Fury FC Advanced Development Program (ADP)
The Advanced Development Program (ADP) is designed to help transition players from recreational to travel soccer. The program is for U7-U10 recreation players and by exception U11-U12. This player-centric program offers our younger players the opportunity to be exposed to a more focused soccer environment that will enhance their skills and approach to the game.
With professional coaching and an age-appropriate curriculum, the players will have fun all while being introduced to the technical (dribbling, passing, shooting using both feet), tactical, mental, and physical sides of the game. The objectives for our players is to create an environment that promotes learning, creative thinking, problem-solving, skill development, and love for the game in an age-appropriate soccer environment. The overall goal of the program is to ensure we develop the fundamental and advanced skills that will help prepare your child for travel soccer that begins at age 10.
For this reason, our focus at these ages is to develop the individual and small group skills of our players.
The following are the goals of the ADP Director:
- Develop a love for the game of soccer so it is a fun learning experience every time the player takes the field;
- Introduce players to prepare the items needed for practices/games and carry their own equipment/uniforms to and from the field;
- Players help coaches set up and break down the training session;
- Players increase confidence using skill moves to create space and beat opposition, improvising when required;
- Develop consistency while striking with inside/outside of foot and laces and controlling passes with bottom, inside/outside of foot, and laces of the feet - use of both feet will be emphasized;
- Develop control and confidence in using speed changes effectively and how it influences the opponent;
- Introduce basic responsibilities for attackers, midfielders, defenders, and goalies and start developing positional awareness and spacing;
- Develop player awareness and spacing using 1v1, 2v1, 2v2, and 3v2 drills;
- Develop a basic understanding of formations (4v4-diamond, 5v5, and 7v7) and positioning to encourage teamwork and recognition which team is in possession and what to do as a result.
Training Sessions
- Program is led by paid, technical trainers accompanied by experienced coaches.
- Practice will be one session per week for 60 minutes and will be in addition to your regular recreation league practice.
- The ADP format will consist of a pool of players who will be placed in small groups each training session.
- Groups of 8-10 players per coach at each session.
- Emphasis will be on one key topic per training session.
- Each session will end with a small sided 10 minute game.
The Schedule
- Schedule will include a technical practice (ADP Only), team practice with their Recreation team (separate registration required), and game on Saturday (also with Recreation team).
- ADP by itself does NOT have teams/games and is run academy style.
- If you would like to have the traditional team/game format, please register for one of our recreation teams.