Seattle United

Seattle United will be creating U10 player pools on both the boy’s side and the girl’s side for the (2012/2013) seasonal year. These player pools will have a formal training/intensity calendar that will be 11-12 months in length and will be supplemented with friendly games, jamborees, tournaments and both a Fall and Spring Regional Club League (RCL). 

The U10 program will have a strong focus on technical training and will work to build a solid foundation of ability in each player and will teach players important training habits that are so crucial to players at this age. All of this will take place in a competitive and challenging environment, while never forgetting that the main emphasis should be on having FUN! 

Coming out of the player placement process, there will be 32-36 boys and girls selected to represent Seattle United in this program. These players will train together and will be divided up into squads for summer tournament play, friendlies and for the Fall and Spring RCL seasons.

WILL THIS PROGRAM TAKE THE PLACE OF THE PLAYERS’ CURRENT REC PROGRAM?

Yes. The players that are selected for this program will not be able to continue with their current rec teams. This will be different than the Seattle United Juniors program, whereby players will remain in their current rec environments. (see below)

The following is a general outline of what the 2012/2013 seasonal year will look like. Specific information will be given out by the age group coordinators.

Tryouts: The player placement process for this program will take place on May 4th-6th weekend. Please check our website, www.seattleunited.com, for more details.

May-August: This time period will be heavily focused on fundamental, technical training. The players will be introduced to the way all Seattle United players train. During this period, players will train 2-3 times a week and will play in 3-4 summer tournaments, with some friendly games/jamborees thrown in as well. Also, there will be pre-scheduled time off during the summer.

September-November: The pools will be split into teams and will compete in the Regional Club League (RCL), the most competitive league in Washington. At this time, the two developmental formats will be used (9-a-side or 6-a-side), and players will be placed on squads throughout the summer onto ability appropriate teams that may play either.

Regardless of what size each roster is, there will be continued opportunity for player movement between teams throughout the season. These will be the only U10 teams in Seattle to compete in this league (RCL).

During Fall League play, teams will continue to train 2-3 times per week, with a league game on the weekend.

December: After league play is finished in mid-December there will be mandatory time OFF for all U10 players.

January-February: This time period will be heavily focused on Futsal training. Futsal is a type of indoor soccer that is played on hard court surfaces defined by lines and not walls. The rules of Futsal create an emphasis on improvisation, creativity and technique, as well as ball control and passing in tight spaces. Many of the best players in the world grew up playing Futsal…it will be a very valuable tool in the development of our young Seattle United players.

All Futsal sessions will be held at the John Marshall School, home to the Seattle United offices.

March-April: The Spring RCL League and the Washington State Cup will take place at this time. There will once again be 2-3 training sessions a week, with one or two games on the weekend.