BALA FC - Arizona

08/31/2026

Lets introduce the gk position to more players at the younger ages.

08/26/2026

AGES 6-8
BALA JUNIORS.
INFO COMING SOON.

08/26/2026

Due to the Heat Index and Humidity levels, we are cancelling our speed/conditioning session tonight.....

08/26/2026

College soccer realities

08/23/2026

I always like to promote youth sports especially coaches who are good at what they do and their track record and testimonials prove it.... For those of you that have kids in Baseball, check out DESERT KINGS BASEBALL organization. Feel free to reach out to me and i will connect you to the coaches. They are here in the West Valley in both Surprise and El Mirage area.

08/23/2026

To help great coaches develop kids, the parent environment needs to be healthy for proper support. You don't see this issue much in many other countries. They need to have an understanding of the development process, especially with kids that are less talented or perhaps late bloomers. As much as parents talk about we want development, the culture and emotional distress continues to consume most parents if the "TEAM" is not winning (speaking in general terms, country wise). That's an entire episode in itself. I think more youth soccer coaches at clubs need to also adopt the evaluation process of parents. Most great coaches will take a less talented player with potential with great family support structure over a talented player that comes with a drama oriented mom/and/or/dad. Many coaches are afraid to speak out to this... I am in meetings and work groups almost DAILY for many years with top coaches around the nation. No great coach that has a development curriculum want to deal with parents on a weekly basis asking about playing time issues, position player plays, talking about other players on the team, sideline coaching, complaining, bashing... It's unfortunately part of the profession, but, it doesn't really have to be......... When your team wins, you are a HERO. When the team loses, we need to jump ship. This is the unfortunate culture of youth sports today, instant gratification. If you have to tell your financial advisor how to run your portfolio every time there is a shift, then why are you paying them to run your portfolio?
HAPPY SUNDAY EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

08/21/2026

DM for details........ Official Training Starts Next Week!

08/21/2026

Expect more from your goalkeeper's in field playing drills within the team training structure.

08/18/2026

08/17/2026

What a great S3 Camp for club players.
Many clubs represented here: Bala FC, Surf, PSG, FC Batavia, FC Elite.
We ended our last session with teaching a subject that gets little attention: Defending. Not being a defender, but DEFENDING. When you have your strikers excited about winning a ball while understanding how to pressure correctly, thats a WIN.
We were asked when we will do this type of club neutral camp again. I know there are many camps out here in Arizona and i share to attend them all. I won't say we are "the best" because that is subjective and that is decided by the parents and the players, not us. But, we know our skills development camp are PROPER with PROVEN RESULTS.
What i feel is lacking in many camps is keeping certain elements of skills development SIMPLE. I believe many coaches complicate drills and the game. Trying to implement premier league drills with 8 year olds and 11 year olds. Many players waste too much time trying to make decisions that make them "slow".
Its not difficult to teach a 4 yard direct pass or a 6 yard open pass, technically. It is not difficult to teach placement of the ball in the corner of the goal. It doesn't require 1000 cones to help kids ball control, ball manipulation and change of directions. It takes repetition, patience and effort until the Why behind the WHAT is answered. Even highlys skilled players need to have simple sessions over and over and over again.
The magic isn't in the drills. The magic is when you can get a player to stay focused over a period of time to do the SIMPLE things over and over and over again. With intention, with focus, with purpose.
This is how you EMPOWER players and allow them to believe in themselves and their creativity of playing the game vs playing based on commands.
A great coach gets kids to understand the importance of executing simple drills over and over again with 100% effort. A great coach lets players know that making a mistake is ok if the effort is at 100%. A great coach can push and challenge any level of player all while supporting and caring for that player.
Instruct but don't over coach.
Demonstrate and have many repetitions.
Set the standards and expectations even though mistakes will occur.
Empower players to believe in the process.
This is what our S3 Camps offer. S3 Camps for Club players and S3 Camp Bridge for rec players.
S3 Camp coming to a valley near you!