Welcome to the GCAA Soccer Website
Any general questions about GCAA Soccer or problems with this website please review the "Frequently Asked Questions" page first. If you can't find the answer to you question on that page then please email info@gcaasoccer.com.
GCAA Cleveland Ice Fundraiser Rescheduled
For anyone who purchased tickets for $7.00 from the
GCAA Cleveland United Ice Soccer Team:
The Fundraising Event at
Applebee's 40/42 location
has been reschedule to
Saturday, February 13th
from 7:00 am - 10:00 am.
Please come out to redeem your tickets and eat pancakes!!
2-Day Preseason Camp
Feb. 20 and 21
Walk-up Registrations Welcome.
GCAA Soccer Camp
Preseason Soccer Camp
In association with
King’s Soccer Academy
King’s Soccer Academy will be holding a youth soccer camp on February 20th and 21st. This camp will be facilitated by King's Soccer Academy and run by coach Jason King and several other qualified GCAA coaches.
The goal of the camp is to provide high quality specific instruction for players that wish to enhance their individual and team soccer skills. The camp will focus on two areas, improving your child's technical ability (dribbling, shooting, heading, and passing) and his/her tactical ability (strategy of the game on the field). The camp will be separated (as best possible) by age and skill level on the first day to ensure maximum benefit for each child. The goal of this camp is to improve your child's passing, shooting and first touch ability.
This 2-day camp will be held on Saturday, February 20th and Sunday, February 21st (2pm – 4pm). The recommended ages for attending this camp will be from 7-14 years old. Both days will focus on technical play with as well as a minor emphasis on the tactical aspect of the game.
Space is limited so sign up early!!!
Date: Saturday, Feb. 20th and Sunday, Feb 21st
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: GCAA U12 Soccer Field
Cost: $50.00 per player
A portion of the proceeds benefits GCAA Youth Soccer Program.
For questions or to sign up for this event please contact Jason King at ksa@nc.rr.com
or download the forms from kingsocceracademy.com
For more info about coach King, individual lessons, other clinics, or King’s Soccer Academy go to:
2010 Spring Rec Soccer 
Registrations Closed
GCAA Rec Soccer plays by the "small-sided" games rules as defined by USYSA (US Youth Soccer Association) and by NCYSA (NC Youth Soccer Association). We believe these rules and guidelines make the soccer experience for your child (and the adults) more enjoyable and helps all of them to become better soccer players. For more details about our Rec Soccer program click on "Rec Soccer League" menu item on the left of this page or click on "Printable Docs" for some more information about small-sided games. You may also visit the NCYSA website and review details of why small-sided games are a good idea and what is involved. The following are a few highlights including some of the bigger changes:
Highlights of U04 - U08
- Coed Teams
- Small-Sided Games (no goalies, 3v3 or 4v4)
- Focus on Player Development, not on wins and losses (we don't keep scores or standings)
- Coaches ref games
- No travel for games
- Registration Fees include uniform (jersey, shorts and socks)
- Registration Cost: $55 (U04, this also includes soccer ball), $65 (U06 and U08)
Highlights of U10 - U16
- Boy and Girls on separate teams where possible (single sex teams)
- Small-Sided Games (goalies, with 5 field players in U10, 7 field players in U12, "normal" 11v11 in U14 and up)
- Focus on Player Development, with introduction of healthy and friendly competition (however, we don't keep scores or standings)
- Paid non-partial referees for games
- Some travel may be required for some games (depends on number of teams)
- Registration Cost: $65
- Separate $20 uniform fee (not included in Registration Fee) that must be paid at least once per year (if a child plays in the Fall and then returns to the same team in the Spring that player may use the same uniform for both seasons)
- Uniform includes soccer jersey, shorts, and socks
Rec Soccer Important Dates (some dates subject to change):
- Jan 30 (Saturday) - Draft Day (NO DRAFT FOR ANY PLAYERS THIS SEASON)
- Feb 13-14 (Saturday/Sunday) - Mandatory Coaches Training (Date subject to change.)
- Feb 13 (Saturday) - Field Prep Day (Date subject to change.)
- Feb 15 (Monday) - First Possible Day of Practice
- Mar 6 (Saturday) - First Game
- Mar 13 (Saturday) - Soccer Team/Individual Pics (Date subject to change.)
- Apr 3 (Saturday) - Easter Weekend/Spring Break - No regularly scheduled games, possible makeup games.
- May 1 (Saturday) - Last Game
- May 8 (Saturday) - Mother's Day Weekend - No regularly scheduled games, possible makeup games.
- May 15-16 (Saturday/Sunday) - Optional GCAA Spring Soccer Festival for U08 and up teams. (See below for more details)
GCAA Soccer hosts a Spring Soccer Festival each year. This Festival is optional for GCAA teams. The Festival is 2 days of soccer where each team will be scheduled for a minimum of 3 games. We invite all of our U08 and above teams to participate. We also invite teams from other area organizations. All teams must be registered with NCYSA or some other GCAA-approved governing body. Each team will be responsible for paying their own team registration fee. This fee is used to simply cover the full cost of the festival (a not-for-profit festival). More details will be provided as the Festival weekend approaches.
We always need more business sponsors. Sponsorship money helps us keep registration costs down and allows more kids to participate. If you own a business, work for a business, or know of a business or organization that would like to help please let your coach or us know.
Challenge Spring Soccer
Supplemental Tryouts Results
GCAA continues the growth and expansion of its Challenge Soccer program with the addition of a new team and the continued expansion of existing teams.
The following players (by number) have been chosen to join our 2009-2010 challenge soccer teams.
U10 Boys Challenge Team - Coach Christina Whitley
281, 291
U11 Boys Challenge Team - Coach Jim Maloney
287
U11 Girls Challenge Team - Coach Jason King
none
U12 Boys Challenge Team A - Coach Sam Walker
none
U12 Boys Challenge Team B - Coach Kevin Bradford
none
U13 Boys Challenge - Coach Joel Tucker
327
U18 Boys Challenge - Coach Jim Maloney
315, 320, 289, 325, 317, 294, 326, 316, 288, 293, 297, 322, 321, 186
If you have any questions, please email Mary Walker at challenge@gcaasoccer.com
Special Thanks to all of our sponsors for
Fall Soccer 2009!!!
Click any sponsor to see full listing of this season's sponsors.
Background Check Info for
Coaches and Volunteers
Attention All Prospective Volunteers for ALL Sports Leagues
GCAA Sports must do a background check on all adults who intend to interact with the children. This includes coach and assitant coach. Other volunteer opportunities may also require the completion of this procedure. If you are interested in volunteering please be proactive and complete this background check NOW by following the below instructions. Thank you.
Direct link to the application: https://www.youthleaguesusa.com/ncysa/2009/RiskManagement.html
There are two parts to this application. On the first page you enter personal information, on the second part you select GREATER CLEVELAND ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (NOT Greater Cleveland County Soccer Association) and that you are a coach. Don't worry about the level of training.
FORWARD to stu_byrd@yahoo.com THE CONFIRMATION E-MAIL THAT YOU GET FROM rachel@ncsoccer.com WITH YOUR NCYSA ID#
SPONSORS
Sponsors are very important to the success of GCAA. Sponsors receive high recognition throughout the year. Visitors to the games and to our website are encouraged to support GCAA sponsors. Seasonal sponsor funds are needed for general operating expenses, which include maintaining the gym and playing fields, liability and casualty insurance, equipment, and paying qualified game officials. In order to keep pace with our rapidly growing community, corporate sponsor funds are critically needed for capital improvements such as lighting existing playing fields, building restroom facilities, building additional ball fields, refinishing the gym floor, providing scoreboards and bleachers, and various other facility improvements.
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