Program Overview

The Folsom Lake Surf Soccer Club hopes to be the home for aspiring soccer players from the time they are six years old to 18. Therefore, its programs facilitate age-appropriate soccer development at every stage.

The Academy is for players who are just starting to show serious interest in soccer. The Academy has two divisions. The Pre-Academy division is for U7 and U8 players, while the Academy division is for U9 and U10 players. Academy training is scaffolded. The Academy builds on from the Pre-Academy, and players are evaluated at every level on their soccer skills and soccer knowledge to be sure they are prepared to move up to the Premier and Elite levels.

The advantages of the Folsom Lake Surf Academy over other regional options at the younger ages include licensed professional coaches, longer seasons, and more opportunities to learn and play soccer!

Academy players are also trained through a proven curriculum by coaches who use approaches and resources provided through The Coaching Manual and engage with the Positive Coaching Alliance and Changing the Game Project – keeping the fun in the game!

Pre-Academy (U7-U8)

The Folsom Lake Surf Pre-Academy program is for kids striving to become better players in a more competitive environment and demonstrate love for soccer. These kids are ready for advanced training and are focused on improving both technically and tactically. The focus at this level is basic athletic skills – developing one-on-one relationship with the ball using individual technical skills to manipulate the ball, pass, run, strike while developing speed, agility, balance, and coordination.

Academy (U9-U10)

The Academy builds on the Pre-Academy program with a focus on ball mastery. Ball mastery is taught through age-appropriate exercises, developing critical technical skills like dribbling, body position, faking, overlapping, give-and-go, and goalkeeping. By the time players finish the Academy program, they should be well-prepared to make the Folsom Lake Surf Premier or Elite teams.

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As the Folsom Lake Surf transitions into the 2021/2022 season, feel free to Contact Us with email any questions.

Fees

The primary fees are for registration and team dues. Team dues will vary based on how many tournaments in which the team participates and how much travel is required, as well as any additional league seasons a team chooses to play. We encourage our teams to play in as many local tournaments as possible to minimize travel-related expenses.

Volunteer Requirements

It takes a huge amount of volunteer hours to run the club each season.  All families are required to volunteer to serve the club in some capacity.  Families can fulfill their volunteer requirement in one of the following ways:

  • Serving on the Board of Directors (BOD) or on a BOD committee.
  • Serving on a competitive team as a head/asst coach, manager or treasurer.
  • Serving on a recreation team as a head/assistant coach.
  • Completing a minimum of 6 volunteer hours (4 volunteer hours for U8 Pre-Academy), and 4 hours each for additional registered players.