The College of the Canyons men’s and women’s soccer programs are inviting youth soccer players from across the Santa Clarita Valley to participate in the first COC Soccer Skills Academy, running March 23 to May 18.

Open to boys and girls in transitional kindergarten through eighth grade, the eight-week academy will be run by coaches and players from the COC men’s and women’s soccer programs.

Sessions will be held on Thursday nights at the brand new COC Soccer Facility located on the college’s Valencia campus, featuring a state-of-the-art FieldTurf Revolution 360 playing surface and infill system complete with LED stadium lights.

COC Skills Academy participants will be divided by age group, with each of the eight training sessions operating under the following schedule:

· 5 to 6:15 p.m. — transitional kindergarten through second grade

· 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. — third grade through fifth grade

· 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. — sixth grade through eighth grade

Registration fees for the COC Soccer Skills Academy are $125 per player. All participants will receive an academy T-shirt. Players will be required to provide their own cleats, shin guards, soccer socks, ball and water.

To register, parents are asked to submit the completed registration form, signed waiver and registration fee to the address listed below:

College of the Canyons
ATTN: Justin Lundin
Women’s Soccer Office
26455 Rockwell Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91355

Please make checks payable to COC ASG, and write COC Soccer Skills Academy on the memo line.

COC Soccer Skills Academy registration materials can be found at www.COCathletics.com/information/youthsportscamps.

For more information please contact the COC women’s soccer office at (661) 362-3196.