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Pre-Academy & Elite Rec Program

Pre-Academy & Elite Rec

We understand that not every player wants to play or commit to an academy or select level of soccer but want to be trained by a professional coach so that they consistently develop.

Our pre-academy and elite rec is the program designed for players who are not ready for the academy but aspire to have a semi-competitive environment.

Who

Volunteers

 

The following titles are given to volunteers at the team level at Collins Hill Soccer
 

  • Assistant Coach or Team manager: a volunteer who manages the operations of the team. This person will communicate with parents to ensure they know what is going on with the team's schedules and activities. Manages teamsnap schedules, team roster, and team cheers.
     
  • Team cheers: a volunteer that is assigned a task on the team (from bringing snacks to assisting the team manager with communication or distribution of uniforms), the team cheer is the parent or group of parents that ensure that the team has what it needs to better the children experience. Team managers assign tasks to all parents' team cheers weekly.

Collins Hill Soccer Club is run by volunteer parents. We understand that everyone is busy, however, every family who joins collins hill soccer is required to volunteer at least 5 hours per season.

 

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Players

 

The pre-academy program is for players of ages 6 to 11 yrs old. 

Once a player is 12, the player can continue on the same path by joining the elite recreational program.

 

  • Pre-academy 6 - 7 yrs old (U8): players participate in girls or boy teams. These teams are trained by a trained professional coach. No parents are allowed on the field.
  • Pr-academy 8 - 9 yrs old (U10): players participate in girls or boy teams. These teams are trained by a trained professional coach. No parents are allowed on the field.
  • Pre-academy 10 - 11 yrs old (U12): players participate in girls or boy teams. These teams are trained by a trained professional coach. No parents are allowed on the field.
  • Elite rec 12 - 13 yrs old (U14): players participate in girls or boy teams. These teams are trained by a trained professional coach. No parents are allowed on the field.
  • Elite rec 14 - 16 yrs old (U16): players participate in girls or boy teams. These teams are trained by a trained professional coach. No parents are allowed on the field.
When

Registration

We encourage every participant to register using our online registration system and on time during the open season. Late registration will only be allowed after approval.

 

The registration open period is as follow:

 

 

  • Fall 2022 season
    • Registration opens: May 10th, 2022 - July 10th, 2022 
  • Spring 2023
    • Registration opens: November 1st, 2022 - January 7th, 2023 
  • Fall 2023
    • Registration opens: May 8th, 2023 - July 5th, 2023 
  • Spring 2024
    • Registration opens: November 4th, 2023 - January 4th, 2024

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How do I register?

 

COMING SOON

 

Execution of the Program

 

Fall 2022 Season

 

Timeframe Activity Tentative date Medium
Tryout Assessment of each player May 23 - 26  
Commitment Day Players commit to the club June 4th  
Pre-season Coaches & team managers' training July 17th In-person
Parents meeting July 19th Virtual
Teams' meeting & Pre-season picture July 26th In-person
During season Training nights July 28th - Nov 17th In-person
Gameday August 20th - Nov 19th In-person
Picture day (teams only) OPTIONAL October 29th In-person
Picture day (Individual only) November 5th In-person
Post-season End of season team party TBD depending on game schedules  In-person


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Spring 2023 Season

Timeframe Activity Tentative date Medium
Pre-season Coaches & team managers' training TBD In-person
Parents meeting TBD Virtual
Teams' meeting & Pre-season picture TBD In-person
During season Training nights TBD In-person
Gameday TBD In-person
Picture day (teams only) TBD In-person
Picture day (Individual only) TBD In-person
Post-season End of year tournament & medals TBD In-person

 

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Schedule

 

Training

Training is the time dedicated for our players to learn a skill. Training for the pre-academy happens on the following day:

 

Every Tuesdays and Thursday at 6:00 pm 

  • U8 - U12: Trains on Field 2

Training attire: Green and yellow, black shorts, and black socks.

 

Makeup days

Whether we have to make up a game or a missed training session due to weather inclement or cancelation, the following day will be reserved for makeup:

 

Friday starting at 6:00 pm

 

Schedule updates

Our season schedule is posted on your teamsnap. In the event of any change to games or training time/date, the team manager and coach will update the teamsnap for the team and communicate via chat or email with the team using teamsnap.

 

Academy Games

 

The schedule will be posted on teamsnap based on other teams' availability

 

Game attire:

  • Home: Red shirt, collins hill logo black shorts, and black socks.
  • Away: Black shirt, collins hill logo black shorts, and black socks

 

Where

Collins Hill Soccer club trains and plays at Rock Springs Park - Soccer Complex

Address: 310 Old Peachtree Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30043

 

Training Days field area (subject to change based on field condition and weather inclement)

  • U8: lower area of field 1 (towards the building)
  • U10: lower area of field 2 (towards the building)
  • U12 and up: mid to upper area of Field 2 (towards the main street)

Game days (subject to change based on field condition and weather inclement)

  • TBD
What

Program cost

Collins Hill re-evaluates its cost every 2 years. The current cost of our academy program is $900 per year (our program runs during the Spring and Fall seasons) regardless of age group. Program fees do not include uniforms.

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Uniform

Collins Hill evaluates its uniform design every 3 years. The current design was implemented in 2021. By Fall 2024, everyone should be expecting to purchase a newer uniform set regardless of when they joined our program.

 

 

Academy uniforms are purchased as a set (game and training uniform) from our third-party vendor. Any additional piece desired can be purchased through the online webiste

 

The cost of the uniform set is not included in the program fee. The uniform set is $100 and includes the practice gear and game uniforms (practice gear comes with 1 training shirt, 1 short, and 1 pair of socks and the game gear comes with two game shirts, 1 short, and 1 pair of socks)

 

Other equipment and apparel

Every player must bring his/her ball to practice and games every single time. Players must also own a pair of soccer cleats to be worn on grass fields and a pair of regular running shoes.

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Payment plan

Pre-Academy cost $300 in the Fall and $300 in the Spring

You can choose to pay all the fees in full or follow a payment plan.

For the payment plan, you will be charged $75 per month for 8 months until one month before the end of the season in April.

 

We do not encourage pre-academy players to register after the season has started, however, we understand that some players may be moving from their current club during a season.

You can still register and pay the commitment, then email us so we adjust the payment to prorate your fees.

 

 

Refund policy

Gwinnett county's refund policy for all programs is NO REFUNDS. We are happy to work with you on a case-by-case basis to apply credit for future seasons.