McLean Youth Soccer Association

MYS offers a number of camp and training programs year round.  The MYS Premier Soccer Academy is the name of the professional training programs and staff that supports and manages these programs.

Premier Soccer Academy (PSA) strives to make soccer a pleasant, safe and rewarding experience for soccer players on and off the field. PSA camps and training programs provide the best learning environment, social, and competitive training opportunity for players at every level because it is conducted by what is widely recognized as the finest professional coaching staff in Northern Virginia.

A comprehensive variety of age-specific program offerings tailored for an optimum balance of player development and enjoyment.

A FUN introduction to the game of soccer

• Providing fun, fast–paced, soccer-related games and activities
• Develops motor skills, cognitive abilities and peer relationships
• Skill building activities are designed to help develop the love for the game

MYS staff for PSA First Touch is carefully selected for their ability to work with young players, their enthusiastic personalities and remarkable patience.

Is your child ready to be further challenged?  This program module is designed to focus on developing the foundation skills of soccer

• Dribbling, ball control, turning, shooting, passing and heading
• Daily activities are varied and include lots of fun games
• Each activity has been designed to develop coordination, physical skills and social interaction 

Emphasis is placed on age appropriate instruction and players are placed into groups of similar age and ability. This module is available in half- and full-day offerings.

• Focuses on developing the fundamental skills of soccer
• Teaches foundational skills: dribbling, ball control, turning, shooting and passing
• Varies each day's activities to include many fun and challenging games
• Develops coordination, physical skills and social interaction
• Develops technical skills and tactical knowledge of the game
• Builds advanced foor and upper body skills
• Emphasizes the creativity to beat an opponent
• Teaches advanced shooting, shielding and receiving techniques Introduces principles of team play

This program has been designed for the serious, dedicated MPS player who desires to improve and progress to the next level.  The curriculum for this module will emphasize ball mastery, 1v1 attacking space and defenders, positional play and other technical and tactical aspects of the game that are age appropriate for all MPS players. All four pillars of the game will be included:

• TECHNICAL TRAINING of the skills required in all phases of the game.
• TACTICAL TRAINING on how to choose which skills to use at the appropriate moment of the game.
• PHYSICAL CONDITIONING of the athlete in order to promote the ability to physically perform a chosen skill in the final minute of the contest as well as was performed in the first.
• PHYSCHOLOGICAL TRAINING in order to be mentally prepared before a practice or competition, as well as to be able to get the most afterwards from experience.

Goalkeepers may elect to focus only on goalkeeping skills in the half-day session or combine goalkeeping and field skills training by attending the Full Day option, where field skills will be emphasized in the afternoon. The modern game requires goalkeepers to possess excellent field skills in addition to the technical and tactical keeper skills covered in this module.

Technical topics covered include:

• Low/medium/high diving
• Deflecting and boxing
• Fast footwork
• Ball handling
• Breakaways

• Angle play/shot stopping
• Breakaways
• Extending the range/reading the game
• Penalty kicks
• Crosses
• Double goal theory