Soccer Coaching Tips

[ergo sum]

That sounds a lot closer to the way things are done here. I am somewhat familiar with the Coerver program as my son’s high school coach is involved with it here.

Here basically you have recreational soccer that is coached by parents. Around U10 you can try out for competitive soccer. Competitive soccer is divided up into divisions with Elite being the highest. The top teams in each age group play in the premier group. For 16.17 and 18 teams there is also Elite I and II. Those are the top 16 teams in the state.

Beyond that is the ODP (Olympic development) These are teams that are chosen by state and region to go to camps and compete with other states. From that group a regional team is formed. There regional teams then go on to national camp where they compete against each other. From that group a national team is chosen.

There is also a high school in Bradenton Florida where the U15 etc national team kids train.

Thankfully I am done with all that now. My son is in college now. Playing on a lower Division one team. He is a freshman this year and plays about half each game usually as an outside back or sometimes as a midfield stopper.