u6

Dear U6 Players and Parents,

My name is Eric Metzger and I will be the U6 program coordinator for the upcoming soccer season. I wanted to provide you some information on the program for the upcoming season.

The U6 team will meet on Wednesday evenings from 6pm to 7pm starting on Wednesday, September 10 and lasting through Wednesday, October 29. We will be practicing on Field B which is one of the soccer fields located across the street from the Cocalico High School.

As there are over 40 children signed up for the program, I will need parents to help at each practice to ensure that the kids stay focused and have a productive practice. No experience is necessary and it is okay if you can only help periodically. Come on out and have fun with your kids when you can. If you are interested in helping out on a more regular basis, please email me at emetzger@ptd.net.

My goals for the program include having fun, introducing your child to the sport of soccer, beginning to build some basic soccer skills, having them meet new friends and ensuring your child has a positive experience. While there are no formal 'games' for the U6 program, we will be splitting the Wednesday night practices into two sessions as follows:

-the first half focused on individual fitness and skill building via fun drills
-the second half focused on small team scrimmages/'games'

Just a reminder that each child is to bring the following with them to practice: a size 3 soccer ball, shin guards (very important), sneakers or cleats and a water bottle. They can wear any type of shorts or sweats for the program. At the end of the first practice, we will be providing T-shirts to each child as their 'official' uniform.

We are currently planning on a photographer coming to practice to take pictures on Wednesday, September 24 at 6pm. We are asking that every child wear their uniform T-shirt and arrive a few minutes early to ensure that we can start taking pictures at 6pm. If there is no other team scheduled to use the field at 7pm that evening, we plan to extend practice to 7:30. I will provide more details as we get closer to that date.

While we plan to practice every Wednesday evening as outlined above, weather conditions may occasionally require that we cancel practice. If we need to cancel practice, this information will be posted to the website as soon as possible (preferably by 5pm). The website address is www.cysc.org.

Please feel free to email or call me should you have any questions. My home telephone number is 336-2695.

Thanks. I look forward to meeting you and your child in September.

Eric Metzger

emetzger@ptd.net
336-2695