Juniors Pre-Competitive Soccer Program
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@kcsgsoccer.org
Practice & Game Locations
Homefield KC
5000 Bannister Road, Kansas City MO 64137
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 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
- 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 is dedicated to developing young players in a skill based environment that is fun, challenging and structured.