MPSA Philosophy

Focus on fun

Focus on learning

Focus on team work

MPSA Mission

To provide a professional and excellence-driven instruction for youth soccer players of all ages

To create an enjoyable, age-appropriate, and challenging training environment

To emphasize skill development and personal achievement and growth

To develop life long learners and enthusiasts of soccer

To teach positive life habits

Player Development Cycle (Our philosophy)

Player Development

Below represents MPSA's overall vision of what player development means - the qualities that we hope to encourage and support from U9 to uU9 - Call it the vision of an ideal MPSA player, a player who demonstrates continual focus on the improvement of the following:

Individual skills

Soccer intelligence

Ability to focus and learn

Independence (problem solving)

Confidence (problem solving)

Courage (risk taking)

Adventure (risk taking)

Freedom (creativity)

Responsibility

Commitment

Community

Playing Time

Playing time will be based on attendance, attitude, and ability

Attendance expectations: once per week minimum; if you cannot make a certain practice, there is the option of training with another team that week to make up for missing your regularly scheduled practice session

Player Expectations

Click here to view MPSA player expectations.

Positions

Positions will be decided by head coach, based on team needs and individual needs

Parents

Support all team members, game officials, coaches and trainers

Participate in player evaluation and goal setting sessions (development teams ages 6 to 14 only)

Players

Support all team members

Participate in all team functions

Coaches

Focus on player development

Focus on character building

Support all team members

Support all game officials