Martin United takes the responsibility of mentoring and training the children very seriously and we require the highest of standards for anyone we allow to participate.   To ensure this, all Coaches, Trainers, and Board members  are required to be fully background checked, have their certificate from www.safesport.org, and have their “Heads Up” certificate from the CDC to recognize concussions.

Fall Recreational Soccer – Jensen Beach and Palm City programs – Ends December 11th 2022

Players will be grouped by year of birth in two-year age increments, gender specific as numbers allow. Players will be placed on teams which will compete in the Treasure Coast Soccer League (TCSL) against other local Florida Youth Soccer Association (FYSA) affiliated soccer clubs. League play is scheduled to begin on the 17th September and runs through until the weekend of 19th/20th of November. After this scheduled last week of the fall league season (Nov 19/20), the TCSL hosts a soccer tournament “TCSL World Cup” for recreational soccer players at local parks in Martin County. The tournament is scheduled to be held on December 10th/11th 2022.

We host programs at two locations here in Martin County for recreational soccer. One is in Jensen Beach and the other is in Palm City. Both of these programs are easily accessible for Stuart residents as well as Jensen Beach and Palm City residents. The cost of this years program is $150 for U4 thru U8 players and $195 for U9 thru U18 players.

Program Description – 12u and younger

The 9u thru 12u (birth years 2011-2014) age groups training format emphasizes enhanced skills development. The focus of practice is the development of individual fundamental soccer skills, including passing, dribbling, receiving the ball, and moving without the ball. Games provide players with an opportunity to use the skills they have acquired, without placing importance on the results of the game. Players must be allowed to make mistakes, without being chastised, so they can learn from mistakes.

Per US Youth Soccer mandates, all FYSA affiliated clubs are not permitted to allow heading at the 12u age group and younger in recreational soccer. Players born in the year of 2011 or later (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, etc.) are mandated by US Youth Soccer not to head the ball in at all in FYSA training events or league games facilitated by Martin United and the Florida Youth Soccer Association (FYSA).

Program Description – 13u and older

The 13u thru 18u (birth years 2005-2010) age groups are organized for traditional team play. Practices are geared toward all skill levels, and games are played in the spirit of fun and healthy competition. The league may play 7v7 or 9v9 to promote players to have more touches of the ball in a game environment. The league may play full sided, 11v11. Ultimately, the number of players per side will be determined by the number of players and teams registered. Heading is allowed in these age groups.

MARTIN UNITED’s : PALM CITY & JENSEN BEACH YOUTH SOCCER PROGRAMS U9 and older

Recreational Program Format
The Fall Recreation program will follow youth soccer guidelines mandated by US Soccer.
* 10u – 7v7 (max) on a 10u field
* 12u – 9v9 (max) on a 12u field
* 14u – 8v8 on a 12u field (11v11 on full field is possible)
* 18u – 7v7 on a 12u field (11v11 on full field is possible)

Number of players per side and field size are subject to change based on the number of player and team registrations.

Palm City uniform color is shock yellow shirt, navy blue shorts and white socks.

Jensen Beach uniform color is electric blue shirt, navy blue shorts and electric blue socks.

Season Schedule
* Martin United’s pre-season age group conditioning U9 (2014) thru U18 (2005):

• PALM CITY program – Wednesday 8/24/2022 and Wednesday 8/31/2022.
• JENSEN BEACH program – Thursday 8/25/2022 and Thursday 9/1/2022.

5.45pm thru 6.25pm – 7v7 field size players who were born in 2013 and 2014

6.30pm thru 7.10pm – 9v9 field size players who were born in 2011 and 2012

7.20pm thru 8pm – 11v11 field size players who were born in 2005 thru 2010

Social distancing guidelines per CDC, USYS and FYSA for practices.

UNIFORM hand out will be on Sept 14th for Palm City participants and on Sept 15th for Jensen Beach participants. You will receive the new Fall 2022 season uniform and a soccer ball. These will be shared by your team coach at these date specific training sessions. A separate email will be sent to registered recreational players explaining the procedure closer to the date.

* Martin United’s training night & locations:

PALM CITY = Monday and Wednesday @ Charlie Leighton Park, Palm City.

JENSEN BEACH = Monday and Thursday @ Pineapple Park, Jensen Beach,

* Team Practices for players born in the years 2014 thru 2005:

• * Team practice times:
  * 6:00-7:30 – Participants who are under 12 (2011&2012) and under 10 (2013&2014). Players born in 2011 & 2012 are in the U12 age group, and players born in 2013 & 2014 are in the U10 age group.
  * 7:30-9:00 – Under 13 thru under 19 age groups. Players born in 2008 rising thru to 2003 are in this age time grouping.

MARTIN UNITED = First night of each specific team’s practice with a volunteer parent coach is Wednesday 9/7/2022 @ Charlie Leighton Park, Palm City.

JENSEN BEACH = First team of each specific team’s practice with their volunteer coach is Thursday 9/8/2022 @ Pineapple Park, Jensen Beach.

* TCSL League Season: 24th September 2022 thru 19th November 2022. TCSL Games: Saturdays, some week nights for rain out reschedules and occasional Sundays for rain outs.
* TCSL World Cup: second weekend in December 10th/11th 2022 @ Martin County Parks locations.

Team Formation / Coaches
During pre-season conditioning, players will be drawn lottery style to form teams. Teams will be coached by volunteer parent coaches of the club’s players. These volunteer coaches will receive training by the club and be provided with a curriculum to follow. Parents can volunteer via the registration portal. All volunteers must be background checked by FYSA, complete the CDC Heads Up concussion awareness course and a Safesport certification. These are mandatory requirements of US Youth Soccer. The club is happy to help all volunteers to complete an online FYSA grass roots youth soccer coaching education. Training booklets will also be shared with volunteer coaches. Our primary objective is for our coaches to ensure our players enjoy playing the game of soccer and the life values that is shares with us all.

Registration Fees / Deadlines
Boys and Girls 10u (2013 & 2014) – $195
Boys and Girls 12u (2011 & 2012) – $195
Boys and Girls 15u-19u. (2005 & 2010) – $195

Many players return every year. Register early to ensure a position in our program.
* Registration deadline to guarantee uniform for season start: FRIDAY, 8/26/2022. Teams are formed on September 6th 2022 via a lottery selection process. No hand picked players allowed by any coach or parent.

* A late registration fee of $25 is charged after September 5th 2022. The latest a player can register date is Thursday, 09/30/2022 (no discounts for late registration or missed events).

Player registration includes a full uniform (one shirt, one pair shorts and one pair socks), and an appropriate sized soccer ball. Registration also covers the referee crew fees for all league games hone and away, team entry fees for the league and team entry fee into the TCSL World Cup tournament.

Players must bring soccer cleats, soccer shin guards worn inside the socks, and plenty of water to each practice and game. The water bottle must be clearly labeled with the players name.

There is a minimum playing time of 50% in games for all recreational players.

We look forward to another successful Fall Recreation season. Thank you for joining and supporting the Martin United & Jensen Beach youth soccer programs!

Please email martinunitedsc@gmail.com with any questions.

FALL registration for Rec soccer is available on the home page for both Jensen Beach and Palm City soccer programs.

INFORMATION ON UPCOMING REC SOCCER PROGRAMS

NEXT PROGRAM

This is the next step of a recreational player’s pathway to develop skills and knowledge in our winter soccer program. From age U7 (2016 years of birth) thru to U18 (2005 year of birth). The Winter Academy is only for players aged U7 (2016) and older who are able to play in a competitive environment.

This 2023 WINTER ACADEMY clinic provides a recreational player with continued growth through our proven player pathway. Many recreational players are ready to develop their skills further in the clinic and also to move into the Martin United’s travel soccer tryouts. These tryouts are after this Winter and the upcoming Spring technical program. Training in the Winter Academy is twice a week and games in the Development Pathway League (DPL) are on weekends. All levels of recreational players can register and participate.

Martin United offers ALL participants a higher level of training, executed by professional trainers from our travel program, for all our players aged 7u (2016) thru 18u (2005) for both girls and boys.

This is an 8-week soccer clinic, with training twice a week, with a more detailed player focused curriculum to build skills, soccer IQ, confidence in possession of the ball and what to do when you don’t have the ball. Many players who participate in the Martin United “Winter Academy” program are better prepared to play in more competitive and pressured game environments.

WINTER “MICRO’S” season – Registration open 11/28/2022

2023 Micros winter training season is different to the Winter Academy – It is the same as the Fall season with in house training and in house games. Highly suitable to beginners and or players that are not comfortable executing in a pressured situation.

This is different to the Winter Academy program which is much closer to a competitive soccer / travel soccer environment.

This Winter micro’s clinic provides a recreational player with continued growth through our proven player pathway and gives more game like experiences and social interactions for players to become familiar with and feel comfortable to trust the environment to stimulate growth opportunities. Open for players from U4 thru U8.

Martin United offers ALL participants a higher level of training, executed by professional trainers from our travel program, for all our players. This is an 7-week soccer clinic, with training once a week, with a more detailed player focused curriculum to build skills, soccer IQ, confidence in possession of the ball and what to do when you don’t have the ball. Many players who participate in the Martin United “Micro’s winter season” program are better prepared to play in pressured game environments.

Registration/Uniforms

The registration fee to $195. All participants will receive one session a week conducted by a nationally licensed USSF trainers.

Registration fees include the “Winter Academy” performance T shirt for all participants which is in the club’s “academy” training shirt color.

Training/games = “Gray” shirt, navy shorts and navy socks.

It is very important that you enter the correct size of your player as that is what you will receive. No ball will be supplied to players for the winter season.

Program Description

Training will be in a “play – practice – play” format in 4v4 small sided games.

Training is scheduled to commence Monday 1/9/2023. This training session will be taken by USSF licensed coach. Volunteer parent coaches from the fall recreational program may register for the Winter season and new parent volunteers can apply during the registration process.

Training/games are twice a week. On a Monday at Charlie Leighton Park (CLP), on Cornell Drive, Palm City, 34990. Training will be scheduled at the same time as per your Fall season,  so U4s thru U6s will start at 6pm thru 6.35pm and U8s will start at 6.45pm thru 7.35pm. On a Friday at Pineapple Park, Jensen Beach – U4s (2019) thru U6s (2017) 6pm thru 6.35pm and U7 (2016) thru U8 (2015) 6.45pm thru 7.35pm.

All players will train with players equivalent of their own level (size 3 soccer ball).

Players are required to have proper soccer attire and equipment which consists of the following:

* club issued uniform

* shin guards (must be worn inside socks) and supplied by parents

* soccer cleats (baseball or football cleats are not permitted) and supplied by parents

Please email martinunitedsc@gmail.com with any questions.

The 2023 SPRING recreational season registration is open 3/19/2023

This is a first come first served registration as we will have to limit the age groups for 25 players per age group.

REGISTER HERE: https://system.gotsport.com/programs/E90691301?reg_role=player

Starts April 5th and ends May 18th 2023.

Martin United’s Spring Soccer Program is the final step of our annual recreational player development program. This Spring Program follows our Fall League and Winter Academy recreational soccer programs to help develop players further for either the next recreational season in the fall of 2023 or the competitive player tryouts that will be held at the middle & end of May 2023 (see www.martinunited.com). The forthcoming tryouts for the Martin United 2023/24 competitive teams will be offering positions to players born in 2015 thru 2005 for girls and boys. The competitive teams are a 10 month program commitment from Aug 2023 thru May 2024.

Martin United believes that putting one’s best educators at grass roots level develops players quickly to mold the right habits and correct technique. Coach Bernie Quintero will be the lead coach for our technical sessions.

Program Description
Martin United’s Spring Program focuses on raising the technical skill level of each player, and will be taken by USSF Nationally licensed and certified trainers. This SPRING season will focus on “the player”, from U8 thru U150 to continue the development of their basic soccer fundamentals (skills & technique). The player placement for training will be initially based upon each player’s age and then their current level of ability. Players will be mixed by gender for training and small sided games as required.

Program Details

The Spring Program will run for 6 weeks for all age groups and consist of 10 technical / skills focused sessions. The first session will be Wednesday, April 5th 2023. The last session will be Thursday, May 18th 2023. The training and field schedule is below….

Weds April 5th – Justin Wilson Park, JWP5, Palm City
Thurs April 6th – Pineapple Park, Jensen Beach
Thurs April 13th – Pineapple Park, Jensen Beach
Weds April19th – Justin Wilson Park, JWP5, Palm City
Thurs April 20th – Pineapple Park, Jensen Beach
Thurs April 27th – Pineapple Park, Jensen Beach
Weds May 3rd – Justin Wilson Park, JWP5, Palm City
Thurs May 4th – Pineapple Park, Jensen Beach
Weds May 17th – Justin Wilson Park, JWP5, Palm City
Thurs May 18th – Pineapple Park, Jensen Beach

Times for age groups are as follows:

5.45pm thru 6.30pm U8 (2015) & U9 (2014) size 4 ball
6.30pm thru 7.15pm U10 (2013) and U11 (2012) size 4 ball
7.15pm thru 8pm U12(2011) thru U13(2010) size 5 ball
8pm thru 8.45pm U14(2009) thru U15(2008) size 5 ball

The sessions will be non stop technical activities with two water breaks. The intensity of physical exertion and concentration will be high and there will be no need for any further activities. Players must bring an age appropriate sized blown up (12psi) soccer ball. All players U8(2015) thru U11(2012) will use a size 4 ball. All players 2011(U12) thru 2008 (U15) will use a size 5 ball.

Wear your Martin United training uniform from a previous program (Fall 2022 or Winter 2023) or wear soccer apparel than consists of soccer cleats, soccer socks (long to the knee), shin guards that go underneath the sock, soccer shorts and a moisture wicking soccer shirt. You can buy a uniform from the club by checking a question that askes if you are a new player. A complete uniform will cost $40 and will be an additional payment made to the club.

Registration Fees
U8 (2015) thru U15 (2008) = $125 for all player age groups

Uniform information
To help reduce costs of the program no new Martin United recreational uniforms are required or provided for existing Martin United players.

PREVIOUS SEASON PROGRAMS AND CONTENT ARE DETAILED BELOW

Helpful program information is detailed below about our previous recreational Fall 2021 program.

Martin United and Jensen Beach recreational soccer programs provide children 4u thru 18u (birth years 2002-2013) the opportunity to have fun as they play and learn the game of soccer. Children and teenagers in our Recreational program will gain a better understanding of the game of soccer, and develop dribbling, passing, shooting, and defending skills. They will also create new relationships, and become part of a community club. All teams are coached by community volunteer parent coaches who give their time to help the community’s youth to have fun and learn about team sports.