OVERVIEW OF THE SPRING INSTITUTE

The Spring Institute is open to all players ages 8 - 14.

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As a premier soccer club offering the highest level of competition in Marin and Northern California, Marin FC offers a Spring Institute training program designed to bring your athlete’s game to the next level. The Spring Institute’s curriculum, led by professional coaches, combines small group training with core technical training to complement your athlete’s soccer training regime. The program spans two solid months (March & April) and offers a flexible schedule to accommodate other player activities and commitments. Pick the sessions that work for you. Total training is up to approximately 40 hours (27 sessions) on weekday afternoons, with small sided competitions on weekend mornings.

(Players currently registered with a competitive team for a club other than Marin FC will need permission from their club's Director of Coaching prior to participating)

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

The Spring Institute schedule is specifically designed to offer 1.5 hour sessions twice a week with small-sided games on the weekend, thus allowing players with other spring sports or activities to thread together their own optimal participation plan. With 27 sessions to choose from, we encourage players to look at their schedules and choose those sessions that are the best fit for them. While the overall program is designed for athletes that want to hone their game to reach the next level, each session will focus on one element of elite sport instruction and core performance training.

The March through April timeframe specifically leads to the doorstep of May tryouts with Marin FC, making the Spring Institute the best way to prepare for the coming season at the club and the highest levels of competition available in Marin and Northern California.

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Players looking to advance their skills and their understanding of the game will benefit from both training with and competing against like minded athletes from around the county. Training curriculum will focus on individual technical work, small group training, and game-like scenarios.  Training and game sessions are carefully structured under the guidance of Program Director Pernille Kelm, head coach of College of Marin Women’s Soccer and former D1 player, along with other dedicated coaches.

Whether you’re aiming to take your game to the next level, make your high school team roster, or seeking to learn from coaches with D1 college and professional experience, Marin FC’s developmental Spring Institute offers the ideal option for any youth player. Separate sessions are provided to ensure age, gender and skill appropriate challenge for all levels of players.

COST

Cost of the 2024 Spring Institute is $395 for a single participant and $345 each for siblings.

Marin FC uses TeamSnap's state of the art registration and team management systems. Once enrolled, players will be assigned to the Spring Institute team or teams, and will then receive schedules, updates and other coaching communications through their TeamSnap portal on web or mobile devices.

SCHEDULE

The Spring Institute schedule is specifically designed to offer 1.5 hour sessions twice a week with small-sided games on the weekend, thus allowing players with other spring sports or activities to thread together their own optimal participation plan. With 27 sessions to choose from, we encourage players to look at their schedules and choose those sessions that are the best fit for them.  While the overall program is designed for athletes that want to hone their game to reach the next level, each session will focus on one element of elite sport instruction and core performance training.

The March through April timeframe specifically leads to the doorstep of May tryouts with Marin FC, making the Spring Institute the best way to prepare for the coming season at the club and the highest levels of competition available in Marin and Northern California.

FIELDS

Marin FC relies on a network of fields and partners. Roughly 80% of the fields used by the club are within a two mile radius of downtown San Rafael.  For the Spring Institute, 100% of the fields used are within that area and include Marin Academy, Redwood High School, Davidson Middle School, College of Marin, and Piper Park.

Rain in the spring months can delay the opening of fields or cause the closure of otherwise open pitches. Marin FC carefully calculates any prevented training or game sessions and pro-rates a refund to all participants should more than 25% of the sessions be canceled.

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

The Spring Institute schedule is designed to provide two weekday 1.5 hour trainings that will advance players technically, athletically and intellectually and practice what they learned with 1.5 hours dedicated to small-sided games on Saturdays.

Training sessions will be held Wednesday and Fridays from 4:00PM- 5:30PM. Small sided games will be held on Saturdays from 9:00AM-10:30AM. Dates are as follows and subject to final field availabilty:

March

6, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23, 27, 29, 30

April

3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, , 24, 26, 27

May

1, 3, 4

Exact schedules are published in the TeamSnap team Calendar so that players have direct and up-to-date access.