Our Player Development Philosophy >

• We are committed to teaching players the skills and tactical insights necessary to play an indirect, possession-style of game.

 

• The success of the player development process will be measured by quality of play rather than results.

 

• Players will play and train in an environment that will encourage decision-making and creativity.

 

• Decision-making by players on the field will require parents to quietly observe rather than "direct."

 

• When choosing leagues, team rosters and tournaments, we will always place players is a competitive playing and training environment where there will be a balance between success and challenge.

 

• Our training sessions will be tactically oriented, with players learning functional technique in the context of the game.

 

• Our training emphasis will be on speed of play.

 

• Our coaching hierarchy will be to teach team shape, roles and functional techniques in whatever formation the team is playing.

 

• Players will learn the strengths and weaknesses of different formations and how to attack and how to defend out of each formation.

 

• Coaches will concentrate in training on the phases of play.

  • Attacking—Building from the back; maintaining possession in the midfield; being adventurous and creative in the attacking third; counter-attacking when the game dictates.

  • Transition quickly from attacking to defending and from defending to attacking

  • Defending-When to press; when to drop; when to choose a deep line of confrontation.