Two different sessions being offered:
Choose from a Monday Session or a Tuesday Session
Both Sessions start at 9am
Monday Sessions Tuesday Sessions
July 18th July 19th
July 25th July 26th
August 1st August 2nd
August 8th August 9th
August 15th August 16th
Closing Jamboree for both sessions on Wednesday, August 25th
Location: Elk Ridge Park
Address: 1060 E 2500 N North Logan City
Cost: $37
In addition to the FUN, each RUGRAT will get an Infinity SC t-shirt!
To register please email Katie Taylor at
ektaylor21@gmail.com
It is, by far, the very most important and exciting program you can get your child involved in when they are just beginning their "interactions" with other children and just starting out in "organized sports", or any "organized activity", for that matter.
1. Young 2-4 year old children have a very short attention span and haven't developed the concept of “sharing” yet. Since Soccer is a TEAM sport, they have to learn to "share" the ball with other children, which is not normal at that age.
2. They have a lot of "interests" going on in their young minds at one time when they are on the soccer field (if they even go on the field). They might be more interested in the dandelion blowing in the wind or the butterfly fluttering by them than the soccer ball they are playing with. That is very normal and they should be allowed to pursue those interests for that short period of time. (If they were thrown into a Game environment right away at these ages, they wouldn't be able to pursue those interests and that hurts their curiosity and overall development).
3. Knowing this, we have designed a program that will "ease" these young children into a sport that is very "team Oriented" and very "parent crazy" (meaning the Parents are constantly yelling instructions at the children on the field and to the Ref, when they don't agree with the call… something we are trying hard to change in our community).
4. In a traditional soccer league, they start a child out at 3 1/2 to 4 years of age in a "game" environment and expect them to be able to understand the concepts of "sharing" (the ball), "interpersonal relations" (understanding that the player next to them is a teammate and they need to work together), "interpretation" (learning the rules of a game that is completely "foreign" to all other American sports in that you can only use your feet and not your hands), "selectivity" (being able to "tune" out the spectators and only listen to their coach), "compartmentalize" (being able to separate all the confusion on the field with what they have learned so far about the game of soccer and actually "play" the game of soccer), etc, etc, etc...
5. As you can see, that is a "tall order" for anyone, let alone a 3 /12 to 4 year old just starting out in this ole' world.
6. So in the Infinity SC Rug Rat program, we don't "throw the little ones to the wolves"! Instead, we have a program that brings them along slowly in understanding what they are doing at the soccer park and how they address each of the issues mentioned above, along with many others.
7. IT IS FOR "FUN"! Please, Please, Please, Please, Please understand this. It is "all about the kids having FUN! If they don't have FUN, they won't want to come back and play again, or they will be so beat down that even if they do play for a while, they will eventually quit and the sport of soccer ends up losing, along with the child.
8. We accomplish this by:
A. NOT having any practices during the week. We want them to look forward to coming to the Park at every week.
B. NOT having any organized soccer games for that age. We want them to "associate" this to any other normal "play time" activity that they "want" to participate in. The "main" reason that the U.S. doesn't do well in the World Cup is that we lack "creative" players. We are so "structured" in our approach to the game of soccer that we take away the ability for the children to become "creative" in the way they play the Game.
C. NOT "yelling" at or "criticizing" the children. Everything is done in a "positive" manner by the Coaches and the Parents.
D. NOT "expecting" anything other than for the children to come out and have an enjoyable and FUN activity each week.
E. TEACHING the "skills" of the game of soccer "slowly" so the children actually "learn" them and can use them in the game. How to Dribble with the ball; then how to dribble next to a teammate who is running down the field with them (so the teammate doesn't take the ball off their foot); how to pass a ball to a teammate; and then, how to receive a ball from a teammate (remember, they are very "possessive" at this age and really don't want to share); how to treat a teammate (they haven't developed those "sharing" skills yet), etc, etc, etc. (Ironically, these same "skills" are going to carry over in their "none sport" life and help them to become a more well adjusted child.
F. KEEPING the segments short with breaks every 10-15 minutes to keep their attention.
G. PROVIDING "treats" and other fun "activities" during the season to keep their interest so they really "want" to come to the park.
As you can tell by the above narrative, we have a tremendous "passion" for our young Infinity Rug Rat players and it isn‟t just about winning soccer games. We stress FUN because we want them to be able to develop into solid citizens and future leaders of this great Country and to become EVERYTHING they want to become. By stressing the FUN, they develop that creativity in their own mind and grow accordingly.
It they want to pursue a career in Soccer, so be it. If they only want to use the game of Soccer as a recreational release, so be it.
In other words, we are not here to "legislate", at an early age, or at any age for that matter, what these children should become. We are here to provide a FUN, clean environment for them to make their own decisions and to use the Infinity Rug Rat Program as one of their "growth experiences" in their life.
That is what the Infinity Rug Rat Program is all about.
Families in the Infinity Rug Rat Program will be contacted after they register online by coach Katie Taylor. There will be a meeting, during the week before the scheduled sessions begin. They will then let you know when you can get your training shirts.
Two different sessions being offered:
Choose from a Monday Session or a Tuesday Session
Both Sessions start at 9am
Monday Sessions Tuesday Sessions
July 18th July 19th
July 25th July 26th
August 1st August 2nd
August 8th August 9th
August 15th August 16th
Closing Jamboree for both sessions on Wednesday, August 3rd
Location: Elk Ridge Park
Address: 1060 E 2500 N North Logan City
Cost: $37
In addition to the FUN, each Rug Rat will get an Infinity SC t-shirt!
To register please email Katie Taylor at
ektaylor21@gmail.com
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