| Kansas City United Academy Boys and Girls ages 6-10. $10 covers entire ten weeks. |
Download Academy Flyer click here. |
 Information:Time: 6:00pm - 7:15pm Tuesday - California Trial click for directions Thursday - Vega Field click for directions Friday - Mohawk Park click for directions |
Contact: Alan Blinzler, Director Phone: 913-488-3331 Fax: 913-451-9607 E-mail: ablinzle@swbell.net |
| Goals | Coaches |
| Kansas City United will offer for the sixth year its weekly soccer academy for boys and girls ages six through ten. The academy will introduce premier level soccer by teaching fundamentals of the game, including how to properly pass, dribble, and shoot, and basic feints. The academy will lay the foundations for the decision making necessary for learning more advanced tactical concepts in the years to come. During this time the player will continue to play on his or her own recreational team. Academy coaches will make every effort to see at least one of these recreational games to assess the progress individual players are making. Parents will also be sent weekly emails detailing the materials covered in each session and suggesting fun training activities parents and children can do together. The cost for the entire ten week program is only $10. The cost includes registering the player with the Kansas State Youth Soccer Association, which provides insurance coverage for participants. |
Kem Thomas: Kem grew up in Antigua where he played soccer for the U14 - U23 National soccer teams. Kem came to the states to play soccer for Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OWU) where he was a three-year starter. He received numerous collegiate honors including: being a three-year NAIA & NCCAA All- American Scholar Athlete, a two-year NCCAA All-American, Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) Player of the Year, NCCAA National Tournament Most Valuable Offensive Player for two years, and after winning the OWU Mr. Hustle award for four straight years the award was renamed the Kem Thomas Mr. Hustle award. He also served as Assistant Coach for OWU for one season. Kem played for the Leyton Pennant Soccer Club in England, Tulsa Roughnecks in Oklahoma and the Kansas City Brass. |
Phil Marcus: Phil played for the National Team for Trinidad Tobago, professionally in Canada, and has coached numerous teams to State Cup Championships. He coached and played for the Wichita Jets in the PDL and was the youth coach of players such as Jamal Sutton who played for the Columbus Crew in the MLS. |