The continuation of the foundations built in the Development Academy, our U11-U14 Competitive program offers the serious soccer player the opportunity to continue to advance their skills and understanding of the game as a year-round team member. Our primary goal in working with players in these age groups is continuing to develop and build upon the individual player's technical development and proficiency in a number of skills, and bringing in additional tactical understanding in team play, and crucially, continuing to build the player's love and enjoyment of the game as a player and spectator.

At these specific ages, we aim to minimize focus on team outcomes–choosing to prepare our players for future success by focusing on the individual outcomes within their control–contributing to team success.

• Program lead by Competitive DOC Kibwe Cuffie
• 2-3x week training
• Professional coaches, both for team and specialty training
• Fall and Spring Leagues (U11-U14)
• Optional Futsal league during winter months
• Game film recording and occasional video analysis
• Participation in either OYSA State Cup, OYSA President's Cup or Founder's Cup
(one OYSA tournament per team)
• Tournament participation: Teams are expected to play in 2-4 local or travel tournaments throughout the year. These tournaments are hand-selected by the team's coaching staff.
• USYS player card and insurance
• THPRD field access for team training and home games
• Club administration (player and team registration, rostering, player cards, scheduling, etc.)
• Team Snap Premium subscription
• Athletic training support from Orthopedic + Fracture Specialists
• Weekly Keeper Training for team keepers
• Access to NW Elite FC "Whole Player" Programming

A typical year in our club is designed with periodization in mind to maximize individual improvement along with team success.

MAY
Tryouts for all age groups

MAY-AUGUST
Team trainings and tournament participation

DECEMBER-JANUARY
Optional Futsal league/training
Futsal league entry fees are not part of club fees—it is an additional cost per player, collected by team.

JANUARY-APRIL

Spring Premier league for U11-U14 State Cup bound teams, followed by State Cup run in April

Spring league for U11-U14 Division 1 & 2 teams

FEBRUARY-APRIL
Spring league for U11-U14 Division 1 & 2 teams

-> When are typically scheduled club-wide breaks?

Memorial Day
July 4th - typically the full week is off
Labor Day
Thanksgiving - full week off or possibly Wed-Fri
Winter Break - follows BSD schedule (training break, but futsal league overlaps)
Spring Break - follows BSD schedule

Coaches are given some discretion to change this schedule on a team-by-team basis. If a team needs to prepare for an upcoming competition or tournament, coaches may decide to train during a club-wide break.