North State Soccer offers our Competitive Development Academy (CDA) for U10
players as a pathway into competitive soccer. North State’s long term soccer
development program begins with the CDA and extends throughout players’ youth
soccer careers until 18 years old. Players may first try out for our traveling competitive
teams when they are going to be U11. Participation in CDA prior to those initial tryouts
is not required, but is certainly encouraged.

We’re excited to share that our Competitive Development Academy (CDA) is being
revamped to provide an even stronger learning environment for our players. A group of
our competitive coaches is collaborating to design training sessions focused on building
strong technical fundamentals and developing players through a consistent curriculum.
To make this program successful, we’re looking for additional parent volunteers with
soccer experience—or simply a willingness to learn—to help support and run training
sessions. If you're interested in getting involved and making a positive impact on our
players' development, we’d love to have you join our team.
CDA is a year-long program, with sessions in the fall (12 weeks), winter (4-5 weeks)
and spring (11-12 weeks). Training is twice a week for an hour and a half, typically from
5:30 to 7 on either MW or TTh.
We expect that the fall CDA session will begin the week of August 24 th .

 

ELIGIBILITY
There are no tryouts for CDA. Players must
 Be U9 or U10 in age (i.e., born between August 1 st 2016 and July 31 st 2018),
 Have played 2 or more seasons in recreational soccer,
 Be motivated to improve their soccer game and be capable of focusing on the
training material.

CDA FEES
 Registration – one-time annual fee paid whenever a player joins CDA within the
Fall-to-Spring soccer year - is $125.
 Session fees for the fall and the spring are $200 each.
 Session fee for the winter is $80.
 There may be additional optional competitive opportunities with the CDA – for
example away tournaments or playdates, winter indoor play – if so there may be
additional fees to pay for registration for these.
Payment for any season is due before that season begins. For those who may be
applying the NSS multi-player family discount, please pay the full $125 registration fee;
the discount will be applied to future fees.
The CDA fees pay for field rental, CDA jerseys that are used for training and matches,
and for equipment. CDA will enter teams in our local NSS-sponsored tournaments –
the SMASH Cup in late October and 3 Shastas in spring – entry fees for these
tournaments are also covered.

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The CDA is an inclusive program. At ages 8 and 9 it cannot be reliably predicted which
young players will blossom into strong players in years to come. Some players of
course will join CDA with strong soccer skills and/or excellent athleticism. Others may
have had a weak background during their rec soccer play and need work to develop
basic skills. Our goal is to provide an environment in which all players can raise their
game and enjoy this wonderful sport!

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Technical Advisory Committee Lead – Jenn Sheldon
CDA Contact Person – Eric Johnson at President@reddingsoccer.com