Coaching Philosophy

Our summer day programs provide the opportunity for children to develop proper soccer skills, an awareness of soccer tactics, and athletic competitiveness. We teach the life lessons of teamwork and responsibility in a fun environment that promotes self-esteem. Children learn that improvement is the reward of focus and practice.

Unique Program Features

• Experienced and professional staff
• Micro Soccer (3 vs. 3) daily
• Mini World Cup (participants' favorite!)
• Daily emphasis on proper technical training
• Soccer-related discussion during daily 15-minute rest session including diet, injury prevention, handling referees, and the importance of good sportsmanship
• Limited enrollment of 60 participants/session to optimize player to coach ratio

Session Types

• Recreational Player Sessions more info / available sessions
• Travel Player and Team Sessions more info / available sessions
• Skills Training and Specialized Sessions more info / available sessions
• Goalkeeper Sessions more info / available sessions

MYS/Curt Onalfo Summer Program at Lewinsville Park

• The MYS/Curt Onalfo Summer Program, now in its ninth year, is conveniently located at Lewinsville Park, less than one mile from downtown McLean.
• New U13 & Older Recreational sessions added at Lewinsville Park for older players only!
• New ODP Tryout Prep sessions.
• New High School Tune-Up for Tryouts sessions added.
• Sessions taking place at Lewinsville Park are part of the MYS/Curt Onalfo Summer Program, a McLean Youth Soccer training program. Please visit the summer day schedule for available sessions.
• Online and paper registration forms are available via the MYS Summer Program Website.

Other Convenient Locations

• The Wolf Trails Park location is only 2 miles from downtown Vienna and just 5.5 miles from Reston Town Center!

Sample Half-Day Schedule

Sample All-Day Schedule

Recreational Players Sessions

available sessions

• Fun-based sessions designed for recreational "house league" players.
• Players are broken into developmentally appropriate training groups by age, skill level and gender.
• U5-U12 sessions are for players born between 8/1/95 and 7/31/02.
• U13 & Older sesssions are for players born before 8/1/95.
• Morning sessions take place from 9am-12pm.
• Afternoon sessions (1-4pm) are more free-play based with more fun, soccer-related activities and include less formal soccer instruction than the morning sessions.
• All-Day sessions take place from 9am-4pm. Participants must be at least seven years of age and bring a bag lunch.
• All-Day sessions include more formal soccer instruction in the mornings and more free-play and fun soccer-related activities in the afternoons.
• U5 and U6 participants (born between 8/1/00 and 7/31/02) will generally train in a separate developmentally appropriate group and are accepted into morning sessions only (9am-12pm).

Travel Player and Team Sessions

available sessions

• Players broken into developmentally appropriate training groups by age, skill level and gender.
• U9-U12 sessions are for players born between 8/1/95 and 7/31/99.
• U9-U14 sessions are for players born between 8/1/93 and 7/31/99.
• Morning sessions take place from 9am-12pm.
• Afternoon sessions are more free-play based with more fun, soccer-related activities and include less formal soccer instruction than the morning sessions.
• All-Day sessions include more formal soccer instruction in the mornings and more free-play and fun soccer-related activities in the afternoons.

Skills Training and Specialized Sessions

available sessions

• Daily one-hour SKILLS FACTORY sessions designed for recreational and travel players focused on improving their individual foot skills.
• U7-U16 sessions are for players born between 8/1/91 and 7/31/01.
• Players are broken into developmentally appropriate training groups run by Team COS expert foot skills trainers.
• Age, gender, and skill-specific session start-times will be sent via email invitation within two weeks of program start date.

The Cutting Edge SKILLS FACTORY Curriculum

• Ball mastery
• 1v1 moves to goal
• Dynamic dribbling (fast footwork)
• Finishing touch (Gooooooooooooooooooal! scoring)
• Small-sided play
• 1,000 ball touches per day

• ODP TRYOUT PREP and HIGH SCHOOL TRYOUT PREP training sessions are designed for travel players and high school-aged players looking to prepare for August tryouts.
• These are our most competitive and focused small-group sessions.
• Players will improve fitness while sharpening foot skills, tactics and mental preparation for tryouts.
• ODP Tryout Prep sessions are designed for players born before 8/1/94.
• High School Tryout Prep sessions are designed for players in or entering high school in fall 2007.

Goalkeeper Sessions

available sessions

GOALKEEPERS will be broken into intermediate and advanced groups and work with top area goalkeeper trainers. Topics covered include ball handling, deflecting, breakaways, boxing, two goal drills, catching, pressure training, angle play, handling crosses, penalty kicks, diving, distribution, MLS Shootout, individual five-aside (reading the game), and goalkeeper wars.

Intermediate Goalkeepers - for the younger keepers it may be their first formal introduction to serious goalkeeper training, while the older keepers will reinforce the fundamentals needed to reach higher levels of goalkeeping. The goal of the intermediate program is to develop fundamental skills and all-around, well-balanced goalkeeping skills.

Advanced Goalkeepers - Advanced 'keepers qualify by playing travel Div. 1,2 that are U12 and older, others by GK Director approval only. Participants should have prior goalkeeper training and at least three years experience. The program is designed for 'keepers who already have proven themselves proficient in the basic technical aspects of goalkeeping and are looking to improve. Advanced goalkeepers will review the fundamentals at an accelerated pace. Emphasis will be on footwork, high-level techniques and decision making under pressure.

Important Things to Remember

All participants must bring a ball*, plenty of fluids and be dressed in appropriate soccer attire, including soccer cleats and shin guards (cleats are not required for four and five year-olds, tennis or athletic shoes are permitted at that age). All participants are encouraged to bring a snack. All-day participants must bring a bag lunch. In addition to cleats, all-day and afternoon participants must bring INDOOR SOCCER SHOES OR TENNIS SHOES as we will train indoors at The Langley School gym and cannot wear cleats indoors. In the event of inclement weather, participants at the Police Field will move indoors to the Langley gym, and should also bring indoor soccer shoes or tennis shoes.

*In the event you do not own a ball, we will have cool Curt Onalfo Soccer balls available in sizes 3, 4 and 5 for sale at the program for $25 each.

Enrollment and More Information

To maximize the player to coach ratio, space is limited to 60 players per session. Applications will be accepted on a "first come, first served" basis. Due to the new indoor/outdoor format at Langley School we expect to sell out quickly. To guarantee your spot, complete the secure online registration & waiver form or use our printable registration form and send with enrollment fee to the address listed on the form. Please be sure to include your e-mail address, as acceptance into program will be confirmed via e-mail. For more information, please e-mail summer@teamcos.net or call (703) 437-8135.

Weather Policy

In the event of inclement weather, please call our weather hotline at 703-437-8135 for program status. We will make up any missed session(s) later on in the summer or at the end of the program. Sessions taking place at Langley School will take place rain or shine. On hot or rainy days, we will train indoors at the adjacent Langley School gymnasium (please bring tennis or indoor soccer shoes along with your cleats when attending sessions at Lanley School).

Refund Policy

To guarantee your space, program session must be paid in full. Registration fee(s) will be refunded only upon written request and if cancellation is made at least two weeks before the first day of the session. There is a non-refundable $20 administrative fee subtracted from any refund. Rained out sessions may be made up at any remaining summer program sessions. Please e-mail summer@teamcos.net and let us know which session you plan to make up. Injury policy: Due to the potentially dangerous nature of soccer, whch is a contact sport, we cannot refund any fee(s) due to player injury, whether as a result of soccer training or otherwise. We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time.