Instructional Guidelines

NPC Soccer adheres to the following instructional guidelines:

Introduction - Last Stage of Micro Soccer

Age: 5-7 or pre-stage. One practice per week and mini-camps using fun games to teach coordination and basic skills.

Beginner

Age: 7-9. First stage of developmental skills. Two practices a week and full day camps, designed to teach basic and complex skills, and provide knowledge of the game.

Intermediate Player

Age: 9-11. Second stage of developmental skills. Two - three practices per week, one very tactical, allowing a focus on more complex skills, and emphasizing tactical aspects of the game.

Advanced Player

Age: 11-13. Third stage of developmental skills and first stage of ball mastery. Three practices per week teaching only complex skills; focusing on the technical, tactical, and physical parts of the game.

Elite I

Age: 13-15. Final stage of developmental skills, second stage of ball mastery, First stage of team tactics. Three to four practices per week and camps are obligatory. Everything is done at a very intense level, combining the technical, tactical, and physical aspects of the game.

Elite II

Age 15-17. Final stage of ball mastery and second stage of team tactics. Considered the professional level of soccer. Players learn to understand the concept of the game through a system of play based on tactical philosophy put together by the coach or an academy system.