Over the past several years, MIFC has embraced a Player Development model rooted in the Dutch and Spanish football methodologies and player development philosophies. At the heart of this methodology, focus is individual skill development within a tactical reference, NOT winning and losing. Our teams should be focused on teaching young players skills that can be used within the game; while teaching the game - Attacking, Defending and Transitioning. The central organizing principle is for players to have fun while learning in a consistent skills framework..
Coaches will teach a possession based playing style which will maximize the amount of decisions and technical execution opportunities for young players. This will help develop players ability to be autonomous players.
The MIFC VP of Player and Coach Development is a member of the Board of Directors and helps to integrate these principles into coach training, structure of programming, team formation and placement, parent communications, and opportunities for players and their parents to participate in camps to understand and implement age appropriate training skills as well as best practices for structuring daily and weekly engagement with soccer, emphasizing proper rest.