PPA - developmental soccer?

[Anonymous]

Interested in feedback about this soccer team, so 10-12 year olds thanks!

[Anonymous]

Great program. Top notch.

[Anonymous]

We thought that their format of not having the teams practice together (two teams practice together) makes for disjointed play because the kids never get a chance to really get a feel for other players. I also think that they could do more footwork for the players. That said, if you are just interested in having your kids have fun with nice coaches, they are great.

[Anonymous]

There's PPA Developmental and PPA Premier (and I think PPA Academy too). Premier is travel-level -- 3 practices a week plus a game on the weekend. Developmental is for kids who are working up to Premier or who can't give the 4-days a week commitment that Premier requires. I think PPA Developmental is comparable to MSI Classic and is between "rec-league" soccer and full-on travel soccer. And I think the Academy may be more like rec-league. I assume PPA's website explains it all.

I have a DS who plays in PPA Premier and we think the organization and its coaches are superb. Very well managed. Coaches are great - - all of them in our experience are amazingly good soccer players and good leaders.

[Anonymous]

PPA Developmental is comparable to MSI Classic because they play in the MSI Classic League. You can save tons of money by having your kid play on a good Classics team and then, if you like the PPA coaches, have him or her take one of their workshops or whatever they call it.

[Anonymous]

I don't think the PP is correct. My son played on both ppa developmental and Msi rec last year. The ppa games were against other ppa teams, at Norwood school. Maybe PP meant PPA premier? We haven't done that yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think the PP is correct. My son played on both ppa developmental and Msi rec last year. The ppa games were against other ppa teams, at Norwood school. Maybe PP meant PPA premier? We haven't done that yet.

That's for the lower ages. PPA U10 developmental plays in the MSI Classics league and the Premier teams plays in SAM Select. MSI rec is different from MSI Classics, which starts in 4th grade.

[Anonymous]

Are there tryouts & cuts for PPA developmental program or is it like Rec soccer where everyone makes it? Same question about MSI Classic.
Thanks

[Anonymous]

I think you missed all the tryouts for the Fall season, but Rec is no cut and you can always sign up.

[Anonymous]

For MSI Classic you are probably too late, but it is possible spots there may be a spot somewhere depending on the age. I'd contact MSI ASAP.

[Anonymous]

PPA has tryouts but I would try contacting them to see if they have space.

[Anonymous]

I'd contact both. You missed the tryouts for Classics and they did cut people so I'm not sure they have space. PPA doesn't cut anybody but the better players already have a spot in the Premier League while everyone else goes into the Developmental league. They might not have space depending on how many Classics teams there are. But they are super nice people and will try to work with you.