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Our Method

Our Mission

To serve the High Country community by providing a positive, nurturing and competitive soccer environment focused on player development, through a sound curriculum and professional coaching staff.

Philosophy, Curriculums, Coaching, Core Principles

Experience the AppFCA method!
Soccer with a Philosophy
All of our programs follow a player development philosophy with emphasis on the enjoyment and development of individual players above all else.
Practices with a Curriculum
All of our programs are guided by an age and level appropriate curriculums, designed to develop player’s skills and enjoyment of soccer.
Licensed Coaching
All of our coaches are licensed, paid coaches. We ask parents to leave the coaching to our staff. Verbal instructions, directions, or coaching is NOT permitted from parents during practices and games.
Core Principles

Character – We believe a component of player development is character development. We aim to develop players who always display courage, determination, discipline, energy, humility, and respect on and off the field

Community – striving to build strong relations that value honesty, inclusion, and respect among our members

Passion – demonstrating devotion, excitement, joy, spirit and a willingness to make sacrifices to reach individual and collective goals

App FC Academy programs are designed to complement one another from individual as well as team skills together from U4 to U19. This philosophy builds upon each year progressively. Our programs focus on individual soccer players technical, tactical, physical, and mental skills to reach their full potential. It is the belief of App FC Academy that a player development approach is in the best interests in growing and progressing the game of soccer and improving the overall quality of players.

The concept of player development is essential to the long-term growth and improvement of the player. Player development demands that “the player is central” to all decisions made regarding training and competition.

The chart below provides a guideline to AppFCA’s focus on development versus match results at various ages through the player development progression.