Soccer

PVYA Soccer Mission Statement

Our goal is to provide the best soccer development program for our players through a continual focus on technique, ball handling and the first touch. We will develop each player based on their own strengths and opportunities looking towards the soccer player they will become versus the kind of player they are today. This will be accomplished through age specific developmental routines that will provide our players with creative ball handling and leadership skills needed to move upward to the next level.

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Player of the Week Awards:

Each week Coaches will submit names and a brief blog about a player on their team who has been nominated as the player of the week. This recognition can be submitted if the player has demonstrated excellence in any of the following categories;

Leadership
Displaying traits and qualities of youth leaders on and off the field.

Education
Educational performance in the classroom.

Intensity
Can do attitude on and off the playing field.

Technique
Outstanding technique during a game or practice setting.

Teamwork
Displaying true teamwork qualities that inspired the team to perform at their highest level.

Execution
Game Day results that were above and beyond their peers and competitors.

Community Involvement
Players giving back to the community through volunteer activities.

PVYA Soccer

Current News

Click this link to register online for the Brian Wall/PVYA Soccer Camp June 24-28th at Hood College

Fall Registration is now open and will run through July 19th. No new players can be added after the deadline.

Player Evaluations will be held at Point of Rocks Field at 6pm on the following dates:

June 20th - Girls U10-U14

July 9th - Boys U10-14

July 22nd - Girls and Boys U10-U14

Evaluations are mandatory for all players interested in Travel Level Soccer. Evaluations will also help us place players on the right team for recreational (FCYSL) Soccer in the fall.

If you have any questions, please e mail us at soccer@pvya.com

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Welcome to PVYA Soccer

PVYA Soccer is quickly growing into one of Frederick County's most exciting and competitive soccer programs. In over three years player registration has doubled and each season more teams are competing in tournament events throughout the MD, VA and PA area. In addition, though all our teams are not classified as "Travel Teams," PVYA has made it a standard that all Coaches in the organization receive certification from either the NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Association of America) or USSF (United States Soccer Federation) through the Maryland State Soccer Affiliate. By increasing our Coaches knowledge of the game, the USSF recommendations of practices, and age bracket focus topics, we are providing better technical training during the "Golden Years of Soccer" which span from U6-U12 teams.

Creating The Individual Player

Focusing on the individual player is the priority of the PVYA coaching staff.
Growing a creative player is the focus within our player development strategies.

To this we need to focus our efforts on the ball skills a player needs to be a successful soccer player. You will notice a great deal of foot skills being taught at the younger age groups to include the basics of passing, trapping, dribbling, and moves (Faints and Fakes). These all lead to being able to teach Techniques and Tactics of team play. More and more, we as coaches, are told to have practices with all the players involved in the sessions and to get as many touches on the ball as you can. With this in mind, the players become more comfortable when the ball is played to them and the fear of "what do I do now" grows to "look at the options I have".