NorCal "Playing Format" - DETAILS

NorCal Premier Soccer is committed to devoting attention to the proper development of a player from his-her young age.

NorCal firmly believes that having a love for soccer, the willingness to follow the Club and team rules, and working hard to learn and improve is all that a young player should need to be a member of a - some - NorCal Club.

You hear a lot these days about competitive sports and kids....

In its zeal to create better soccer prospects, the youth soccer community in the U.S. had crammed more and more games and tournaments into tight schedules......

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 In the city centre of Utrecht you can frequently admire the juggling skills of 45 year Old Freddie Vork. A while back I was taking the escalator down from the train station and there he was. He kicked the ball about six meters in the air, caught it with the inside of his right sneaker and started an impressive juggling session. He exhibited to the crowd the most incredible tricks, at an impressively high pace: balancing the ball  statically on his heel, on his neck, on his head and even on the tip of his foot. All this intertwined with art-like tricks that apparently have been appropriately named, such as; ‘around the world and akka 3000’.

Text: Michel Hordijk
Edited by: Michael Francis Pollin

Written By Roby Stahl
Presented by Aime Jacquet, former French national team coach and World Champion

By Henry Winter

When Manchester United’s Academy boys glide from their dressing rooms at the club’s magnificent skill factory hidden deep in the Trafford countryside, they run past 10-foot high photographs of David Beckham, Sir Bobby Charlton, Duncan Edwards, Ryan Giggs and George Best. "We want them to be inspired," said Rene Meulensteen, United’s skills development coach.

Team concerns
"What I notice particularly is that policy-makers in football are never really concerned about individuals, all they’re interested in is the team as a whole. Yet a team consists of eleven individuals who each need attention. I often wonder if we’re making the most of the qualities players have to offer."

"The street taught us,’’ Cruyff added. "Messi grew up like this.’’

It is staggering to think about the differences between our "top" youth player’s development and those in other Countries. Even more staggering is the lack of communication (maybe awareness) or leadership from our Federation about the amount of work (hours spent training), the manner of work (hours of training the proper content), and the necessity to keep players playing into adulthood - you never know who has the mettle, the desire, the mentality, the ability, the luck!.