Welcome to The Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Soccer Association

ALITHSA, the Algonquin / Lake in the Hills Soccer Association currently has over 1,000 members ranging in age from 4 through 17. Our primary goal is to promote soccer and good sportsmanship throughout the Fox Valley area.

Latest News

Recreation Program registration for the Fall 2010 season has ended

Spring 2011 registration begins in January.

ALITHSA at Founder's Day 2010

On Saturday July 24th, ALITHSA participated in the annual Algonquin Founders’ Days Parade. This year the organization was represented by over 60 players, parents and coaches as well as a monster truck courtesy of Chip Parker, our Field and Equipment Coordinator. The kids had fun handing out water bottles and candy and did a great job representing our club to the community.

Look for us later this year at the Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival Parade on Saturday, September 5th!!!

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ALITHSA Arsenal High School Boys Tryout Information

ALITHSA Arsenal will be holding a tryout for next season's High School Boys on Sunday, August 8th, 4:00 PM at Leroy Guy Park. We feel that by holding tryouts earlier this will give us the best chance to establish the most competitive teams at a variety of high school age levels, while also giving our players a better opportunity compete for spots on their high school team.

This is our vision for creating teams:

Tryout to be held in August (8/8/10) and an additional tryout in early October – Date for the October tryout TBD. We STRONGLY encourage you attend the August tryout.
Some players will be invited to accept a roster space after the August tryout.
If a player is not offered a space after the August tryout, he will be given a tryout evaluation listing areas for development; he will also be invited back to the October tryout. The October tryout will also be open to any players who did not participate in the August tryout.

All players that are offered a place after the August tryout will not be given specific team assignments until after the October tryout. Why?

In the past we have relied on a single tryout session to evaluate players. The additional session will allow us another opportunity to work with players who may have had a "bad" day, or who need to work on some areas for improvement. The early evaluation will also allow players to prepare to compete for spots on their high school teams.
Our philosophy going forward is to create the most competitive HS teams possible and to provide all incoming freshman through current juniors the opportunity to tryout and make a team.
We will move a player up in age group if his ability befits the move up.
As a club, having two tryouts over a 2-3 month period will give ALITHSA's Director's and Coaching Staff the ability to place players accordingly and facilitate growth.

In addition to the above changes, our HS program next year will be more intensive. The program features (included in fees) for next season:

Winter Training (Jan-Mar) – one team practice and one skills practice
Winter Indoor League (Jan-Mar)
Spring Training – three sessions a week inc. one skills practice
Spring League Games (Apr-Jun)
Tournament play – two tournaments
Professional Head Coach - practices, games and tournaments
Weekly Speed & Agility session throughout spring season
Weekly Goalkeeper training session throughout spring season
Special meeting with a Collegiate coach/advisor, Paul Webster, from Elmhurst College to educate players with steps to take on: *Contacting colleges & coaches *Scholarships *Requirements *Possible Colleges to contact… and other pertinent information for players who are looking to play soccer beyond HS
Projected cost range: $700
Uniforms are not included in projected cost

***All players must pre-register for the August tryout before August 4th. Registration is available directly at http://alithsa.bonzidev.com/frameset.php or through the ALITHSA website www.alithsa.org. If a player is unavailable on August 8 or if he is injured, he should contact ALITHSA Director of Coaching, Dean Smith, at dean.psc@gmail.com as soon as possible to arrange an alternate date/time.

We look forward to seeing you on August 8th!

ALITHSA Arsenal Travel Soccer Openings

ALITHSA has open positions on our U12 Girls Travel team for the fall/winter/spring season. If you daughter would like to tryout for our U12 Girls Travel team please contact Director of Coaching, Dean Smith at dean.psc@gmail.com.

ALITHSA Summer Camps

As the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team prepares for this summer's World Cup in South Africa, ALITHSA Soccer Association is preparing for a Summer Soccer Camp frenzy of our own, as Premier Soccer Camps will once again deliver a unique and innovative brand of International Coaching. The ALITHSA 2010 Summer Camp schedule is finalized -- and with our growing popularity in the Northwest Suburbs, Premier Soccer Camps will once again provide ALITHSA Soccer Association with an outstanding Soccer Camp experience. We are dedicated to creating a fun and educational environment for players of all ages and abilities to reach their full potential in soccer. We continue to inspire young athletes every year and we plan to continue this trend in 2010!!! Premier Soccer's professional coaching staff bring a wealth of playing & coaching experience and tradition from the U.K., Europe and the U.S.

Goal-Keeper / Shooting Camp --- July 26 - 29 (Mon-Thur):

9:00 - 11:30 - 7-16 yr-olds - Cost $89
Location: Sunset Park, Lake in the Hills

ALITHSA Summer Soccer Camp --- August 2-6:

Pee-Wee Camp - 9:00 - 10:30: 4-6 yr-olds - Cost $79
Pee-Wee Camp - 10:30 - Noon: 4-6 yr-olds - Cost $79
Half Day Camp - 9:00 - Noon: 6-15 yr-olds - Cost $109
Location: Sunset Park, Lake in the Hills

Summer Soccer Camp (6-15 yr-olds) Curriculum

Mon - Technical Excellence!
Tue - Attacking & Shooting!
Wed - Possession!
Thur - Defending!
Fri - World Cup Day!

Pee-Wee Camp (4-6 yr-olds) Curriculum

Micro soccer skills
Games to help muscle memory
Maximal ball contact
"Adventure Soccer" activities to utilize the imagination of our young players

Goal-keeper / Shooting Camp (7-15 yr-olds) Curriculum

Catching / handling
Hand & foot distribution
Stance & footwork
One-on-one’s, etc...

SHOOTING:

Striking the ball with all parts of the feet
Bending the ball
Creativity
Intelligent movement to create opportunities, etc...
(Training staff for the Goalkeeping / Shooting Camp are specialized and nationally licensed goalkeeper trainers.)

All camp participants will receive an ALITHSA Camp T-shirt.

Questions? Please contact Camp Director, Dean Smith at dean.psc@gmail.com or 630-890-0815.

Referee Training

Referee Clinic – Outside clinic to work on AR responsibilities, moving up and down the line as well as staying with the 2nd to last defender. We will also work on running a 2 man system as well as positioning as a center.

Clinic date will be Aug 7th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Leroy Guy Park.

Please confirm your attendance to Rick at ztaan@aol.com.

ALITHSA Board of Directors

The Board of Directors consists of the officers and all appointed chairpersons. Their primary responsibility is to direct and maintain the operation of ALITHSA. The Elected Board of Directors are selected during our annual Board meeting in May.

Please join us for our monthly board meeting at 7:30 pm on the second Wednesday of each month. Meetings are held in the Community Room at the Lake in the Hills Village Hall.The village hall is located at 600 Harvest Gate, Lake in the Hills, IL.

Contact emails are available HERE.