As a club we are committed to our vision of igniting a lifelong passion for soccer in every player. During this period of social isolation, our young players need as much familiarity as possible, and that is why we have designed a “Stay Home” program to keep the players improving, which is based on the following 3 principles:
- Maintain and improve coach interaction with players.
- Build the connection and team spirit between players.
- Delivering even more touches on the ball in our stay home program vs our regular on field program.
The “Stay Home” program will consist of:
Team – Coach Video Calls
Each team will have two video conferences per week with their coach which will allow the coaches to interact with the players on a continual basis regarding their individual development. We will use zoom to host these calls (please create a free account at www.zoom.us if you don’t have one).
Beastmode “My Soccer Training” App
The club has purchased a full year-long subscription ($240 value) for EVERY player in the program. Beastmode Soccer is widely renowned as the number one individual soccer development program in the US, and we are delighted to partner with them to bring this program to every City SC player. Coaches will use this program to assign sessions to the players to be followed at home. Players should receive Beastmode login credentials on Wednesday, March 25, 2020.
- Click here for Beastmode Self Assessment form and see below for onboarding videos.
- Click here for 2 minute QUICK START VIDEO
| mobile app onboarding video | web app onboarding video |
“Topya” City SC Juggle Club App
We have also partnered with Topya Soccer to produce a City SC branded skill development app that will be provided to all City SC players. This interactive skill development program has 100 levels of juggling challenges from beginning players up to adult professional players. Players can upload videos and receive feedback from professional coaches online, whilst trying to improve their skills and work up the levels and interactive City SC leaderboards!
CLICK HERE to access the Topya City SC Juggle Club instructions and registration.
Real Salt Lake (RSL) Training Sessions
City SC MLS partner RSL is creating new online training sessions that will go out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5 pm (pacific time). The sessions will be hosted by coaches and players from RSL, The Utah Royals FC and the RSL/Royals family of clubs. To find the sessions you can go to the home page of rsl.com and the sessions link will be on the main page for you to click on. You can also go straight to the RSL youtube page.
There will be a general warm up session that every player can take part in then the players can choose which of the other sessions on offer are best for them. For all of the sessions the players can be in a driveway, on their porch or balcony, in the backyard or even in the living room. All they need is a little space and a ball.
City SC Ball Rhythms
Devised by our Boys Academy Director, Paul Ritchie, we bring you City SC Ball Rhythms. Each section includes 12 progressively more difficult ball rhythms. Once one ball rhythm is perfected you move onto the next, as with the sections. Only 10 minutes ball rhythms practice per day should have you getting 1000 touches plus on the ball which will infinitely improve your footwork and comfort levels with the ball at your feet.
Continued Social Media Plan
During this time, players are also encouraged to follow along with our club wide social media challenges, including our ‘Ball Rhythms,’ daily ‘Coaches Challenge’ and ‘DJ’s Daily Workouts.’ Please find our City SC Social media platforms linked below:
Physical / Athletic Development
Courtesy of Michael Wahle, NFL player and coach, click on the below links to access Simple Development Ideas During Isolation:
Get A Home Sports Field Painted
SW Field Painting has been painting sports fields for Sports Clubs and Organizations, tournaments and families for over 25 years. At this time of social isolation they have a clever way help athletes train at their homes. They can provide a professional field, court, half court any type of field on any surface. Grass, Synthetic grass, concrete, asphalt, driveways. They can provide instructions and materials to maintain the field as long as you need.
Pricing: Starting at $30 and up. depending on the size of field that fits the space that you have. They can also put a removable field on any surface.
Please call Nick on (760) 889-5543 for more details
During this time we are more committed than ever to investing into our families, and igniting the passion in every player. We look forward to seeing everyone’s progress, and look forward to getting back out on the field as soon as it’s safe to do so.
