When in Rome

Currently on our Summer Break, a much needed time for players, coaches, and i am sure, parents.

Andres from the 09BBP is currently in Rome, and still representing. Send in pictures of your travels in your Fremont attire and be posted on our social media page.

Timely Report on Adults in Youth Sports

On the day of our final parent meetings, a timely report on the issues of adults involved in youth sports. We agree with everything they say regarding the influence of money and parents pushing too hard to make youth sports become work and not play, but they forgot to add ‘coaches’. Coaches should be educating and working to bring the game back to the kids, not heightening the ‘fear of missing out’.

2019/20 Season Evaluation Results

We do not believe any child should not be able to participate in a sports program they have the desire to play in. Our only restriction is due to the number of players allowed within rostering, but we make sure to provide a program for everyone where players of similar ability can participate.

An evaluation is a snapshot of a players current playing level along their development pathway. When deciding upon playing groups the following are accounted for –

  • Evaluation performance (technical ability, social interaction, psychological development, physical preparedness)
  • History of the player (past experiences in programs, commitment, practice with purpose)
  • Most appropriate grouping to develop the four pillars of soccer development, and to attend to the needs of the player (more competitive environment, participation due to fun social past time, or a combination)

Results

2012_2013 Girls Evaluation Results

2012_2013 Boys Evaluation Results

2011 Girls Evaluation Results

2011 Boys Evaluation Results

2010 Boys Evaluation Results

2009 Girls Evaluation Results

2009 Boys Evaluation Results

2008 Boys Evaluation Results

2007 Girls Evaluation Results

2007 Boys Evaluation Results

2006 Boys Evaluation Results

2005 Girls Evaluation Results

2005 Boys Evaluation Results

2004 Boys Evaluation Results

2002 Girls Evaluation Results

2002 Boys Evaluation Results


You will now receive an email inviting you to attend the parent meeting for the 2019/20 season, and registration links will follow the meeting.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@fremontyouthsoccer.com


EPL Fantasy Soccer Winner – Season 2018/19

This past weekend saw the huge climax to the 2018/19 Fantasy Soccer Season, with the final round of EPL games being played.

So many shocks throughout the season, no one thought Utd would be so bad, Cardiff would get any points, and once again Pep rotated at the worst times.

For the majority of the season, Michael Harrison was leading but couldn’t handle the pressure in the business end of the season  and dropped like a stone relying on Brighton players for points. A shout out to Josh Conklin for finishing as the highest Fremont YSC player even though he forgot he was playing, and once again Dai finished as the highest staff member in what was a poor display from the coaches.

Our Winner – Graham McMonagle

A newbie to soccer, Graham started out late as a soccer enthusiast missing out on a youth playing career to concentrate on golf. Originally a Man Utd fan back in the glory days, Graham turned his support towards Cardiff City, but once they were relegated the first time he then settled for Spurs. For now Graham is a huge Spurs fan.

It has been a long season, and even more difficult than normal with so many Liverpool players doing so well, but I cannot wait for next season to get started.

Thank you to everyone who took part, and the next season cannot come soon enough. See you next season where we hope to see many new participants.

Fremont YSC at the Quakes

A great night had by everyone, and another Earthquakes win for the season.

Fremont YSC players took part in walking on the teams, and for 11 lucky players they got to walk out with FC Cincinnati for the pregame lineups and anthem.

Another group of players also got to line up to high five the Earthquakes players as they participated in their warm.

We look forward to our next game experience.

Hydration

Hydration is important no matter what time of the year, and no matter the weather conditions. However, with the temperature starting to rise it is important to be aware of the increased amount of water lost not just during games/practices, but also throughout the day through sweat.

One of the ways parents can best support the player is not by shouting at them from the sidelines, but making sure players have the items they need, and making sure the player have their water is very important and also important for their health.

Please make sure you are providing water for players when leaving for practice, but they must be accountable for taking responsibility in taking their water with them and throwing away (recycling) their used bottles.

Here is some information about the importance of hydration – https://www.soccertoday.com/hydration-for-soccer-players-what-to-drink-when/?fbclid=IwAR0G1q3-WZrjTy1K-9Dpubb0mZbYFzWoT1Bn7-RrYq8Hxf_8MpHMgrN5-3M

Over $53,000 awarded in Financial Aid

For the 2018/19 season, Fremont YSC awarded over $53,000 in Financial Aid to it’s players, this doesn’t even include the available financial aid for Recreation, Camps, and Afterschool’s programs.

No player should miss out on playing due to financial reasons, youth sports should be accessible to all.

With a centralized club structure, all financial aid applications are confidential, without any player or coach knowledge of those receiving financial aid. At the same time Fremont YSC provides qualified coaches for all of its Competitive teams, and provides continued education for all of it’s coaches.

Congratulations – Jaime Robles, National Letter of Intent

A huge Congratulations to Jaime Robles, former Fremont YSC player.

http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/msoc/2018-19/releases/20190104kpyxm7

Jaime began his soccer adventure in the U8 program when the academy structure was first put in place. As a player rostered to the 00 Boys Black, Jaime was with us all the way up to U16 to where he then went on to the San Jose Earthquakes Academy, and then Portland Timbers Academy. Jaime also spent time in Mexico experiencing the soccer culture.

The Robles family have been with Fremont YSC for over 10 years, and sadly moved to Modesto just this past month. Max and Alma were both very popular on their teams and throughout the club, and we still see Max occasionally practicing with us and playing in games when possible on his visits back to the Bay.

Congratulations to Jaime and the family, and best of luck with the future.

Recreation Coach Education, We’re Ready to Go

Tonight we have our coach education session for the Spring 2019 volunteer coaches.

The volunteers are a huge asset to recreational sports, and put a lot of time and effort in to making the youth game a fun and enjoyable event for everyone.

We have a volunteer coach pathway that will support the volunteer coach from U6 up to our oldest age groups. Starting out the volunteers are supported by our high school players. It’s not just the parents and players that are important in development, our coaches both volunteer and qualified are also an important part of the development process.

We hope that you all say a huge thank you to the coaches when you see then.

Growth and Maturation

Age appropriate development is quite often reduced to just the birth year of a player. When we only assign players by their birth year we are only considering the chronological age of the player. Different ages include – chronological, biological, relative age, and training age, four variations on an individuals area of growth and maturation.

First we need to understand what is the difference between growth and maturation.

Growth is the physical and quantifiable process in development. An example being the change in height., you get physically taller and is measurable.

Maturation is the development of individual and behavioral characteristics through growth. Generally, less quantifiable and is more emotional, and intellectual, where organisms grow within structure. An example, brain development resulting with an ability to handle more complex tasks.


Playing up is often a very broad phrase we use, and the reason for doing so is quite often for the wrong reasons. Playing up an age group is not as simple as the ‘best’ player or the ‘biggest’ player moving up in to an older age group, there are considerations to be made for all pillars of the players long term development.

Technical/Tactical – a player may be technically good and capable of individually playing with older players, but are they tactically as aware as older players who have more playing experience?

Physical – a bigger player may need to be more challenged technically so needs to play with players of similar physical makeup, this will show their reliance on their size. Is this player though at a same rate of maturation as the others of similar size and body shape?

Psychological – a player who is going through their stage of Peak Height Velocity can find themselves now playing with bigger players if moved up an age group, but during this rate of growth can be going through a difficult period with their technical ability. As the body changes they need to be able to adapt to their bodies movements. The psychological damage of a lack in confidence and now not being able to compete can be very detrimental.

Social – players playing up with older players can miss out on important social interactions and can be exposed to inappropriate social environments. It is a very delicate situation when players can also miss out on necessary social experiences with other players of same chronological age, and this social development can be key to long term future of the individual in to adulthood.


The youth soccer environment is an incredibly difficult environment to be able to properly implement playing up and down for the benefit of the player, as a result of the win at all cost mentality, and tournament/league emphasis on chronological age ‘champions’. This is another example of how development and winning philosophies cannot coexist.

At Fremont YSC we will do out best to address all of these considerations through our structure and long term development model, through practice set up with club training, and the progressions through the age appropriate curriculum’s. For further information click on your age specific presentation on understanding age and player expectations –

An interesting article from Changing the Game Project – https://changingthegameproject.com/child-play-dos-donts-moving-kids-older-age-groups/?fbclid=IwAR1H0RqeGOK5BC1fP80WWim3Xwig1pwdxWy_a9qXrlcCk-dxIJ1oorIWc7c