WHY COMPETitiVE?

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Players can begin their competitive soccer journey at any age at which they are selected for a competitive team, with most players transitioning from recreational soccer to competitive soccer during the ages of 8-10 years old.

San Diego Sockers Youth program provides players with professional coaching in an environment that is both positive and challenging.

Players are grouped into teams based on birthdate:

Add age groupings

U_— to U—— play in a 7v7 format

U_— to U—— play in a 9v9 format

U_— to U—— play in a 11v11 format

The playing season typically runs from a month after tryouts until tryouts for the following year (see Programs Overviews below for more information). Please note that high school teams pause during the high school season and resume afterwards.

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PROGRAM OVERVIEWs

program highlights

  • Coaches

    We take pride in our diverse and experienced coaching staff. Our coaches bring their diverse player experience from professional, collegiate, adult, and youth organizations under a unified philosophy of developing people in a positive, supportive culture. When we say #weloveourcoaches, it reflects our emphasis on recruiting and supporting coaches who reflect our values and care about their players above all.

    At the Cardiff Sockers, players have the opportunity to work with a variety of coaches through formal programs, such as the Specialty Training Program offerings and team camp, and through informal collaborations, such as cross-team trainings and the general collegiality of our coaches in trainings and games.

  • Specialty training program

    Our Specialty Training Program (STP) encompasses trainings and opportunities that are available to ALL players in the targeted age groups. The foundational STP sessions are the extra skill development trainings that are offered to age groups at set periods throughout the year by age level as appropriate.

    Additional STP programs include :

    -Strength, fitness, and injury prevention sessions done on field or at Olympus Movement Performance.

    -Mental awareness coaching provided through team sessions

    -Goalie training provided by US National Beach Soccer and MASL Goalie of the Year, Chris Toth

  • player and team support

    Our organization focuses on providing flexible support for teams and players. We recognize that not all teams and players are the same, but the common thread is that all players can #lovethegame, and we seek to provide environments and experiences that will foster that joy.

    Some examples include include :

    -STP sessions allow players to enhance their training to meet their individual needs.

    -Our college program provides workshop sessions where players can explore their options for both on and off the field college pathways.

    -Team flighting - teams are put into league and tournament brackets after they are formed so that directors and coaches can meet the goal of optimal development for players and teams.

OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE 16x MASL CHAMPIONS, THE SAN DIEGO SOCKERS

We are fortunate to have an amazing affiliation with the San Diego Sockers. This exciting partnership looks to create new opportunities for players in San Diego to elevate their training and competitive levels. “This is a partnership that makes sense on so many levels,” said Sockers general manager Sean Bowers of the announcement, “The Sockers are a brand associated with quality, winning championships and being an integral part of the San Diego soccer community, and we see those same values in the Cardiff Soccer League.”