2020-21 For

Boys and Girls Born in 2013-2009

770-466-7177 Libertysoccer.net

Welcome to the Liberty Soccer Club Acade-my, our developmental program for young players who are serious about soccer born between 2012-2008. Our Academy Program is sanctioned by Georgia State Soccer Asso-ciation (GSSA). Our Academy players and their families em-bark on a soccer journey preparing them for our future Liberty Select teams at the 13U age groups. Training instruction and priorities will be un-der the direction of our Directors of Coaching. The major emphasis will be on the individual player’s growth; we will focus on mastering skills and techniques first, then applying them in competition. During the season, score and standings are not recorded. It is the player’s development that will be our goal, giving them the tools to advance comfortably into the select level of play. The Academy Program is more expensive and requires a more serious commitment than our recreational program, but for players who are interested in becoming their best in soccer, it is ideal for them, especially at this early “golden age of learning.” Academy players get 4 to 5 times more soccer than recreational players. Your player will enjoy the training and games and you will see the wonderful improvement as they grow through the Academy experi-ence. Liberty Soccer Club Directors

Steve Keiss 678-571-4585 Samantha Snow 678-876-1559

ACADEMY

PROGRAM

Liberty Soccer Directors Steve Keiss Steve rejoined Bluesprings/Liberty Soccer Club May 2017 as our Direc-tor of Coaching. Steve has served in this position, first at ASA (Dekalb County), then at Brookwood Steamers 1995-2002 and Bluesprings from 2003-2015. From 1985 to 1995, he served as Camp Coaching Director and Facility Manager at Mike Balson's Soccer Academy in Lilburn. From 1999-2008 Steve has been the Summer Camp Director for the GA Coaches at Chugiak Soccer Club in Eagle River, Alaska. Steve is a current GA Soccer ODP Coach. He currently has the US Soccer National "A" License and the US Soccer National and the US National Youth License. He is a Lifetime Member and past president of Georgia State Soccer Association. Over the last four decades, Steve has been instrumental in the develop-ment and growth of players and coaches at the clubs he served. Bringing both the US Soccer and GA Soccer coaching curriculum to coaches in the community, he has educated countless coaches through the Georgia Soccer State "G" Course to the National "D" Course, certified as a US Soccer Grass Roots Instructor. Over the years a DOC, he has directed all levels of youth play, summer camps of all varieties and elite training sessions. Steve brings a vast amount of experience, passion and energy to Bluesprings/Liberty Soccer Club. You can contact Coach Steve at 678-571-4585 or email him at: keiss@comcast.net Samantha Bird Snow Samantha (Sam) Snow joined Bluesprings/Liberty Soccer Club in July 2016 after coaching Women's College Soccer for 10 years in Georgia and Virginia. She has coached ODP, Georgia, Colorado and West Virgin-ia as well as coaching on the US Youth Soccer Regional 1 Staff. In addition to coaching, Sam is heavily involved in educating coaches. She is a National Instructor for Unted Soccer Coaches (formerly National Soccer Coaches Association of America) and has presented at numer-ous Conventions for United Soccer Coaches. Sam is an Instructor for United States Soccer Federation, teaching C, D and Grassroots cours-es. She also served on as Study Group for US Soccer, working on the development of US Soccer's DOC License. Sam was also one of the 16 Coach Educators across the nation invited to attend the very first Instruc-tor's Course hosted by the US Soccer Federation in 2016. Sam has been coaching youth soccer camps for the past 18 years at Bluesprings and Creekside and has been on the Senior Staff for Ralph Lundy Soccer Academy for the past 14 years. She is also part of the Senior Staff for the Julie Foudy/ESPNW Sports Leadership Academy which empowers young women and girls to become confident leaders on the playing field and their communities. Sam has a US Soccer National "A" License, US Soccer National Instruc-tor's License, US Soccer National Goalkeeping License and Premier Coaching Diploma. She was also honored by the NSCAA in 2014 as part of their 30 Under 30 Program, recognizing the top 30 Coaches in the nation under 30 years of age. As part of mentoring fellow coaches, Sam served the last three years as Chair of the United Soccer Coaches Wom-en's Advocacy Group. She is now working to serve women coaches locally in Georgia, co-founding Georgia's first advocacy group for women coaching youth sports. They will be hosting the first-ever, all women's National "D" Course in Georgia this fall. You can contact Coach Sam at 678-876-1559 or email her at: snowsamantham@gmail.com

UNIFORMS Liberty Soccer wears JOMA uniforms. This Fall we will have new uniforms These uniforms will be worn through the Spring 2022 season.

The Liberty Academy GIRLS AND BOYS

The Academy program is the developmental travel soccer program for children born be-tween 2013-2009. The players register to a program pool of players, unlike the traditional team roster, making up to two teams for each gender. Players move freely from team to team, not frozen to one team per season.

The emphasis of the program is not winning games and divisions, but the individual de-velopment of each player.

We have Academy teams for boys and girls. Players practice twice a week and play a home and away schedule. We will play clubs with Academy programs in Gwinnett, Dekalb and Metro-Atlanta area. The games are scheduled on Saturdays and some Sundays afternoons. Depending on the game sched-ules, players may be able to play in two games each day. The 2013-2011 birth year will play 7 v 7 and the 2010-09 birth year will play 9 v 9.

Players are put on teams by their birth year. Players must play in their own age group. All Teams will play in at least one preseason and at least one post season tournament in the Metro-Atlanta area.

When you register for the Liberty Academy program you are committing to play for one full year. (Fall 2020 & Spring 2021 seasons).

LIBERTY SOCCER ACADEMY PROGRAM 2019-2020

The Full kit includes Home and Away jerseys, 2 shorts, 2 socks, and 1 training jersey. Train-ing jacket, pants and backpack can be pur-chased separately.

TRAINING SHIRTS – Players practice and warm up in team training shirts. 1 training shirt is in-cluded in the uniform package You can order additional training shirts.

Uniforms must be ordered at KICKS SOCCER SHOP

For More information on the Liberty Academy Program please contact:

Steve Keiss, DOC Director of Coaching 678-571-4585 Samantha Snow Executive Director 678– 876-1559