About the Falcons KSC

The Falcons Kentwood Soccer Club was established in 1997 as a non-profit educational association, committed to equal participation of all athletes in the game of soccer. The Falcons KSC currently fields 14 Select level teams and 1 Premier level team with approximately 200 players. The teams range in age from U-8 to U-18, for both boys and girls.

The purpose of the Falcons KSC is to teach and develop skills in the playing of soccer among youth 19 years of age and under; promote the growth of competitive amateur soccer, and to encourage good sportsmanship and fair playing among the participants. We will offer and participate with team programs in international and national competition, as well as state, regional and national championships.

The Falcons KSC organizes teams to provide and regulate competition between other Regional Leagues, e.g. Grand Valley Soccer Association (GVSA), USA Champions League (USACL). We will provide opportunities for instruction and training of players, coaches and referees. Falcons KSC will also provide the opportunity for competition with teams from other states and countries, by participating in the organization and operation of US Youth Soccer sanctioned tournaments and in state, regional and national championships.

• View Coach John Conlon's resume.
• More coaches to come.

• The focus of the Academy Team is Player Development. Players will train together as one team but will break off and play their weekend games as two separate teams. Practices will be held together and all training sessions will be run by the head trainer.
• Players will train from August to June with July being the off month.
• Winter training will happen twice a week with the Parents covering the cost of the field rental.

• Focus on high level technical/tactical training everyday that will increase individual ability level and will lead to future success.
• Focus of teams will be Player Development and not winning and losing.
• Players will learn not only technical/tactical ideas but positional play, goal setting, team building, and will have constant evaluation from trainer.
• Head Coaches get year long coaching course with trainer.

• To prepare our U-11 and U-12 teams to form a high level U-13 premier team.
• To provide technical development (comfort on the ball) for the players than plan on playing high school soccer
• To provide tactical insight for the players that plan on playing high school soccer.
• To provide a higher level training ground for youth players.

• Dependent on the licensing and level of experience of the head coach.
• Parents will pay for the rental of indoor fields for training (typically $5-6 per player, per session).
• Two training sessions per week with "in season." Three per week in August and June. Winter training all winter. Parents pay for field rental.
• Detailed evaluation given at the end of fall and spring season.
• Training practice shirts.