About The Juniors Program
The Oswego Juniors program offers young soccer players a high level of individual and team soccer skills that will enable players to go as far as they wish within the sport. These skills are taught by qualified coaches in an environment suited for the mastery of these skills. Equally important, the Oswego Juniors Program teaches the players involved valuable life lessons such as hard work and respect.
Juniors Age Groups
Our Juniors program, for players in the U9 and U8 age groups (born in 2015 or 2016), is a program we are extremely proud of and a place we believe also helps prepare players for the next step into our strong Classics program. Juniors is a place for young players to fall in love and find a passion for soccer. Our first priority is always to create a safe and fun environment to help young players develop.
Juniors Methodology
Our methodology is tailored after some of the best soccer programs throughout the world. While we strive for excellence within all our programs, winning will never surpass the need for development. Winning will simply be a by-product of our development. All of our coaches believe in this philosophy and strive to put development before winning. Our coaches teach technical skills that will allow players to keep possession of the ball. We believe this is this basis for creating well rounded soccer players long term.
Juniors Environment
Environment is also very important in the development of good soccer players. We encourage players to take chances and be creative without the fear of losing. Programs that put a large emphasis on winning typically are not able to develop creative players because most of the players are watching the bigger, stronger, faster players do all the work. Our goal is to develop technically competent players that can play at the next level, whether that is High School soccer, college soccer or beyond. We provide an environment for this to occur.
Tryout Process
We do not have a try-out process for our U8 and U9 teams, we do offer players a “training period” where they will get evaluated by our staff. We evaluate the player’s ability, how they interact with others and how well they receive information from our coaches. If we feel a player is not at the level to play in the program, we will give an evaluation and explain what areas need development.
Importance of Parent Support
One of the key factors in the growth of any developmental program is the parents. Lake Oswego SC parents will need to “buy in” to our philosophy as well. While many parents look at the standings as the strength of the club, parents need to look much further. Younger teams that do well typically do so because of the athletic ability of a few players. These teams tend to play a very direct style of soccer. While the short-term goal of winning may be accomplished, development is not occurring at the rate it should be. Education of the parents and players is paramount for the development of all players. If you look at our older teams and players, many have won State Championships, gone on to play college soccer, and represented their country on youth and full National teams.
Seasons and Calendar
Summer:
Practice twice a week.
Oswego Nike Cup for selected players.
Early June - Late August
Fall:
Practice twice a week.
OYSA Fall Development League
September - November.
Winter:
Optional outdoor training
Indoor Soccer League.
November - February
Spring:
Practice twice a week.
OYSA Spring Development League
Feb - May
Pricing & FAQ's
The Registration for the above seasons is outlined below.
- Summer and Fall- $525 + Nike Cup Fee $80
- Winter Training - $125 + Indoor League Fee $160
- SpringTraining and League Season - $450
Uniform Packages
Juniors Uniform Package
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