Welcome to Premier Athletics Club

Parents,

WELCOME TO PREMIER ATHLETICS CLUB (PREMIER AC). Thank you for choosing our club as one of the key components to your child’s soccer education. We believe you will be pleased with the quality of training our staff has to offer your son or daughter.

Premier AC is a non-profit, federal tax-exempt organization committed to developing youth soccer and youth basketball for all abilities. It was established in 2003 as a soccer training organization offering camps and local clinics for youth soccer throughout the northern Virginia area, with teams and coaches that share our club-centric training approach. Premier AC seeks to offer a challenging, competitive, and educational program in which youth will develop their soccer skills to promote sportsmanship, integrity, leadership, self-discipline, and character development.

Our mission is to provide:

• A unique opportunity for young athletes of all abilities to participate in soccer; to encourage good sportsmanship; to encourage teamwork; and to learn the necessary skills to play competitive youth soccer throughout the United States.

• Exceptional youth soccer players with a challenging program that will offer opportunities to compete in national and international competitions, with a goal that these players will gain exposure to enhance their opportunities to further their development as student athletes at the college level.

• Exceptional youth soccer players with disabilities, a challenging program that will offer opportunities to compete in national and international Special Olympics competitions, with a goal that these players will gain exposure which will enhance their opportunities to further their development as student athletes at the college level.

“Premier AC” is unique in the fact that it completes a full soccer-playing pyramid, through its full commitment to a clearly defined “club-centric” player and coach development curriculum. There are several sports clubs in Northern Virginia that address player development through a “team” development structure. The team approach may not always ensure continuity in training and the age appropriate progression necessary for youth players to succeed at the higher levels of competition.

The attached information packet includes information about the Club and our travel program. We also invite you to explore our website at www.premierac.org. Again, welcome to the Premier AC family.

Best Regards

Sully Hamid

Director of Operations

Premier AC

4201 Wilson Blvd, #110553

Arlington, VA 22203-1859

Phone: 703-477-6828 Fax: 703-642-5596

www.premierac.org

Download the Premier AC Welcome Packet here.

Premier AC's Player Development Model

Premier AC's full soccer playing pyramid in the holistic role of player development.

Premier AC is unique in the fact that it completes a full soccer-playing pyramid, through its full commitment to a clearly defined �club-centric� player and coach development curriculum. There are several sports clubs in northern Virginia that address player development through a �team� development structure. The team approach may not always ensure continuity in training and the age appropriate progression necessary for youth players to succeed at the higher levels of competition.

Premier AC will employ a �club-centric� model to address the needs of the recreational players and those who aspire to play in the professional ranks. Premier AC will ensure that the proper building blocks are provided so each child is prepared for the next playing progression on the pyramid. To be truly successful, Premier AC must add to the enjoyment of the game for each child. Enjoyment of the game will lead to higher player retention. We know that improved player retention will allow our greatest athletes to stay with soccer as their primary sport.

The preferred result is to be able to provide the college ranks with our very best athletes, with superb ball skills and keen tactical awareness. The club-centric approach brings �unity of effort� to the coaching staff and enables us to provide the highest possible opportunity to develop players for success at the highest levels of play.


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