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Lexington United Soccer Club
(LUSC) is the culmination
of years of effort by Town of Lexington Recreation
Department employees, volunteer organizers, and parents.
Youth soccer began over 30 years ago in Lexington
when the Town Recreation Department began a fall Saturday
morning program for kids. Over the years, the Recreation
Department promoted and nurtured the program, and expanded
it to include older children as well as a spring program. Two
independent soccer organizations, LYS (Lexington Youth
Soccer) and LISC (Lexington Independent Soccer Club)
evolved, representing both travel and in-town teams.
Today LUSC (representing the merger of LYS and LISC)
provides one of the state's most progressive soccer
programs, providing a developmentally appropriate soccer
program and game opportunities for interested Lexington
children, a program that is a “fully-inclusive,
age appropriate, child-centered, fun experience.” *
LUSC is a community-based, inclusive, volunteer led
and managed soccer club. LUSC provides the organization,
guidance, professional coaching, and training for volunteer
coaches at every level, thus enabling all interested
children the opportunity to play soccer in Lexington.
In-Town Programs: There are
many opportunities throughout the year to play soccer. All
the in-town programs strive for a non-competitive atmosphere. In
the fall, the program for grades K – 4 is run
in partnership between the town Recreation Department
and LUSC, while LUSC runs the program for 5th and 6th
graders. In the spring, all programs are run
under the auspices of LUSC.
LUSC also runs winter and summer programs and clinics
for all ages.
In all of the in-town programs, the atmosphere is non-competitive,
and we strive to create balanced teams comprised of
a mix of talents and skills.
Travel Programs: In the Travel program, offered to children
in grades 3 – 12, we create teams based on the skills of players and
enter the teams in the BAYS (Bay Area Youth Soccer) league divisions based
on their ability relative to teams from other town soccer clubs.
LUSC is run by a 30 member Board of Directors, including
a President, Vice President, Treasurer, Clerk and Division
Directors for all of the age levels.
LUSC also employs a full-time Director of Coaching,
Brendan Donahue. Brendan began work with LUSC
during the spring of 2006. He has implemented
a variety of drills, lesson plans, and manages the
external professional coaching as to provide the most
favorable playing and practice environment for all
age groups.
*Michael
Singleton, Head State Coach and Director of Coaching
Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association, United
States Youth Soccer National Staff Coach
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