Showcase (Ages 15+)

The Showcase team program is tailored toward boys and girls between 15 and 18 years of age. This program is staffed and supported by the PSC in order to provide academic, athletic and social education to those high school aged players within the Club. The Program is designed to help our Club players in their pursuit of a post-secondary soccer career.  With the Academies offering scholarship tours, it's imperative we develop our own program with the focus on keeping our elite/older players in the Club.

This program provides a comprehensive service for those players interested in pursuing a soccer scholarship at a Canadian/US school.

Components of the program include:

    1.     Providing bi-monthly/monthly practices with senior PSC technical staff.  Staff will attend the teams regular training day, no extra session required.

2.     Arranging tutoring where required.

3.     Arranging sitting for the SAT exam that is required for admission to US universities.

4.     Arranging exhibition and showcase games with local university and college teams.

5.     Attend tournaments/games with teams and look after all contact with College coaches.  Coaches do not like parents approaching them at games.

6.     Arranging trips and exhibition games with Canadian/US colleges.  Handout profiles.

7.     Assist with completing application forms, player profiles/biographies, etc.

8.     Maintaining the Showcase web site.

9.     Arranging meetings and interviews with prospective colleges.

10.  Presentation on NCAA recruiting rules every year to the parents/players that will be entering their Showcase year.

Benefits

Provides qualified players with opportunities to advance their soccer career in a competitive environment.

Ø  Helps finance post-secondary education for elite players.

Ø  Provides good international exposure for club.

2009 - 2010 Timeline

November 2009

·          Meet with team coaches

·          Meet with players and coaches

·          Initial training

Nov - March 2010

·          Begin planning showcase tours/events

·          Friendlies with Ontario Universties

·          Player handbooks to be handed out

·          Player profiles due

·          Start of Showcase website

March 2010

·          Continue training

·          Contact college coaches

·          Academy coaches to attend any previously planned events with team

·          Handout profiles, network with college coaches

·          Showcase training continued

·          2^nd New York/Erie Tour

For more information contact the Club Head Coach.