Youth Development Academy

About the program

The Youth Development Academy is the first step in the competitive pathway. It is an 8 month season with built in breaks and periods of flexible attendance. Training is twice a week and lead by professional, USSF licensed coaches.

Teams of 12-14 are built and compete in the OYSA fall and spring Development League. Teams can also expect to participate in 1 or 2 summer jamborees. The summer period is also where players will be evaluated for team placement in August.

Training

Days: Tuesday / Thursday

Location: Oregon Episcopal School

Time: 5:30 – 6:30 pm

Gender: Boys and Girls

Jamborees
Washington Timbers – June 16th
Willamette United – July 22nd
PCU – August 19th

Potential Summer Tournaments
PCU Summer Classic – July 13-15th
Oswego Nike Cup – July 27 – 29th
Mt Hood Challenge – August 3-5th

Team Formation
The beginning of May the club will assign all returning players to a roster based on their previous season. New Players will be evaluated throughout the spring/summer and assigned to a roster based on his/her ability. Depending on a players developmental needs he/she could be moved up or down at anytime during the year.

Age Groups
2009 (U10) Boys: 2-3 Teams
2010 (U9) Boys: 2-3 Teams
2011 (U8) Boys: 2-3 Teams
2009 (U10) Girls: 2-3 Teams
2010 (U9) Girls: 2-3 Teams
2011 (U8) Girls: 2-3 Teams

Registration

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PERIOD	Summer Preparation	Fall Competitive	Off Season	Futsal Period	Spring Competitive	Transition
DATES	June - August	September - October	November - December	January - February	March - April	May
LENGTH	10 weeks (No training week of 7/4)	8-9 weeks	8-9 weeks	7 weeks (Starts after 1/1)	8-9 weeks (No training/games over Spring break)	2-3 Weeks
TRAINING FREQUENCY	2x a week	Training 2x per week	-	Futsal Training (RCF West) 1x	Training 2x per week	-
COMPETITIVE SEASON	Potential Summer Jamborees	Fall Development League	-	-	Spring Development League	-
EXPECTED COMMITMENT	Attendance as schedule allows	Attendance expected	-	Attendance as schedule allows	Attendance expected	-

Summer

June – August, 12 weeks, 2x per week, friendlies and jamborees. $300

Fall Competitive Season

September – November, 12 weeks, 2 times a week, Sunday games in OYSA Developmental League. $300

Spring Competitive Season

February – April, 12 weeks, 2 times a week, Sunday games in OYSA Developmental League. $300

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