The Premier AC Fusion is a U11 (Fall ’08/Spring ’09 season) girls travel soccer team dedicated to soccer excellence, sportsmanship and teamwork.   Coached by Stacey King and competing in the Old Dominion Soccer League,  the club trains to play a skills oriented, ball control style of game that lays the foundation for an advanced level of play.  

The program emphasizes footskills, passing, teamwork and "soccer intelligence."  Players learn (and play) each position, get equal playing time, work hard and have fun.   Through this process, the girls develop self confidence, a higher level of physical fitness, and respect for others.

The players are:

Lorena                   Hannah                    Ella
Caroline                 Leah                        Rebecca
Clara                     Margaret                  Annie
Vanessa                 Zoe                          Kayla
Jasmin                                  

Regular season practices are held every Monday and Wednesday at 5:15 PM at Timber Lane Elementary School (2737 West Street, Falls Church, VA  22046), with foot skills training on Saturday mornings at 9:00 AM at Shrevewood Elementary School (7525 Shreve Road, Falls Church, VA, 22043).  Games are held on Sunday afternoons. 

Tryouts for the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 squads will be held on June 2nd, 8th and 12th from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at Timber Lane Elementary School.  All current and perspective new players must try out for next season’s teams.  U12 teams will be for players with the birthdate range of August 1, 1997 to July 31, 1998.

Juggling –  15 times (feet only), picking the ball up with feet; work on alternating feet and keeping the ball below the knees

Passing -  20 yard strong, accurate passes with both feet (right and left). Can set up a goal (or gate) 20 yards from pass (with cones or anything marking) to practice.

Footskills –  continue to work on footskills, clean touches, increasing the speed, working on starting to raise head 

Footwork -  set up 6 to 8 cones/markers about 1 large adult step apart.  Remember that body position for this is just as important as all of the other work. Starting/soccer position:

• shoulder width stance, knees bent (back straight not hunched), on toes  forwards weave through cones (shuffle feet)
• short quick steps
• do not cross feet (make sure on toes, heels are not on ground), then come back through backwards – looking over alternating shoulders moving backwards
• two feet hops through the cones – getting over the cones, jumping and landing on toes – not heels – jumps should not be heard – soft feet; jog back to the start
• right foot hops through, getting over the cones, jumping and landing on toes; jog back to the start
• left foot hops through, getting over the cones, jumping and landing on toes; jog back to the start
• two feet hops through the cones with high knees – getting knees up to chest when jumping through; jog back to the start
• running through the cones – moving feet quick – one foot between each cone
• running through the cones – both feet must touch between each cone

  PREMIER ATHLETICS CLUB

  ’97 GIRLS SKILLS WORK

  ALL skills below should be executed from the proper starting position - shoulder width stance, knees bent (almost like sitting in a chair - back straight not hunched over), on their toes

  FOOTSKILLS

  BALL TAPS (stationary, circle right, circle left)

  FOUNDATION

  1 FOOT SOLE ROLL (right foot, left foot)

  PULL BACK, PUSH FORWARD WITH LACE

  V

  STEP OVER TURN

  FAKE PASS

  ROLL/SQUEEZE (a.k.a. - squishy)

  DRAG FOUNDATION

  CRUYFF

  V FOUNDATION - (making quarter (45 degree) turns - both right and left)

  CRUFF FOUNDATION

  MOVING TOUCHES

  SOLE PUSH, SOLE PULL (right foot forward, left foot back)

  SOLE PUSH, SOLE PULL (left foot forward, right foot back)

  SOLE PUSH, SOLE PULL (alternate forward, alternate back)

  SIDEWAYS SOLE PULLS - (one foot across, other foot back)

  SIDEWAYS SOLE PULLS (alternating across & back)

  DRAG & STOP (drag right/stop left, drag left/stop right)

  PULLS BETWEEN WIDE STANCE (a.k.a. incedible hulk)

  PASSING

  - plant foot shoulder width apart to the side of/even with the ball pointed towards the target

  - turn passing foot to pass the ball with the instep (heel should be down, toes pointed up, ankle locked) - this foot should not be touching the ground

  - strike through the center of the ball with the instep and follow through (follow through foot should be in the air not to the ground) after you striker the ball.

  JUGGLING

  when juggling, keep ankle locked, do not point toe to the sky, stay on toes to adjust to the ball; try to keep all juggles/touches below your knees (keep it below your head first)

  - start with ball in hands; juggle right, back into the hands - juggle left, back into the hands

  - start with ball in the hands; juggle right, juggle left, back into the hands

  - start with the ball in the hands; juggle 5 times with both/either foot

  - start with the ball in hands; juggle 10 times with both/either foot

  - start with ball in the hands; juggle 10 times alternating feet (right/left)

  - pick up ball with feet; juggle 5 times

  - pick up ball with feet; juggle 10 times (always work on alternating)

  - pick up ball with feet; juggle 15 times (alternating/ball below the knees)

  TURNS

  INSIDE OF THE FOOT TURN (a.k.a - chop)

  OUTSIDE OF THE FOOT TURN

  PULL BACK TURN

  CRUYFF

  STEP OVER TURN

  DRIBBLING MOVES

  INSIDE OF THE FOOT CUT

  OUTSIDE OF THE FOOT CUT

  STEP OVER

  SCISSORS (DOUBLE SCISSORS)

  MATTHEWS

  MARADONA