Our Mission & Values
Our Philosophy
Roles of Fire FC Recreational Coaches
Spring Dates,
U4/ March 11, 18, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
U6/11 March 13, 20, April 3, 10, 17, May 1, 8
Recreational soccer offers an opportunity for players to begin or continue to play the game of soccer in a safe, competitive, and conducive environment to help stimulate their development. Recreational soccer plays an imperative role to help Fire FC continue to offer opportunities for gender and age specific programs for each respective season.
Does your child have a passion for soccer? Are you interested in supplementing their recreational league play with once per week sessions with Fire FC staff coaches? Click for more information on the Fire FC Player Development Program (PDP)- Fall Season.
Click here for Player Development Programs- Spring Season open to all players U5-U10.
Spring 2021 Season Info
Registration for the Spring 2021 season is open. The deadline to register is February 15, 2021. After this date a late fee of $20 per player late fee will be added to your registration cost and we can not guarantee your child will be able to play. If we can not place your child a refund will be given. Once your child is placed on a team, if a refund is requested, we will hold back $20 for administration fee's.
Uniforms are $48.45 and available at the office located at 2791 Printers Court, Grand Junction CO.
Uniform Kits include reversible jersey, shorts and socks. All players will need shinguard's and a ball for practices and games. Cleats are not required but recommended for the older age groups.
All Recreational games will be played at Canyon View Park:
See Right Page for field Map
Volunteer Coach/Referee Information
Starting this season all teams must have a registered coach and referee. If a team doesn't have both of these positions filled, we will not be able to form that team.. Coaches can register by going to your child's registration page and clicking on the volunteer tab.
Referee Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M18UNJDspO4
Rec Coaching meetings will be at The Soccer Office:
NO IN-PERSON meetings this season. Please refer to coaching videos on right side of page.
Please have at least coach attend this meeting. There are some major changes for the U9/11 Age group. Please remember that we would like for each teams to have a volunteer referee attend the referee portion of this meeting.
** If a game needs to be made up, please contact the opposing coach first to confirm, then contact Larry at the soccer office: 970-242-4550, ext. 2**
Coaching Resources:
U5 - U14
https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/soccer-drills-and-skills/Recreational Training Program for Teams and Coaches
U4-7 Program Overview:
The Recreational Training program, ran by Fire FC professional staff coach Karl Biddison, is designed to train not only the players involved, but is designed to pass on information to each team's coach so that they can accurately and effectively train their teams away from this program. The more that the Fire FC can inform and educate parent coaches within the recreation program, the higher the quality of player will be produced from the recreation program.This is an eight week program that will involve one training per week for each specific age group. The age groups are: U4/5 and U6/7/8. Each training session will follow closely the Fire FC Recreational Development Model.Program Philosophy:This program is designed to promote and instill the love of the sport of soccer in an enthusiastic and safe manner, where not only playersbenefit from learning individual and team skills, but the parent coaches benefit from learning how to properly be involved and coach their teams. Coaches will be asked to run activities during the season after learning from Karl the first couple weeks. Karl will be there to watch how the coaches teach specific lessons and how coaches interact with players.u4/5 - Mondays - 5:00 - 5:45 PM u6/7 - Mondays - 6:00 - 7:00pm
All practices Mondays starting 3/8 going to 5/3 north of the pavilion
To sign up for the Recreational Training Program, please email Karl Biddison at (970) 237-2279 or [email protected] with you team name and age group.
Individual Age Breakdown & Curriculum
The practices are designed to get the players familiar with the basic and complex movements in soccer, while giving them plenty of opportunities to gain confidence whilst dribbling the soccer ball. A very heavy importance of confident dribblers will be the main premise of the course. All activities will be designed to promote these facets of learning soccer in a safe, organized, and fun way.
U4 & U5
For ages 4 and 5 this program is intended to promote constant movement with and without a soccer ball, also this age is promoted by incorporating some ball skill included within a variety of games to keep the players constantly moving and getting touches on the ball.
Training's will typically include:
- Brief directions; repeated when necessary
- Lots of varied movement with and without ball
- Many Activities of short duration
- Lots of Water Breaks
- About 45 minute sessions
- Emphasis on familiarity and confidence with a soccer ball
U6 & U7
Ages 6 and 7 will focus on soccer-nastics (movements in every direction) and promotion of continued confidence with a soccer ball. This will be done through techniques such as "individual discovery" and "guided discovery". At this age the focal points of trainings will be ball mastery.
Trainings will typically include:
- Brief direction, and brief player discovery
- A mixture of maze and target style games and activities
- Sessions running for about an hour
- Emphasizing ball mastery and individual discovery
U8
At the ages of 8 and 9 players begin to start showing improved locomotive kills, so a less emphasis of "soccer-nastics" however; movement will still
be a point of recognition. Also at these ages players have basic technical skills and cognitive recognition for the game. Focal points for ages 8 and 9
will include ball mastery as well as improved understanding of team skills. A large focus of individual discovery will be set for a higher level of cognitive ability from the players.
Trainings will typically include -
- Slightly more complex activities
- Mixture of individual and partner/team activities
- Sessions which run about an hour
- Emphasis on ball mastery and improved team skills
For more information on this program or to sign your team up, please contact Information: Karl Biddison at (970) 237-2279 or [email protected]CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for registration
Recreational Development Model
Parent Education
If a game needs to be made up, please contact the opposing coach first to confirm, then contact Larry at the soccer office: 970-242-4550 x2
If a game needs to be made up, please contact the opposing coach first to confirm, then contact Larry at the soccer office: 970-242-4550 x2