2020-2021 Soccer Year: August 2020-July 2021You MUST register for team formations or you will NOT be Placed on a 2020-2021 Team
Team Formations July 2-12!
Joining Villarreal Nebraska Academy is simple, but there are a few things you'll need to know.
1. CREATE AN ACCOUNT ON THE Villarreal Nebraska Academy WEBSITE: Anyone wishing to register for a Villarreal Nebraska Academy team program, class, camp or event must first register for an account on this website and add your participants to your account. Simply click the Register button at the top right of the page and create an account.
* Please note that this does not make you a Villarreal Nebraska Academy player/member. It does allow the public to register for camps, clinics, tryouts, etc. If you are admitted to the club in July 2020 after team formation, you can use the same account to register for a 2020/21 program.
2. DETERMINE YOUR PLAYER'S AGE GROUP: The second thing to know is your player's age group, which is based on his/her birth year. For the 2020/21 season, the age groups are:
| Birth Year: |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
| Age Group: |
U5 |
U6 |
U7 |
U8 |
U9 |
U10 |
U11 |
| Birth Year: |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
| Age Group: |
U12 |
U13 |
U14 |
U15 |
U16 |
U17 |
U18 |
U19 |
Players should attend their birth year team formation group. Players may express interest in playing up 1-year on their "Tryout" registration for coaches/staff consideration. Players may be INVITED by our coaching staff to attend an older session during the team formation process. Players who show ability to "play-up" may be invited to play their age group and additionally up an age group.
3A. PLAYERS BORN IN 2011 OR LATER - JOIN Villarreal Nebraska Academy CLUB NOW: Players born in 2011 or later are allowed by Nebraska State Soccer Association to join Villarreal Nebraska Academy and register for any of our programs at any time during the year. Players in this age range who are interested in joining our club can do so now by logging into the Villarreal Nebraska Academy website, clicking the My Account button at the top right of the page, and then selecting the applicable program of their choosing.
Formal team formation events are not required for these younger age groups.
Yellow-TEAM/Groguet-TEAM: U10 & Under Players (Players Born in 2011 or Later):
Registration is open mid-May, Registration due by July 12th!
3B. SELECT, ELITE or ULTRA Program: PLAYERS BORN IN 2010 OR EARLIER - REGISTER FOR TRYOUTS NOW: Players born in 2010 or earlier are only allowed to register with Villarreal Nebraska Academy during specific "Team Formation" dates that are regulated by Nebraska State Soccer Association (NSSA). Team formation events are often referred to as tryouts or evaluations, and they will end with clubs extending offers to players to join. Once an offer is accepted, that player will be a member of his/her chosen club for the ENTIRE 2020/21 season: Signing Day in July 2020 until Tryouts July 31, 2021.
Signing up for a team formation session is available in mid-May: To participate in Villarreal Nebraska Academy's team formations, sign up for a session by logging into the Villarreal Nebraska Academy website, clicking the My Account button at the top right of the page, and then signing up for a tryout/evaluation session. The cost of tryouts is $15, which provides 1-3 tryout sessions. Note, that each player can choose which tryout session(s) to attend, and attendance at all of the sessions is highly recommended but not required. The more our coaches get to know and see players the better they are able to place players in the most appropriate team/program.
Players participating in tryout/evaluation sessions will take part in activities designed to showcase individual skills, comfort with the ball, and ability to respond to instructions. It is not unusual for players to feel nervous when trying out for a new club; however, Villarreal Nebraska Academy understands learning experiences and teachable moments. Prospective players should feel welcome to try their best and have fun along the way. No Fear and Joy are main principles of our club philosophy and we understand all players have varying places to start but all players have desire, potential and come to learn.
It is our player development focus and our true Academy beliefs that all players have the opportunity to learn the game correctly. Therefore, it is our goal to have a team spot for all youth. We believe in forming teams for ALL. We fully expect to have a team for ALL players within one of our program level teams.
Current VNA players do have the option for re-registration, to sign with VNA prior to the July 2-12 team formation events, during the month of June 1-30, 2020.
2020/21 LINCOLN EVALUATIONS & Team Formations
Location of Lincoln Tryouts:
Nebraska Sports Center, private/dedicated indoor training center
333 Speedway Circle Suite #4,
Lincoln, NE 68502
Speedway Village Outdoor Fields
345 Speedway Circle,
Lincoln NE 68502
2020/21 U10 & Under (Players Born in 2011 or Later) Clinics, Tryout not Required, Open Registration.
July Clinics – Bring a Friend – Come to One or All - No Obligation
July 6th, 8th, 10th
Program Registration Deadline July 12th
U11-U19 Tryouts in Lincoln
Monday July 2, 4-9pm - SPEEDWAY
High School Girls U15-U19: 4:00 - 5:10 pm
Girls U11-U15: 5:20 - 6:30 pm
Boys U11-U15: 6:40 - 7:50 pm
High School Boys U15-U19: 8:00 - 9:10 pm
Goal Keepers, All Ages: 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Monday July 6, 7-8:30 - SPEEDWAY
U11-U19 Boys and Girls, Players will be separated by age and gender for Game Play on-site
Wednesday, July 8, 7-8:30 - SPEEDWAY
U11-U19 Boys and Girls, Players will be separated by age and gender for Game Play on-site
Saturday July 11 9am-11am
Team Final Evaluations:U11-U19 Boys and Girls, Players will be separated by age and gender for Game Play on-site
2020/21 OMAHA EVALUATIONS & Team Formations
The Villarreal Nebraska Academy calendar for tryouts/evaluations in Omaha is listed below.
Multiple Locations for Omaha Area Tryouts:
SSAP: Springfield Soccer Complex
N-50 & Plattview Rd
Springfield, NE 68059
LA VISTA: La Vista Sports Complex
7346 S. 66th Street
La Vista, NE 68128
TUESDAY July 7, 6:00-7:15 pm - SPRINGFIELD
U11-U19 Boys and Girls, Players will be separated by age and gender for Game Play on-site
TUESDAY July 7, 7:15-8:30 pm - La Vista 7346 S. 66th Street, La Vista, NE 68128
U11-U19 Boys and Girls, Players will be separated by age and gender for Game Play on-site
Saturday July 11, 2 - 3:30 pm - SPRINGFIELD
U11-U19 Boys and Girls, Players will be separated by age and gender for Game Play on-site
Saturday July 11,4:30 - 6:00 pm - La Vista
U11-U19 Boys and Girls, Players will be separated by age and gender for Game Play on-site
What's After Team Formation Events?Official offers will be emailed and final registration is required approximately 4 days after it is sent. If you need more time to make a decision please let us know so we can hold your position if needed. Everyone will receive an email with your team formation status. If you do not receive an email please check your junk or span folders, then contact Amy:
[email protected]Date and Time TBA for Uniform fitting, Uniform ordering, Turn in Forms, Final Help with Registration.
Any Questions Please email admin@villarrealnebraska.com or call 402-853-7100
Team Formation Philosophy
VNA believes in player development and our goal is to form a variety of level teams for ALL players who want to learn the game of soccer. We expect to have teams at various Program levels for ALL players who re-register and ALL new players who participate in team formation events in July.
If non-member parents/guardians contact VNA we can return your calls/emails to answer general questions.
402-853-7100, leave a message for call back or email [email protected]