OVERVIEW

The Developmental Academy Program is an 11-week program designed for 6 and 7 year-olds (born in 2017 or 2018) who want a more intensive instructional environment of professional coaching each week.

The Developmental Academy starts in mid-August and goes through the end of October in the fall, and from mid-March (after spring break) and runs through the first week on June. Training is two (2) days a week, for 60-75 minutes, with one of the PSC Iowa professional coaches. PSC Iowa follows a specially designed, age-specific, curriculum that will help the players develop their soccer skills and instill a love for the game. All training will be conducted at the Prairie Soccer Fields and the Kirkwood soccer fields.

The Developmental Academy teams will participate in the PSC Iowa Developmental League (PSC-DL). This is conducted on Sundays during each season and consists of a 30-minute skills session followed by a game. The Developmental Academy teams will compete in the league against kids in the basic Developmental program. The games will be played in a 4v4 format and will consist of four (4) 10-minute quarters.

This group will also participate in local "Friendlies" against other clubs in the Cedar Rapids area and may participate in one (1) tournament each season (the League America Festival run by the Iowa Soccer Association). The "friendly" games will be scheduled each season on Saturdays as not to interfere with the Sunday Developmental league games. All games will be coached by one of PSC Iowa's staff.

There are no tryouts for this program and any player is welcome to join.