We realize there are a number of soccer training and competitive club opportunities for soccer players in the central Willamette Valley.  However, we feel that the F.C. Willamette program offers an outstanding soccer development experience for the following reasons:

Our primary focus is not on team performance but on developing the abilities of individual team members to give them a firm grasp of the technical, tactical, mental, and physical demands of the game. With encouragement and growth on an individual basis in the above areas, the winning of soccer matches will take care of itself.

Quality Coaching During the Optimal Learning Years

The optimal learning years for sports (i.e., those that produce the greatest strides in technical accomplishment) generally start at age 9 and progress through to age 14. Without a solid foundation laid during this critical period, "catch-up" learning after the age of 14 is not impossible,  but is certainly made more difficult. We are committed to providing the best possible coaching available during the optimal learning years and beyond.

To take full advantage of the optimal learning years, training needs to be logically sequential, coordinated, and progressive. Our curriculum allows participants to learn quickly, but at a steady and focused pace. The teaching of the various aspects of the game are presented in such a way that the learning of one aspect follows naturally, providing a solid foundation for the learning of the next aspect.

Our expectations and standards with regard to performance, behavior, training, development etc. are extremely high and individually—rather than team—based.  All of our participants, regardless of preferred playing position, will be required to work hard at training, to spend individual time practicing techniques to proficiency, and to compete physically.