PDA TRYOUTS FOR 2024-2025 SEASON WILL BE HELD JUNE 4 & JUNE 6
PLAYERS BORN 2017-2018 5:45-6:45PM
PLAYERS BORN 2015-2016 7:15-8:15PM
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT STEPHANIE AT [email protected].
The goal of the PDA is to develop players with proficient technical and tactical skills who enjoy playing the game and wish to play it at a higher level. This is accomplished through good coaching, concentrated training, challenging games, and having some fun also. Players will always develop more by training with and playing against other good players.
HOW TO REGISTER
Spring 2023 Teams
ISL (3 levels) – 5 Boys and 2 Girls teams – mostly 10U and 9U players with some select 8Us
PLUS (2 levels) – 2 Boys and 2 Girls teams – mostly 7U and 8U players with some 9Us that are newer to the program
Each child is placed at the level that will best nurture their development. That placement may change as the player progresses from season to season and year to year. Children grow at different rates and times. We do not want to over or under challenge any child. Confidence is an important part in player development.
Training
Twice a week for 75 minutes (Tuesday & Thursdays). The training sessions are intense. Children learn best by doing, not just standing and listening. There are needed times for listening, but we mostly keep them actively learning.
Training is when the most development happens. We start and finish on time. Please make every effort to have your children there and on time.
Games
ISL – half the games are in town at the FWSC or Hefner fields and half are away (South Bend, Goshen, Elkhart, Warsaw) with most games within two hours. Games are typically double headers on Saturdays or Sundays.
Plus – all games are on Saturday mornings at the FWSC. Teams will play coed teams in the REC league in the appropriate age division or mostly one age division up.
Teams will be placed where they will develop the best. Winning is not important, development is. The team placement may also change from season to season to better match their development.
Family is important to us. Playing ISL games is a family decision and will always be respected as such. The final placement of a player however is left up to our technical trainer.
Coaching
Matt Hein is the PDA Technical Trainer and Head Coach. He is a former All-American, professional player, State Youth Coach of the Year, and holds a National Youth License. Matt is the most sought youth coach in the state. He is at all training sessions and monitors games during each season. Matt will plan all training sessions, but employs other licensed trainers to run the training sessions and help the parent coaches.
Two Parent Team Coaches for each team are also used at training and games. Parent Coaches are used to help the players stay on task, understand each exercise, and encourage the players during the technical part of training (45 min.). During the tactical or controlled scrimmage part (30 min.), they help with the tactical understanding that is being emphasized at that session. They also help during the games, substituting players to make sure that all get equal time at all positions. We train coaches as well as players.
With all of this, we can offer a 1 to 4 ratio of coaches to players, to ensure that all the children get the attention needed to develop. We could not do this at a reasonable cost without parent help.
As a small token of our appreciation, the Team Parent Coaches’ children play for a reduced fee and receive Coach’s wear.
Also, for the ISL teams, a Parent Team Manager is needed for each team to help with the administrative duties at that level. Their child also plays for a reduced fee. Please consider helping here also.
Seasons and Breakdown of Costs
ISL Fees - $900 full year
PLUS fees - $600 full year
1. Fall – mid August to late October (approximately 10 weeks) – $290(ISL) and $130 (Plus)
2. Winter – 14 weeks of training (November - March) - $180
3. Futsal - 12 weeks of futsal (Nov & Dec and Jan & Feb) at a cost of $180
3. Spring – Mid April to late May (8 weeks) – $250(ISL) and $110(Plus)
* Summer (optional) – June and July (6 weeks) – FWSC Summer Rec League at a cost of $50
Uniforms, training wear, and warm-ups will be purchased at 18 Threads – estimated cost is $120
We do want a full year commitment (Fall/Winter/Spring) from all players/families. It takes time and effort from all to develop the players to what is wanted by all. The PDA program is not for everyone. It requires more commitment than the Rec program.
Contact Stephanie Hein (PDA Coordinator) at [email protected] or 705-2922 if you have any questions.