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Soccer Registration for 5-12 Year Old Players

2012 Lower Division soccer registration for players 5-12 will be held in late April or early May at the locations listed below. Please bring a completed registration form to registration. Cost and payment information will be available at the registration site or by contacting your local coordinator. Games will begin on August 1. Game nights will be: U13: Monday/Wednesday , U12:Tuesday/Thursday U10: Monday/ Wednesday U8: Tuesday/Thursday, U6 Monday/Wednesday. For a registration form, please click here.

Upper Division Recreational Registration

2012 Spring Upper Division registration for players 11-18 continues on a space available basis. Please contact the local club coordinators listed below for information on cost and available openings. Games will begin about the third week of May. Game nights will be: U13: Tuesday/Thursday, U15: Monday/Wednesday, U18: Tuesday, Thursday, and some Sundays. For a registration form, please click here.

The Boot Room Soccer Skills Camp: Ages 8-10

Boot Room
Soccer Camps

Four days of fun, intensive soccer skill building work for boys and girls ages 8-10. If you love the game, this is a great chance to improve your skills. Begin the week with individual skill development progressing to fun, age appropriate games. Learn the correct techniques for passing and receiving, dribbling and shooting, defending, and individual and team tactics. This is a great opportunity for players to improve their game before AYSA leagues begin in August.

Dates/Time: June 11-14 9 am-11 am (Rain day Friday, June 15)

Ages: 8-10 years old

Cost: $75, includes camp T-shirt

Location: Stebner Fields, Hermantown

Registration: Click here for Registration Form

Please mail form and check to:

AYSA

3501 Grand Ave

Duluth, MN 55807

Soccer for Three and Four Year Old Players!

Little NetBusters Summer Program

Arrowhead Little NetBusters

Late Summer Evening Program

The 6:15 Little NetBusters sessions in Cloquet and at Jean Duluth Fields are full. Registration for the 6:15 sessions in Cloquet and Jean Duluth are closed. There is still room in the 5 PM session in Cloquet, and at Jean Duluth.

We are willing to put players on a waiting list for the 6:15 time slot in case of cancellations, please call Dave Geary at 218-624-1713 for more information on the waiting list option.

This late July and August AYSA will offer a program for 3 and 4 year old soccer players. This fun introduction to soccer will feature age appropriate soccer activities, rather than formal games. Each session will last one hour, and will be led by trained coaches using a curriculum designed for our youngest players. Players must be either 3 or 4 years old on July 31, 2012.

Registration is limited and will close when the program is full. No registrations taken after July 15.
Be aware! This program was extremely popular in summer 2011 forcing us to close registration in June.

Sessions will be held on Tuesday evenings, July 31, August 7, 14, 21, 28 at both locations.

Cost $50 Players will receive a t-shirt.
Please note: Players must bring a size 3 soccer ball.Time:
Either 5 PM or 6:15 PM
Locations: Jean Duluth Fields, 4951 Jean Duluth Road and in Cloquet, field location to be announced.

For a registration form, please click here.

Please send registration and payment to: AYSA 3501 Grand Ave. Duluth.
Questions: Please call 624-1713 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Technical/Tactical Skills Clinics: ages 11-14

Boot Room
Soccer Camps

Each two-hour session offers intensive work on individual technique for older youth players, ages 11-14. Each session allows players to focus skill development on a specific part of the game. By weeks end, you will be a more complete, skilled player. This is a great way to get ready for AYSA play or high school tryouts.

Dates: June 11 - 14 (rain day June 15)

Time 12-2 PM each day

Ages: 11-14 years old

Cost: $75 includes camp T-shirt

Location: Stebner Soccer Complex, Hermantown

Registration: Click here for Registration Form

A Building For Bob

The Duluth soccer community lost one of its heroes last year. Bob Pratt died of cancer on May 1, 2011 at the age of 58. Bob was, at various times, the Congdon club coordinator, the East club coordinator, a member of Arrowhead Youth Soccer Association Board of Directors, a founder and active member of Fields for Duluth, a founder of the East Select Soccer Club, a and a founder of the Lake Superior Open Soccer Tournament. Bob was also an active coach for many years and volunteered in many other soccer projects. Bob was instrumental in establishing several soccer fields in Duluth and was arguably the primary force behind the establishment of the Jean Duluth Soccer Complex.

For years Bob recognized the need for a building at the Jean Duluth complex that would provide much needed weather shelter and storage, as well as a permanent concessions facility. Towards the end of his life he began to work in earnest on this project. After Bob’s death a memorial was established to finish his work, and erect a building in Bob’s memory. A committee is now working on fundraising; an architect has developed plans for the building.

You can contribute to this very worthy cause with a donation to the Bob Pratt Memorial Fund at Fields for Duluth. Please make your check to Fields for Duluth and indicate that you would like the funds to go to the Bob Pratt Memorial Fund. Please send your check to: AYSA, 3501 Grand Ave. Duluth, MN 55807. All funds received will go directly to building construction costs. All donations are tax deductible.

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Understanding Soccer Rules

Are you interested in increasing your knowledge of soccer rules?

We have included a number of short video presentations on soccer rules in order to give coaches and parents an opportunity to better understand the rules of the game and how referee make their on field decisions. Each topic is very short, about ten minutes, and presented in an informative and easy to understand format.

These presentations will give viewers an opportunity to see the information presented to referees in order to help them discern the difference between a legal challenge and a foul.

Here are links to video rules topics:

Coaches Clinics

AYSA is offering some great coaching clinics this spring and summer!

Click here for available coaching clinics

Concussion Information for Players and Parents

A concussion is a brain injury and can be quite serious. The US Dept. of Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has prepared some excellent resources to help parents and players identify the signs and symptoms of concussions, and what to do if you think you or a family member may have a concussion.

Please click here for a fact sheet for parents.

Please click here for a fact sheet for players.

You will also find lots of information and resources at the CDC web site by clicking here.

The Minnesota State High School League has a very good fact sheet on returning to play after a concussion. You can access it by clicking here.

Pledge Smoke-Free Homes and Cars!

Arrowhead Youth Soccer strongly encourages encourages players and families to pledge smoke-free homes and cars.

We want all our soccer players to grow up as healthy as possible. That's why AYSA and our partners, St. Lukes and the American Lung Association, is offering a free first aid kit or set of practice discs to teams whose entire roster pledges smoke-free homes and cars.

Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports

All AYSA coaches are required to complete concussion training before they can coach games or practices. The video training at this link meets those requirements. Please print the completion form at the end of the training.

This is also a great video for parents or players. It will help you recognize the signs of concussion and provides information on how to deal with a player that may have a concussion. Learn more in this CDC sponsored concussion video.

AYSA College Scholarship

Arrowhead Youth Soccer will be awarding college scholarships of $500 each to two graduating high school seniors. Students must have participated in AYSA or a similar soccer program during their youth. Deadline for applications is May 27, 2012. Winners will be notified in late summer or fall and dollars will be paid directly to the student upon succesful completion of the Fall term. Questions may be directed to Dave Geary, 218-624-1713 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Application forms are available here.

Winning with Asthma

Do you coach players that have asthma? Learn more about how to help those players have the best possible youth soccer experience and receive a free Coaches Clipboard!

Arrowhead Youth
Soccer Association
3501 Grand Ave.
Duluth, MN 55807
Ph: (218) 624-1713
Fx: (218) 624-1759
davegeary@
arrowheadsoccer.com

Serving Northeastern Minnesota and Superior, WI