Our Mission
To make a positive impact on the development of youth in our area.Create passion for the sport of soccer, learn the foundational phase and showing support to all ages and abilities. Help create a pathway to encourage, empower and explore all parts of this game to help players, coaches and parents experience the highest quality level of soccer.
Values
Teaching | Learning | Honesty
Vision
To set the standard for soccer clubs (all youth sports) that development over winning at a younger age will help create an environment for kids to play to their fullest potential as they progress through sport.
Long Term Development
by:
Ages 4-7
FUNdamentals
Enjoying to practice
Ages 8-14 (in practice size 4 but competition will use size 5 according to US standards)
Enjoying to practice
Developing practice
Understanding competition
Ages 15-16 (size 5 ball will be introduced in practice)
Training for competition
Developing winning
Ages 16-18
Training to win
Ages 18-20+
Retaining People in football
Pathway Community
Micro soccer - FUNdamentals
Ages 4-7
Learning the basics of movement. Running and jumping correctly
Learning the basics of dribbling, shooting and passing with the appropriate size ball
Involving parents to learn the basics of the game and mixing in to help coordinate the kids playing
Creating an environment that kids are having fun and enjoying the hour they have at soccer
Youth Academy
1st and 2nd graders
FUNdamentals and enjoying to practice
Building off of the micro phase
First and foremost are they having fun and enjoying coming to play the game
Dribbling correctly
Passing correctly
Shooting correctly
Learning the number system that goes with soccer positions
3rd-6th grade
(rec, travel, premier)
Developing practice sessions and learning about competition
Building off of the foundational phase we set at an earlier age
Learning the number system and what applies to those numbers
Learning skill moves while dribbling to build our tool bench
Learning to use different parts of the foot to strike and maneuver the ball around the field
Are we receiving with the correct foot, back foot
7th and 8th Grade
Training for competition and developing winning or competing
9th Grade+ club
Training to win and play at our fullest potential
Retaining people in football
Our foundational phase as listed prior is even more important at these ages as we go through growth spurts
Proper running technique, passing and shooting technique
Intensity and training at our 8 to continue to grow and learn
Rondos and learning to build play from all parts of the field
Possession and learning to play as a team
Using a size 5 ball