Get Ready for Opening Day |
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It's officially game week for the Fall Indoor Season at Adrenaline Sports Center in Ramsey.
We are excited for Opening Day, Saturday - November 4th & hope you are too!
Please read through the information below to ensure you're ready for Week 1!
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Our programs are founded on the belief that kids play sports to have FUN. We are striving to ensure that no child will ever be excluded by a try-out, ride the bench for an entire game, be cut from a team or simply not have a convenient option to play. While we will keep score, our programs will center on fun ways to help kids develop athletic ability, a love of team sports, and an understanding that how you play the game is as important as the win or the loss. The mission isn't just to help kids become better athletes but also to help them become better people along the way. In the spirit of this setup, here are a few reminders:
- These athletes are children.
- The games are for fun.
- Coaches & Staff Members are human and doing their best.
- Positive cheering is encouraged.
*Additionally, you will hear a lot about 'Sportsmanship Values' over the course of the season*
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Adrenaline Sports Center
8310 147 Ln NW
Ramsey, MN 55303
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Arrival: Preferred parking is in the back of the building. Limited parking available in the front and side parking lots.
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Location: Reference the diagram below for field locations
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Schedule: To view your schedule log on to i9sports.com. Find the 'My Season' tab at the top of the screen. Click on 'My Schedule' to pull your specific schedule.
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Rosters: Minor adjustments have been made to balance rosters w/late registrations. Please double check your schedule, know your team assignment & reach out with any concerns or questions you may have.
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Coaches: CHECK IN at the TABLE w/Red i9 Sports Tablecloth.
- We will get you the coach's bag for your roster & direct you to the proper field.
- Bags will include jerseys, nametags, a sportsmanship medal for week 1, coach's shirt, roster.
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Families and Athletes: You can proceed directly to your designated field for week 1
- If you have questions - find a staff member in a blue shirt
- Once with your Team, athletes will receive their jersey & a name tag
- Reminder to pull off nametags before washing the jersey
- Jerseys are reversible and the color to wear each week will be designated on your schedule
- Jerseys will be flipped to the appropriate color for week 1 within the coach's bag.
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Restrooms: Located in the main hallway as you enter Adrenaline SC
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Communication: Text alerts are setup for those that selected this function during the registration process. Text alerts are used for the following:
- 24-hour reminder on schedule, field number & jersey color
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Soccer Staff
Field Site Manager: Grant
Sports Coordinators: Alvaro, Saikou
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Daily Sequence
- Sports Coordinator Check-Ins
- Practice kicks off with Staff Members Touching Base w/each Team. Content Covered:
- Weekly Sportsmanship Value
- Key reminders, updates or changes
- Practice (time varies depending on age group)
- Sportsmanship Value Discussion incorporated into practice period.
- Game Play (time varies depending on age group)
- Sportsmanship Value Award Presentation
- Due to turf demand and availability, there will be very tight transitions between divisions
- After games conclude, teams will transition to the corners of the field for Sportsmanship Medals so that the next wave of teams can access the field to start practice
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Opening Day Specifics
- Please know your team designation (example: Junior 01) upon arrival
- It will take around 10 minutes to get kids situated, jerseys distributed & practice started
- Because of this, practice time will go bye fast during week 1
- For Juniors, week 1 will be treated as a pre-season game / scrimmage to get everyone acclimated to the setup.
- Week 1's schedule is an outlier. As a reminder, programs start later in the day due to an all day craft fair that Adrenaline Sports Center is hosting. Programs take place much earlier in the day during weeks 2 thru 6.
- Browse below for Division Overviews
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Pee-Wee Divisions
Both Pee-Wee Low & Pee-Wee High will be Two Team Divisions
The ultimate goal of each Pee-Wee season is to help all athletes learn the basics, develop an understanding and love for the game & to grow as an individual player / team. If, after Opening Day, we feel that the teams need to be adjusted to balance the competition level out we will adjust teams accordingly in partnership with you as the parent.
Game Format:
- 6 vs. 6 on the field
- Pee-Wee Low will not use goalies
- Pee-Wee High will use goalies
- Each Division will play on a half field
- Pee-Wee Low will use 5' x 8' goals
- Pee-Wee High will use full sized goals
- 30-minute running clock
- Emphasis on small sided games to help increase touches on the ball and relieve congestion on the field.
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Junior Division
This will be a Four Team Division.
Game Format:
- 9 vs. 9 on the field (8 field players, 1 goalie)
- 30-minute running clock (15 minute halves)
- With large roster sizes, there will be an emphasis on maximizing game time
- Will incorporate substitution windows at each 5-minute mark: 5 minutes in, 10 minutes in, 15 minutes in (halftime), 20 minutes in & 25 minutes in.
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Sportsmanship Value of the Week |
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Each week of the season a different sportsmanship value is highlighted by the coaches & i9 Sports staff. After practice and before the game, coaches & staff take a few minutes to engage with players and talk about a sportsmanship value. At the end of the game, medals are given out to the player(s) who best exemplified the sportsmanship value that day.
Week 1's Value:
Enthusiasm
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It's never too late to join the coaching ranks. We are always in search of volunteer coaches & encourage families / friends to get involved. If you like what you see on opening day & would like to help coach - find a blue shirt and we'll walk you through the process so that you can be out there helping during Week 2 |
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