Grouping:

Boys and girls in 7th and 8th grade who generally are 12 to 13 years old as of August 31st of the fall season.

Duration:

· 8 weeks per season.

· Fall programs run from September to November and Spring programs run from April to June.

League:

This is a travel program in the Nashoba Valley Youth Soccer League (NVYSL) including many surrounding cities and towns where HYSA places players on teams based on individual skill level and HYSA and NVYSL place teams in NVYSL divisions based on overall team skill level.

Schedule:

· One Revolution group practice/skills clinic per week on assigned age group-specific weekday. Group practices/skills clinics typically run for 1.25 hours.

· One to Two team practices on a volunteer coach selected day.

· Weekly home game at Sauta Cornfield/Brook Street or away games in other towns on Saturdays at 3 PM (girls) and 4:30 PM (boys). Weekly games run for about 1 hours on Saturday afternoon (two 35 minute halves plus halftime).  Visit the NVYSL website for the location of away games.

Games:

The format is 11v11 with 8 ft. x 24 ft. goals, size 5 ball, regulation field, and regulation game rules.

Practices:

· The first half of group weekly practices/skills clinics focus on training and the second half on small-sided games.

· Revolution Academy coaches lead the group practices/skills clinics with the support of volunteer parent assistant coaches.

· Revolution Academy coaches build upon Revolution Academy weekly themes at weekly scrimmages.

Equipment:

· All players must purchase a Hudson Youth Soccer uniform including shirt, shorts, and socks.

· All players must wear their Hudson Youth Soccer uniform to the games on Saturdays.

· All players must bring a size 5 ball to practices and games.

· All players must wear shin guards and soccer socks for all practices and games (socks must be worn over shin guards).

· All players should bring a water bottle to practices and games.

· Players cannot wear earrings, hats, hooded sweatshirts, jewelry, or other metal on their person.