sided games, allowing for lots of touches on the ball.

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Each session will begin with a period of instruction followed by the team being split up into 2 smaller teams where they play a small sided game vs their opponents on an adjacent field. Again, the focus of this game is to keep the ball moving, allowing the children lots of touches on the ball and the opportunity to run around and have lots of fun.

The U8 level incorporates some of the aspects of the "real game" in that there are goalkeepers, throw ins, corner kicks and goal kicks. There are no referees, however and there is no focus on positional play, penalty kicks, offside or many other aspects of the "real game." That will come later in U9 travel or U10 MURSL.

Please see the US Youth Soccer Small Sided Games Initiative linked to below for more information regarding small sided games. 

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US Youth Soccer Small Sided Games Manual