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Summer and fall traveling soccer programs provide district, regional and MYSA state league playing opportunities for enthusiasts interested in taking their skills into a competitive environment. Traveling soccer has a number of levels of play, varying in intensity from a notch above the recreational programs, to highly competitive and nationally-scoped competition. Placement on Traveling teams is through evaluation by trained and certified coaches, which take place in early August. The programs range from a few hundred dollars in cost and an evening or two a week, up to a serious family finanicial and time commitments with out-of-state travel and paid professional trainers. Centennial SC's coaches and trainers are all trained and many have advanced coaching licenses from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) or similar bodies.

The MYSA summer season officially starts in early May, however, most summer teams start their training in early January.  The summer season ends in mid to late-July.  The MYSA fall season starts in searly September and ends in mid-October.

Find out more about our summer traveling program and our fall traveling program.

Centennial SC encourages players of all ages to get invovled in the game.  Throughout the year, Centennial SC sponsors and is looking for more ways to support adults interested in playing opportunites.

During the spring indoor season, Centennial SC sponors "Monday Night Football" (MNF).  MNF is essentially pick-up soccer with adult players who were once players with Centennial Soccer Club, currently have children in the program, serve and Board members or coaches, or who have a passion for the game.  Matches coincide with the spring indoor schedule and are typically held on Monday nights at the Centennial Sports Arena.  All participants are asked to pay a nominal fee to help cover the costs of turf time.

Find out more about Monday Night Football.

A number of former Centennial SC players, coaches and board members currently play on a recreational team called the Centennial Wiseguys.  While this adult team is not a part of Centennial SC, it is our club's mission to support soccer at all ages, including adults living in our community who enjoy the sport.  For more information on the Centennial Wiseguys, please e-mail David Knoll at dknoll1@comcast.net.

Centennial SC offers recreational playing opportunites for players in the U6 and U8 age groups during the summer months.  Teams play in a small-sided game format in the U6 and U8 program, which is recognized by the USSF and most other national and international soccer governing bodies as the correct format for developing soccer players.

Registration for the summer recreational program usually opens in early January and ends in March or April.  The summer recreational season typically starts in May and ends in early July.  During this time, teams typically play eight games and have roughly the same number of practices.  Centennial SC relies on volunteer coaches, and does provide them with training an the necessary equipment to use during the season.  The Director of Coaching and U6 U8 Age Group Director as also avalaible to assist coaches and answer their questions.

All game and practices are held at fields located in Lino Lakes, Circle Pines and Centerville.  Players are required to wear a red/white reversible jersey to all games.  This jersey can be purchased on registering for all recreational programs.  Learnn more about our U6 - U8 Summer Rec Program.  Do not forget about our recreational opportunities during the Spring.

Centennial SC hosts its annual spring indoor program at the Centennial Sports Arena, which is located at 4707 North Road, on the Centennial High School complex. The league is geared toward players of all skill levels and includes youth programs from U6 through U12, and a "Just For Fun League" for players in the 7th and 8th grades, and 9th through 12th grades.

Practices for players typically start at the end of February and run through the end of the season in late April to early May.  All practices take place at schools in the Centennial School District. All matches are at the Centennial Sports Arena and start in early to mid-March and run on varying nights of the week and weekend.

The emphasis of the indoor program is player development, learning to work with other players and having fun.  Teams are run by parent volunteer coaches with the support of Centennial SC. Coaches are provided with a pre-season coach clinic and are also encouraged to attend coach education sessions with summer traveling coaches.

Questions about the spring indoor program can be sent to registrar@centennialsoccer.org.

Find out more about the indoor program click here.

Centennial SC is dedicated to year-round training opportunites to meet the needs its players.  While players are not required to attend all training sessions, it is encouraged that players look at these programs as an opportunity to become better soccer players.  All training is supervised by Director of Coaching Gavin Pugh.

WINTER TRAINING Centennial SC offers players training during the winter months of January through March at the National Sports Center.  Players attending these sessions will focus on individual technical skills and work with nationally recognized "A" and "B" licensed trainers.  There are also opportunites for goalkeepers to receive training during this timeframe.  Registration for this program typically opens in ealry November.  On average, the winter training consists of about 10 sessions.  Click here for additional information on our Winter Technical Training Program.

SPRING TRAINING During the spring months, training sessions move to the Centennial Sports Arena.  Team training nights are typically on Monday amd Tuesday evenings.  At these sessions, the emphasis is more on team tactical skills, however, a fair amount of technical instruction is also given.  The annual Centennial SC Goalkeeper Academy is also offered in the spring, and is conducted by some of the top goalkeeper instructors in the Midwest.  The age group breakdown for the GK training is typically U9-12 and U13-19.  Sessions run from mid-March through the end of April.  For additional information on our spring technical training programs, click here.

SUMMER TRAINING Training at the team level continues into the summer months.  All summer traveling teams receive team based technical and tactical instruction as part of their summer registration fees.  All teams are typically assigned a trainer who works with the teams starting in late-April, and continue working with teams into the month of July.  All summer training sessions are held at Lino Park.  Further information about our summer training can be found here.

OTHER PROGRAMS Various other training opportunites are added during the calender year.  Continue to check the Centennial SC WWW site for details.  If you have any questions about a program, please send inquiries to info@centennialsoccer.org.

Centennial SC offers ongoing coach education for all of its paid and volunteer coaches.  Education coaching sessions are conducted by Gavin Pugh, who is our Director of Coaching.  Coach education sessions encompass practical (field) sessions as well as structured theoretical (classroom) sessions.  All sessions are conducted in a positive environment.  All coaches are also encouraged to continue their education as coaches outside of programs offered by Centennial SC.  Reimbursements are offered to coaches successfully completing approved courses.

Find out more about our Coach Education.

A commitment has also been made to educating our parents.  Centennial SC hosts Parents And Coaches Together (PACT) sessions once a year.  These sessions are tailored to the needs of coaches and parents.  The emphasis of this unique program is to promote better sportsmanship, improve the soccer environment and help our children love the game of soccer.

Find out more about Parents and Coaches Together (PACT).

Centennial SC also hosts its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the fist Sunday in October.  We also host an annual "All Club Meeting" in mid-November.  These meetings provide opportunites for the club membership to meet members of the Board of Directors, hear more about programming opportunities and meet with their summer traveling teams.  Information regarding these events are posted on our club Calendar.
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