Individual players may register for:

GAMES ONLY ($75.00)

or

GAMES PLUS XL PREMIER TRAINING* ($115.00)

XL Premier Training is an additional one hour practice per week run by our full-time professional coaches.  These training sessions are available to players aged 7-14 years.

XL Select is for youth players with advanced technical ability and show the correct attitude to develop their skills even further.  Players are selected by the XL Soccer World coaches from existing XL youth teams to partipate in this program.

*please be aware that game days / practice days change during the Spring, Summer and Fall Seasons.  You can check the game days for each age group by clicking here.

			Age Group	Register
8/1/91	to	7/31/92	U18	Click Here
8/1/92	to	7/31/93	U17	Click Here
8/1/93	to	7/31/94	U16	Click Here
8/1/94	to	7/31/95	U15	Click Here
8/1/95	to	7/31/96	U14	Click Here
8/1/96	to	7/31/97	U13	Click Here
8/1/97	to	7/31/98	U12	Click Here
8/1/98	to	7/31/99	U11	Click Here
8/1/99	to	7/31/00	U10	Click Here
8/1/00	to	7/31/01	U9	Click Here
8/1/01	to	7/31/02	U8	Click Here
8/1/02	to	7/31/03	U7	Click Here

Here at XL Soccer World we strive to introduce children to the physical as well as mental skills needed to play good soccer. We do not focus on winning games but rather on the kids learning to make good decisions on the field with and without the ball. For this reason, we tell the children to continue playing the way we are teaching them to play, even when they are losing to a team who may be scoring lots of goals, yet not be able to put together two passes in a row.

We appreciate your enthusiasm in supporting your child during his or her games but we would like to remind you that this should not include coaching your child from the "stands." Coaching by parents from the (spectator) side may directly interfere with instructions or directions the XL Coach has given the team and may lead to confusion and split allegiances for the player.

Parents, who do not understand our method of teaching, tend to be tense and anxious while watching their child play. They also tend to be supportive of actions on the field that the XL Coaches are working on eliminating or are shouting for their child to take an action directly opposite of our instructions. For this reason, please do not shout for your child to “kick, boot or clear” the ball or to “charge” the opponent, and do not support those type of actions with clapping and cheering when they do occur.

When watching your child’s game, there are distinct things that you can look and cheer for but we want you to know that the one thing NOT to focus on is the score.

The XL Coaches do not focus on the score because at this point winning or losing is not important. The score is an unavoidable by-product when playing a game, similar to exhaust when driving a car. We focus on the game itself, the way the team plays as a unit, the way the players support each other on and off the ball, the way the team tries to control the game through passing and the way the individual players play the game.

Since scoring lots of goals is not our number one priority, we usually use the opportunity to give pass rules to our teams when they are ahead of an opponent by three goals. When the opposing team shortens the lead to one goal we will waive the pass rule again. A pass rule simply means that our team has to string together X number of passes before we can shoot on goal.

Sometimes the pass rule is accompanied by a touch rule, which suggests the number of touches a player should take (at most) when playing the ball.  A three-touch rule means that a player may use one, two or three touches, with the third touch being a pass or shot on goal.

The pass rule helps our players learn to control the flow and pace of the game and to protect a lead, while the touch rule helps our players to make quick decisions with and without the ball.

Following is a list of things for parents to look and cheer for during their child’s soccer match:

-Look for connected passes.

-Look at the number of passes the team strings together.

-Look for good quality passes; crisp, on the ground and on target.

-Look for the team switching the field, moving the ball from one side of the field to the other using two or more passes.

-Look for players making runs into spaces to provide passing options to the ball carrier.

-Look for players making diagonal runs for each other on the field.

-Look for players having a good first touch that moves the ball into space, away from the opponent, when receiving the ball.

-Look for the players controlling the ball rather than "blasting" it away down field with the first touch.

-Look for players getting goal side of the opponents when on defense.

-Look for players being composed and calm, especially when on defense.

-Look for players taking the ball away from pressure to find a different direction in which to control and move the ball.

-Look for players "keeping it simple" and playing the ball in the direction they are facing.

-Look for players not turning with the ball into an onrushing opponent.

-Look for players talking and communicating on the field.

-Look for defenders stepping up to support the forwards.

-Look for shots that are on target.

-Look for players anticipating situations and being proactive instead of reactive.

-Look for players making quick decisions with the ball and without.

-Look for players blocking shots or intercepting passes.