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Preseason applies only to a handful of schools. If your school is not participating, please disregard.
Season Calendar with Preseason start date
Season Calendar with Preseason start date
Share these flyers with your families (English and Spanish).
Elementary School Calendar + Preseason
Preseason Timeline
Preseason Timeline
For Coaches, TLDR: Download the attached “Preseason Timeline Resources” for clickable key links to keep you on track.
Preseason Timeline & Resources (FY26).pdfCoach Resources
Coach Resources
Don't know where to start?
Build Family & Poet-Athlete Commitment - Family Engagement Materials | Poet-Athlete Promise
Preview Service Learning - Elementary Curriculum | Middle School Curriculum
Plan your Soccer Sessions - Elementary Curriculum |Middle School Curriculum
Lean into Community Building - Community Building Resources
Preseason CUrriculum
Preseason CUrriculum
Preseason Service Learning Lesson Plan .pdfService Learning Lesson Plans
Service Learning Lesson Plans
To print each day's lesson individually, click the links below:
*RSVP to a Community Org Visit on during week one or week 2! RSVP HERE
Week 1: Community Building & Grounding*
Week 2: Poetry as Activism*
Week 3: Introduction to Service Learning
Elementary Curriculum | Middle School Curriculum
"Our Communities"
"Being a Leader"
Community Organization Information Session (Virtual)
Community Organization Information Session (Virtual)
Community Organization Information Session (Service Learning FY26).pdfEach site should attend at least one information session. They can choose from four days.
Wednesday, Feb. 11 @ 4-4:45pm
Tuesday, Feb. 17 @ 4-4:45pm
Wednesday, Feb. 18 @ 4-4:45pm
Thursday, Feb. 19 @ 4-4:45pm
Each session will consist of a 30-minute presentation by the organization, followed by a 15-minute Q&A session for you to ask questions!
How to join: RSVP https://forms.gle/MYDjL35tRkETeWtk6
Coaches will receive meeting details the day before the session.
How to prepare: Work with poet-athletes to generate 2-3 questions for the Q&A portion. [Question Worksheet (to be added)]
Coach Training Resources
Coach Training Resources
Preseason Coach Training slides
Preseason Coach Training slides
Preseason Coach Training - Overview, Timeline, & Compliance.mp4Full Training Recording
Full Training Recording
Timestamps:
Community Builder: 0:00-19:00
Overview and Timeline: 19:01-22:50
Compliance: 22:51-40:00
Preseason Q&A.mp4Resources & Questions
Resources & Questions
(10 min)
Preseason Coach Training - Service Learning Breakout (Feb. 6, 2026).mp4Service Learning Training Recording
Service Learning Training Recording
(30 min)
Preseason Coach Traning - Soccer/Football 3 (Feb 5, 2026).mp4Soccer (football3) Training Recording
Soccer (football3) Training Recording
(30 min)
What will preseason look like?
What will preseason look like?
Theme: COMMIT TO MY COMMUNITY
Logistics:
Dates: 2/9/25 - 2/28/25 (three weeks before Spring season officially starts)
Regular program requirements: 5 sessions per week (4 during the 4 day weeks)
This should look like 3 soccer sessions & 2 writing sessions
1 session = 1-1.5h soccer or 1-1.5h writing curriculum
Option to convert a soccer practice to a scrimmage day (scrimmage day is an intrasquad scrimmage facilitated by coaches). This is a great opportunity to practice your game day routine.
Preseason Coach Training:
We will be having a Preseason Virtual Training on Thursday, February 5th from 6-7:30pm. Coaches will receive our virtual stipend amount for joining, and we will walk through all the ins-and-outs of Preseason. Link and details are on your Playmetrics calendar. RSVP HERE: https://forms.gle/fjdAyrD9wjXirn5i7
Special opportunities during the 3 week Preseason include:
Community Soccer Day – DC SCORES staff will lead a session where we’ll integrate soccer, service, and community-building exercises to get the poet-athletes excited and ready!
Pizza Party – During Preseason, one practice can be switched to a pizza party. DC SCORES can reimburse up to $100. Please save your receipts and submit them HERE for reimbursement.
Family meeting – we would like each school to host a parent meeting to inform parents about the upcoming Spring season. This could be the same day as the pizza party if you would like to combine the two. Check out our Family Engagement Materials.
D.C. United and Spirit Tickets: Preseason Schools receive early access to request D.C. United and Spirit tickets. Please check back here for the updated forms.
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