LITTLE KICKERS (PRE-K/K)
Pre-K/K teams are created by school for Boys/Girls (coed).
The Little Kickers 3v3 games are organized during the fall and spring seasons at the Summit Middle School Soccer Field.
2026 Fall Season Information:
Practice begins the week of August 24, 2026:
The one-hour training sessions will be held once a week after school at the team's Elementary School.
First game: Saturday, August 29
Labor Day Soccer Festival for the Little Kickers + Junior Passers. Saturday, September 5
No Intermediate games will be played during the Labor Day Weekend.
Weekday games for Intermediates: Week of September 7
Last Game: Saturday, October 10, 2026
Please click the button below to register your player
for the 2026 Fall/ 2027 Spring Seasons
The 9:15am games (4-goals) are played on the Intermediate Field!
Training sessions
The training sessions start the week after Labor Day or After Spring Break at child's school. You will have to bring your child to the field after school is done for the day and dress him/her in comfortable clothing, and soccer shoes/shin guards to be able to train. Please bring a soccer ball and water.
As long as the field is playable and the weather is ok the training session will be held. The volunteer parent coach will connect with you if a session is cancelled/rescheduled.
Please have your child participate in as many training sessions as possible. We encourage parents to play soccer with their child whenever possible throughout the week!
Equipment/ Uniform
All NEW players will receive a HCSA ball, a string bag, shorts and socks just before their first game of the season.
Returning players who did not receive a ball in the past year may receive a new one if the ball is not in good condition. If your child's shorts and socks are too small you may exchange them at the bins near the HCSA tent at the Summit Middle School soccer field.
The game jerseys will be distributed by the COACH before the first game and must be turned in after the last game of each season.
3v3 Games
The Little Kickers teams play six games during the fall season and 5 during the spring season on Saturdays, each game lasts 2x25 minutes plus a 5 minute halftime. The Little Kickers play 3 against 3, but in reality it looks more like 1 against 5 :-). (Get your phone ready to record!) The player on the ball is free to choose what to do. At this age players dribble, dribble and dribble some more and will try to score. The coach will ask questions; where is the goal? Where is the space? Can we steal the ball? Who touched it last and which team gets the ball? (for kickoffs after a goal is scored -in the center of the field, goal kick on top of the circle, corner kick or kick-in by the sideline) Coaches do not tell players what to do... when to pass, shoot or dribble or where to move! Game time is play time for the players! Most of the learning takes place during training sessions, so please try to have each player be at every session.
Coaches stay on the outside near the sideline where the rest of the team is sitting. There is no referee, so one of the roles of a coach is to help players learn the rules. The players, not the coaches, will move the ball to the spot where a restart should happen. Be patient as it takes time for the kids to learn the rules and know where the restarts take place, but they will learn it when given the opportunity!
Each team has 5-7 players, so there are moments where your child will be subbed off and should sit near the middle line by his/her teammates. Each player must play about equal time during each game.
The parents/fans will not tell players what to do... when to pass, shoot or dribble or where to move! Only positive encouraging remarks should be heard from fans AFTER a player makes an action! We believe in players making their own decisions and learning from them!
Each coach must complete the
Risk management requirements; pass the background check, SafeSport course and concussion training. Many of the coaches have completed the U.S Soccer 4v4 Grass Roots coaching course.
