Soccer Training Starts Young in the Lake Chelan Valley
by Loni Rahm
They were a blur of color in the fading twilight. An energetic but shockingly well-behaved group of kindergartners and first graders listened intently to their coaches and practiced soccer drills on Mountain Goat Field last night.
According to Coach Heather Scaman, “this is the 5/6 year old team. We are just doing a clinic this year which means we have no games yet.” Scaman is one of four coaches who are helping to prepare the kids for games next year and teaching them fundamentals of soccer.
The team consists of 39 kids and 4 coaches. They are assisted by 4-6 girls from the CHS Varsity soccer team who volunteer to help with the kids at each practise.
LCN Photo: Top Row (left to right) Coach Jeff Pearl, Adam Sweeney, Kynnedi Watson, Coach Kristina Watson, Tinley Orestad, John Carter Zeman, Gabriel Aguilar Luna, McKenna Scaman, Coach Heather Scaman.
Bottom Row (left to right) Camden Pearl, Declan Wood, Henrik Ellis, Jose Ivan Perez Soto, Atziri Orozco Cardenas, Isabella Pauly, Luis Burton Balderranna, Francies Lybecker, Keyden William, Orvetta Cunningham, Finley Ward. Not pictured Coach Amaris Longmire.
For additional information about AAU programs and activities, contact Chelan Parks Department at 509-682-8023 or visit their website.
