OUR VALUES
DEVELOPMENT Providing and supporting player and coach development (Technical, Social, Physical, Psychological).
EXCELLENCE The pursuit of perfection in every action and representation of oneself on and off the field.
INTEGRITY Adherence to a set of high moral standards and principles in all interactions.
LOYALTY Being faithful to commitments and obligations to the club, team, and oneself.
COMPETITIVENESS Possessing a strong desire to achieve in a manner that brings out the best in ourselves and those around us.
OPPORTUNITY Providing a high quality, year-round club soccer experience to all players regardless of ability to pay.
Our Club works to play attractive, attacking football, sharing the ball amongst ourselves. We develop quality play and growth by year to year education, building on the learning of the prior year. Our players and parents come to understand the details of the game in its beauty and all of its facets and phases. We are a Club Community where each and every player is proud to wear the United Philly badge.
LANGUAGE OF THE GAME
Language determines thought; thoughts create actions.
First touch
One touch
Vision
Solutions to soccer problems
Choices
Make the easy pass
Percentage of passes completed
Team tactics
Work in service to the team
Depth
Width
Distance
Movement, track back, show for teammate,
Transfer the ball incrementally
Effective decision making
Superb class
Speed of play —> determined by speed of thought
A thinking game we play with our feet; physical chess
Quality, pressure, poise, imposing your will on opponent
Pace, beautifully met, ball movement,