Program Objectives

• Encourage creative freedom in training and in games
• Reduce fear of failure by placing more emphasis on individual player development and eliminating the pressure of winning games
• Reduce or eliminate labeling players at a young age by creating player pools instead of assigning them to "A," "B," and "C" teams with the goal of developing a larger pool of talented players at each age group
• Create free player movement within age groups to ensure the top players can play up and be challenged
• Provide appropriate training to game ratio
• Maintain an appropriate travel to playing time ratio