Overview:

There are openings for Boys and Girls (u7-u10) to start training with the Midwest City Soccer Academy. The Academy focuses on player development over winning games. Players come out of the Academy with a confidence which applies directly to their competitive experience. Steve Scott is the Academy Director of Coaching and any interested families can contact him to get the details on how to sign up and get them started in the……

Midwest City Academy Program.

Academy Development Strategies:

The MWC Academy is designed to encourage and provide technical development to each player while presenting an opportunity to learn and respect the good of the game.  This is done through several strategies listed below:

• Increase ball mastery - learning to be confident on the ball with all surfaces of both feet.
• Passing and Receiving - improving first touch, turning with the ball and being able to pass the ball in a variety of ways relevant to the game 
• Expose players to variety of 1v1 moves - give players a tool box of skill moves and let them learn and decide which to use in game like situations
• Basic fundamentals of defending - technique of breaking down and delaying opponents.
• Speed and Agility training in age appropriate activities - speed and agility offered during training sessions.
• Shooting and finishing activities - to encourage confidence in goal scoring opportunities
• Small sided games - to improve team and combination play

 Benefits to Players and Parents

• Players are trained by State and Nationally Licensed coaches.
• Skill driven training sessions.  The building blocks of preparation of the next level of soccer.
• Positive coach to player ratio-ideal for monitoring and assessing player development and understanding.
• The program is also able to provide a consistent level of competition in each game. With the practices and games, the program assures a more consistent, competitive environment than that of recreational leagues. 
• The emphasis is on DEVELOPMENT, not winning.
• Players are placed with other players of similar abilities to increase the best opportunity for development

The Academy is staffed with USSF and UNITED SOCCER COACHES nationally licensed coaches. Each has a minimum National “D” or National Youth License, or is enrolled in future courses to accomplish this. The staff uses positive and creative training sessions to provide an atmosphere that will help the child develop as a soccer player.  The staff stimulates the player to learn to problem solve on their own.

   The Academy program and staff encourages each player to learn self-discipline, work ethics and good sportsmanship. There is also a focus on teaching respect for one’s self and others they come in contact with.

 The largest goal of the program is to develop a PASSION for the sport of soccer.

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