Overview of how a soccer program could be set up in a small town

1. Create a Sport Program
A soccer league in Mascoutah, IL.

2. Why a soccer program?
 There is a heavy demand
 Promotes a healthy lifestyle
 Provide opportunities within the community
 Build up the growing community
 Be apart of Team Mascoutah name

3. Where is the demand?
 Holy Childhood Private School
 Starting up a soccer team
 Educate new players
 Prepare them for conference play
 Continue education through their off-season
 Mascoutah Elementary School
 Have a soccer field
 More organized
 Provide more opportunities later in career

4. Where is the demand?
 Mascoutah Middle School
 Organized school sport doesn’t start until seventh grade
 Behind technically from players starting earlier
 More likely to fail or drop the sport
 Bel-Clair League
 Mascoutah teams already participate
 None are based in Mascoutah
 Primarily Belleville
 Others from club teams

5. Grade Levels
 Teams would be based upon grade
level
 Kindergarten and 1st Grade
 Introductory level to the game to
teach basics
 2nd and 3rd Grade
 Introductory level that build on
present foundation
 4th and 5th Grade
 Teaches intermediate game plan
and introduces strategy
 6th and 7th Grade
 Learns intermediate strategies and
begins working on advanced
technical skills
 8th Grade
 Begins to perfect technical skills
and taught advances strategies of
play
 High School
 Teaching the older levels, 4th – 8th

6. High School Level
 Will be coaches
 Teaches responsibility
 Allows them to take knowledge and distribute

7. Adult League
 Would require minimum of five teams
 Play regular and tournament styled games
 Similar to Volleyball League at Romer Topf
 Held at night

8. Schedule of practices and games for all
levels
TIME    3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8
MONDAY K and 1 4 and 5 8 ADULT/OPEN ADULT/OPEN
TUSEDAY 2 and 3 6 and 7 8 ADULT/OPEN ADULT/OPEN
WEDNESDAY NOTHING
THURSDAY K and 1 4 and 5 8 ADULT/OPEN ADULT/OPEN
FRIDAY 2 and 3 6 and 7 ADULT/OPEN ADULT/OPEN ADULT/OPEN
SATURDAY K – 8 GAME DAY AT THAT PLACE BY THE OLD CADDY SHACK

9. Fields
 Middle and Elementary Schools would not be used for a league specific play
 Two new fields would be built near the middle school on 6th Street
 Parking would be available in with a medium sized lot
 There would be a concession and restroom building
 7 acres would be required
 2 acres per fields
 1 acre per field
 1 acre for concessions and seating

10. Fields - Equipment
 Corner Flags: 3 sets for $191.37
 Benches:
 Team: 4 at 15’ for $3,472.00
 Observers: 4 (58-62) for $13,769.98

11. Goal Equipment Needs
 Professional Goal: $559.99
 Needed: 4
 Wheels: $99.99
 Needed: 2
 Rebounder Goals: $169.99
 Needed: 2
 Velcro Net Fasteners: $12.99
 Needed: 70
 Multi-Sport Screens: $25.19
 Needed: 4
 Anchor Bag: $53.59
 Needed: 20

12. Storm Shelter
 Within the bathrooms
 Concession stand can also be used
for overflow
 Doors and sliding windows will be
able to be bolted shut
 Cost: $10,000

13. Area to build
 Just outside of town
 Next to the middle school
 Across from Hunter’s Creek, a main
subdivision

14. Field Set-up
 Two fields
 One concession stand with
restrooms
 Open space for bleachers

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