Centre Soccer’s Developmental Program is designed to help all players reach their potential in a fun, safe environment that takes into consideration what stage a player is at developmentally. The Developmental Program is for players at all ability levels. Players are ability grouped for training and then divide up evenly on teams for games. Focus is on technical development and basic tactical principles are introduced. Players will play in games vs other CSA teams as well as a Festival Date with other Mt. District Clubs. Players are often identified from the developmental program to make CSA's Travel teams.
No scores are kept in games. No Refs will be used with games vs. CSA teams but refs will be used in the Festival. Coaches are to restart play when the ball goes out of bounds, with a throw in from the sidelines and kicks from any ball out on the end lines (goal or corner) and at midfield after a goal. Goals should be celebrated. Coaches should coach from the sideline but can go out on the field if needed to assist players. All age groups are coed unless we get enough girls to sign up and make an all girls group.
U8 Coed - Training to Game Ratio 3 to 1
Session 1: Training Session: Soccer skills and movements in Ability Groups
Session 2: Training Session: Soccer skills and movements in Ability Groups
Session 3: Training Session: with Team Coaches
Session 4: Game Day with Team Coaches
Games: 4 v 4 4 x 12 min quarters #3 No GK w/Throw In's
** We are introducing a 3rd day of programming for our u8 Developmental group. This will be on Wednesdays at 6 pm and will always be OPTIONAL. The 3 to 1 training to game ratio described above will remain in tact during the Tuesday and Saturday sessions. Wednesdays will present our u8 players with the unique opportunity to engage in game type learning activities. Players will be given technical and tactical cues learned in previous training sessions and then presented with different game scenarios. These sessions will focus on teaching players the demands of the game enhancing their decision making skills in different scenarios.
U9/10 Coed | Girls Only - Training to Game Ratio 3 to 1
Session 1: Training Session: Soccer skills and movements in Ability Groups
Session 2: Training Session: Soccer skills and movements in Ability Groups
Session 3: Training Session: with Team Coaches
Session 4: Game Day with Team Coaches
Games: 7 v 7 2 x 25 min halves #4 with GK w/Throw In's
PLEASE NOTE: While we do our best to offer a girls only group, this option will only be available if there is enough interest. If there are not enough registrants for the girls only group, all players will be combined into the coed group.
** We are introducing a 3rd day of programming for our u9/10 Developmental group. This will be on Wednesdays at 6 pm and will always be OPTIONAL. The 3 to 1 training to game ratio described above will remain in tact during the Tuesday and Saturday sessions. Wednesdays will present our u9/10 players with the unique opportunity to engage in game type learning activities. Players will be given technical and tactical cues learned in previous training sessions and then presented with different game scenarios. These sessions will focus on teaching players the demands of the game enhancing their decision making skills in different scenarios.
U11/12 Coed | Girls Only - Training to Game Ratio 3 to 1
Session 1: Training Session: Soccer skills and movements in Ability Groups
Session 2: Training Session: Soccer skills and movements in Ability Groups
Session 3: Training Session: with Team Coaches
Session 4: Game Day with Team Coaches
Games: 9 v 9 2 x 30 min halves #4 with GK