Juniors – Sumner Academy

Juniors – Sumner Academy

WELCOME TO the TUSC SUMNER ACADEMY juniors PROGRAM

Tennessee United is thrilled to expand our popular TUSC Juniors Program to the Gallatin community at the NEW Sumner Academy satellite location.
 
Players will train once per week at Sumner Academy with a TUSC Certified Coach. Sumner Academy Players are also invited to play games at Drakes Creek Park on Saturday mornings with the rest of the TUSC Juniors players from Hendersonville and Goodlettsville.
 
Any players born in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 are eligible.
 
Training sessions will be on Wednesdays for six (6) weeks.
Training Session Dates: 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29.
Training Times: 5:30-6:30 pm
Training Location: Sumner Academy (464 Nichols Ln, Gallatin) Front Grass Field
 
Game Dates: 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 5/2
Game Times: Varies by Age Group – Between 9:30 am and 11:30 am kickoffs
Game Location: Drakes Creek Park (420 Conway Twitty Ln, Hendersonville) Field 10
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The Juniors Approach to Coaching

Fun-Focused, Low PRessure, Player-Centric

FUN FOCUSED
The foundation of a player’s development must start with fun. Fun becomes liking. Liking becomes love. This is the goal. Chaotic games, obstacle courses, crazy coaches, gushing encouragement, holiday and special events. We want every player to experience soccer in such a way that a spark is lit that will grow into a lifelong love for the game.

LOW PRESSURE
How do you develop a love for the game? Don’t pressure. Pressure applied too early will kill any positive, healthy foundation of enjoyment. Where does pressure most often come from? Parents. Part of the Juniors Program is to educate parents on healthy productive communication and habits to help their child grow into a self motivated, confident, fearless player. Eventually soccer will become tough emotionally and physically for players and if they don’t have that foundation and support, they will lose interest, stop developing, and quit.

PLAYER-CENTRIC
These age groups involve players from a wide range of experience, physical development, interest, maturity, and attention span, which we feel is the reason so many parents tell us their player struggled in other programs. TUSC’s goal is to meet every player where they are. And in the Juniors that is goal is pursued to the max. Players are not stuck on the same team every game, for the whole season. Our structure provides flexibility and opportunities to place players in the right level of competition they need THAT week. If a player is dominating, they can be moved with other players to get more of a challenge. If a player is withdrawing and not getting involved, they can be placed with a slower pace to grow confidence and understanding. Week to week players’ needs change and the Juniors can adjust to meet those needs.