Indoor Training during Winter
Feb 4 update: Spots remain for U5-U11 Indoor Soccer in Feb/March; other age groups are closed.
Ames Soccer Club holds two indoor soccer activities between the Fall and Spring seasons. Both are open to all players, regardless of what team you play with during the normal outdoor season.
- Fast Feet. This indoor game league is played on basketball courts in the style of futsal. The program is entirely games, and is held in November and December.
- Winter Indoor Training January through March. These will be weekly coached training session indoors at the All-American Sports Complex, located in West Ames on Lincoln Way.
Indoor Training Information (formerly Bergstrom Winter training Program) Now held at Ames All American Sports Complex
Two Five-Week sessions will be run in Jan-March, 2012. Sign up for one or both (with a discount if you do both). Sessions meet Tuesday or Thursday - pick which one is most conveient for you (or both).
- Curriculum developed by ASC Director of Coaching and Player Development, Gary Eyles.
- Age-appropriate instruction for each group - broken up by age and gender
- Coaching by Nationally and State Qualified Staff
- Open to all players, regardless of club or school affiliation
- Emphasis on technical development with low player/coachratio
- The focus of the program will be developing technical skills especially in teaching the players to become comfortable on the ball even in the tightest of situations. Emphasis will be placed on:
- 1 vs. 1 moves in beating players
- Fakes, turns in maintaining possession of the ball
- 1st touch with all surfaces of the feet and body
- Passing with proper pace and accuracy
Register by filling out the form and sending it in with a check to Gary Eyles at 5201 Cervantes Drive, Ames, IA 50014
Click here for the registration form!
Welcome and Thanks to NAI
We are pleased to announce that NAI of Ames returns as a 2012 sponsor of the Ames Soccer Club! NAI is a full service, employee-owned electrical contracting service in Ames, IA, with over 100 employees. Thanks so much to this great company!
Fast Feet: Hard-Court Short-sided Soccer In Partnership with Ames Park and Recreation
Registration Deadline is October 28!
Sharpen your soccer skills this November and December in the “Fast Feet” Indoor Soccer League in Ames, being offered for U7/U8 and older players, including adults! We have partnered with the Ames Parks & Recreation Dept. in conducting the games at the Ames Middle School gymnasiums.
This is a small-sided game played with a weighted ball that puts a premium on quick passing and decision making. Games are 40 minutes non-stop with substitution on the fly. Play is 5 on 5 (including keeper, no keepers for the youngest players).
Using specially weighted balls, the number of touches on the ball and pace of this game put high demands on the technical ability and quick, quality decision-making of players. This is a brand of soccer used to develop highly skilled players all over the world. Brazil, Spain and Portugal, for instance, are countries where the popularity of this version of indoor soccer is credited in large part for the composure and creativity that their top soccer players show with the ball at their feet. Not to be neglected, this is also a game that is a lot of fun to play.
Players will register as individuals and teams will be formed with an eye to having good competitive balance. If you would like to register as a full team, please contact Gary Eyles, garykix@mchsi.com or 515-360-5117 directly.
Registration form: Click here. Mail in with check.
Game dates: November 5, 12, 19, December 3, 10, 17
Tentative Schedule, Subject to Enrollment numbers
- U7-U8 – 12:30 pm
- U9-U10 – 1:20 p.m.
- U11-U12 – 2:10 p.m.
- U13-U14 boys – 3:00 p.m.
- U13-U14 girls – 3:50 p.m.
- High school girls – 4:40 p.m.
- High School boys – 5:30 and 6:20 p.m.
- Adults – 7:10 p.m.
Please Contact Gary Eyles with any questions:
Gary Eyles, “Fast Feet” Indoor Soccer League Director and Director of Coaching. Phone: (515) 360-5117. garykix@mchsi.com