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[quote=Anonymous]Any feedback on the boys side for FPYC.  Thinking about checking it out for a U9[/quote]

It's really hit or miss right now with FPYC.  Totally dependent on the age group and individual coaches involved.  They used to have a great pre-travel program and for a few years they were regularly turning out U9 teams that could compete with the best clubs in the area, but it has gone downhill in recent years.    The current group of u8 boys have been a complete mess in the cross-over league, but with the right coach, who knows? [/quote]

FPYC's "pre-travel" program is still in place.  Interest has been low the last two years.  Not sure why.  FPYC offers year round pick up soccer on Sundays, and they add Friday nights in the summer and winter.  They offer Academy training starting at U6, which is where the entire age group trains together (U6Bs, U6Gs, U7Bs, U7Gs, etc) once a week where professional trainers from UK Elite run the sessions and the parents volunteer coaches assist.  This provides all the kids with at least one day of professional training a week and provides the parent volunteer coaches a way to learn some different training techniques, etc.  One day a week is with their parent volunteer coach.  FPYC also offers three GK session per season for all rec players. FPYC also offers a program called Advanced Development Academy, which is an additional cost.  It's eight to ten 90-minutes sessions. 30 minutes footskills/dribbling; 30 minutes passing/receiving/possession, 30 minutes small sided scrimmages. $75! At most that's $6.25 an hour. Weather permitting, they get 10 sessions in and it comes down to $5/hr. Compare that to VYS who just advertised some skills clinic to their rec players for $20/hr! FPYC also enter two teams (depends on interest) in the LMVSC crossover league at no additional cost.  If you take advantage of all of FPYC's programs at U8, you get about 7.5 hours of training, pick up, and games per week for about $180 a season. $105 for rec and $75 for ADA.  In the past, back when the 2004s, 2005s, 2006s, and 2007s were U8s, the boys had about 25 kids per age group in ADA and crossover. They all had very strong U9, U10, travel teams.  Unfortunately, it's very difficult to keep strong teams together in this area because parents are always looking for something better. Looking for bigger clubs, etc. With that said, attendance at pick up and ADA has tanked over the last two years. Not sure why. There was even someone on these boards welcoming anyone to come to pick up over the winter at Draper and no additional kids came.

As to the current U8s being a mess in crossover?  Holy crap...if FPYC is a mess, what is IFC?  There has only been one game this season and to prevent running up the score, most of the game was played 4v6 with FPYC having 4 players on the field.  Last season in crossover, DCA was strong and outplayed FPYC and everyone else for that matter.

Above is all on the boys side.  The girls have also produced some very strong players and teams over the same time period.  Although a previous poster disagrees, I think the current crop of U8, although not taking advantage of all the programs, will be competitive and the head coach has been named already and it will be Tom Holland, FPYC's technical director.  Good to see top coaching going to the youngest groups.

Good luck to everyone at tryouts this spring.  I hope you find the perfect fit for your kid.[/quote]

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