YSC's coaching curriculum (the "YSC Method") is based on extensive research in youth development and sports sciences, as well as direct observation of leading professional soccer academies in Europe and South America. At the core of the YSC Method is the belief that children can be taught to acquire both physical (technical) and mental (attitude or behavioral) skills to help them excel both on and off the field of play.

The YSC Method is embodied in our tag-line line phrase "dream...perform...excel", and has been incorporated into curriculum structure to ensure continuity in coaching delivery by our staff:

The three key elements of the YSC Method are outlined below:



YSC seeks to create an inspirational learning environment where kids are encouraged to discover a LOVE and PASSION for the game of soccer. YSC creatively connects our youth participants to soccer's heroes with the objective of fostering a true passion for the game. At YSC, we believe one of our most important objectives as teachers is to get our young participants dreaming about the game and its heroes. It is our belief that players who learn to love the game will fuel their own development and growth through increased hours on the ball dreaming... imagining... and discovering on their own. Our innovative partnership with Philadelphia Union enables YSC to proactively connect our players!



Like many youth development programs, YSC places tremendous emphasis on technical skill and individual mastery of the ball. However, at YSC, we believe skill acquisition alone is of questionable long-term value unless learned in a game related environment. Our Perform Phase is our "industrious" technical phase where our young participants are encouraged to work hard to discover technical skill through active game-related "play" environments. During the "golden learning years" of ages 8-12, YSC believes it's critical to emphasize development of skills and soccer creativity over results - technical skills are the foundation of ALL great players and are the building blocks of positive self-esteem. Developing technical skills and the knowledge of when, where and why to apply them in game settings takes experience. At YSC we strive to manufacture environments, which enhance the probability of our participants discovering knowledge of a skill while in the act of learning how to execute that skill.



At YSC we believe attitude and behavior are learned/acquired skills (especially with the impressionable ages of 6-12). Many times the difference between being good at something and being truly great comes down to attitude and desire. Our motto "if I can train my feet I can train my mind" declares to our young participants the importance of attitude and core values such effort, and desire. We measure success at YSC not only by what is happening on the field of play, but also more importantly by the attitude our participants' show towards competition and adversity. Our guiding message to the kids is that with right attitude all things are possible! We believe in taking the long-view on development and will not sacrifice our principals in order to achieve short-term success. Our goal is to develop superior technical players who demonstrate an endless desire to become the best they can be at whatever they set out to do. It is our belief this mentality of striving for excellence is a characteristic that is shared by all true "champions" both on and off the field of play.