The SA Athletic FC U11-U12 Junior Select Programs are designed for boys and girls in the U11 – U12 age groups who are transitioning into a more competitive play environment from the Academy Program level as they progress within the Player Pathway model.
In the U11-U12 Junior Select Programs, players are learning to compete as a team while still focusing on proper skills acquisition, training techniques, improving game intelligence, and appropriate athletic progression.
The initiation of a more competitive mindset starts to cultivate higher accountability and sportsmanship for our players who can learn from both successful and challenging environments.
From U11-U12, players work from a 9v9 training curriculum to ultimately prepare them for the move into 11v11 competitive play.
Each game allows the players to have fun while trying out new skills and allowing them to express themselves in a healthy, friendly, and challenging environment.
Our U11-U12 JUNIOR SELECT program is run through SAAFC to develop and prepare players to move into our SAAFC U13-U16 (11v11) Select program.
The spring season runs from February to May. The fall season runs from August to December.
Our Spring 2025 U11-U12 Junior Select program is run through SA Athletic FC.
Age group and gender training schedules are set each year.
-U11 Select Boys practice on:
Mondays and Wednesdays 6:00 – 7:30 pm.
-U11 Select Girls practice on:
Mondays and Wednesdays 7:00 – 8:30 pm.
Game days are typically on Saturday, and teams will play in the local AAYSA Academy League against other club teams in San Antonio. This age group will have limited travel within the San Antonio area, and the teams will train twice per week. Tournament play will be optional, and teams will be able to participate in AAYSA Festival events. All SAAFC U11-U12 Junior Select players joining in the Fall seasons sign a one (1) year player agreement to play for two seasons (both fall and spring), which make up one seasonal year. Players who are new and joining for the spring season sign a one (1) season player agreement to play for just the spring season. Additional opportunities for indoor play are also available in the winter and summer months, and players are encouraged to take advantage of those opportunities.
U11-U12 – These age groups play games (9v9)
Field dimensions for U11-U12 players are expanded to 50 x 75 yds.
Included in the 10 monthly payments are:
Saturday and Sunday home/away games inside and outside of San Antonio.
Registration
SPRING SEASON 2025
Training information:
Starts: February 12, 2025
Ends: May 25, 2025
FALL SEASON 2025
Training information:
Starts: August 13, 2025
Ends: December 7, 2025
Training Frequency: 2x per week
Training Duration: 1 Hour and 30 Minutes
Age groups: U11-U12 Junior Select.
Practices:
U11 Select Boys: Mondays and Wednesdays.
U11 Select Girls: Mondays and Wednesdays.
Game day and times: Saturday and/or Sunday home/away games in San Antonio and surrounding areas.
Registrations for SA Athletic FC are completed with our internal billing system. Our internal club system is designed to set up auto payments and it is used for billing for all of our club programs as well as to communicate with all of our teams and families. An account/profile needs to be created for each player in order to register for the age-appropriate program as well as to ensure that the player is eligible to train and play in each season.
If you are interested in joining the SA Athletic FC U11-U12 JUNIOR SELECT Programs
DIRECTOR
Lubo Kocic
Email
ADMINISTRATOR
Laura Gonzalez
(210) 710-7105
Email
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