Here is the club’s practice and playing agenda:
The U11-U14s practice Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays during the fall and spring and usually play games on Sundays. During the winter, the younger teams practice once per week indoors, either in Brewster or in Mount Vernon. Players on our older teams U15-U18s) generally play for their high schools during the fall and then get together with their FCW teams after mid-October tryouts. Practices in late October and November are on Saturdays, with games on Sundays. During the winter, the older teams practice indoors once per week (mostly in Brewster), then practice Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays during the spring, with a games on Sunday and sometimes on other days of the week.
Here is the specific game plan for each of our teams:
U10s, 11s
Pre-Season training last week in August
Yorktown Labor Day Tournament
WYSL league play
FCW Adidas Columbus Day Tournament
Indoor training
Indoor tournaments
Possible indoor league
State Cup competition (for U12s only starting in 2009-10)
Memorial Day tournament
1 summer tournament possible
U12s and U13s
Pre-Season training last week in August
Labor Day tournament
Premier League (MAPS/NERP/Cosmopolitan Premier) play in fall and spring
Occasional friendlies in fall
Columbus Day tournament
Thanksgiving tournament out of area
Indoor training
Possible indoor league
Pre-spring season tournaments
State Cup competition
Memorial Day tournament
U14s:
Pre-Season training last week in August
Labor Day tournament
Premier League (MAPS/Cosmopolitan Premier) play in fall
Occasional friendlies in fall
Columbus Day tournament
Thanksgiving tournament out of area
Indoor or outdoor training in winter
Possible indoor league
Pre-spring season tournament
Participation in Northeast Pre-Academy League in spring
State Cup competition
Memorial Day tournament
U15s
Fall training/tryouts starting in mid October
WYSL mini-season in November
Thanksgiving tournament
Indoor or outdoor training in winter
Winter indoor tournaments
Pre-spring season tournaments
State Cup competition
Participation in Northeast Pre-Academy League in spring.
Memorial Day tournament
Possible summer showcase tournament
U16s-U18s U.S. Soccer Development Academy
Tryouts in July
Weekly training in September and October through the winter and spring -- mostly outdoors
U.S. Soccer Development Academy play starting in November and running through June, including 3 college showcases
U17 Premier Team:
Fall training/tryouts starting in late October
College Showcase: Wallkill event in November
College Showcase: PDA event over Thanksgiving weekend
Outdoor/Indoor training during winter
Pre-season spring tournaments
State Cup competition
Northeast Premier League participation
Memorial Day tournament at Potomac
Possible summer showcase tournament