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First practice: Week of March 4

First game: Saturday, March 30

Last Game: May 11th

The Crockett Park League has announced that they will only hold leagues up to 2012 age groups. They will not be sponsoring leagues for 2011 and older for the Fall/Spring 2023/24 seasons. If you are a 2011 birth year and older and interested in playing in some fashion, please email NSU by clicking HERE

Rec Advanced now available for 1st graders!

  • Ages: 2012 birth year and younger The Crockett Park League will not be sponsoring teams 2011 and older. If you are a 2011 birth year and older & interested in playing in some fashion, please email NSU by clicking HERE

  • 2 practices per week in Nashville

  • 7 games at Crockett Park in Brentwood + 1 Intrasquad game

  • $295 for the season

  • Professional Coaching and Oversight

Rec Advanced Training Format: The idea of the practice options is to help families to have at least one practice of the week close to their neighborhood area. Monday & Tuesday sessions are meant to lead into Wednesday & Thursday sessions, which will be the big game concept day.

Anticipated Rec Advanced Practice Options (2 practices per week):

Boys - Monday/Wednesday (Glendale Elem/ Glendale Elem) - 6-7:15 pm

Boys - Monday/Thursday (Glendale Elem/ Richland Park) - 6-7:15 pm

Girls - Tuesday/Thursday (Eakin Elem/ Richland Park) - 6-7:15pm

* NSU reserves the right to alter practice times & locations dependent upon field availability.

Rec-Advanced

  • 1st-6th grades

  • The teams will be grouped by birth year as mandated by US Soccer.

  • 2 practices per week (times are subject to change due to registration volume and make up of teams)

  • Appropriate team formation and preparation ahead of games

NSU reserves the right to adjust team training times to best maximize the teaching and learning environment due to age groups registration.

What to bring

For practices and games, please have your child properly equipped with soccer cleats, shin guards, and a water bottle. We strongly recommend that your child does not wear any jewelry.  

Uniforms

Since we don’t believe everyone needs a new uniform each year, uniforms are separate from the registration fee.

Purchase jersey if 1st time NSU player, have outgrown, or "misplaced" past gear.

Purchased jerseys & gear will be distributed at practice the week of the first games.

NSU Club Progression (Developmental Pathway)

After Cubs and early In-Town years we have 2 different paths for the elementary school age players. The In-Town Youth Soccer League is still an option which goes up through 4th grade, is one practice per week & the league is all NSU in-house. We also have the Rec Advanced program, which practices 2x per week and play in a league outside of the club. This step is designed to prepare players & teams for full competitive play. The Rec Advanced normally starts at 2nd grade, but we are beginning to add 1st grade groups. Additionally, we are finding that our Rec Advanced teams are outgrowing the YMCA league more quickly as we advance. We have created the Local Competitive program as the next step in the NSU club progression for when teams /players require a more competitive environment. The Local Competitive program registers and plays at the Tennessee State Soccer Association competitive club level. These teams play within the Middle Tennessee region. The Local Competitive is designed to create a learning, but competitive environment without the travel.

Basic NSU Principles of Play

  • Give your best effort and focus

  • Compete in a positive manner, showing good character and intent

  • Attempt to control the game with the ball

    • Possession with a purpose (to create and find success)

    • Find the way forward, be that quickly or more deliberately depending on what you see.

  • Press upon transition to defending to slow opposition’s counter, allow teammates to organize or win the ball back quickly.

  • Be dynamic and creative, play with vision

  • Learn to make confident, knowledge based decisions (recognize and decide)

  • Develop well rounded players who play with technical skill and poise under pressure

  • Have fun and enjoy the development process while playing the beautiful game

NSU Rec Advanced

  • NSU’s unique set up provides levels of play that are developmentally appropriate to specific age groups / levels (Developmental pathway). Each level builds upon the previous level, all underneath NSU’s developmental philosophy and style of play.

    • Levels: Cubs, InTown, Rec Advanced, Local Competitive

  • Provide a higher level of competition focused on individual and team development as a progression to full competitive play

  • Cost effective step leading into full competitive play.

  • Learning to find success and handle failure are important lessons, which are part of our curriculum, but learning to play well with good technique and good understanding to make confident game decisions provides the best positive platform to earn success in the long run.

  • Principles of play vs. win at all costs. Coaching and teaching consistently to our principles of play creates positive habits and instills confidence in the players and teams. Types of adjustments can be made in games to help find success, but consistent drastic changes outside of our principles of play challenge player confidence and undermine players ability to recognize the game and make effective decisions, thus slowing development. Game adjustments should be made that support the principles of play and help the players to be able to think and choose. If principles are not followed, improvement is unlikely.

Click below for field locations and maps.

NSU Practice/Game Locations