WARREN — The inaugural soccer sessions at The PITCH has been a huge success and it has been very exciting to see the support and turnout from the community. 

The first sessions end this week and the Pitch will begin offering session two soccer and lacrosse programs starting next week. 

The PITCH Soccer Academy is run by Dutch Soccer Academy's Director of Coaching Robbie Krul, and will offer programs for all ages and abilities.

Following is a breakdown of some of the programs. 

Micro Soccer - Grades Pre K & K: Micro Soccer is our introductory program for young players. These fun sessions focus on basic soccer skills and enjoyment of the games. For more information and registration please click here.

Academy Classes - Grades 1 - 12: Academy classes are designed to develop fundamental soccer skills and will progress participants from the basics to more advanced levels of play.  Half of the class will focus on player skill development and the other half game situation training. These classes are recommended for every level player. These sessions are co-ed and the players will be divided in equal level and ability throughout the training to promote a higher pace of development. For more information and registration please click here and scroll down to Academy Classes. 

Technique Training - Fridays, Grades 1 - 12*: Technique training is for the serious soccer player, as well as players who would like to improve their technical abilities. Three quarters of the session will focus on each player having a ball at their feet and learning to master their soccer ball. The final quarter of the session will focus on applying what they have learned in real, but small, game situations. For more information and registration please click here and scroll down to Technique Training. 

*The PITCH discourages students to sign up only for the Technique Training. This is a brand new program that was meant to be for the dedicated soccer player to have another soccer session during the week and for the beginning player to add another session in the week to train their individual skills. This session was designed to take in combination with the Academy Training session and/or the in-house Saturday pickup session.

In-House Pickup - Saturdays: In House League sessions are devoted to player development in a team environment. Players will be put on equally matched teams and play small sided games without interruption of play. For more information and registration please click here and scroll down to In-House Pickup.

Soccer Leagues and Pickup: There are a variety of offerings for adult soccer, as well as high school and middle school leagues. Please click here to see the many offerings.

The PITCH Lacrosse Academy will be run by program director Thor Emory. To find out about the upcoming Lacrosse Academy programs please click here and for the Lacrosse Leagues and Pickup please click here.

There are other sports programs and activities offered at The PITCH besides soccer and lacrosse please click here for more details.

If you have any questions regarding the programs, please feel free to contact Robbie Krul at rkrul@mainepitch.com or Tammy Krul at tkrul@mainepitch.com.

Reach the sports department at: sports@penbaypilot.com.