Player Development

As US Soccer continues to grow and expand its initiatives, Roseville Premier will embrace the uniform framework that U.S. Soccer has built, to provide consistent messaging and education for our parents, players, coaches and referees. 

We teach children how to play and enjoy the game of soccer in a safe, age appropriate environment with the understanding that the development of the player and the enjoyment of the game must always come first. We focus on the intrinsic motivation. After all, every child wants to win. The point is, this does not have to happen at all costs.

At Roseville Premier, mistakes are allowed, because only by this will one learn. Learning and failing are closely related. The key is that you get up and carry on and learn from your mistakes. We help the children strengthen their own strengths and weaken their weaknesses by teaching to properly execute the correct decision on the field. Varied and intense training, which allows the players to constantly work with the ball with a high number of repetitions.

The US Soccer Player Development Curriculum is split up into 4 parts:  

Styles & Principles of Play 

Age Group Organization

Concepts and Guidelines

Planning & Training. 

This framework encompasses the 2018 Grass-Roots Coaching initiatives such as the Play-Practice-Play approach (Foundation Phase) and the revised 2018 concussion protocols. (visit the CAL NORTH or Norcal Premier Concussion Protocol Page to learn more)

Aligning curricula with international standards used by the world’s leading soccer nations so that kids in the United States are developing in an environment similar to those playing in Germany, France, Spain, etc.

The long-term development of a young soccer player will- and must always outweigh a win. More importantly, we focus on enjoyment. Kids won't develop when they don’t enjoy what they are doing. Enjoyment is the prerequisite that enables performance and success!

Children do not learn in the same way  as adults, especially when the 

learning process involves both  intellectual and  physical activity” 

(US Soccer Curriculum, Part 3, p37)

The training is always adapted to the respective age group and corresponding performance level.

TECHNICAL 

Permanent training of various foot skills

Promotes technical and coordinative skills

Motivates children to play football outside of their training times.

Enthusiasm and varied repetition are the best driving forces for the development of skills

TACTICAL:

Getting to know all game positions and game systems

What to do as an individual, in a team and as a team with and against the ball

Run a controlled game structure and make the game active.

One of the most important pillars of our training is the agility and the athleticism of our players. 

ATHLETICISM

Constantly confront players with new challenges

Athletic training is tailored specifically to the needs of a soccer player

Training done with and without the ball

Wholistic body strength and conditioning approach

TRAINING OPTIMIZATION

 Demands efficiency, structure & preparation by our coaches

Sessions always at a high pace

Creating as many repetitions as possible in a game-like environment

Optimizing the time that our coaches and trainers