The DCYFC Academy Program
Learning to Play
DCYFC conducts Academy training in Fall and Spring for boys and girls ages 6 - 10. It is open to players who need additional training to improve their first touch, ball control, receiving, passing, shooting and game understanding. Players have the option to train on Tuesdays and/or Wednesdays.
If you are interested in getting to the next level in your soccer development and to improve your technical and tactical understanding, physical endurance and mental preparation for the game, the DC Youth Futbol Club is your best option to receiving the best coaching possible.
It is designed for players seeking to elevate their game to the next level. The main ingredient and common theme among Academy players is their strong commitment and motivation to train and be serious.
For the first 30 minutes of practice, players train together. After this we typically group players by age and ability.
The Academy program is designed for players really wanting to play, not distracting others and focused. We take training seriously and expend a considerable amount of time and energy on the program.
If your son or daughter doesn't want to be there or only wants to continue playing recreation soccer than the Academy program is not for them. We are only interested in serious players.
If you are interested in getting to the next level in your soccer development and to improve your technical and tactical understanding, physical endurance and mental preparation for the game, the DC Youth Futbol Club is your best option to receiving the best coaching possible.
It is designed for players seeking to elevate their game to the next level. The main ingredient and common theme among Academy players is their strong commitment and motivation to train and be serious.
For the first 30 minutes of practice, players train together. After this we typically group players by age and ability.
The Academy program is designed for players really wanting to play, not distracting others and focused. We take training seriously and expend a considerable amount of time and energy on the program.
If your son or daughter doesn't want to be there or only wants to continue playing recreation soccer than the Academy program is not for them. We are only interested in serious players.
Fee
The DCYFC Academy Program consists of 10 sessions per season. The seasonal fee is $150. This fee covers 10 practices and a practice jersey. Each practice session is 1 1/4 hours. For two or more practice sessions per week, the seasonal fee is $250 and includes a Sunday Academy League game.
The DCYFC Academy Program consists of 10 sessions per season. The seasonal fee is $150. This fee covers 10 practices and a practice jersey. Each practice session is 1 1/4 hours. For two or more practice sessions per week, the seasonal fee is $250 and includes a Sunday Academy League game.
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Seeking to Improve
For those players seeking to elevate their game to the next level from recreation to a more serious commitment, additional training is required. It is not a reasonable expectation for U9, U10, U11 and U12 recreation level players to be chosen for a "select" team with non-professional training. Because "Academy" and "Select" team players have been training up to three seasons per year at two to three times per week with professional coaches, they are more advanced. However, this does not mean you cannot achieve these levels. Coaches View our coaches page to see who will conduct the Academy training. 
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The Academy Philosophy
The Academy philosophy is designed to maximize the number of touches on the ball in any given session. The DCYFC Academy program has a player;coach ratio of approximately 8:1 to maximize individual instruction and ensure constant playing time. Players start out dribbling and do various exercises on how to dribble, what parts of the foot to use and learning how to accelerate, slow down, stop, turn and change directions. Several other dribbling games are played and then we get them to do 1v1 attacking and defending. In addition to dribbling, we develop their ball control, passing, receiving, turning and shooting using proper technique. The last 20 minutes or so is devoted to small-side games or variations on this theme. The whole idea is to see if they can apply the techniques into scrimmages and games. Parents ask if we play competitive matches during Academy training. We only play small-sided games of 3v3. Our focus is on technical and tactical development. There are exceptions when we have players who have a good grasp of moving to space and ability to control the ball. We have Academy teams that play 4v4 matches on Sundays. If you believe your 8 year old son or daughter has the ability to play at a Select Team level we would certainly evaluate their skill level and make this determination. Transition from Academy to DCYFC Select Teams There is no guarantee that enrollment in the Academy program will result in being chosen for a "select" team the following year or season. However, many DCYFC "Academy" players have made the transition to a DCYFC "Select" team after training in our Academy program. 
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