U8 & U9 Boys & Girls–Tuesday, May 29th 5:30pm-7pm
U8 & U9 Boys & Girls–Wednesday, May 30th 5:30pm-7pm
U8 & U9 Boys & Girls–Thursday, May 31st 5:30pm-7pm
U10, U11 & U12 Boys & Girls–Tuesday, May 29th 7pm-830pm
U10, U11 & U12 Boys & Girls–Wednesday, May 30th 7pm-830pm
U10, U11 & U12 Boys & Girls–Thursday, May 31st 7pm-830pm

We recommend that your child attend 2 days/times, so our coaches can get an accurate view of their soccer abilities.

Please register ahead of time by clicking the link above!

HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE!

Week 1–June 4-June 8
Week 2–June 11-June 15
Week 3–June 18-June 22
Week 4–June 25-June 29
Week 5–July 9-July 13

Week 1, 2 & 3 are at Avery Park in Dublin
Week 4 & 5 are at Library Park in Powell
Week 4 is also offered at Bevelhymer Park in New Albany

Please note: The registration fee is NOT due for Summer Camps!

To register for a Powell/Dublin Summer Camp, CLICK HERE!
To register for a Gahanna/New Albany Summer Camp, CLICK HERE!

Remember how much fun your kids had last year at camp? Tell your friends and let’s make this the best year yet!

Locker Soccer Academy is excited that AC Milan product Roberto Minuti will be joining us this summer for two weeks of soccer camp. Roby will be with us for the June 11th & 18th week of camps at Avery Park in Dublin. Coach Steve is excited to rekindle his working relationship with AC Milan, a club that he has spent many years working with during his time at Harvard.

The introduction of Roby at camp is only the beginning, as several young players from AC Milan have expressed an interest in joining us for future camps.

Adding such a professional element and European flavor to the camps promises to be lots of fun for all of the children at Locker Soccer!

Times offered:

Ages 3&4 meet 9:00a-10:30a or 10:30a-12:00p
5 & Up meet 9:00a-12:00p
Skill Dev. meet 9:00a-12:00p

The weeks of June 11th and June 18th also offer evening times!

We look very forward to seeing everyone at camp again, as we have fun programs for the young players, as well as some more serious skill development programs for our older players.

The introduction of Roby at camp is only the beginning, as several young players from AC Milan have expressed an interest in joining us for future camps.

Adding such a professional element and European flavor to the camps promises to be lots of fun for all of the children at Locker Soccer!

Camps are offered the following weeks:
June 4th-8th (Avery Park, Dublin)
June 11th-15th (Avery Park, Dublin)
June 18th-22nd (Avery Park, Dublin)
June 25th-29th (Library Park, Powell)
June 25th-29th (Park TBD, Gahanna/NA)
July 9th-13th (Library Park, Powell)

Ages 3&4 meet 9a-1030a or 1030a-12p
5 & Up meet 9a-12p
Skill Dev. meet 9a-12p

The weeks of June 11th and June 18th also offer evening times!

We look very forward to seeing everyone at camp again, as we have fun programs for the young players, as well as some more serious skill development programs for our older players.

To Register for a Dublin/Powell Camp, please CLICK HERE or call the office at 760-5522 to Register for Gahanna/NA Camp, please CLICK HERE or call 478-5522.

Remember how much fun your kids had last year at camp?
Tell your friends and let’s make this the best year yet!

Spring—Mar 12th–May 27th, 2012
(Pow Closed 3/19-3/25 & Gah Closed 3/26-4/1 for Spring Break)

Registration begins TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 2012 for Spring Session IV!!!

Spring Break Camps (dates coming soon)

Summer Camps (tentative)
June 4th-June 8th, 2012 (Dublin)
June 11th-June 15th, 2012 (Dublin)
June 18th-June 22nd, 2012 (Dublin)
June 25th-June 29th, 2012 (Powell & Gahanna/New Albany)
July 9th-July 13th, 2012 (Powell)

(Dublin Camps held at Avery Park, Powell at Library Park
and Gahanna/New Albany at TBD)

Registration for Summer Camps will begin in Mid-March!

Below are Session dates for the 2012/2013 Year:
Fall Session I 2012–August 27th-October 21st (Reg begins beginning of July)
Fall Session II 2012–October 22nd-December 23rd (Reg begins mid Sept)
Winter Sesssion III-2013–January 7th-March 17th (Reg begins Mid Nov)
Spring Session IV 2013–March 18th-June 2nd (Reg begins Mid Feb)
(Closed at Powell & Gahanna location for Spring Break March 25th-31st, 2013)

When registering online, PLEASE make sure you verify the dates you are registering for, as both the current session and the new session will be posted under each age group! The current, ongoing session will be listed first with the upcoming Spring Session IV following it. The dates for Spring Session IV are March 12th-May 27th, 2012!
We have added new classes, new times, and new days, as we want to accommodate as many people’s schedules as possible!

Click on the “CLASSES” tab at the top of the page and then your location to be taken to the schedule.

If you have any questions, please let us know at info@lockersoccer.com!
We look forward to seeing you in Spring Session IV!!

Thank you!

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3 Ways to Order Tickets:

1. By Phone: 614-447-4181
2. By Faxing Form to: 614-447-4114
3. By Mailing Form to:
Columbus Crew Attn:Kon Haerle 1 Black & Gold Blvd Columbus, Oh 43211

Click Here to View the Locker Soccer Night at the Crew Form!

If you have any questions, please let Tracy know at Info@LockerSoccer.com
or Kon Haerle at KHaerle@TheCrew.com

We have found that balloons have a very fun factor and will frequently get children to forget about their fears and get them to participate much more readily than asking them to dribble a ball through some cones. This approach has worked tremendously! Balloons have that capability.

In addition to the fun quotient and the overcoming of fear, the balloons also allow for great success in terms of juggling and keeping the ball in the air. Any time that we can structure an activity that allows for a greater level of success, we are increasing self confidence….this is one of our most crucial goals at Locker Soccer.

Think your child may be too old for this activity….think again! In one of my 6-8 year old classes this week, I asked the children if they wanted to try some juggling with real soccer balls or balloons….they all went to the balloons! In fact, my 9 & 10 year old found a ballloon in the house last weekend and they proceeded to create a game of soccer volleyball with the balloon in our family room. Kids of all ages love a balloon.

I would enjoy hearing any input you might have from your balloon experiences this past week….did your child enjoy the fun part of this class? Have you had other experiences similar to this idea?
Click here to see Balloon Juggling in action at Locker Soccer!

I started running this 4 mile course with my kids when they were about 8 years old. We started out walking at a good pace for 3 minutes, and then running for 1 minute. We did this for the entire 4 miles. At first, they would start to complain about 2/3 of the way around the loop. I convinced them of the tremendous benefit this exercise would have and soon they were asking if they could walk 2 minutes and run 2 minutes. We typically do this in the winter as a way to just get out of the house. They actually look forward to our ‘interval’ runs. I love this activity on many levels….it helps to make them ‘heartier’ kids and less likely to get sick in the winter months; it provides an excellent form of fitness training; and it begins to set the stage for helping young children to learn to overcome certain barriers that they often don’t think they can push through. Great stuff!

Now…about that speed ladder. We have always used the speed ladder to begin to introduce running form and foot quickness to our children. They love it. One of the problems with speed ladders and kids is that they are always getting their feet caught in the ladder and it keeps shifting. When our current ladder got so beat up that it was about to fall apart, I decided to simply paint a speed ladder on the floor. What an epiphany! The kids are drawn to our new ladder like a new puppy. When they come out onto the field, they immediately go over to the ladder and begin running. When we ask them to stand by the side wall as we set up cones for the next exercise, they begin running through the speed ladder. I am amazed at the kind of impact this has had on the children. Anytime I can get kids to run without prompting them or pushing them….that’s a thing of beauty to me.

I am in the process of making a cutout for agility rings and will soon paint an agility rings course on the turf as well. We will soon have this in both acadamies. Get the bath tubs ready….we are going to have some tired, sweaty kids! I love it!

Spring Session—March 12th through May 27th, 2012
Powell Closed March 19th-25th for Spring Break
Gahanna Closed March 26th-April 1st for Spring Break

Spring Break Camps (dates coming soon)

Summer Camps (tentative)
June 4th-June 8th
June 11th-June 15th
June 18th-June 22nd
June 25th-June 29th
July 9th-July 13th