PROGRAMS
The soccer year expires in July and the new year begins on August 1.
2023-2024 Age Group/Birth Year
U4/2020 Mini-Micro
U5/2019 Micro
U6/2018 Micro
U7/2017 Developmental
U8/2016 Developmental
U9/2015 Dev or Competitive
U10/2014 Dev or Competitive
U11/2013 Select
U12/2012 Select
U13/2011 Select
U14/2010 Select
U15/2009 Neb Select/United
U16/2008 Neb Select/United
U17/2007 Neb Select/United
U18/2006 Neb Select/United
U19/2005 Neb Select/United
CONTACTS:
SARA FRIAS (birchard2005@yahoo.com) - TOPSoccer
MIKE MUNCH (admin@kearneysoccer.org) - All other programs
REGISTER HERE!! Registration is currently closed, fall registration will begin on June 1, 2024.
Click the program titles below for more information on that particular program for the 2023-2024 seasons.
MINI-MICRO PROGRAM
Boys & Girls Under 4
Spring & Fall Seasons
Reg Fee: $40 per season/includes t-shirt
Description: Mini-Micro Soccer is our newest program with a focus on discovery, fun and skill development. Players are placed on teams - usually 6-7 players on a team. Teams are coed - made up of both boys and girls. Parental volunteer coaches are provided with a practice curriculum and great training support. The season is typically 4 weeks in length, featuring 4 play dates on Sunday afternoons. A normal playdate features equal measures of fun training with our coaching teams along alternating with short games vs an opposing team.
MICRO PROGRAM
Boys & Girls Under 5 & 6
Spring & Fall Seasons
Reg Fee: $50 per season/includes t-shirt
Description: Micro Soccer is an introductory program with a focus on discovery, fun and skill development. Players are placed on teams by age and gender, usually 6-7 players on a team. Parental volunteer coaches are provided with a practice curriculum and great training support each session by one of our Kearney Soccer Club select teams. The season is typically 5 weeks in length, featuring 5 play dates on Sunday afternoons. A normal playdate features equal measures of fun training with our coaching teams along alternating with short games vs an opposing team.
DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM
Boys & Girls Under 7 thru 10 (4th graders born in 2013)
Spring & Fall Seasons
Reg Fee: $60 per season/includes t-shirt
Description: Developmental soccer is the second level of our introductory curriculum. Individual technical skills are the focus for the U7 & U8 players while the U9 & U10 players add small group and tactical/spatial awareness to the mix. Fun and discovery learning are always a large part of this age group. The Developmental season is 5-6 weeks in length, teams usually consist of 10-11 players and play 7 a-side games. Teams usually meet twice a week on weeknights training on one night and playing a game on the second night of the week. Parental/volunteer coaches follow a specially designed curriculum created by our Developmental Coordinator.
COMPETITIVE PROGRAM
Boys & Girls Under 9 & 10
Spring & Fall Seasons
U9 Reg Fee - $155 per season inclusive/Basic Uniform $55
U10 Reg Fee - $150 per year non-inclusive/Basic Uniform $55
Description: Competitive soccer is the level of soccer between our Developmental program and our Select program. It is designed to provide a higher level of training, teaching and competition than that of our Developmental program, yet it is not as comprehensive as our Select program is in terms of cost or commitment. Our Competitive program is the direct lead-in to our Select program. Parental/volunteer coaches (with weekly support from professional staff coaches) utilize an academy system of training under the direction of our Director of Coaching. Teams train twice a week, play a mixed schedule of tournament, league and friendly games. Most events are held on weekends within a 2-3 hour distance from Kearney.
SELECT PROGRAM
Boys & Girls Under 11 thru 14
Year-long Season
Reg Fee: - $150 per year non-inclusive/Basic Uniform $121
Description: Select Soccer (sometimes referred to as travel soccer) is our most advanced level of soccer within our program. Designed for the serious player, select soccer has cost and commitment expectations that exceed that of the Competitive program. There is more travel and expenses and the commitment and focus of training and competing are greater. Players are selected for teams via a tryout process based on age and ability. Players who are not chosen for a team are offered training positions with the club in order to better their skills for future participation. Teams are trained and coached by volunteers with support from professional & staff coaches. Teams are expected to play in competitive leagues and tournaments. Our most competitive teams will feature in state and regional advancement competitions.
TOPSOCCER PROGRAM
Boys & Girls
Spring & Fall Seasons
Contact: Sara Frias (birchard2005@yahoo.com)
Reg Fee: - $10 per season/includes t-shirt
Description: TOPSoccer is specifically designed for kids with physical or developmental disabilities that may require extra assistance. The program provides kids with an extra fun soccer experience in a camp format. With adult supervision, high school and middle school soccer players and college volunteers will teach, assist, and play with TOPSoccer players during drills, contests, and games. Any child with a desire to participate is welcome to join the program.
NEBRASKA SELECT PROGRAM
Girls Under 15 thru 19
NEBRASKA UNITED PROGRAM
Boys Under 15 thru 19
Year-long Season
Reg Fee: - $125 per year non-inclusive/Basic Uniform $80
Description: Nebraska Select and United are the select programs for our players as they reach the high school age groups. At the Under 15 age and above our players have hopefully made the decision that soccer is one of the priority activities and as such place high importance on commitment, focus and a great desire to develop to their highest potential. Players are placed on teams based on age and ability. Player movement (playing "up") based on ability is greater in these programs than at any other time. Elite level teams are formed in order to play in State & Regional competitions as well as Showcase events for those players interested in playing at the collegiate level. Our teams are trained and coached by our professional staff coaches. Elite-level players from outside our community are encouraged and recruited to play in these programs to increase the development of our players and the visibility of our teams.