Happy New Year 2024 scrimmages, Monday, Jan. 1: check link for details. We won’t have King Holiday weekend scrimmages this year.
We finished our fall 2023 season on Saturday, November 18. We start our 2023-2024 winter break Sunday, November 19. Spring season practices will start in late January or early February, exact date to be determined in late January.
Current Junior Academy players are already registered for the spring. No new tryouts or additional paperwork or fees are required.
We recommend the girls take a break from adult-organized soccer for 2-4 weeks. But they don’t have to become couch potatoes!
Outside the box:
Does your daughter want to put her soccer ball away for a while but stay active? Basketball, dance, gymnastics or martial arts are good options. The body movements in those activities relate well to soccer (agility, balance and coordination are important in all), and the basic tactics in basketball are similar to those in soccer.
NTH winter training:
If your daughter would like structured training during the break, NTH offers a Girls Academy winter training program during December and January.
Playing at home:
Some girls enjoy informal off-season play on their own schedule. Girls can arrange a small group of friends or play on their own. For small groups, the girls could get together once or twice a week to play, rotating between each girl’s yard. The girls can decide what they will do, or the host girl can create the day’s plan. This is a good opportunity for kids to lead and be creative!
If they are looking for ideas, we have a wide variety of play at home activities, most with video demos, covering games for pairs or small groups of players, plus lots of different solo fast footwork, dribbling, passing, receiving and juggling activities.
Informal scrimmage days:
If the weather is good, we usually try to schedule an informal (and optional) scrimmage day either New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day, and another over the King Holiday weekend.
We’ll post plans on Junior Academy Girls web site’s News page. These events are free-play scrimmages with minimal coaching.
Happy New Year scrimmages, January 1, 2024:
We’ve arranged New Year’s Day scrimmages on Monday, January 1st, 2024. Please follow the link to let us know if your daughter is available to play, and if so, which time slot works best for you.
King Holiday weekend scrimmages:
Logistics have gotten in the way, so we won’t have King Holiday scrimmages this year.